NBP Archives: 2009

December 23, 2009

December 20, 2009

Writer's block. How do I end this story?

"A Jewish kid, who's always had a strong desire to celebrate Christmas, is confronted with his inheritance during Hanukkah. He's grown up with a single mother, who's told him that he was immaculately conceived. It turns out that his real father is Santa Claus, who raped his mother a Christmas long ago."

Amazing ending wanted!

high school of hollywood

Scene #1
The stage is a school hallway with lockers on either side, and classroom doors in either side of the back. On the walls hang pictures of former school principals, chronicling D.W. Griffith, Orson Welles, John Cassavetes and Robert Altman.

The schoolbell rings and students exit the classroom doors in the back, and other students enter from the front of the stage. There's some commotion and talk with students passing through the hallway.

A spotlight hits front stage left where QUENTIN TARANTINO is standing at his locker with friends ROBERT RODRIQUEZ and ELI ROTH. The noise from the other students dimmers.

TARANTINO
Oh man, oh man. Speaking of scary-ass shit. 'Saw Brian De Palma's "Carrie" last night.

ROTH
I've never seen that.

RODRIQUEZ
Dude! It's totally rad.

TARANTINO
Totall- I mean, most definitely... It's so good. Did you know that the camera shot during the prom scene was achieved by placing William Katt and Sissy Spacek on a platform that was spinning in one direction, while the camera was being dollied in the opposite direction?

RODRIQUEZ
Man. That's so rad.

ROTH
I'm totally gonna rent it for tonight.

TARANTINO
On dvd??? You have to see that on 35mill', otherwise there's no point to it.

No answer. Eli Roth looks shamefully away, stoned-out Robert Rodriquez laughs quietly to himself.

P.T. ANDERSON walks slowly down the center of the hallway from the back of the stage. He is sporting a baseball jacket. While he self-confidently cuts through the students, they all turn to look at him in amazement. Tarantino, Rodriquez and Eli Roth also turn to look.

TARANTINO
(to Rodriquez and Roth)
You know, me and P.T. actually go way back. We were, like, best friends in kindergarten. But then he started in a different class in preschool.

Rodriquez and Eli Roth look impressed at Tarantino. P.T. Anderson passes them.

TARANTINO
Hey Paul-

Anderson glances confused and unfamiliar at Tarantino, and passes them without a word and exits the stage.

TARANTINO
(to Rodrquez and Roth)
He probably didn't recognize me.

To be continued...