So, I am writing a Romantic Comedy. I decided that and now I am doing it. I've never really tried anything like it either, I've done a lot of writing but I've never tried anything romantic or about relationships in general. I am just going to dive right in somewhere in the middle to a crucial point in the script and see if I can knock out some decent dialogue. For inspiration here's a picture of the girl I love the most in this world.
To recap, here's the movie synopsis:
Brandon is madly in love with his girlfriend Mika and is finally invited to meet her friends, he hopes he can win them over because he knows how much they mean to her. He can't. At the diner party he clashes with every single one of them, by then end of the night Brandon can honestly say he genuinely hates every single one of them and he knows the feeling is mutual. Mika's friends mean the world to her and Brandon feels a distance growing between them as she's forced to constantly choose between her boyfriend and her friends. Brandon decides to right his wrong by winning over the affections of a group of people he absolutely can't stand, who absolutely can't stand him.
Here I go.
Mika
Do you hate my friends?
Brandon is caught off guard
Brandon
I don't "hate" your friends. I fundamentally disagree with Stephanie, and her views and who she is as a person but I don't hate her, or wish harm upon her. Emilio and I don't really see eye to eye on a lot of things, like getting drunk and harassing people and hiding their shoes. Does that mean I hate him? I actually do; now that we're talking about it. I hate Emilio, I'll admit that. He ruined my shoes. I don't think Adam's funny and if he's got a problem with that; I don't care. Divine's a bit much, she's kind of loud and she says her own name a lot but I can look past that. She's named Divine, if I had a name like that I'd say it all the time too.
Mika
That's not her real name.
Brandon's disgusted
Brandon
Are you serious? Why is she calling herself Divine all the time?
Mika
Mika
She chose that name. Her real name is Michelle.
Brandon
I am going to start calling her Shaq, he made up all sort of names for himself too. You can't just give yourself a name. That's annoying.
Brandon
I am going to start calling her Shaq, he made up all sort of names for himself too. You can't just give yourself a name. That's annoying.
Mika
Brandon I don't like this. They're my FRIENDS! Do you think I am so stupid that I can't chose my own friends. I don't give a shit what you think about them, you don't know them like I do. Stephanie has had my back everyday of my life since we were in high school together. She beat up the girls that were mean to me. Say what you want about Emilio but he's successful and I respect him, he's the reason my career took off. He's helped me so much and never asked for anything back from me. Adam is funny, you just don't like to laugh and Divine might give too much advice but that's just because she's ALWAYS trying to help people. These are my friends, they help me, the love me.
Brandon
So do I.
Mika
I know but I am not going to chose between my friends and my boyfriend because it's not fair Brandon.
Mika's in tears. Poor girl. Brandon's never felt this low in his life, she's his heart and he hurt her so badly. He did it just by being himself too.
Mika
I am going to Stephanie's for the night.
Brandon
Mika..
Mika
Don't. Brandon I just want to spend a night with my friend.
She walks away.
Mika
Do us all a favor and don't call me or try to come by because we all know you're not wanted there.
She leaves, Brandon is driving the the thing in his life that makes him the happiest away from him and he's going to have to fight to win her back.
** Not so tough. That flowed out pretty easily actually **
** Not so tough. That flowed out pretty easily actually **
Thomas Holler is a writer working out of Toronto, and can be contacted at apescripts@gmail.com
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