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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 -

Written by Kimon FOUNDOULAKIS - Friends Script - 1998 - All rights reserved.

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