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Trip

By

Richard Lackey

Richard Lackey Trevone Cottage

4A Main Rd

St James

Cape Town

7945

FADE IN:

1 EXT. STARS - NIGHT 1

ANIMATION

We are moving backwards through space, stars flying past

us into the distance. The MUSIC FADES IN and the credits

roll. The movement of the stars slows and stops.

CUT TO:

2 EXT. CLUB - NIGHT 2

CRANE, HIGH ELEVATION, WS

The stars of a clear Cape winter night and TILT DOWN to

WS. of a large industrial warehouse.

We slowly swing around and DESCEND to the pavement below.

The heavy hypnotic beat from the club gets louder, mixed

with the sounds of night time city traffic.

A queue of people line the sidewalk to the entrance of the

club. TWO BOUNCERS stand in the doorway. We quickly PULL

IN to the door past the bouncers as they admit A COUPLE

into the club. For a moment the couple block our view

and.. .

CUT TO:

3 INT. CLUB - NIGHT 3

STEADICAM, WS

The couple move out of shot and we float quickly across

the dancefloor, bodies moving in time to the beat, a

hypnotic display of light illuminates the crowd. We stop

moving suddenly at the edge of the dancefloor. The MUSIC

CUTS OUT. JASON is sitting on a couch with a GIRL. His

CELLPHONE RINGS.

NEW ANGLE

Jason stands as he reaches for his phone and answers.

Moments pass and his face takes on an expression of total

disbelief and shock. He drops his phone.

TIMESLICE

We quickly track 360 degrees around Jason, frozen his

phone in mid air. The background drops out completely, he

is alone in darkness, we pull into the dark centre of his

eye.

2.

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4 TITLE SEQUENCE ANIMATION 4

MUSIC CUTS IN We rush through a tunnel, a fast flowing

labyrinth of fire and explosions as if the tunnel is

collapsing around us, we stay always just one step ahead

of being consumed by it. A light appears at the end of the

tunnel, getting bigger, faster ...

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5 INT. HOUSE, LOUNGE - EVENING 5 5

We quickly pull out from a TV screen into a room as if

ejected from the tunnel, slowing suddenly almost to. a

stop. The room is dark and smoky, oppressive. STEVE and

ALEC are sitting in front of the TV mimicking guitar and

drums to the Five Star Society music video which appears

on the screen. Jason pokes his head around the corner.

JASON

We’re leaving in ten minutes.

We pull into Jason’s face and follow in front of him

(moving backwards) as he walks into his room (high speed).

CUT TO:

6 INT. HOUSE, BEDROOM 6

He opens the cupboard door (normal speed) and pulls out

some clothes, we then see him try on various outfits (high

speed, time lapse). He puts on his original choice of

clothes (normal speed) and walks out past the bathroom.

CUT TO:

7 INT. HOUSE, BATHROOM 7

We leave Jason, and turn into the bathroom to find

SABRINA. She starts putting on make-up etc (high speed,

time lapse). She opens the door and walks out (normal

speed). Steve runs past the camera, Alec follows shortly

after. We pull in behind them.

CUT TO:

3.

8 INT . HOUSE, STEVE’ S BEDROOM 8

Steve and Alec pile into the room. Steve opens a drawer in

his bedside table.

He rummages around (high speed) and pulls out a small

clear bag (normal speed), in it are some white tablets. He

looks at them, smiles and closes his fingers around the

bag. The MUSIC FADES OUT.

FADE TO BLACK:

9 INT . HOUSE , BATHROOM - MOMENTS LATER 9

We hear the sound of RUNNING WATER.

STEVE

Jason. . . Jason!

Jason lowers his hands from his face, we see his

reflection in the mirror. He turns towards the door. Steve

is leaning against the wall in the doorway with his hand

stretched out, in the palm of his hand is a small white

tablet. Jason looks at it, pondering. He picks it up and

slowly puts it in his mouth. As his mouth closes, the

MUSIC CUTS IN.

10 INT. HOUSE, HALLWAY 10

Jason walks out of the bathroom and down the stairs as

Steve, Alec and Sabrina make their way toward the front

door (high speed). They leave and the door SLAMS shut

behind them.

CUT TO:

Note: In the following interior car shots, a different

mirrored object will hang from the rear view mirror in

each shot. Things should be not quite what they seem, a

drugged out illusion of reality. The music will be

directly from the studio recording, loud and clear.

11 INT. CAR - NIGHT 11

Steve is driving, Jason sits next to him, smiling, he

turns to look behind him. In the back seat Alec and

Sabrina move close to kiss. Just before their lips meet...

CUT TO:

4.

12 EXT. CAR - NIGHT 12

The car swerves around a corner recklessly.


VARIOUS SHOTS

Everyone is laughing, Steve shifts into high gear and

steps on the accelerator.

CUT TO:


We see the front wheel arch of the car and the road ahead,

the road speeding past.

CUT TO:


Jason (slow motion) turning to Steve and speaking, all we

hear is a deep moan.

CUT TO:


We see the front end of the car, it is swerving and

swaying as it accelerates.

CUT TO:


Alec and Sabrina laugh (slowed down) their eyes are red

and bloodshot.


We see the passenger side of the car from the rear, the

taillights in view. Jason leans his head out of the window

shouting to a group of girls. The taillights glow bright

red as the car slows down.

CUT TO:

5.

19 EXT. CLUB, CAR PARK - NIGHT 19

The car pulls into a empty parking spot. Everyone piles

out.

CUT TO:


The club is full and the dance floor is packed with

sweaty, writhing bodies moving in time to the music.

Through the crowd our four friends push their way towards

the bar.

21 INT . CLUB, BAR - MOMENTS LATER 21

Steve approaches the bar, followed closely by Jason, and

lastly by Alec and Sabrina. A few of STEVE’S FRIENDS are

at the bar already and a PRETTY BLONDE GIRL stands with

two GIRLFRIENDS a meter or so away. Jason stands next to

her, gives her a quick glance. Their Ieyes meet, she

smiles.

The BARMAN asks for orders, Steve orders a paddle of

tequila tots.

MS TRACKING

We move around the barman as he grabs the bottle (slow

motion), and then high speed as he spins it in the air and

pours the shots one by one. As he gets to the last glass

... XCU SLOW MOTION

Tequila pours into the glass swirling, then a hand comes

into shot, grabs the glass and... Steve, Jason, Alec and

Sabrina clink their glasses, lick, down, bite and grimace

and slam their glasses back down on the bar. The girl

leaves the bar. Jason turns, she doesn’t look back.

DJ

(interrupts)

The band will be up in five

minutes...

SLOW MOTION WRACK

Focus from the glass to Jason, Alec and Sabrina leave the

bar as tequila swirls into the empty glass.

CUT TO:

6.

22 INT. CLUB, COUCH 22

We follow Jason, Alec and Sabrina from the bar to the

dancefloor. They walk past the blonde girl from the bar,

standing talking to her friends. Jason stops, checks her

out and accidentally knocks a glass of beer out a big

guy’s hand, it falls onto her. She looks at him in disgust

and runs off upset, The man looks at him angrily.

CUT TO:

23 INT. CLUB, BAR 23

Steve and his friends clink their glasses, lick, down,

bite and grimace and slam their glasses back down on the

bar. XCU of the glass hitting the bar SLOW MOTION of

tequila pouring into the glass, a hand comes into shot,

grabs the glass and...

CUT TO:


Jason is now facing two large guys shouting at him. He

quickly slides off the couch away from them and disappears

into the crowd of moving bodies on the dance floor. The

two guys move to follow him and stand scanning the crowd

looking for him.

CUT TO:

25 INT. CLUB, DANCE FLOOR 25

They spot him in the crowd and begin pushing through the

crowd making their way towards him. Jason has forgotten

about the two men, and is dancing with two young girls.

CUT TO:


Steve and his’ friends clink their glasses, lick, down,


bar. XCU of the glass hitting the bar SLOW MOTION of

tequila pouring into the glass, a hand comes into shot,

grabs the glass and...

CUT TO:

7.

27 INT. CLUB, STAIRWELL 27

Alec pulls out a small bottle of pills from his pocket and

takes two, giving one to Sabrina. They both take the

pills. Sabrina smiles mischievously at Alec and takes him

by the hand into the bathroom. We hear the door lock

behind them.

CUT TO:


Jason is dancing unaware that the two men following him

now stand behind him. They tap him on the shoulder, he

turns and...

CUT TO:


Steve and his friends clink their glasses, lick, down,


bar.

XCU of the glass hitting the bar SLOW MOTION of the last

drop of tequila from the bottle drip into the empty glass.

CUT TO:

30 INT. CLUB, STAIRWELL 30

The bathroom door bursts open and Alec holds a limp,

unconscious Sabrina. He stops in the doorway, almost

unable to stand and shouts for help.

CUT TO:


The two men stare at Jason. Jason is frozen on the

dancefloor unsure of what to do.

CUT TO:


Steve leaves the bar, stumbling and laughing. He

disappears into the crowd on the dancefloor.

CUT TO:

8.


Steve bumps into the two men that face Jason, the two men

turn around and Jason runs. As the two men realize that

Jason has escaped they run after him, pushing people out

of the way. Steve follows. Two bouncers scan the

dancefloor from the club entrance wondering what the

commotion is about. They spot Jason and the two men, then

Steve running towards them, they close in on the doorway

as Jason approaches from the dancefloor. Jason, looking

behind him as he runs, collides head on with the bouncers

and stops as the others catch up. TWO MORE LARGE BOUNCERS

appear.

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34 EXT. CLUB, ENTRANCE 34

Jason, the two men chasing him, and Steve are thrown out

of the club. Jason, and Steve run towards the parking lot,

the two men chasing them.

35 EXT. CLUB, CAR PARK 35

Steve approaches the car, opens the door and gets in.

Jason and Alec arrive moments later and bang the window

for Steve to unlock the doors. The two men are fast

approaching.

CUT TO:

36 INT. CLUB, BACK ENTRANCE 36

Through the open door we see an ambulance pull up. Two

paramedics rush in. Sabrina is now convulsing on the floor

and Alec is in shock.

CUT TO:

37 INT. CAR 37

Steve peels out of the parking lot leaving the two men

standing in their dust.

38 EXT. CLUB, CAR PARK 38

The car screeches past the ambulance and disappears into

the night.

9.

39 EXT. CAR, MAIN STREET 39

Through the windscreen we can see the guys laughing,

messing around. Jason leans out of the window shouting at

some girls as they pass. We see reflections of the lights

of town in the windscreen as they drive down the main

street.

40 INT. CAR, INTERSECTION 40

Steve is laughing as he approaches a red traffic light,

there is no one on the road in front of him. Instead of

slowing down, he accelerates towards it.

41 EXT. INTERSECTION 41

CRANE, HIGH ELEVATION, HA

The car races through the red light and onto a open

stretch of highway.

42 EXT. CAR 42

We see the front wheel of the car swerving slightly, and

the road rushing beneath. We hear the engine accelerating,

shifting into fifth gear.

43 EXT. HIGHWAY 43

The car approaches in the distance and swerves into the

oncoming lane of traffic. A large truck passes in the

foreground, speeding towards the car, it’s horn blaring.

44 INT. CAR 44

Steve is still laughing, the headlights of the truck

coming quickly towards him. Jason is not laughing anymore,

he shouts and motions wildly for Steve to get out of the

way of the truck now bearing down on them. Jason grabs the

wheel at the last minute and wrenches it out of Steve’s

hands. We see the headlights of the car catch the

guardrail as it swerves off the road. The truck passes

them, it’s horn blaring.

45 EXT. CAR 45

Following behind we watch the car swerve from the road and

hit the guardrail. Moments later the guardrail ends and

the car launches off the embankment, hitting the ground

below at full force.

10.

46 EXT. EMBANKMENT 46

From the ground below the drop we see the car launch from

the embankment and hit the ground, stopping against the

opposite slope almost instantly. The front of the car is a

twisted mess. There is silence as we pass slowly over the

front of the car, just the sound of the steam streaming

from under the hood. We see the shattered glass and blood

smeared windscreen.

FADE TO BLACK:

47 INT. HOUSE, BATHROOM - EARLIER 47

The music fades and we hear the sound of RUNNING WATER.

STEVE

Jason.. . Jason!

Jason lowers his hands from his face, we see his

reflection in the mirror. He is surprised to see his own

reflection and touches his face almost unsure if it is

real. He turns towards the door. Steve is leaning against

the wall in the doorway with his hand stretched out, in

the palm of his hand is a pill.

Jason looks at it, pondering. He refuses Steve’s offer.

48 INT. HOUSE, HALLWAY 48

Jason walks out of the bathroom and down the stairs as

Steve, Alec and Sabrina make their way toward the front

door (high speed). They leave and the door SLAMS shut

behind them.

CUT TO:

Note: In the following interior car shots, things should

be shown in absolute stark reality, in total contrast to

how this sequence was first shot. The music playing in the

car will be as if it was recorded directly from the small

tinny speakers. We hear the music only quietly in the

exterior shots.


Steve is driving, Jason sits next to him, nervously, he

turns to look behind him. In the back seat Alec and

Sabrina move close to kiss. Just before their lips meet...

CUT TO:

11.


HA, WS, CRANE, HIGH ELEVATION

The car swerves around a corner recklessly. We can see

that they had cut off a car approaching the corner on the

other side. The other car hoots it’s . .. horn loudly.

CUT TO:


We see the man driving the other car shake his fist at

them (slow motion) .


MS Jason from the open window of the car, watches the guy

as he curses them (slow motion).


VARIOUS SHOTS

Everyone is laughing apart from Jason, Steve shifts into

high gear and steps on the accelerator.

CUT TO:


We see the front wheel arch of the car, the road speeding

past.

CUT TO:


Jason (slowed down) turns to grab his seat belt from over

his shoulder, he is worried.

CUT TO:


We see the front end of the car, it is swerving and

swaying as it accelerates.

CUT TO:

12.


Alec and Sabrina laugh (slowed down) their eyes are red

and bloodshot.


We see the passenger side of the car from the rear, the

tail lights in view. The tail lights glow bright red as

the car slows down’.

CUT TO:

59 EXT. CLUB, CAR PARK - NIGHT 59

The car pulls into a empty parking spot. Everyone piles

out.

CUT TO:


The club is full and the dancefloor is packed with sweaty,

writhing bodies moving in time to the music. Through the

crowd our four friends push their way towards the bar.

61 INT. CLUB, BAR - MOMENTS LATER 61

Steve approaches the bar, followed closely by Jason, and

lastly by Alec and Sabrina. A few of Steve’s friends are

at the bar already and a pretty blonde girl stands with

two girlfriends a meter or so away. Jason stands next to

her, gives her a quick glance. Their eyes meet, she

smiles.

The barman asks for orders, Steve orders a paddle of

tequila tots. XCU of the glasses as the barman pours the

shots one by one. As he gets to the last glass ...

XCU SLOW MOTION

Tequila pours into the glass swirling, then a hand comes

into shot, grabs the glass and... Steve, Alec and Sabrina

down their first shots. Jason looks embarrassed. The girl

looks at Jason, she motions for him to go with her and her

friends. They leave the bar together.

DJ

(interrupts)

The band will be up in five

minutes ...

CUT TO:

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: 13.

XCU SLOW MOTION WRACK

Focus from the glass to Alec and Sabrina as they leave the

bar. Tequila swirls into the empty glass.

CUT TO:


Jason and the girl are getting on well. Alec and Sabrina

arrive from the bar and Alec knocks a glass of beer out a

guys hand as he passes. The man looks at Alec angrily.

CUT TO:


Steve and friends clink their glasses, lick, down, bite

and grimace and slam their glasses back down on the bar.

XCU of the glass hitting the bar SLOW MOTION of tequila

pouring into the glass, a hand comes into shot, grabs the

glass and ...

CUT TO:


Alec is now facing two large guys shouting at him, Sabrina

is embarrassed and leaves, making her way onto the dance

floor alone. Alec quickly slips away from the two guys and

disappears into the crowd of moving bodies on the

dancefloor. The two guys move to follow him and stand

scanning the crowd looking for him.

CUT TO:


They spot him in the crowd and begin pushing through the

crowd making their way towards him. Alec has forgotten

about the two men, and has found Sabrina, they are

dancing.

CUT TO:




XCU of the glass hitting the bar SLOW MOTION of tequila

pouring into the glass, a hand comes into shot, grabs the

glass and...

14.

CUT TO:


Alec is dancing unaware that the two men following him now

stand behind him. They tap him on the shoulder, he turns

and...

CUT TO:




XCU of the glass hitting the bar SLOW MOTION of the last

drop of tequila from the bottle drip into the empty glass.

CUT TO:


The two men stare at Alec. He is frozen on the dance floor

unsure of what to do.

CUT TO:


Steve leaves the bar, stumbling and laughing. He

disappears into the crowd on the dance floor.

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Steve bumps into the two men that face Alec, the two men

turn around and Alec runs, grabbing Sabrina’s hand. As the

two men realize that he has escaped they run after him,

pushing people out of the way. Steve follows. Two bouncers

scan the dance floor from the club entrance wondering what

the,commotion is about. They spot Alec, Sabrina and the

two men, and then Steve running towards them, they close

in on the doorway as Alec approaches from the dance floor.

Alec, looking behind him as he runs, collides head on with

the bouncers and stops as the others catch up. Two more

large bouncers appear.

CUT TO:

15.

72 EXT. CLUB, ENTRANCE 72

Alec, Sabrina, the two men chasing him, and Steve are

thrown out of the club. Jason, Steve and Sabrina run

towards the parking lot, the two men chasing them.

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73 INT. CLUB - LATER 73

JASON is sitting on a couch with a GIRL. His CELLPHONE

RINGS. Jason stands as he reaches for his phone and

answers. Moments pass and his face takes on an expression

of total disbelief and shock. He drops his phone.

TIMESLICE

We quickly track 360 degrees around Jason, frozen his

phone in mid air. The background drops out completely, he

is alone in darkness, we pull into the dark centre of his

eye.

FADE TO BLACK:

THE END

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