Script/Screenplay

The Wrong Girl? - Screenplay

Scene One
Ext. In a park or wooded area. Day
Point of view of TONY looking at HANNAH, remembering a memory. HANNAH is smiling at the camera shyly and laughing inaudibly. The pace is slow as if to introduce a romantic scene. There is soft focus on the camera to suggest romance. The music played is soft and romantic.

TONY
(voiceover)
Don’t you believe in true love? Destiny? Fate?

Int. Bar. Day
TONY, JEREMY and ROB are sat at a table near a window. TONY is talking to them, telling them of his plan as he leans on the table. They all have a drink. JEREMY and ROB are wearing smart clothing as if they were on a lunch break from work whereas TONY is wearing a T-shirt and jeans or a loose shirt over jeans.

JEREMY
(Sarcastic and said as he takes a swig of his drink)
Fairy dust?

Scene Two
Ext. House. Morning.
ALISON kisses TONY on the cheek as he leaves for work. This scene shows a cliché of the ideals of married life. They both look incredibly happy and loved up.

Text Block: Tony thought he had the perfect life

Scene Three - Montage
Int. Office. Day
TONY is sat staring into another world as he slowly dumps things from his desk into a big white box. He is not paying attention as he drops pencils and notepads into the box and is sat down looking out.

Text Block: (Centred writing on a baby blue background)
Until he lost his job

Scene Four
Ext. TONY’s home. Evening
ALISON throws a bin bag of clothes out of the front door at his feet and watches as he picks it up. As he walks away she slams the door shut and TONY cringes at the loud bang.

Text Block: And he lost his wife

Scene Five
Int. JEREMY and his wife AMY’S living room.
TONY is singing ‘I Can’t Live (If Living Is Without You)’ by Mariah Carrey into the TV remote or another song with similar ideology.
JEREMY and AMY walk into the room carrying shopping bags. AMY walks in first and sees TONY. She turns back slightly still staring at TONY.

AMY

Jeremy. Come here

JEREMY walks in and sees TONY still singing.

JEREMY
What the-

TONY is startled and looks nervous and upset, but still drunk.

Scene Six
Int. JEREMY and AMY’S living room. Day
TONY is opening the bin bag and looking inside it. He finds a broken collectable dish and a flat football as well as creased clothes. Sighing, he digs deeper and find the letter tucked in a ball of clothing that used to resemble his dinner suit. He reads it intently not noticing JEREMY walking into the room.

JEREMY
(Sarcasm)
Looks like she packed it with care

Scene Seven
Int. Bar
TONY is sobering up with a coffee and has a dressing gown on. The bra is left discarded on the sofa. He sits on the sofa, on the letter, which he picks up and reads. TONY is flapping the letter from HANNAH in ROB’S face

TONY
I made a mistake with Alison, (pause)……and now I’m going to find her, the one that got away

ROB
(Looks concerned)
What do you mean? I thought you loved Alison

Scene Eight – CROSSCUTTING between Seven, Eight and Nine
Phone conversation cutting from ALISON and TONY.
Ext. Outside the house. AND Int. Inside the house.
TONY is on his mobile phone talking to ALISON who is inside the house. The scene cuts from one to the other.

TONY
I don’t understand

ALISON
I’m leaving you

TONY
That’s what I don’t understand

ALISON
What is there to understand? I don’t love you anymore

TONY
(sarcastic and bitter)
I don’t care about that. It’s the ‘leaving you’ part I don’t understand. Wouldn’t you be packing your own bags and going to move in with your sister?

Scene Nine (Crosscutting)
Int. Bar. Day/Evening
The conversation is continued as if TONY has just told JEREMY and AMY the phone conversation story.

JEREMY
(with no sympathy. Empathises the text in bold)
I told you it was a mistake on your wedding day

AMY scowls at JEREMY

Scene Ten
Int. JEREMY and AMY’S living room. Evening
TONY is looking through telephone directories and is on his laptop searching for any sign of HANNAH. He has a phone lying next to him and he looks fed up as he finds no luck in another telephone directory.

TONY
(disheartened)
Okay (pause) thanks anyway

Text Block: How far would you go to find the one that got away?

Scene Eleven

Text Block: Why Would You Look For The One That Got Away?

Ext. Quiet lane/street. Day
TONY is running towards HANNAH’S front door.

Text Block: Love? (Rose coloured graphics)

Ext. Sunny Day.

TONY and HANNAH are looking at each other lovingly as if about to kiss. Light and slightly unfocused to show a dream.

Text Block: Madness? (Messy dark coloured graphics)

Ext. Busy Street.

TONY is stoodstill on a busy street. The cars going past are sped up.

Text Block: Curiousity? (Purple Graphics)

Int. Living Room

The phone is in focus until it starts ringing which introduces a shift in focus so the phone is unfocused and TONY is in focus looking at the ringing phone.

Text Block: Would You Bother? (Blue graphics)

Scene Twelve

Ext. Street

Close up of TONY with a text caption of the actors name

Int. Hallway

Close up of ALISON with text caption of actors name

Int. Bar

Two shot of JEREMY and ROB with text captions of the actors names

Ext. Wooded area

Close up of HANNAH with text caption on actors name. Tilt up to the sky and fades out to the title of the film.

TEXT Block: Title credits of the film ‘The Wrong Girl?’, date of release and billing block.