Casting Call
Erik: Johnny Depp (as seen in Platoon)
Jared: Emilio Estevez (as seen in The Breakfast Club)
Alex: Devon Sawa (as seen in Final Destination)
Nick: River Phoenix (as seen in Stand by Me)
SCENE ONE
INT. AUTOMOBILE – NIGHTTIME
EXTREME CLOSE-UP on a young boys face. He is no older than 18. Passing CAR HEADLIGHTS illuminate his face. His expressions show clear anger, fear, and annoyance, all together
NARRATOR [Voiceover]
That’s Jared. We met in the fourth grade and have been best friends ever since. We met Nick and Alex in fifth grade and the four of us have been inseparable since. His parents died three years ago. That’s when his aunt moved in with him. He has no one but Andrea, his girlfriend, and the three of us. We’d do anything for him. He’s too shy, too laid back; that’s his biggest problem. Most of the time it’s either Nick, Alex, or myself that has to take actions for him. Whatever it is.
During voiceover, camera PULLS BACK slowly, revealing PASSENGER SEAT and BACK SEAT. A boy is in the PASSENGER SEAT and two are sitting in the BACK SEAT. All three are smoking CIGARETTES.
JARED
I TOLD YOU GUYS NOT TO DO IT BUT LIKE USUAL YOU DIDN’T LISTEN. YOU NEVER DO. NOW WE’RE ALL DONE.
ERIK (NARRTOR’S VOICE)
OKAY, FIRST OF ALL IT WAS AN ACCIDENT. AND SECOND, WHAT DID YOU WANT US TO DO? WE COULDN’T JUST LET SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPEN. YOU’VE BEEN THROUGH TOO MUCH SHIT TO GET TREATED LIKE THAT.
NICK
DID YOU WANT HIM TO JUST GET AWAY WITH IT?
JARED
NO. THAT’S NOT THE POINT. YOU GUYS KI –
FROM THE BACK, the last boy, ALEX, interrupts Jared quickly.
ALEX
JARED!
This is all Alex can say. Jared swerves the steering wheel hard to the left. TIRES SCREECH.
Camera switch to OUTSIDE OF CAR. CAR is seen swerving to avoid several deer crossing the road. THE CAR flips and tumbles several times before crashing into a tree and coming to a stop. CAMERA GOES BLACK.
SCENE TWO
Continued BEEPING is heard while the screen is black. Then, OVERWHELMING BRIGHT LIGHT. EXTREME CLOSE-UP on Jared’s face. He is lying in a hospital bed with a pillow under his head. Bruised and bloodied with stitches on one cheek. An OXYGEN MASK is on his face. BEEPING continues. After a few seconds, CAMERA CHANGES to EXTREME CLOSE-UP on Erik’s face. Similar conditions. Then Alex. Then Nick. The BEEPING continues throughout the entire scene. CAMERA GOES BLACK.
SCENE THREE
Black screen.
“SOME HOURS EARLIER” READS ON SCREEN
Bright, sunny day. Birds are chirping as the camera zooms in on an OLD ABANDONED BRIDGE. The bridge is littered with OLD BEER CANS, BOTTLES, and CIGARETTES. The camera stops behind Erik, Nick, and Alex, sitting on the edge of the bridge, legs dangling over the side. It then sweeps around to face the three boys. They hold beers and cigarettes.
NICK
I’M THINKING ABOUT TAKING A RUN AT THAT NEW GIRL, CLAIRE.
ERIK
NO, NO, DON’T. BIG MISTAKE. I’VE HAD SOME EXPERIENCES WITH NEW GIRLS BEFORE, IT’S THE WORST.
ALEX
YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT.
ERIK
SURE I DO. REMEMBER I DATED THAT GIRL BEFORE SHE GOT INTO HER LITTLE CLIQUE? IT WAS THE WORST FEW WEEKS OF MY LIFE. TRUST ME MAN, GIVE HER A MONTH OR SO. LET HER SETTLE DOWN. THEN GO FOR HER.
NICK
YEAH BUT SHE’S BANGIN’. I DON’T KNOW IF I CAN WAIT.
ERIK
SUIT YOURSELF. LET ME GET ANOTHER CIGARETTE?
Erik flicks his cigarette over the ledge of the bridge and into the water.
NICK
YOU GOT IT, PARTNER.
Nick takes out another cigarette, and hands it to Erik. He then looks at Alex and smiles. They both take off their shirts, climb over the railing of the bridge, and leap off. The camera follows them as they soar through the air and splash into the water. It then moves back to Erik, smoking his cigarette. Suddenly he looks to his side. The camera follows his gaze, and Jared is seen walking slowly onto the bridge. As he gets closer, he looks upset. He silently sits next to Erik and looks out into the water.
ERIK
YO.
JARED
HEY.
ERIK
NICK SAYS HE WANTS TO TAKE A RUN AT THAT NEW GIRL, CLAIRE. I TOLD HIM NOT TO BUT HE WOULDN’T LISTEN. HE’S AN IDIOT.
Jared does not respond, but just continues to look out through the railing into the water.
ERIK
WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?
JARED
NOTHING.
ERIK
BULLSHIT. WHAT’S GOING ON?
JARED
ANDREA CHEATED ON ME WITH THAT KID FROM HER SCHOOL. THE ONE I TOLD YOU SHE’S ALWAYS TALKING TO?
ERIK
ARE YOU KIDIDNG ME?
JARED
NO. THEY WERE AT SOME PARTY LAST NIGHT AND SHE WENT BACK TO HIS HOUSE. I JUST FOUND OUT. EVERYONE SAW THEM LEAVING TOGETHER SO I JUST ASKED HER ABOUT IT AND SHE ADMITTED IT. SHE SAID HOW SORRY SHE WAS AND ALL THAT SHIT.
Nick and Alex walk back onto the bridge, sopping wet, smiling. They see Erik and Jared’s faces and their smiles disappear immediately.
JARED
[WHISPERING]
DON’T SAY ANYTHING TO THEM. IT’S EMBARASSING ENOUGH.
ERIK
SURE.
[IN A LOUNDER VOICE, LOOKING AT ALEX AND NICK]
ANDREA CHEATED ON JARED LAST NIGHT. WITH THAT DOUCHEBAG, MATT.
NICK
WHAT?! THAT KID IS SUCH A TOOL. AL, DOESN’T HE WORK WITH YOU AT THE A&P?
ALEX
OH YEAH. HE’S THE WORST. WORKING TONIGHT, ACTUALLY. TILL LIKE MIDNIGHT I THINK.
Erik, Nick, and Alex exchange glances, then all look at Jared with smirks on their faces.
JARED
NO NO NO. I DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS ARE THINKING… BUT WHATEVER IT IS JUST DON’T. THIS IS MY PROBLEM – I’LL TAKE CARE OF IT HOW I WANT TO. WHATEVER YOU GUYS DO WILL JUST MESS THIS WHOLE THING UP MORE.
ALEX
OH, I DON’T KNOW, JARED. MAYBE WE’LL JUST WAIT FOR HIM AFTER WORK AND HAVE A LITTLE TALK WIT HIM. NOTHING SERIOUS.
NICK
YEAH. YOU KNOW, JUST SCARE HIM A LITTLE BIT.
JARED
YOU’RE ALL IDIOTS – AND IF YOU DO I WON’T FORGIVE YOU GUYS. I’LL HANDLE IT.
ERIK
JUST LIKE YOU HANDLE EVERTHING ELSE SO PERFECTLY. YOU NEVER DO ANYTHING TO STAND UP FOR YOURSELF SO WE’LL DO IT FOR YOU. IT’LL BE FINE, I PROMISE.
Erik then flicks his cigarette, takes off his shirt, and climbs onto the rail of the bridge. He looks at Jared, winks, and then leaps off. The camera follows him until he splashes into the water. CAMERA GOES BLACK.
INT. AUTOMOBILE – NIGHTTIME
EXTREME CLOSE-UP on a young boys face. He is no older than 18. Passing CAR HEADLIGHTS illuminate his face. His expressions show clear anger, fear, and annoyance, all together
NARRATOR [Voiceover]
That’s Jared. We met in the fourth grade and have been best friends ever since. We met Nick and Alex in fifth grade and the four of us have been inseparable since. His parents died three years ago. That’s when his aunt moved in with him. He has no one but Andrea, his girlfriend, and the three of us. We’d do anything for him. He’s too shy, too laid back; that’s his biggest problem. Most of the time it’s either Nick, Alex, or myself that has to take actions for him. Whatever it is.
During voiceover, camera PULLS BACK slowly, revealing PASSENGER SEAT and BACK SEAT. A boy is in the PASSENGER SEAT and two are sitting in the BACK SEAT. All three are smoking CIGARETTES.
JARED
I TOLD YOU GUYS NOT TO DO IT BUT LIKE USUAL YOU DIDN’T LISTEN. YOU NEVER DO. NOW WE’RE ALL DONE.
ERIK (NARRTOR’S VOICE)
OKAY, FIRST OF ALL IT WAS AN ACCIDENT. AND SECOND, WHAT DID YOU WANT US TO DO? WE COULDN’T JUST LET SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPEN. YOU’VE BEEN THROUGH TOO MUCH SHIT TO GET TREATED LIKE THAT.
NICK
DID YOU WANT HIM TO JUST GET AWAY WITH IT?
JARED
NO. THAT’S NOT THE POINT. YOU GUYS KI –
FROM THE BACK, the last boy, ALEX, interrupts Jared quickly.
ALEX
JARED!
This is all Alex can say. Jared swerves the steering wheel hard to the left. TIRES SCREECH.
Camera switch to OUTSIDE OF CAR. CAR is seen swerving to avoid several deer crossing the road. THE CAR flips and tumbles several times before crashing into a tree and coming to a stop. CAMERA GOES BLACK.
SCENE TWO
Continued BEEPING is heard while the screen is black. Then, OVERWHELMING BRIGHT LIGHT. EXTREME CLOSE-UP on Jared’s face. He is lying in a hospital bed with a pillow under his head. Bruised and bloodied with stitches on one cheek. An OXYGEN MASK is on his face. BEEPING continues. After a few seconds, CAMERA CHANGES to EXTREME CLOSE-UP on Erik’s face. Similar conditions. Then Alex. Then Nick. The BEEPING continues throughout the entire scene. CAMERA GOES BLACK.
SCENE THREE
Black screen.
“SOME HOURS EARLIER” READS ON SCREEN
Bright, sunny day. Birds are chirping as the camera zooms in on an OLD ABANDONED BRIDGE. The bridge is littered with OLD BEER CANS, BOTTLES, and CIGARETTES. The camera stops behind Erik, Nick, and Alex, sitting on the edge of the bridge, legs dangling over the side. It then sweeps around to face the three boys. They hold beers and cigarettes.
NICK
I’M THINKING ABOUT TAKING A RUN AT THAT NEW GIRL, CLAIRE.
ERIK
NO, NO, DON’T. BIG MISTAKE. I’VE HAD SOME EXPERIENCES WITH NEW GIRLS BEFORE, IT’S THE WORST.
ALEX
YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT.
ERIK
SURE I DO. REMEMBER I DATED THAT GIRL BEFORE SHE GOT INTO HER LITTLE CLIQUE? IT WAS THE WORST FEW WEEKS OF MY LIFE. TRUST ME MAN, GIVE HER A MONTH OR SO. LET HER SETTLE DOWN. THEN GO FOR HER.
NICK
YEAH BUT SHE’S BANGIN’. I DON’T KNOW IF I CAN WAIT.
ERIK
SUIT YOURSELF. LET ME GET ANOTHER CIGARETTE?
Erik flicks his cigarette over the ledge of the bridge and into the water.
NICK
YOU GOT IT, PARTNER.
Nick takes out another cigarette, and hands it to Erik. He then looks at Alex and smiles. They both take off their shirts, climb over the railing of the bridge, and leap off. The camera follows them as they soar through the air and splash into the water. It then moves back to Erik, smoking his cigarette. Suddenly he looks to his side. The camera follows his gaze, and Jared is seen walking slowly onto the bridge. As he gets closer, he looks upset. He silently sits next to Erik and looks out into the water.
ERIK
YO.
JARED
HEY.
ERIK
NICK SAYS HE WANTS TO TAKE A RUN AT THAT NEW GIRL, CLAIRE. I TOLD HIM NOT TO BUT HE WOULDN’T LISTEN. HE’S AN IDIOT.
Jared does not respond, but just continues to look out through the railing into the water.
ERIK
WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?
JARED
NOTHING.
ERIK
BULLSHIT. WHAT’S GOING ON?
JARED
ANDREA CHEATED ON ME WITH THAT KID FROM HER SCHOOL. THE ONE I TOLD YOU SHE’S ALWAYS TALKING TO?
ERIK
ARE YOU KIDIDNG ME?
JARED
NO. THEY WERE AT SOME PARTY LAST NIGHT AND SHE WENT BACK TO HIS HOUSE. I JUST FOUND OUT. EVERYONE SAW THEM LEAVING TOGETHER SO I JUST ASKED HER ABOUT IT AND SHE ADMITTED IT. SHE SAID HOW SORRY SHE WAS AND ALL THAT SHIT.
Nick and Alex walk back onto the bridge, sopping wet, smiling. They see Erik and Jared’s faces and their smiles disappear immediately.
JARED
[WHISPERING]
DON’T SAY ANYTHING TO THEM. IT’S EMBARASSING ENOUGH.
ERIK
SURE.
[IN A LOUNDER VOICE, LOOKING AT ALEX AND NICK]
ANDREA CHEATED ON JARED LAST NIGHT. WITH THAT DOUCHEBAG, MATT.
NICK
WHAT?! THAT KID IS SUCH A TOOL. AL, DOESN’T HE WORK WITH YOU AT THE A&P?
ALEX
OH YEAH. HE’S THE WORST. WORKING TONIGHT, ACTUALLY. TILL LIKE MIDNIGHT I THINK.
Erik, Nick, and Alex exchange glances, then all look at Jared with smirks on their faces.
JARED
NO NO NO. I DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS ARE THINKING… BUT WHATEVER IT IS JUST DON’T. THIS IS MY PROBLEM – I’LL TAKE CARE OF IT HOW I WANT TO. WHATEVER YOU GUYS DO WILL JUST MESS THIS WHOLE THING UP MORE.
ALEX
OH, I DON’T KNOW, JARED. MAYBE WE’LL JUST WAIT FOR HIM AFTER WORK AND HAVE A LITTLE TALK WIT HIM. NOTHING SERIOUS.
NICK
YEAH. YOU KNOW, JUST SCARE HIM A LITTLE BIT.
JARED
YOU’RE ALL IDIOTS – AND IF YOU DO I WON’T FORGIVE YOU GUYS. I’LL HANDLE IT.
ERIK
JUST LIKE YOU HANDLE EVERTHING ELSE SO PERFECTLY. YOU NEVER DO ANYTHING TO STAND UP FOR YOURSELF SO WE’LL DO IT FOR YOU. IT’LL BE FINE, I PROMISE.
Erik then flicks his cigarette, takes off his shirt, and climbs onto the rail of the bridge. He looks at Jared, winks, and then leaps off. The camera follows him until he splashes into the water. CAMERA GOES BLACK.
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To be continued in an upcoming independent piece.
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