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Transcript of Harry and Phillip
Harry and Phillip
By
Jacob Ayers
FADE IN:
INT. DRUG DEALER’S HOUSE - DAY
Harry (18-20) and Phillip (18-20) are on the couch searching
for something to watch on netflix.
HARRY
Just fucking choose something
already.
PHILLIP
I am looking Harry.
HARRY
Oh come on you literally just
passed Monty Python.
PHILLIP
That movie was awful.
HARRY
You think it is awful because it
nearly made you piss your pants
while you were high.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. PHILLIP’S HOUSE - NIGHT
EXTREME CLOSE UP: PHILLIP’S FACE
He looks horrified
The television is on the "find the fish" scene in Monty
Python’s the Meaning of Life.
Harry and Phillip are sitting watching Monty Python and
Phillip looks like he is terrified.
PHILLIP
I can’t handle this right now
Harry.
He then gets up and starts running out of the room.
HARRY
Phillip, what’s the matter?
DISSOLVE BACK TO:
2.
INT. DRUG DEALER’S HOUSE - DAY
PHILLIP
It didn’t nearly make me piss my
pants.
HARRY
Phillip, you ran into the bathroom
simultaneously crying and laughing
for an hour afterwords.
PHILLIP
No I did not!
HARRY
That is what happens when you get
too damn high.
PHILLIP
I wasn’t too damn high! You’re the
lightweight out of the two of us.
HARRY
Well I didn’t nearly piss myself
did I?
PHILLIP
I DIDN’T NEARLY PISS MYSELF!
Their drug dealer walks in on them arguing.
DRUG DEALER
Would you two shut up?! God damn
you two are like an angry old
married couple.
They both stop immediately and look at the drug dealer.
DRUG DEALER
Give me the damn remote.
Phillip hands him the remote. The Drug Dealer turns the
television off.
DRUG DEALER
Now here’s the stuff.
He lays a small bag of weed on the table. Phillip and Harry
go to grab it.
DRUG DEALER
Hands off! You two bozos still owe
me from last time.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 3.
HARRY
Uh... yeah, about that.
PHILLIP
Come on man didn’t Harry’s dad do
some legal work for you in the
past?
HARRY
Yeah dude cut us some slack.
DRUG DEALER
I cut that slack by letting you two
morons in here.
PHILLIP
Can’t you put it on our tab or
something like that for the future?
DRUG DEALER
Does this look like a bar to you?
PHILLIP
Well in some ways they carry
similarities.
DRUG DEALER
(to himself)
Jesus christ.
HARRY
Come on dude my dad recently died
and all.
PHILLIP
Yeah man that’s cold.
DRUG DEALER
What the hell does that have to do
with anything!?
Harry and Phillip are out of excuses. The Drug Dealer looks
like he is holding in a lot of anger/annoyance.
DRUG DEALER
So lemme get this straight, you
came here hoping for some weed and
didn’t bring any money while in
debt to me?
There is an awkward silence. Harry and Phillip are trying to
think of something to say.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 4.
PHILLIP
Well can you give us some and we
will pay you back next week?
They both look at the drug dealer hopefully.
EXT. DRUG DEALER’S HOUSE - DAY
The drug dealer closes the door on both of them.
PHILLIP
Well now what do we do?
HARRY
Well I guess we could survive a
couple more days without some weed.
They sit there awkwardly for a moment.
PHILLIP
Would rather not though
HARRY
Yeah totally we gotta think of
something.
They start walking down the street.
PHILLIP
Well you gotta job right?
HARRY
Yeah.
PHILLIP
How long until you get your next
paycheck?
HARRY
Three days.
PHILLIP
Crap I don’t want to wait that
long.
HARRY
Yeah.
PHILLIP
Come on dude we need to think of
something.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 5.
They continue walking until they reach Harry’s house.
Phillip points a house out to Harry.
PHILLIP
Hey isn’t that, that asshole Jim’s
house?
HARRY
Yeah.
PHILLIP
Remember when he egged your window?
HARRY
Yeah, but that was in like...
Elementary school bro.
PHILLIP
Did you ever get him back for that?
HARRY
Yeah.
PHILLIP
How?
HARRY
(chuckles)
I fucked his sister.
PHILLIP
Oh what the hell man.
HARRY
(chuckles more)
PHILLIP
Well I mean your parents paid good
money for that window.
HARRY
Yeah.
PHILLIP
It was sensual right?
HARRY
What?
PHILLIP
Your relationship... With his
sister. It was sensual right?
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 6.
HARRY
N-
PHILLIP
(cutting Harry off)
Tell me it was sensual!
HARRY
Alright, it was sensual. Where are
you going with this?
PHILLIP
Well you still have to pay him back
for throwing the egg at your
window.
HARRY
Well it was a long time ago
Phillip. And he could make the
argument that me fucking his sister
was payback.
PHILLIP
Dude it left a small dent in the
window
HARRY
Right.
PHILLIP
Well to pay him back... Let’s rob
his house... I mean you have been
sitting there every day that you
wake up seeing that dent in the
wall. The damage he did to you was
long and constant. What we will do
will be powerful but short.
Harry starts to seem to be more convinced.
HARRY
Dude you had me at "rob his house."
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. JIM’S HOUSE - DAY
Their costumes are revealed. Harry has a gas mask on, and
Phillip has a makeshift mask made from wrapping a towel
around his head.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 7.
PHILLIP
Man you are going to have to be
doing the heavy lifting.
HARRY
No we aren’t going to take out
things that we can’t carry.
PHILLIP
No I mean I can’t see shit out of
this thing so you are going to have
to do most of the work.
HARRY
Dammit this was your idea.
PHILLIP
Yeah it was the idea that you
agreed with. Not my damn fault you
didn’t keep any of your previous
Halloween costume masks. Where the
hell did you get that gas mask
anyways?
They start heading in. They find a key under the mat.
HARRY
Dude my mom is afraid of some
disaster or something. You saw them
all leave right?
PHILLIP
Yeah dude don’t worry. And you
should be happy that your mom is
stockpiling that stuff.
They make their way inside.
HARRY
Yeah I would have agreed with you a
year ago or so.
PHILLIP
What made you change your mind?
HARRY
The Road.
PHILLIP
What the hell is that?
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 8.
HARRY
A depressing ass book set after an
apocalypse.
They continue throughout the house stealing random expensive
items that they see, while carrying out the conversation.
PHILLIP
How did it change your mind about
wanting to live after a disaster?
HARRY
It made me not want to live after a
disaster.
PHILLIP
Why wouldn’t you want to live as
long as you can? Things could
smooth out after a while.
HARRY
Though is that time worth living?
The conversations starts to turn into a debate.
PHILLIP
Of course it is worth living.
HARRY
What, surviving through years that
you will most likely die just for
the possibility of a shitty life?
Nah man I’d take death. You’d see
me driving towards the mushroom
cloud so it would be quicker.
PHILLIP
Jesus, you don’t have to be so
cynical about it.
HARRY
Wow I am surprised that you know
what cynical means.
PHILLIP
Oh shut up.
HARRY
Dude I was in that class with you
and all you did was stare at the
teacher’s tits.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 9.
PHILLIP
What class?
HARRY
English.
PHILLIP
Did not.
HARRY
Tell me what happened at the end of
The Picture of Dorian Gray.
There is a moment of silence.
HARRY(CONT’D)
Yeah that is what I thought.
PHILLIP
I forgot bro, people forget things.
HARRY
Not that thing.
PHILLIP
What thing?
HARRY
The end of the damn book!
PHILLIP
(chuckling)
Sorry bad memory.
HARRY
(chuckling)
Shut up.
They hear cars pulling up into the driveway of the house.
PHILLIP
Oh crap.
HARRY
Let’s blow this joint.
PHILLIP
Not now Harry... Later.
HARRY
I can’t believe that you know what
cynical means.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 10.
They start running around and exit out the back. Phillip’s
towel mask slips off so he starts running around while
holding the items they stole meanwhile pressing the mask
against his face with his other hand. Making him run around
like a maniac.
CUT TO:
INT. HARRY’S ROOM - DAY
They come running into Harry’s room.
PHILLIP
Holy shit Harry I can’t believe
that worked.
HARRY
Let’s see what we got.
Harry lays his bag on the floor. He starts pulling stuff out
that he stole. They are generally items that are a bit
expensive that he could fit into a bag.
PHILLIP
Nice job Harry.
HARRY
Yeah dude, let’s see what you
grabbed.
Phillip sets his bag on the floor. There are generally less
expensive items. Harry grabs a vase that Phillip grabbed.
HARRY
Why on Earth would you grab a plant
vase?
PHILLIP
Hey man it could be made out of
crystal or something.
HARRY
Bullshit, I can run to the nearest
general goods store and buy this
for a dollar.
PHILLIP
Okay I had a bad find, whatever
dude. It’s not like it cost you any
money.
Harry continues to look through Phillip’s bag. He pulls out
a family photo of Jim and his sister that Phillip grabbed.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 11.
HARRY
What the hell Phillip? Why did you
grab this?
PHILLIP
Do you see those jewels that are on
the frame?
HARRY
Yes.
PHILLIP
And?
HARRY
They are fucking plastic Phillip.
PHILLIP
Sorry I didn’t have enough time to
analyze the frame, I just saw the
jewels and grabbed it.
HARRY
This could have been an important
family photo to them. We are
supposed to be taking the expensive
replaceable stuff, not their
priceless memories.
PHILLIP
Oh come on Harry now you are making
me feel bad.
HARRY
You should feel bad Phillip, this
may have been their only copy of
this photo
PHILLIP
Are you just trying to make the
fact that we stole someones crap
for weed even worse?
HARRY
No I am implying that when you rob
someone you don’t steal their
priceless memories you cunt.
PHILLIP
You’re the cunt Harry.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 12.
HARRY
How am I the cunt? It was your idea
to rob the person’s house in the
first place.
PHILLIP
Well you fucked Jim’s sister.
HARRY
What the hell does that have to do
with anything?
PHILLIP
It has everything to do with
everything?
HARRY
How?
PHILLIP
Uh let’s just go pay off our debt
from last time.
HARRY
Fine. Though it would still be
better to drive towards the
mushroom cloud.
PHILLIP
Oh look now you are trying to win
the argument by having the last
word.
HARRY
No I am just restating my opinion.
PHILLIP
At the end of the damn
conversation.
HARRY
Yeah, that doesn’t mean I am trying
to win the argument.
PHILLIP
It gets it into your head that when
you get the last word in an
argument, it means that you win.
HARRY
When did I say that?
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 13.
PHILLIP
It’s implied!
HARRY
LET’S JUST GET OUR WEED. You keep
getting us sidetracked.
PHILLIP
Oh my god there it is again.
HARRY
What is there again?
Phillip starts walking out of Harry’s room.
PHILLIP
Let’s go.
HARRY
What are you talking about.
They exit leaving all of the stuff inside. Phillip runs back
into Harry’s room and grabs Harry’s bag. Phillip follows
him.
HARRY
Look now you are just avoiding the
argument.
CUT TO:
EXT. DRUG DEALER’S HOUSE - DAY
They knock on the front door of the drug dealer’s house. The
drug dealer comes to the front door.
DRUG DEALER
(ticked off)
What are you two doing back here?
HARRY
We got some stuff, to repay you for
last time.
Phillip hands the drug dealer the bag.
HARRY
As I said... Stuff.
DRUG DEALER
And where did you get this stuff?
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 14.
PHILLIP
Around our houses.
The Drug dealer pulls out some item that has Jim’s name on
it. He shows it to them. Phillip and Harry get scared.
DRUG DEALER
Where did you get this stuff?
HARRY
Stole it.
DRUG DEALER
From who?
HARRY
Jim.
PHILLIP
Soooo...
DRUG DEALER
So what?
PHILLIP
Are we cool?
DRUG DEALER
Yeah we cool.
HARRY
It being stolen doesn’t bother you?
DRUG DEALER
Did you expect a drug dealer to
worry about receiving stolen crap
as payment?
There is a moment of silence.
PHILLIP
I dunno.
HARRY
Well we will come by again in a day
or two.
DRUG DEALER
Sounds good.
He shakes their hands. He then starts to lead them out of
his house. Phillip notices some flowers that are not in a
vase on the drug dealer’s kitchen counter.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 15.
PHILLIP
What happened there?
DRUG DEALER
Nothing man just broke a vase.
Harry gives a look of disbelief while Phillip gives him an
"I told you so" look. They exit the drug dealers house.
CUT TO:
EXT. DRUG DEALER’S HOUSE - DAY
PHILLIP
I told you the vase was a good
choice.
HARRY
No I implied that you were an idiot
for grabbing it, then you failed to
defend yourself.
PHILLIP
Well I was still in the right for
grabbing the stupid vase.
There is a moment of silence as they are walking.
HARRY
Well if you were so in the right
then you would have grabbed it when
we brought the stuff over.
PHILLIP
There it is again, you trying to
get the last word in.
HARRY
That wasn’t the last word in the
conversation, you were perfectly
open to defend yourself. But I am
guessing that you have no defense.
PHILLIP
You shouldn’t imply that crap.
HARRY
I can imply whatever I want in an
argument.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 16.
PHILLIP
Whatever, what are we going to do
about next time?
HARRY
Look now you are trying to change
the subject.
PHILLIP
You are trying to get the last
word.
HARRY
Changing the subject in an argument
is worse.
PHILLIP
No it isn’t! What are we going to
do about our next visit?
HARRY
You are trying to do it again.
PHILLIP
Well unlike you I am trying to keep
our main goal focused in on.
HARRY
Look, now you are changing the
subject of your changed subject.
PHILLIP
You know what? I am done with you
for today.
Phillip walks off, Harry continues walking.
FADE BLACK TO:
EXT. HARRY’S HOUSE - NIGHT
Phillip walks into Harry’s house. He approaches Harry as he
is watching T.V.
HARRY
I thought that you said that you
were done with me for today.
PHILLIP
Doesn’t matter.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 17.
HARRY
Of course.
PHILLIP
What matters is, is that I think I
found a good target.
HARRY
For what?
PHILLIP
To rob.
HARRY
Since when were we becoming petty
criminals?
PHILLIP
Well, until we get our pot. Just
one more.
HARRY
Fine... Where is it?
PHILLIP
The gated community a few blocks
down.
HARRY
What?
PHILLIP
Think about it Harry, they have
those big ass gates surrounding
their neighborhood so they wouldn’t
suspect to get robbed. Plus they
are probably rich enough to replace
whatever we take.
HARRY
Well the less suspectful part may
be true, but since when did you
become Robin Hood?
PHILLIP
How am I Robin Hood?
HARRY
You want to steal from the rich.
PHILLIP
But I am not giving to the poor.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 18.
HARRY
I never said you were.
PHILLIP
You indicated that I was Robin Hood
meaning that I rob the rich and
give to the poor.
HARRY
Well you are robbing from the rich
and buying weed. You are half Robin
Hood.
PHILLIP
Whatever. When do you think we
should hit up one of the houses?
HARRY
I don’t have any plans for tonight.
PHILLIP
Neither do I.
CUT TO:
EXT. GATED COMMUNITY - NIGHT
They are standing in a driveway looking up towards the gate
around the gated community.
HARRY
Did you think of a way to get
through the gate?
PHILLIP
No.
HARRY
Of course you didn’t.
PHILLIP
Hey man I shouldn’t be the one
doing the heavy lifting when it
comes to thinking out our plans.
HARRY
Good you used heavy lifting
correctly.
PHILLIP
I used it correctly last time, you
misinterpreted it.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 19.
HARRY
Let’s just get through the stupid
gate.
PHILLIP
Oh look who’s changing the subject
now.
HARRY
Shut up, let’s keep our priorities
straight with getting through this
gate.
PHILLIP
You god damn hypocrite.
HARRY
We just need to keep our eyes on
the security guard and see when he
takes his eyes off of the gate.
PHILLIP
Alright.
They stand there keeping their eyes on the security guard
and once he lets his guard down they hop the gate.
INT. GATED COMMUNITY - NIGHT
Once they are over the start wandering around for a bit
waiting to see people leave their home.
They finally see a couple leave their home.
PHILLIP
Looks like this is our chance.
HARRY
Better than nothing.
PHILLIP
Why do you do that?
HARRY
Do what?
PHILLIP
Always say things as negatively as
possible.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 20.
HARRY
I barely do that.
PHILLIP
You do it every day.
HARRY
Just don’t steal anything that is
priceless, only things that can be
replaced.
PHILLIP
Wow now you are being a hypocrite
again.
HARRY
How?
PHILLIP
By changing the subject. Earlier
today you called me out for doing
it. Now you have done it twice
within ten minutes.
HARRY
Whatever it doesn’t matter.
PHILLIP
It seemed to matter when I changed
the subject.
HARRY
Let’s just break into this damn
house.
They start approaching it and once they get near the door
they start searching around for a spare key.
Harry finds one and opens up the door. Once they do it an
alarm starts going off.
They start running away quickly.
HARRY
Look what this got us Phillip.
PHILLIP
God what are these people so
worried about inside of a gated
community?
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 21.
HARRY
People like us Phillip.
Phillip doesn’t respond.
PHILLIP
Well we didn’t break into here for
no reason.
HARRY
Phillip you do realize that, that
alarm will bring the police.
PHILLIP
Yes.
HARRY
So we should get out of here.
PHILLIP
No we can use that alarm as a
distraction.
HARRY
Are you retarded?
PHILLIP
No seriously, everyone will run
over to their house wanting to see
what is going on. Once they are
doing that we go and break into
someone else’s house while they are
distracted.
HARRY
Go ahead, I can go a couple more
days without some weed.
PHILLIP
Fine, don’t come asking me for some
once this is over.
HARRY
Oh come on, how many times have I
given you some from my stash? For
free.
PHILLIP
Fine we can share a joint or two.
As long as you don’t force me to
watch Monty Python again.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 22.
HARRY
Deal.
Harry walks off.
Phillip watches as some people exit a home nearby in order
to go and see what is going on with the alarm at their
neighbor’s home.
He then walks into the house and then immediately encounters
a small boy.
PHILLIP
(Nervously)
Hi there.
LITTLE BOY
Who are you?
PHILLIP
Your mom told me to watch you while
they ran to see what is going on.
LITTLE BOY
Okay.
PHILLIP
Where is the restroom?
LITTLE BOY
Upstairs.
PHILLIP
I am going to run on up there for a
moment and I will be back down.
Phillip runs upstairs and slips a laptop into his bag. He
then runs back downstairs. He is met with the little boy.
LITTLE BOY
Why did you go upstairs?
PHILLIP
I told you, to go to the restroom.
LITTLE BOY
Well I didn’t hear a flush.
PHILLIP
Oh my bad?
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 23.
LITTLE BOY
You didn’t go did you.
PHILLIP
Yes I did go pee.
LITTLE BOY
Then why didn’t you flush?
PHILLIP
Because I bloody forgot.
LITTLE BOY
Then go back up and do so.
Phillip runs back upstairs mumbling to himself.
While he is upstairs the little boy’s parents come back.
Phillip slips out of the house through a window and sprints
back through the exit of the gated community.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. HARRY’S HOUSE - NIGHT
Phillip walks in and sits next to him Harry as he watched
television.
HARRY
How did it go?
PHILLIP
I got a laptop.
He pulls the laptop out of his bag. He hands it to Harry.
HARRY
Good job Phillip.
Harry opens up the laptop
HARRY(CONT’D)
Is that it?
PHILLIP
What are you talking about. I
didn’t have enough time to grab
anything else.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 24.
HARRY
So you didn’t grab the charger?
PHILLIP
No I didn’t grab the bloody
charger.
HARRY
Why? Didn’t you have enough time to
grab anything else?
PHILLIP
I ran into a house, and there was a
kid there and his parents
eventually showed up.
HARRY
Now you have someone that saw you?
PHILLIP
Yeah, but he was only a little kid.
Nothing to worry about.
HARRY
No now we have everything to worry
about, they will probably get one
of those artist people that draw
the faces of what people say they
saw.
PHILLIP
What?
HARRY
Haven’t you seen any movie that
involves detectives?
PHILLIP
Nah man I don’t waste any of my
time with that crap.
HARRY
That crap, what crap do you waste
your time with?
PHILLIP
Well I have been robbing people
recently.
HARRY
You just started doing that today,
how about before... Today.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 25.
PHILLIP
Uuuh... I smoked a lot of pot with
you.
HARRY
What the hell do you do when I am
not around?
PHILLIP
Ride my scooter.
HARRY
Jesus Christ, and you are accusing
me of wasting my time with watching
detective shows, meanwhile you
aren’t doing anything other than
smoking pot.
PHILLIP
Hey man you shouldn’t diss
scooters.
HARRY
Enlighten me.
PHILLIP
Okay. What do you think of a kid
our age when he skateboards?
Harry doesn’t respond.
PHILLIP (CONT’D)
You think that he either is a
druggy or has daddy issues... or
both.
HARRY
Then why not use a bike?
PHILLIP
Too big and expensive. You have to
constantly be pumping up the tires
and shit.
HARRY
What about walking?
PHILLIP
Not as fast.
HARRY
Interesting... Well at least you
aren’t using roller blades.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 26.
PHILLIP
(chuckles)
Let’s just go and get our stuff.
HARRY
Well we are going to have to go and
get a charger first. Do you have
any cash?
PHILLIP
Why do I have to pay for it? I’m
the one who stuck my ass on the
line and got the laptop in the
first place.
HARRY
Fine, if I do this I want to split
the pot half and half.
PHILLIP
Dude, I am providing the more
expensive part of the deal.
HARRY
You fucking stole the thing, you
didn’t pay for it.
PHILLIP
Well...
HARRY
Well what?
PHILLIP
I’ll give you half of what we get.
HARRY
Damn straight.
CUT TO:
EXT. DRUG DEALER’S HOUSE - NIGHT
They knock on the door. The Drug Dealer comes a minute or so
after they knock and comes out pissed.
DRUG DEALER
Why the hell did you decide to come
so damn late?
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 27.
PHILLIP
We wanted some pot.
HARRY
Yeah I am not quite sure what you
were expecting.
DRUG DEALER
Did you rob some more people?
HARRY
Yeah.
DRUG DEALER
And you’re the son of a lawyer? I
am sure he would be real proud of
you.
HARRY
Hey man there isn’t a reason to go
and insult my father.
DRUG DEALER
I wasn’t insulting your father, I
was insulting you.
HARRY
Well you shouldn’t be insulting
anyone for how they are, you’re a
drug dealer. You’re ruining peoples
lives.
DRUG DEALER
Says the person who is buying from
me.
PHILLIP
Hey, hey, hey we didn’t come here
to argue, we came here to buy some
pot.
DRUG DEALER
What do you have?
Phillip pulls out a laptop.
PHILLIP
How much will this get us?
DRUG DEALER
Lemme inspect it, come on inside.
They walk inside.
28.
INT. DRUG DEALER’S HOUSE - NIGHT
They make their way onto the couch.
The Drug Dealer turns the laptop on.
He looks at the laptop and gets to the point where he has to
type in a password.
DRUG DEALER
So... What’s the password?
Harry and Phillip look stressed.
HARRY
Yeah Phillip what’s the password?
PHILLIP
I... don’t... know.
EXT. DRUG DEALER’S HOUSE - NIGHT
The drug dealer kicks them out of his house.
PHILLIP
We should have brought the vase to
ease the tension.
HARRY
Fuck the vase Phillip, we need to
find a way to break into this
computer so he will take it.
PHILLIP
You have work tomorrow right?
HARRY
Yes.
PHILLIP
Well while you are doing that I
will go and deal with the laptop.
HARRY
I don’t know what to think about
that.
PHILLIP
Is that an insult.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 29.
HARRY
Could be. That’s for you to decide.
PHILLIP
I am done with you for today.
Phillip starts walking away.
HARRY
Just like you said last time.
PHILLIP(O.S.)
Cut it out with that shit Harry.
HARRY
(to himself)
What shit?
CUT TO:
EXT. JIM’S HOUSE - DAY
Phillip knocks on the door. Jim opens the door.
PHILLIP
Hey Jim.
JIM
Who the hell are you?
PHILLIP
Remember me? It’s Phillip, from
grade school.
JIM
You chose a bad time Phillip.
PHILLIP
How so?
JIM
Just got robbed yesterday.
PHILLIP
That’s awful.
JIM
Yeah, so what do you want?
PHILLIP
I remember that you used to be
interested in computers, so I was
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 30.
PHILLIP (cont’d)wondering if you could help me get
into this laptop that I got off of
craigslist.
JIM
What’s wrong with it? And why
haven’t you just contacted the
person who sold it?
PHILLIP
The dude I bought it from forgot to
mention what the password was. I am
worried that it may be stolen...
But I invested a months worth of
money into this thing.
JIM
Piss off.
Jim starts to close the door on Phillip. But Phillip holds
the door.
PHILLIP
Can you at least point me in the
right direction?
Jim slams the door.
CUT TO:
INT. PHILLIP’S HOUSE - DAY
He is looking at the password screen.
Phillip types in 12345 as the password. He hits enter.
It loads for a bit, but then he gets the error message that
the password is wrong. He clicks on the password hint
option. It says Password
He types in password.
The password doesn’t work.
He types in Password123
The password works.
PHILLIP
Fuck yeah.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 31.
He starts going through the computer and finds a lot of
personal stuff on the family that he stole it from. It looks
as if one of the parents is a stay-at-home parent that works
off of the laptop.
He grabs his phone and calls Harry.
PHILLIP
(into phone)
Hey Harry I’ve got an update on the
laptop.
INT. HARRY’S WORK - DAY
HARRY
(into phone)
How come you couldn’t just wait for
me to get off of work?
INT. PHILLIP’S HOUSE - DAY
PHILLIP
(into phone)
I managed to get the password.
INT. HARRY’S WORK - DAY
HARRY
(into phone)
How?
INT. PHILLIP’S HOUSE - DAY
PHILLIP
(into phone)
Well I went over to Jim’s house
because I remembered that he was
good with computers.
INT. HARRY’S WORK - DAY
HARRY
(into phone)
Why the fuck would you go to Jim’s
house? Why didn’t you just take it
to some electronics store?
32.
INT. PHILLIP’S HOUSE - DAY
PHILLIP
(into phone)
I don’t know man, I figured that
the police would have let out
notices or some shit that some
people might bring a laptop to them
or something. Then they might have
my face or something.
INT. HARRY’S WORK - DAY
HARRY
(into phone)
So you thought that it would be a
better plan to go to the person we
robbed on the same day? What the
hell is wrong with you?
INT. PHILLIP’S HOUSE - DAY
PHILLIP
(into phone)
That doesn’t matter, what matters
is that I guessed the password.
Though there is a problem
INT. HARRY’S WORK - DAY
HARRY
(into phone)
So your trip to Jim’s was in vane?
INT. PHILLIP’S HOUSE - DAY
PHILLIP
(into phone)
Drop the fucking Jim thing okay.
INT. HARRY’S WORK - DAY
HARRY
(into phone)
Fine what is the problem then?
33.
INT. PHILLIP’S HOUSE - DAY
PHILLIP
(into phone)
Well you know how you said we
shouldn’t take irreplaceable items?
INT. HARRY’S WORK - DAY
HARRY
(into phone)
Yeah.
INT. PHILLIP’S HOUSE - DAY
PHILLIP
(into phone)
Well I was looking through the
laptop, and it looked like taking
the thing could ruin their lives.
INT. HARRY’S WORK - DAY
HARRY
(into phone)
How so?
INT. PHILLIP’S HOUSE - DAY
PHILLIP
(into phone)
Well it looked like he was running
his business or something off of
it, and then there were some photos
and shit that looked irreplaceable.
INT. HARRY’S WORK - DAY
HARRY
(into phone)
Shit man, like put it back or
something. We can’t just ruin some
family’s life over some weed.
34.
INT. PHILLIP’S HOUSE - DAY
PHILLIP
(into phone)
I will, I am just going to wait
till tomorrow.
FADE BLACK TO:
INT. GATED COMMUNITY - MORNING
He looks at the house that he stole the laptop from.
Phillip walks up and sets the laptop on the front porch,
with the charger.
He then runs away from the house.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. HARRY’S HOUSE - MORNING
Phillip walks into Harry’s house and goes to see Harry.
Harry looks distressed.
PHILLIP
I did it.
HARRY
How come you didn’t pick up your
god damn phone?
PHILLIP
Sorry, what are you so worried
about?
HARRY
Fingerprints Phillip, fingerprints.
PHILLIP
What the hell are you talking
about?
HARRY
During the day that we had the
laptop, you, the drug dealer, and I
touched that thing.
PHILLIP
So what?
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 35.
HARRY
Jesus Christ, Phillip you do
realize that they can trace the
fingerprints back to us. Well to
the drug dealer and me at least.
PHILLIP
Well why not back to me?
HARRY
Because you have never had a
fucking job Phillip. So they have
never fingerprinted you.
PHILLIP
Well what are we going to do?
HARRY
We have to go and steal the
laptop... Again.
PHILLIP
You have got to be kidding me.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. GATED COMMUNITY - MORNING
PHILLIP
Well, what are we going to do?
HARRY
I don’t know you were the one that
got inside of the house last time.
PHILLIP
Well everything that I have done
thus far has screwed us over.
HARRY
Well where did you leave the
laptop?
PHILLIP
On their mat.
HARRY
Were there cars in the driveway
when you dropped it off?
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 36.
PHILLIP
No, why?
HARRY
Maybe they are not at the house
right now.
PHILLIP
Well the laptop isn’t where I left
it... Oh shit.
HARRY
What?
PHILLIP
The little boy must have taken it
in.
HARRY
Son of a bitch.
PHILLIP
I know that I can’t go in there
again.
HARRY
Why can’t you go in there?
PHILLIP
Well as you said they have those
people drawing my face and crap
from his memory, I don’t want him
to have a better picture of me in
his mind.
HARRY
So you are saying that I have to do
this alone? After you have screwed
our dealer and me over?
PHILLIP
Well it wouldn’t make everything
better by screwing me over more.
HARRY
Starting to think that it would.
PHILLIP
Hey man I was just trying to make
things right. All you have to do is
go in and take a laptop from some
kid.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 37.
HARRY
If I do this I want the majority of
whatever pot we get next time.
PHILLIP
Will that make up for this?
HARRY
We’ll see.
He makes his way into the house. He walks in and is met by
the little boy’s babysitter.
HARRY
(to himself)
Oh shit.
SARA
Harry, what are you doing here?
HARRY
Wow Sara what a coincidence. How’s
your brother Jim? Sorry I am here
to drop something off.
SARA
What off?
Harry pulls the vase out of his bag. He notices the laptop
on the kitchen counter.
SARA
What the hell is that?
HARRY
A vase, you know, for flowers and
all.
SARA
Why are you dropping off a vase?
HARRY
Gift from my mom.
He runs into the kitchen and quickly pulls out a cloth and
starts wiping down the laptop of the fingerprints as quickly
as he can before Sara walks into the kitchen.
She then comes into the kitchen and he quickly sets the vase
down.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 38.
HARRY
There, it really brings out this
kitchen. Don’t you think?
SARA
Well looks like you did what you
came here to do.
HARRY
Yeah looks like it.
There is an awkward silence.
SARA
Sooo... get out.
HARRY
Yes ma’am.
INT. GATED COMMUNITY - MORNING
Harry comes running out of the house.
PHILLIP
What the hell happened in there?
HARRY
It worked out let’s just go.
PHILLIP
Where the hell is the laptop?
HARRY
I wiped it down while I was in
there. It’s dealt with. Let’s just
go.
PHILLIP
Okay.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. HARRY’S HOUSE - MORNING
Harry pulls his stuff out of the mailbox.
His paycheck is a part of the mail.
CUT TO:
TWO-SHOT: HARRY AND PHILLIP
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 39.
Harry is looking down at the paycheck.
HARRY
You have got to be fucking kidding
me.
PHILLIP
What?
Harry starts walking into his house without responding to
Phillip.
INT. HARRY’S HOUSE - MORNING
They go and sit down on the couch. Harry hands Phillip his
paycheck.
HARRY
Are you serious?
PHILLIP
Yup.
HARRY
This means that all of that crap
that we just did was all in vane?
PHILLIP
Yup.
FADE OUT:
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