Roped In- Final Script

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Roped In

Written By

Emily Clarkson

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EXT. A BAR AND RESTAURANT - AFTERNOON

Beginning with a WIDE SHOT of a warm day. ZOOMING INTO thefront of a restaurant, 'DANDY ANDY'S DINER', the doubledoors open and another set of dissatisfied customers leavethe premises. The doors swing shut behind them. Through the

expansive windows it is clear to see the restaurant is notbusy.

INT. OUTSIDE THE MANAGERS OFFICE/KICHENS

WIDE SHOT of a dilapidated corridor with two chairs satoutside the Managers door. A clown sits, in Comedy Cowboyattire. He's fiddling, his gag filled outfit emittingSQUEAKS as he shifts. The CLATTERING of utensil's andBEAST-LIKE roars of the kitchen are fairly LOUD. ZOOMING INto the Clowns face, a high pitch WHISTLE from a coffeemachine sounds.

EXT. THE RANCH CIRCUS- OVERCAST (FLASHBACK)

The clown blends into a new background. The WHISTLE evolvesinto the SQUEAK of a large iron gate as it is closed with aclatter behind him. PITCH UPWARD to reveal the title of theland above the gate. BILLY BOB'S RODEO CIRCUS', across whichis printed 'CLOSED DOWN'

Beat

There is a SMASH sound.

INT. OUTSIDE THE MANAGERS OFFICE/KICHENS- AFTERNOON

Clown jerks back to the present in CLOSE UP in PROFILE,surprised. Camera PANS AROUND into an OVER THE SHOULDER ofthe clown. In the kitchen opposite, a waiter stands in shocklooking down at the many smashed plates. Fragments are stillquivering

WIDE SHOT of the clown shows the managers door fly open witha BANG and the man stalk into the kitchen.

MANAGER BARKS AND SHOUTS

View remains on Clown reaction. All is QUIET.

Beat

The Manager reappears holding an apron and approaches theclown. The clown stands opposite, the pair in profile,SILENT. The Manager thrusts the apron out to the clown whotentatively takes it. The manager turns and continues backinto his office. SLAMMING the door behind him.


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the clown jumps for joy.

INT. BAR- AFTERNOON

LONG SHOT of the clown in a Waiters uniform shows himadmiring himself.

INT KICHENS/BAR/RESTAURANT

LONG SHOT from the kitchen sideboard, the clown turns,balancing seven filled plates on his arms, shoulders andhead. He confidently walks up to camera filling the screen.FADE TO BLACK

ZOOM OUT of the bar to frame the clown and a set of glassesat opposite ends of the bar in a WIDE SHOT. Note: He hasreplaced the regulation black tie for a garish yellow one.He

holds a Syphon and proceeds to fill the glasses with someaccuracy, but knocks one off the counter. A passer byobscures the view, FADE TO BLACK.

LONG SHOT of clown beside a table, across the room from thebar. He lasso's a drink from the edge of the bar to thetable. Note: the Clown now has enormous black trousersreplacing the regulation fit ones.

INT MANAGERS OFFICE

MEDIUM SHOT of manager looking at a chart of profit on hisdesk. He looks up displeased.

A WIDE SHOT, OVER THE HEAD of the manager through the opendoor, frames the kitchen. The clown can be seen bumbling in.The manager stands and walks over SLAMMMING the door. Aposter of a critic FLAPS in the breeze

INT KITCHENS/RESAURANT

ZOOM through the closed door into the kitchen. Fix on aCLOSE UP of an identical poster on the wall. The clown walkspast the poster.

Beat.

CAMERA TRACKS the clown and evolves into an OVER THESHOULDER as he passes tables. He stops in front of thecritic to take her order.

INT RESTAURANT- CRITICS TABLE

LONG SHOT encompasses the clown and critic at her table. Shepoints to her glass. The clown nods and bows graciously. The


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clown flicks his lasso off screen and tugs. A jug flies backinto his hand. He leans forward and pinches the gag floweron his braces, squirting water into the jug. The criticseyebrow rises. The clown lifts the jug and pours the lady aglass of water.

INT RESTAURANT- FAMILY TABLE

LOW ANGLE LONG SHOT looking back to the clown and the criticat the other end of the aisle. A child knocks his cutleryoff the table. The Clown whips his lasso, catching thecutlery, flicking it upward in slow motion.

Beat

PAN UPWARD but PITCH DOWN showing the cutlery wedged in theceiling and the critic smirking in the background.

INT RESTAURANT DOOR

LONG SHOT as manager pushes into restaurant area from thekitchen and begins to look around. Head jars to a halt onseeing the critic. A POINT OF VIEW SHOT, focuses in on alasso latching onto a sundae, tracing it back to the clownvia a PANNING SHOT

INT RESTAURANT AISLE

A POINT OF VIEW SHOT focuses on a lasso latching onto an icecream and then TRACKS it back to the clown

INT RESTAURANT DOOR

CONTRA-ZOOM into a CLOSE UP of the managers sheer horror

INT CRITICS TABLE

The Clown flicks his lasso off screen , gives it a tug.Flying back with it comes an entire cheesecake which theclown catches and presents to the critic who smiles wholly,clearly enjoying the show.

EXTREME CLOSE UP of the manager as his face contorts into alook of rage.

IN RESTAURANT AISLE

OVER THE SHOULDER of the Manager the clown can be seen atthe critics table handing over a slice of the cheesecake,not too far away.

MANAGER CRIES OUT FURIOUSLY

CLOWN SQUEAKS AND JUMPS


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The clown throws his hands and the cheesecake into the air.whipping around to face the manager

ZOOMING IN to a CLOSE UP of the managers enraged expression.

Beat

The cheesecake lands, cheese side down on his head.

Beat

The cutlery from the ceiling follow shortly, embedding intothe cheesecake.

INT CRITICS TABLE

A WIDE SHOT encompasses the table and the aisle with thefurious manager. The critic has finished her cheesecake. Shestands and walks past the clown and the manager to the door

in the background. There is a long frozen pause.EXT A BAR AND RESTAURANT-EVENING

LOW ANGLE SHOT of the front double doors as the clown isshoved through them, falling face down. The manager standsabove the clown holding the apron.

Beat

The door shuts. The clown sit up and sighs turning awayutterly dejected. FADE TO BLACK.

INT. MANAGERS OFFICE- DAY

OVER THE SHOULDER as the manager opens a newspaper,revealing the column of the critic. CLOSE UPS of herpraising words on the clown and the restaurant.

CLOSE UP of the manager reveals his softening expression. AMEDIUM SHOT OVER THE SHOULDER of the manager shows himstanding and hurrying for the door, throwing it open andclosing it behind him. There is a pause the camera focusedon his closed door.

TIME LAPSE, the office darkens. Camera ZOOMS through the

door into the restaurant.

INT. RESTAURANT

CAMERA LIFTS to look down over a thoroughly busy restaurantand the waiters/waitresses are all entertainers.

MEDIUM SHOT of a magician putting his top hat over a largeslice of cake and revealing a stack of cupcakes.


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A MEDIUM SHOT of a juggler throwing bottles around behindthe bar.

MEDIUM SHOT and ZOOMING IN to the clown as he lasso'ssomething screen left. He pulls and it is the smilingmanager, now wearing a garish bow tie and holding a sundae

EXT. BAR AND RESTAURANT-EVENING

A WIDE SHOT of the restaurant shows it is surrounded by carsand with a queue of people stretching out of the door anddown the street.

CAMERA tracks the queue back and FADES TO BLACK

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