Final/Revised Film Noir Opening Script

INT. BEN’S BEDROOM. BED’S HOUSE. MORNING


The room is dark as the curtains are closed on the large window that takes up the whole of the central wall. Clothes lay strewn across the floor; coins, cigarettes and their packets litter the side of a large desk to the left side of the room. To the right, against the wall is a single bed with two inhabitants sleeping under the duvet. One is a boy in his late teens named BEN, his head leans against the head of a girl of a similar age named KIRA.


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INT. BEN’S BEDROOM. BED’S HOUSE. MORNING


BEN wakes up, he rubs his eyes wearily and slowly gets out of bed, walks over to the window and opens the curtains. Sunlight floods the room.


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INT. BEN’S BEDROOM. BED’S HOUSE. MORNING


Upon the desk is a mirror which Ben looks into sleepily, he realises that he has blood on his face and proceeds to rub it off, but it doesn’t.


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INT. BEN’S BEDROOM. BED’S HOUSE. MORNING


BEN realises that the blood is not his. He is shocked and turns to look at KIRA.


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INT. BEN’S BEDROOM. BED’S HOUSE. MORNING


BEN anxiously walks over to KIRA in the bed who still hasn’t moved. She appears to be fine so he rolls her over so that he can see the right side of her body.


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INT. BEN’S BEDROOM. BED’S HOUSE. MORNING


The right side of her face is covered with a large bruise to her eye and cheek, and her lip is cut and laced with dried blood.


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INT. BEN’S BEDROOM. BED’S HOUSE. MORNING


BEN looks indifferent and suspiciously walks over to the window and closes the curtains. He then starts to pace up and down the length of the room repeatedly. He then walks over to the desk and picks up one of the cigarette packs, gets out a cigarette and then sits on the edge of the bed.


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INT. BEN’S BEDROOM. BED’S HOUSE. MORNING


BEN sits on the edge of the bed with a cigarette in his mouth, he searches for a lighter – patting down his pockets and looking around – but doesn’t find one so he takes it out of his mouth. He rubs his neck tensely then stares pensively into the air.


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INT. BED’S HOUSE. STAIRS. FLASHBACK OF THE NIGHT BEFORE


BEN walks down the stairs. AMY sits on the right side of the stairs, mid way down. she looks ill. Ben taps her caringly on the head.


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INT. BED’S HOUSE. LOUNGE. FLASHBACK OF THE NIGHT BEFORE


BEN sees AMY and KIRA sit on a sofa next to each other. KIRA pours a shot.


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INT. BED’S HOUSE. LOUNGE. FLASHBACK OF THE NIGHT BEFORE


On the left side of the room is another sofa. BEN sees CAMERON and EMILY sit on it with their legs entwined, flirting.


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INT. BED’S HOUSE. LOUNGE. FLASHBACK OF THE NIGHT BEFORE


KIRA comes up to BEN drunkenly clutching a bottle of vodka.


KIRA


(Inebriated)


Hey babe, you look so good tonight! Do you wanna dance or something?


BEN


(Disgustedly)


You’ve had too much to drink!


KIRA


(Frenzied)


Too much?! Not enough! I mean just…


AMY appears in front of BEN and shoves KIRA hard out of the way bitchily. AMY looks directly at BEN.


AMY


(Smugly)


Come dance with me!


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INT. BED’S HOUSE. LOUNGE. FLASHBACK OF THE NIGHT BEFORE


BEN sees KIRA sits on the sofa that she had previously done with AMY. However this time she is sitting with MADELEINE and sobs mercilessly on her shoulder. Then she stops and stands up defiantly and walks out of the room.


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INT. BED’S HOUSE. LOUNGE. FLASHBACK OF THE NIGHT BEFORE


BEN sees EMILY and CAMERON standing in the doorway of the room flirting with each other. KIRA appears from the corridor. She walks over to CAMERON, grabs him and kneels in front of him, begging him for his attention.


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EXT. BED’S HOUSE. GARDEN. FLASHBACK OF THE NIGHT BEFORE


BEN leans out of his bedroom window for a cigarette, as she goes to light his cigarette, he sees EMILY and CAMERON in the garden below. They intimately embrace. However KIRA runs out into the garden from inside the house and pushes them apart. EMILY stands back in horror as KIRA violently slaps CAMERON.


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INT. BED’S HOUSE. HALLWAY. FLASHBACK OF THE NIGHT BEFORE


BEN sees CAMERON walk up the stairs with a bottle of alcohol in his hand. He stumbles drunkenly.


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INT. BED’S HOUSE. LOUNGE. FLASHBACK OF THE NIGHT BEFORE


BEN looks wearily into a large mirror hanging on the living room’s wall. He rubs his face indicating that it has been a long night. KIRA bounds up behind him bright eyed and bushy tailed – a far cry from the state that she was in in the previous scene. This angers BEN. He turns around.


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BEN stares at KIRA, who looks fanatical.


KIRA


(Excited)


Are you ready for your dance yet babe?


BEN


(Fustrated)


Look, I told you before!


KIRA


(Frantic)


What have I done?!


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INT. BED’S HOUSE. LOUNGE. FLASHBACK OF THE NIGHT BEFORE


AMY sits spread out on the left side of the room against the wall. She is drinking. BEN sits on a bean bag opposite it and KIRA lays on the floor with her eyes closed in-between. BEN looks at AMY.


BEN


(Concerned)


Do you think she’s ok?


AMY turns to look at him.


AMY


Who cares!? She’s a dirty mess.


Just as she finishes speaking AMY throws a cigarette packet at KIRA. This rouses KIRA and she opens her eyes.


KIRA


(Infuriated)


Leave me alone, you dirty skank!!


KIRA gets up and leaves.


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INT. BED’S HOUSE. LOUNGE. FLASHBACK OF THE NIGHT BEFORE


BEN sees various people throughout his lounge feeling the effects of his party; EMILY passed out on the sofa on the left side of the room, a boy being sick into a bucket and on the other sofa loads of girls still drinking.


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INT. BED’S HOUSE. LOUNGE. FLASHBACK OF THE NIGHT BEFORE


KIRA sits curled up in the corner of the room, sobbing and clutching a near empty bottle of vodka.


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INT. BED’S HOUSE. LOUNGE. FLASHBACK OF THE NIGHT BEFORE


The lights flicker on and off, and the room appears to spin to BEN as he sees everyone dancing to loud music.


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INT. BEN’S BEDROOM. BED’S HOUSE. MORNING


BEN sits on the edge of the bed; he stares forward, deep in thought. He hears the bedroom door opening so he turns his head to see who it is.


INT. BEN’S BEDROOM. BED’S HOUSE. MORNING


The door handle slowly turns, and opens an inch.


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(Written by Producer: Amy Meitiner)

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