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- SCRIPT INEDIT -
Nous vous proposons ici un script inédit écrit par Kimon Foundoulakis, mon contact à Los Angeles, pour tenter d'illustrer le style bien particulier de l'écriture d'un script de "Friends". Vous pourrez remarquer que l'auteur a tenter de conserver au mieux les qualités des personnages de la série en les faisant agir et réagir comme ils le feraient sans doute, ainsi que la forme et le rythme de l'écriture d'une sitcom de ce genre. Appréciez...
30-Minute Screenplay of Situation Comedy Friends FADE IN : 1. INTRODUCTION IN CENTRAL PERK CAFE (The whole bunch is sitting on the main couch discussing while Rachel, who works at the Central Perk Cafe, is in her work outfit occasionally participating in the discussion). CHANDLER So last night, I was at the drugstore, right, looking for some
um.... ok, some utility paper when this totally hot babe walks
up to me asking me if I needed any help... I was like "You bet!" JOEY Why, you don't know where the toilet paper is? CHANDLER (miming empathy towards Joey)
....... JOEY Next time, call me I'll help you find it... The whole cast stares at Joey. JOEY What?!? I'm just trying to help...!! CHANDLER So anyway, I say "Yeah maybe you could help pick a good cologne!" JOEY Hey I have two unopened colognes in my closet I could give one,
I never use them anyway... (The whole cast stares at Joey in confused horror) JOEY ummmm... OH! I don't like them!! they..um... don't smell very good... ROSS For one thing, you shouldn't be smelling very good..!! CHANDLER yeah that's it, you know like when you go into a new room, the smell is
always different, and not always good, you know until you get used to it? MONICA (joking) yeah!! that's what happens everytime I go into the bathroom after Rachel!! RACHEL (walking by with a tray, clueless) what? what about Rachel? MONICA (all smiles) oh nothing!! CHANDLER Ok I know this is very interesting but do you mind if I finish my story? ROSS Please go ahead… CHANDLER So she walks me to where all the colognes are... JOEY let me guess, you didn't know where to find even that.. CHANDLER The bottom line is, she picked my cologne and I'm picking her up tonight! PHOEBE Yay! and what cologne did she pick for you? CHANDLER Now that's the problem... FADE TO BLACK FADE IN : 2. CHANDLER'S AND JOEY'S APARTMENT (Chandler, Joey and Ross are in the apartment discussing, Chandler and Ross in the kitchen and Joey is watching TV.) ROSS (aggressive) Why did you let her pick the cologne your dad wears!?! CHANDLER (head down) I don't know man.. you know me, I'm weak!! ROSS (aggressive) I mean no offense, but this cologne is like what, 40 years old, and it stinks!!! JOEY Yeah!!!! hehehe ROSS And you have to wear it tonight?? Chandler's nods empathetically ROSS (laughing under his breath then out loud) pffftt... hahaha!! Ross and Joey crack up loud CHANDLER Oh come on guys!! she's hot!! I'll just wear it for tonight
and then, that'll be it, I'll go back to my usual one.. ROSS and what happens if she notices?? pffttt hahaha!!
now that's a pathetic highlight in you life man!! CHANDLER hey come on now, what's the big deal? it's just cologne, who cares
about cologne.. ill say I lost it or something, she's not going to ditch
me because of that...!! ROSS well good luck anyway.. JOEY where are you guys going tonight? CHANDLER the usual Italian restaurant down in the village... ROSS
the one with the gay waiter!?! CHANDLER ....so?.... she likes Italian food.. ROSS you should write a book on how to mess up a date completely!!
rule number one, wear a smelly cologne, number two, go were
the gays are! JOEY (weird laugh burst) hihihi.... (Ross and Chandler stare at him) oh sorry man... anyway, good luck for tonight.....
(bursts again) hihihi... 3. (Monica bursts into the guys's apartment)
MONICA Hey you gotta help me find the cutest kitty that's ever walked on a
back porch... ROSS (sarcastic) Oh hi Monica, how are you today? I hope you had a
good night of lovely dreams and lots of sleep.. oh and how about
breakfast? did you have some lovely bacon and eggs the way you love
them? JOEY oh oh oh!!! do you still have some for me?!? MONICA ok hi guys, good morning... now will you help me find that little cat?
he's so sweet cute.. he ran away when I tried to hold it.. CHANDLER maybe that's because it likes soft people.... ROSS where was it the last time you saw it?
MONICA It was on the back porch in our apartment... but then it ran away
somewhere... ROSS well maybe if you put a bit of food on the porch, it might come back.. MONICA we still have some lasagna in the fridge.. CHANDLER (sarcastic) oh lasagna be careful half the cats in New-York city are going
to show up for your 3-day old lasagna.. MONICA ha and ha (fast almost hyper) ok so what shall I put?!? JOEY give it some fish, I heard somewhere that cats like fish.. CHANDLER (sarcastic) oh man you hear well..!! MONICA or else, I'll just forget that I ever asked you guys, and buy some cat food..!! CHANDLER (nervously, hyped) why does everybody seem to have an idea except me!?!
(camera had been following chandler between everyone's lines) FADE OUT FADE IN 4. (CENTRAL PERK CAFE : Rachel is on the job, bartending. Suddenly, Francois, a French guy with a French accent, comes in, seeming a little lost..) RACHEL Hi can I help you? FRANCOIS yes, this is central perk cafe right? RACHEL yeah that's it, central perk cafe, we serve good cafe...hehe FRANCOIS (smiling is disdain) hehe yeah ok.... um, I'm looking for a certain Rachel Green? RACHEL I.. I'm... uh Rachel Green.... FRANCOIS (neutral almost disappointed) oh... (then enthusiastically) oh!!! well um...nice
to meet you, my name is Francois, and I saw your ad in the news-paper,
it said you were working here.. RACHEL (panicked) my ad!?.. what ad?? I don't have ads!! FRANCOIS well it's in the news-paper right here
(holds up the news-paper)
it sounded interesting so I thought I would come and meet you
I hope I am not disturbing... RACHEL umm no no it's ok... huh I will be on a break in 10 minutes.. I'll be right with you.. Francois nods, and goes to sit down on the main couch. RACHEL (all excited and shaking Gunther's arm, her colleague)
omigod omigod omigod
he read my ad and he came to visit me!! GUNTHER well duuuh... RACHEL this is so weird..!!! but he's so cute.... !!! GUNTHER whoooohooo!! (then suddenly Gunther turns away very mechanically without a smile) Rachel stands there confused at Gunther's behavior. FADE OUT - FIN DE LA PREMIERE PARTIE - Pour nous laisser vos impressions et commentaires:
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