Film outline...first draft, bare plot minimum: read

As some of you may have read in an earlier thread, me and a buddy had an idea for a stoner comedy. Anyway, I constructed a minimal outline that will let me write the dialogue and shit. Anyway, the main themes are freedom to do whatever doesn't hurt anyone, and love and such. It actually is deep beneath the surface. Read on and tell me what you think so far. Many of you guys' hilarious stoner stories have been incorporated in, and some of my own experiences.



PLOT FOR THE FILM â??CULTURE WARSâ?�

Scene 1:

Geoff is beating his meat in the basement to porn when his dad comes home. Geoff desperately tries to exit out of it but is caught by Mr. Teedle on the floor with his pants around his ankles.

Scene 2:

Geoff smokes pot with Annabelle and Billy; they are quickly established as his long-time close friends. High Charlie is introduced to the amateur stoners much like Jimmy Page would be to amateur, aspiring guitarists. They all smoke a lot more weed together and get very high, and swap stories and conspiracy theories.

Scene 3:

Mr. Teedle talks to Geoff just before they leave on the drive to the Catholic school Geoff is being sent to. Geoff semi-subtly hints that he feels betrayed by his fatherâ??s intolerance of his masturbation. Mr. Teedle does not noticeâ?¦or perhaps simply pretends not to.

Scene 4:

Geoff tries to slip away unnoticed, but is caught by Annabelle. The real beginning of the infatuation between them. Geoff says he is not good at goodbyes, and could not face a farewell to his best friends.

Scene 5:

Billy, Annabelle and High Charlie decide at Annabelleâ??s house that they cannot allow Geoff to be sent to Catholic school. Possibly High Charlie has made the ultimate bong, and does not care much for Geoffâ??s rescue. This is the scene where Billy and Annabelle no longer look on High Charlie as God, but as a very high man with character flaws, most notably and fatally a generally selfish nature.

Scene 6:

Geoff and Mr. Teedle are driving to the Catholic school, when Geoffâ??s friends come to the rescue. Geoff almost makes a high-speed car escape, but though he manages to throw his luggage in, misses the car due to High Charlie being behind the wheel, and possessing little or no coordination. The next we see Geoff, in the next shot, he is tied up in the passenger seat.

Scene 7:

Geoff arrives at the Catholic school, where he quickly assimilates into the school. He meets Jason, a good Catholic boy who has never done anything â??badâ?� or rebellious.

Scene 8:
Geoff receives a lesson on the immorality of todayâ??s youth, and how masturbation and marijuana usage has run rampant. Geoff at first takes the attitude of any intelligent, free-thinking person: he dismisses it all as bullshit. But then it sinks in to him; the Christian/government propaganda has taken over. He even throws away the stash he has smuggled in with him (with all funeral rites, of course).

Scene 9:
In an aggression-crazed smoke session, Annabelle, Billy and High Charlie plot a new way to save Geoff from Christianity. The ideas get wilder and wilder, until Billy suggests they simply go to the school, break in, take him out and drive away with him. The others applaud the simplicity, and agree immediately.

Scene 10:
Geoff lies awake at night taking to Jason. They congratulate each other on their respectable Christian morality and values. Geoff clasps Jasonâ??s hand and vows to continue along a path of sober, chaste righteousness until the sweet release of death.

Geoffâ??s friends arrive at the school and break in completely noisily and indiscreetly, yet somehow no one notices. They come to the dorm room and notify Geoff of their presence. Geoff greets them with heavy enthusiasm, instantly forsaking Christianity (thank goodness), and reverting back to his old ways. They are about to leave, but Geoff insists on bringing Jason with them, out of concern for Jason being on the wrong path: that of a goody-goody Christian boy, and that â??can only lead to boredom and enough pent-up sperm to blind a sting ray.â?� They therefore wake Jason and persuade him to go, claiming that they are going to a better Catholic school that offers free passage to heaven.

Scene 11:

The friends (and Jason), are driving in Billyâ??s car and explaining the real deal to Jason. Jason freaks out and demands return to the school; Annabelle has to knock him out. He wakes up some time later and escapes by jumping out the window. Billy dryly comments that â??shame, really; that could have been an awesome storyline.â?�

The friends hot box the car with some â??ultra-weedâ?� Billy managed to get. They smoke it in the form of an enormous blunt, and when it cuts to forty minutes later, Billy and Geoff are passed out, and the car is â??somewhere near Prince George.â?� High Charlie and Annabelle, being the only ones who can â??hold this shitâ?�, flirt with each other and definitely the audience sees a spark between them. Before anything can happen, though, they realize that a passed-out Billy is behind the wheel, and manage to stop the car.

Scene 12:

Jason reports to police that he was kidnapped from Catholic school by a car full of stoners, who â??beat him senseless for not engaging in their immoral behaviourâ?�, and he â??only just managed to escape with his life.â?� Police are outraged, and speak to the government.

Scene 13:

Conscious in the parked car now, but still stoned, the friends hear via the radio that the government and police force declare open warfare upon â??all people who engage in the trafficking or smoking of marijuana, all people who pleasure themselves sexually, and all people who live a nontraditional lifestyle.â?� Any person guilty of the above crimes may be shot on sight, and it is the duty of every virtuous citizen to kill or capture any they know who are guilty. The friends are alarmed by this, and agree that it is their duty as counterculture people to resist unjust policies, and to continue as they are.

Scene 14:

A party is held, during which High Charlie does the ultimate dance to This is Not Miami. Geoff falls in love with Annabelle while talking to her. The government proclamation is issued by Billy, and all the guests, with the exception of the friends, leave the party to become pot-free. The friends eventually leave Geoffâ??s house (Mr. Teedle is on a business trip), and when alone Geoff is clearly bothered. He phones High Charlie for advice about Annabelleâ?¦as Annabelle is sucking High Charlieâ??s cock! She keeps sucking as Charlie talks on the phone. After the conversation, Charlie suggests the idea of active resistance against the government.

Scene 15:

At Geoffâ??s house, the friends listen to the radio government update that calls for all marijuana users who wish to turn over a new leaf to promptly burn all their marijuana. The friends comply with gustoâ?¦but they burn it in the form of a BIG FAT JOINT! Over the smoke session they discuss ways to overthrow the government, each wilder than the next. Finally, as always, Billy suggests the simple: steal from Mr. Teedleâ??s cache of guns, try and recruit followers, and use guerilla warfare.

Scene 16:

The friends go to different houses trying to recruit followers. They visit a house that is raided by the police, and there is a shootout in which the cops are killed. The friends now have to go on the run.

Scene 17:

Inside the government policies. The government reveals to themselves that marijuana is actually a benign substance, but since it would lose corporations (and therefore the government) money, it is illegal, while alcohol and cigarettes (which are very harmful to people, but bring in the cash) are not. They also express their grief at the â??immoralityâ?� of todayâ??s young people, and how warfare is a good excuse to â??solve any problemâ?�. Geoffâ??s father, Mr. Teedle, is revealed as being in government employ, and is sent commanding a small force to bring â??the enemy to justiceâ?�.

Scene 18:

The friends have slept in a field, and are on the move again. They agree that remaining in the wild isnâ??t wise, that that they have to â??find a place to crash atâ?�.

They find such a place in the form of the house of Billyâ??s cousin, Hoss. Hoss takes them in out of kindness, but makes it clear that he is against marijuana and that the right thing to do would be to turn them in. The friends understand that he is merely ignorant, and educate him against the government propaganda. Hoss sees the light. (Note: no smoking takes place in this scene; the education is entirely verbal).

Scene 19:

Geoff tries to find High Charlie to formulate plans together. He goes into his room and finds Annabelle, not kissing, not blowing, but FUCKING High Charlie. Imagine the most shocked and horrified a character has ever been in a film. They donâ??t know he saw. Geoff flees, takes the car and drives back to his own house in town. The others do not know where he is, and agree that they have to go on without him.

Scene 20:

The Battle of the Big-Ass Green Field Somewhere; the remaining friends v.s. Mr. Teedle and his squadron. Mr. Teedle is shot and killed by Billy. High Charlie is shot and killed by an anonymous soldier. The others manage to escape.

Annabelle confides in Billy that whereas she was very attracted to High Charlie, she felt little in the way of true romantic feelings for him. She does, however, love Geoff, and is very concerned as to where he is.

Scene 21:

Geoff in his house back home. He has just heard the news that High Charlie and Mr. Teedle are dead, and that the freedom cause seems hopeless. Combine that with having witnessed the girl he loves fucking a friend, and he is on a depression-fuelled drinking bender. Yes, drinking, a very harmful activity.

Once he has drank enough to knock over a horse, his heart stops, and he goes to the beyond. The beyond is a very beautiful and psychedelic forest, and there he finds High Charlie, who apologizes for his betrayal and assures Geoff that it is he that Annabelle truly loves. Geoff confides in his dead friend his deep sense of failure and pessimism, but High Charlie stresses that he must never desert the cause. â??As long as there is breath in your body to take a toke, never desert the causeâ?�. Geoff says that the land beyond death is a beautiful place, and that he wishes to stay there. High Charlie says that his time has not yet come, and that he will be returned to the land of the living.

Scene 22:

Geoffâ??s heart restarts itself by a miracle, and he is thrown back to this earth. With a new determination he rushes to the cause of his friends. The friends return to the site of the battle and say a few words about High Charlie. Annabelle mentions that â??he was one hell of a fuckâ?�, but tells Geoff that it is he that she wants. Geoff says goodbye to Mr. Teedleâ??s corpse, saying that he was on the wrong side, but he simply didnâ??t have the right knowledge base.

Geoff and Annabelle begin a relationship with each other, and there is a montage of their early times.

Scene 23:

High Charlieâ??s will is read. It is revealed that High Charlie was actually forty-two years old, but that he â??smoked pot and ate rightâ?�. Geoff, Annabelle and Billy inherit his enormous stash of marijuana. The main film ends with the three remaining friends gazing in awe at the off-camera stash, probably enough to stuff a mattress. Shots of them smoking it in bliss are shown during the credits.

OMG AMAZING THIS IS THE MOST AMAZING SCRIPT I HAVE EVER READ. can i fund your purpose? haha amazing love it

that seems like it will make a nice movie, but the only part i dont like is when the government decides to shoot everyone, etc... i think you took it a bit too far there.

good luck making it, i cant wait to see how it turns out! :p

oh and where in canada are you from? i live in calgary, and might be able to help you guys out if you live close enough.

Really great plot line! I love the whole Christian corruption thing. I'd see it!

Needs more gory alien warfare and/or hot alien love scenes.


Otherwise, I'd watch it.

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Originally Posted by funky not a junky

OMG AMAZING THIS IS THE MOST AMAZING SCRIPT I HAVE EVER READ. can i fund your purpose? haha amazing love it

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Haha thanks a lot. Not sure exactly what you mean by fund my purpose, but yeah, I'm not sure exactly how I'd go about making it; I mean, I've made films before but this is above and beyond.

This film would be shot probably in Smithers, B.C. (if anyone knows it), but possibly in Vancouver). I'd probably play High Charlie; I think I suit him most.

Very cool. It almost sounds like it could become serious at certain parts, but the general feel is too comedic to be serious. The killing is kind of confusing...
What about replacing death with some kind of horrible pot rehab prison island? Like whenever the cops kill someone, change it with capturing them, and have a quick scene of them sitting glumly in a straight jacket, while men in giant marijuana leaf costumes beat him with wiffle ball bats.
I dunno, the death just seems too serious for a comedy flick, the kinda thing that would kill your high...

I really like this story. I'd love to see it turned into a reality.

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Originally Posted by Inferius

Very cool. It almost sounds like it could become serious at certain parts, but the general feel is too comedic to be serious. The killing is kind of confusing...
What about replacing death with some kind of horrible pot rehab prison island? Like whenever the cops kill someone, change it with capturing them, and have a quick scene of them sitting glumly in a straight jacket, while men in giant marijuana leaf costumes beat him with wiffle ball bats.
I dunno, the death just seems too serious for a comedy flick, the kinda thing that would kill your high...

I really like this story. I'd love to see it turned into a reality.

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Yeah, I agree about the killing thing. I tried to find a way to illustrate the unjust oppression that pot-smokers face in society, but I agree that I took it a bit too far. Your idea is hilarious and yet gets the point across: perfect.

haha will you put it on youtube or put it online for us stoners to watch? I really want to see this.

fuckiin sweet. Though, and this is just my opinion, I think you shouldnt portray 'Christianity' as evil, just hypocrit conservative bullshit christianity that has invaded our Government, or I guess our government is manipulating simple minded Christians. Its almost a little offending to me, and youd have a bigger audience if you made the distinction. Like add Jesus as a character, helping them rescue thier friend and smoking weed. Jesus could have his own ultra 'Holy Chronic' he gives them or somthing. The anointing oils Jesus used had cannabis in em, so Christianity does approve of weed when it comes down to it, but no one realizes it...

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Originally Posted by Frozen Sativa

fuckiin sweet. Though, and this is just my opinion, I think you shouldnt portray 'Christianity' as evil, just hypocrit conservative bullshit christianity that has invaded our Government, or I guess our government is manipulating simple minded Christians. Its almost a little offending to me, and youd have a bigger audience if you made the distinction. Like add Jesus as a character, helping them rescue thier friend and smoking weed. Jesus could have his own ultra 'Holy Chronic' he gives them or somthing. The anointing oils Jesus used had cannabis in em, so Christianity does approve of weed when it comes down to it, but no one realizes it...

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I didn't mean at all to imply I had anything against Christianity as a principle. I only meant to express my strong dislike for, as you said, hypocrit conservative bullshit Christianity, that wages war against us stoners.

Yeah, this'll go on youtube for sure...hey, anyone have any tips on how I could get some money to make this thing? I want to do it justice.

Toke on, my stoner brothers and sisters. :rasta:

That is the biggest load of crap i have ever read, and now i have wasted 5 minutes of my life reading your crap, boring, repeatable bag of wank story EVER.....

and The Rock means EVEEEEEEEERR

Get a life and a proper job, if your to young for a job, top your story writing right now as its CRAP. Crapper than crap and very boring and a typical stoner "plot" and i use that word loosely. A 8 year old comes up with better storys than that wank?

:( :confused: :mad: :p

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Originally Posted by UKdruglover

That is the biggest load of crap i have ever read, and now i have wasted 5 minutes of my life reading your crap, boring, repeatable bag of wank story EVER.....

and The Rock means EVEEEEEEEERR

Get a life and a proper job, if your to young for a job, top your story writing right now as its CRAP. Crapper than crap and very boring and a typical stoner "plot" and i use that word loosely. A 8 year old comes up with better storys than that wank?

:( :confused: :mad: :p

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Dick.

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Originally Posted by UKdruglover

That is the biggest load of crap i have ever read, and now i have wasted 5 minutes of my life reading your crap, boring, repeatable bag of wank story EVER.....

and The Rock means EVEEEEEEEERR

Get a life and a proper job, if your to young for a job, top your story writing right now as its CRAP. Crapper than crap and very boring and a typical stoner "plot" and i use that word loosely. A 8 year old comes up with better storys than that wank?

:( :confused: :mad: :p

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Hmm, odd, everyone else seems to like it. We have two possibilities here: one, they're all delusional and you know better than them. Two, you're a dickhead. The latter sounds more appealing.

Yea, dont let the critics get to you. I will admit it though, it's no citizen kane. More along the lines of white chicks as far as quality. BUT, I think you've got a real cult classic on your hands. If you could find a way to put some mroe strange and original ideas into it shot it with a unique style, it could be a very entertaining movie. But keep writing. The more you do it the better you get at it. It's all about telling a good story. I'm writing a book right now and it's just gotten so bizarre. But I like bizzare books so I guess it's only fitting. You wright in a different style than me though. I only very loosly build a plot line and focus more on devloping interesting characters. I've got 2 pages worth of backstory on almost every character I make up. I think it's more fun to put two characters together and see what happens.

That's a decent idea. Ever seen How High? (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0278488/). High quality it is.

Do you have a background in photography/cinematography? I can see a few ways this could end up, a decent movie shot on a $500 miniDV camera and posted on youtube, or a joke that no one thinks is funny, or a decent first run project.

By no means am I trying to be mean, but even with a great script (your plotline has potential) you can end up with a steaming pile of shit. The thing about drugs and comedy is that you usually end up with some hippie-looking fellow who looks captivated by his hands and keeps saying "whoa man".

I highly reccomend you see "Requiem for a Dream", a highly excellent movie about drugs and how they ultimately tear everyone in the movie apart. It's mostly about heroin, and (spoiler warning) it leads to one kid being arrested miles from home, being called a "dopefiend nigger" at his new prison, one kid losing his left arm and then being jailed, arm-lost-kid's girlfriend sucking dick for drugs and then putting on a big lesbian sex show for more drugs, arm-kid's grandma being hospitalized because she was taking speed to loose weight

It's a drama, but the cinematography is amazing as Aronofsky's always is, and might give you some good ideas.

As for getting money to film it, that's always the hard part, but I strongly suggest you offer torrents of it for free, but ask people to donate or buy the dvd with a nice case and poster or whatever for like $25 or something.

Anyways, good luck with that, and if you need some help with anything, I'm sure the collective knowledge of this site won't let you down :)

Hey, I'm back, and I've been writing the actual dialogue and stuff....I've abandoned the whole war thing, it's just on a more personal level now. It's coming along nicely; much better than the outline, that was kinda corny.

good to hear, i wasn't too keen on the whole war thing. other than that, cant wait to hear how it turns out!!

Dude...this movie is gonna rock balls.

Mmm.
Also a big part of it has to be the actual scene of them handling and using bud/bongs/pipes w/e. I've always found that those are the most essential parts to making a stoner flick truly a stoner flick, because its when the audience fires up.