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A Drunken Fool

1. INT. A BAR – NIGHT

Sitting at a run-down smoky bar, TOM, a middle-aged photographer, while drunk tells a story to a off-screen character.

TOM
(Mumbling loudly)
What’s my problem? I’ll tell you my problem. See, I work my ass off all day, I’m a photographer and a really shitty one. I can’t seem to do anything right even if I try my hardest. I let my nephew and his friends down.

Tom takes a first shot, starting a line of empty shot glasses. Takes a long pause and starts talking again. Looks up and thinks.

2. INT. 16th BIRTHDAY PARTY - DAY

Camera changes to a dream state to our first glimpse of Tom talking to Brian at Brian’s Birthday party.

TOM
(Narration)

See, I was at my nephews 16th birthday party and I was trying to impress him and his friends. I told them about my job, that I meet a lot of famous people and how good I have it. I told them I’ve met people like Madonna, Steve Gutenberg, Ol Dirty Bastard, and Arnold Schwarzennegger…….ah fuck you know what I mean.

Shot changes to Tom and Brian sitting at the party.

TOM
(talking to Brian)

…..So you see, that’s what I do. I meet all sorts of people.

BRIAN
(impressed by story)

So can my friend’s film you and me for our project.

TOM

Huh, yeah sure. But you have to get your uncle another beer.

3. EXT. CLOSES HIS TRUNK – DAY

Tom takes a second shot and adds it beside the first empty shot glass.

TOM
(Narrating)

Brian and his little friends decided to follow me around for the day filming my job and what I do. I got my first tip of the day from my friend Chuck, he told me the great batman himself Adam West was to be having lunch downtown. It was a great tip and was totally hush-hush. So I was on my way.

Shot fades to Tom packing his truck and then closing it. The kids are playing around with the camera. Kids become disinterested with Tom and spot a hot woman walking by. The camera quickly pans to the woman walking by.

BRIAN
(to his friend)

Quit it man.. pay attention. We need to be serious.

The team arrives at a park. They get out of the car and grab their gear. Tom gets dressed in an outrageous costume. Having a hollow garbage can suspended around him and leaves in his hair he begins to wait.

TOM
(trying to regain their attention)

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