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Killer or Thief - Screenwriting Game/Excercise (currently 5248 views)
mcornetto
Posted: June 26th, 2009, 5:41am
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THE KILLER HAS BEEN CHOSEN.
I'm still waiting on JohnnyBoy's character (he has less than 24 hrs to supply one). And grademan, I need your email address so I can communicate about your turn.
But the KILLER has been chosen. Who is it? Which one of the following characters is hiding a murderous streak?
Dennis Mark (grademan) (late 40s), one of the comic dinosaurs, is too old to be fresh and too young to be legendary. Sometimes introduced as “the raunchiest man in comedy” his gigs are often one long diatribe of raunchiness. He hasn’t been funny since his last cable TV showcase (a watered down 30 minute special that was supposed to be a premiere event) ten years ago. But his name is still drawing hard-drinking hecklers and diehard fans into the small town clubs, so he has a job.
Dennis dreams of making it big again. He used to be a great joke writer and teller. But first, he needs that one night to get him started. He’s road weary and fears he won’t be in the game much longer. He doesn’t want to do gigs like The Smoking Gun Presents: The World’s Dumbest or security guard with Gary Coleman.
Dennis will do anything to get back to the big venues but for now he’s stuck in small dives.
Mark Donovan (TobyE) (27) is considered the best mma (mixed martial arts) fighter around. As the son of the legendary boxer Harry Donovan, there was never any doubt that Mark would follow in his father's footsteps and become a professional fighter.
Originally hailing from London, UK, Mark has been living and fighting in Las Vegas, Nevada for the past three years. He trains twice a day and puts in the work to make sure there isn't an ounce of fat on his body, which is quite an accomplisment seeing as he stands at 6 ft 4 inches tall, and weighs a whopping 205 lbs.
With Dana White, President of UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) calling him "the best fighter the UFC has ever seen", and his fighting record standing undefeated at 23-0, there is no doubt in anyone's mind that Mark Donovan is at the top of his game and will be for many years to come.
Tommy (Tommyp) (27), can talk his way in, and out, of anything. He doesn't like the term "conman", but sees him self as an "opportunist" instead. Since the age of 8, when he talked his next door neighbour into buying him a new bike, a motorbike that is, he has been scamming people out of their money.
From fake cheques, to romance scams, Tommy has dabbled in it all. With a quick mouth, a sharp wit, and the level of confidence you only dream about, Tommy has been living the life of luxury for years. Mansions, girls, helicopters, and the recent addition of his personal island, keeps Tommy happy and content.
Mitch “Coop” Cooper (Dreamscale) 34, heads up the Boating Safety and Regulations Department in Lake Simply. Coop is a simple man, who has spent his entire life in the resort community. Well liked and respected, Coop lives alone with his dog, Chomper.
Coop is a physical specimen, with a rock hard chiseled body, and a full head of bleached blonde hair. He’s known to be somewhat of a Playboy with the vacationing women that come and go. No one has a bad thing to say about him.
Andrew (xerces_) 47, an accountant, has never been married. Socially inept, and withdrawn, due to bad experiences, and now just out of habit. Is generally kind, but has small characteristics that put people off. Came to the resort to get away from his old life, and live off his unspent small fortune - and maybe, finally, find a partner.
Lovisa Hammare (me) (50) from sweden. Even though a "free spirit" Lovisa is well liked in the community. She loves kids and readily babysits and bakes cookies and treats for all the children.
She lives in a cute idyllic cottage she loves to invite members in the community to. ...only very few however have ever been down into her cellar where her she keeps all her pagan stuff, including the sacrificial altar...
Christian Blaine (TheBoyWhoCouldFly) 20, was a genius in highschool and even got accepted to Yale, but ended up falling in love with weed, cocaine and Ecstasy. He now spends his days dealing drugs and getting high, he makes good money but blows a lot of it on his own habits. He's charming and doesn't have trouble getting laid, but they are usually just one night stands. He feels lonely a lot and sometimes wishes he could be that kid he was back in highschool, but his addictions always win that battle.
NOTE: The Killer has been instructed to deny that they are the Killer. So just because someone says they aren't the killer is maybe even more a reason to suspect them. Just something to keep in mind.
Here's my character. Ten points to anyone who can name (without Googling) which other work of fiction I've transplanted her from!
Doris Kilman, mid-30s, is a poor, lonely church volunteer. She is at Lake Simply on a vacation paid for by fellow members of her congregation, a vacation she was reluctant to take. A woman with a sad life story, she is quiet, unattractive, usually poorly dressed - the kind of person you wouldn't give a second glance.
But though Doris has God in her heart, she has poison in her head. She has suffered in her life, suffered greatly, and she loathes all who she feels have had it easy and not fully appreciated it. She is poor, she knows the evils of the world, its unkindness and injustices - she despises these people at Lake Simply, with their glamorous lifestyles and lavish ways, their thoughtless spending of money they take for granted. She is angry, always so angry and bitter. They must repent, they must be shown the Light – God has chosen her for this task! Her congregation might have thought that sending her to Lake Simply would give her a much needed rest, help to her relax – in fact, they may have made things worse...
Yep. Will try to keep the icons on the map in the appropriate locations after turns. Your characters will move. I should even be able to get away with updating it at work since it won't be unusual for them to see a map on my screen.
Could we get a church? Maybe the Church of the Immaculate Conception of Saint Don? Who, as we know, is the patron saint of screenplays, and all who write, read and review them?
The first 4 paragraphs written already? Have we already begun? I better not get killed already! Kill Tommy first! We already know he can also play a dead naked girl as well as a horny camper.