manko looks good on paper
opai looks good on rice
but if you don't wash
it may not taste so nice
Bouji Kousai
and the mayor didn't tell ya
Bouji Kousai
Queen of england didn't say
if you're not gonna wash
put that thing away
Bouji Kousai
and your teachers didn't tell ya
Bouji Kousai
and your counselor didn't say
if you're not gonna wash
put that thing away
Joseiki looks good in water
Omanko good in ice
you better soap it down
and don't think twice
Bouji Kousai
cause ben franklin didn't tell ya
Bouji Kousai
herbie hoover didn't say
if you're not gonna wash
put that thing away
Bouji Kousai
Bouji Kousai
Bouji Kousai
Joseiki looks good in colour
omanko in black and white
with dreams like that
how you ever gonna sleep at night
Sunday, August 4, 2013
Potluck guy.
Int. Jimmy's pad. It's a sty. He's on a flip phone.
Jimmy- Sure, I love a good potluck. Is there gonna be a lot of food there? ......Yeah? Be right down.
Jimmy shuffles through his closet and pulls out a large backpack.
Cut to: 99 cent store. Jimmy pulls a bottle of cola off the shelf that says Two for .99. In line, he pulls out a dirty sock and dumps a bunch of pennies on the counter.. While the cashier is counting the change he opens the bottle and swigs the soda.
Cut to Echo park park. There are about 20 party goes at the park. He goes over and introduces himself.
Jimmy- Oh, hi, I brought some soda. (He places it on the table. It's 3/4 gone.) A guy Sammy, eyes the cola suspiciously and than Jimmy. There is eerie horror music on the cola. A red rubber ball bounces off of Jimmy. Harry the hipster jock bouncing the ball of him.
Harry- Hey come on and play some kickball.
Jimmy- I don't wanna.
Harry-(Pulls his arm) come on.
There is a montage of Jimmy repeatedly getting pegged by the ball as he's running, and in the last clip falling down.
Jimmy- I'm gonna rest by the picnic table a bit.
Harry- Ok.
Jimmy is over by the picnic table. There is no one around. He takes a whole birthday cake and slips in his bag. "It says happy birthday Kimmie" He looks around, and takes a whole bag of chips and slips it in too. Than he sees his soda is empty. Horror music again.
Jimmy- They drank all my soda!
He grabs a whole bag of hershey kisses and opens it up. He takes out four of them and throws them on the table, and then throws the bag in his bag. Than he puts a 6 pack of beer in too. Hurriedly, he packs a Caesar salad into his bag too. Soon, the whole crowd come over.
Harry- Hey, where's Kimmie's cake? We gotta put candles on it before she gets here! (sammy suspiciously eyes Jimmy.)
Jimmy- I don't know, maybe somebody ate it?
Cecelia- Why would somebody eat the birthday cake? It must be around somewhere.
Jimmy- Maybe we should look for it?
Harry- Yeah, let's do it.
Jimmy goes behind a tree and begins "mock searching" all around the tree. He takes out a huge Binocular and begins searching into the trees. Than he stops.
Jimmy- I spied a naughty squirrel. I have a sinking feeling, he may have eaten the cake.
Cecelia- Was the squirrel fat?
Fat Danny- Hey, I'm fat! And I don't even like cake!
Cecelia- Sorry Danny.
Johnny comes back from kickball all sweaty.
Johnny- (conspiratorially) Hey guys, where's the cake? We need to put the candles in it!
Harry- Jimmy over there thinks a squirrel may have eaten it.
Sammy- (Eyes narrowing) SO he says!
Harry- Has anyone seen any fat squirrels around? I hear sometimes fat squirrels steal cake.
Cecelia- Harry, not ALL fat squirrels eat cake! (She blinks and points at Fat Danny, who has his back turned towars them. He turns around.)
Fat Danny- I happen to prefer salad!
Cecelia- I brought some Caesar salad!
Fat Danny- Yeah, I saw that, but I can't seem to find it!
Cecelia- Really, I put it right over there.
Fat Danny- It's gone!
Jimmy- Wow! Nice friends. Already ate all of your salad! They should have saved some for Frank! Luckily I don't like salad. So I don't need to feel guilty over the lack of salad. (Sammy eyes him hatefully) Hey man, you like salad?
Sammy- Yeah, I like it. I ain't got NOTHIN' to hide.
Jimmy- I bet you do. (They stare each other down.)
Cecelia- What are we gonna do? About the cake! Laura's coming!
Jimmy- You can stick some candles in the hummus! Luckily squirrels and selfish friends don't like hummus!
Harry- Great idea Jimmy! You got the candles Johnny?
Johnny- Yeah!
Johnny sticks a bunch of candles in the hummus and lights them. Laura shows up and they all begin singing happy birthday. Jimmy sings the loudest. Laura blows out the hummus.
Laura- Wow, cool idea guys. Who thought of the hummus cake?
Jimmy- Well, it's actually much healthier than regular cake. Might as well start your birthday off on the right foot! (To Sammy) Right, crazy dude?
Laura- Wow guys. This has been such a great birthday party. I'm so hungry! Are there any chips left?
Johnny- (Looking for chips) Who ate them all? That's weird.
Jimmy- Bunch o' pigs.
Sammy starts eyeing Jimmy's bulging bag, and walks towards him slowly.
Laura- Sammy whats wrong?
Harry catches on and slowly starts walking towards Jimmy.
Sammy- What's in the bag Jimmy!
Harry- Yeah, what's in the bag, MAN?
Jimmy is sweating profusely.
Jimmy- It's a bomb! (They stop. He looks at his watch.) Oh. I'm late for an appointment. (He sees a cabbie parked 20 feet away.) Taxi!( He goes and runs to the cab. ) (Before getting in, he looks back at everyone. ) Hey I had fun! (He gets in, and holds up a piece of cardboard that says BRB on it.)
Int. cab.
Cabbie is Persian, about 50.
Cabbie- So where are you going my friend?
Jimmy- I was gonna go to this other potluck, but I gotta go home and shower first.
Cabbie- so where's home?
Jimmy- Oh, Vermont and santa monica.
Cabbie- That's funny, because I was going to have a potluck for my daughter. She is having her 21st birthday party today. She is very beautiful girl!
Jimmy- Yeah?
Cabbie- She is sad because all of her friends are married but her. Do you know of somebody that may want to marry her? (He shows him a picture of a beautiful persian girl.) Preferably somebody American and VERY modern.
Jimmy- Well, I may think of someone.
Cabbie- Many from my country only want their daughters to marry from Iran. But I want her to be happy and she likes American man.
Jimmy- Interesting.
Cabbie- Would you maybe like to come to the birthday girl's potluck? (He winks.)
Jimmy- Well you know, (he looks at his badge and it says Peyman.) Peyman, you know, I really wanted to go to this other potluck! But now that you're talking about your potluck, that sounds even more fun than the original potluck I was going to go to.
Cabbie- You're more than welcome. There is enough food for all a potluck!
Jimmy- Sure, I love a good potluck. Is there gonna be a lot of food there? ......Yeah? Be right down.
Jimmy shuffles through his closet and pulls out a large backpack.
Cut to: 99 cent store. Jimmy pulls a bottle of cola off the shelf that says Two for .99. In line, he pulls out a dirty sock and dumps a bunch of pennies on the counter.. While the cashier is counting the change he opens the bottle and swigs the soda.
Cut to Echo park park. There are about 20 party goes at the park. He goes over and introduces himself.
Jimmy- Oh, hi, I brought some soda. (He places it on the table. It's 3/4 gone.) A guy Sammy, eyes the cola suspiciously and than Jimmy. There is eerie horror music on the cola. A red rubber ball bounces off of Jimmy. Harry the hipster jock bouncing the ball of him.
Harry- Hey come on and play some kickball.
Jimmy- I don't wanna.
Harry-(Pulls his arm) come on.
There is a montage of Jimmy repeatedly getting pegged by the ball as he's running, and in the last clip falling down.
Jimmy- I'm gonna rest by the picnic table a bit.
Harry- Ok.
Jimmy is over by the picnic table. There is no one around. He takes a whole birthday cake and slips in his bag. "It says happy birthday Kimmie" He looks around, and takes a whole bag of chips and slips it in too. Than he sees his soda is empty. Horror music again.
Jimmy- They drank all my soda!
He grabs a whole bag of hershey kisses and opens it up. He takes out four of them and throws them on the table, and then throws the bag in his bag. Than he puts a 6 pack of beer in too. Hurriedly, he packs a Caesar salad into his bag too. Soon, the whole crowd come over.
Harry- Hey, where's Kimmie's cake? We gotta put candles on it before she gets here! (sammy suspiciously eyes Jimmy.)
Jimmy- I don't know, maybe somebody ate it?
Cecelia- Why would somebody eat the birthday cake? It must be around somewhere.
Jimmy- Maybe we should look for it?
Harry- Yeah, let's do it.
Jimmy goes behind a tree and begins "mock searching" all around the tree. He takes out a huge Binocular and begins searching into the trees. Than he stops.
Jimmy- I spied a naughty squirrel. I have a sinking feeling, he may have eaten the cake.
Cecelia- Was the squirrel fat?
Fat Danny- Hey, I'm fat! And I don't even like cake!
Cecelia- Sorry Danny.
Johnny comes back from kickball all sweaty.
Johnny- (conspiratorially) Hey guys, where's the cake? We need to put the candles in it!
Harry- Jimmy over there thinks a squirrel may have eaten it.
Sammy- (Eyes narrowing) SO he says!
Harry- Has anyone seen any fat squirrels around? I hear sometimes fat squirrels steal cake.
Cecelia- Harry, not ALL fat squirrels eat cake! (She blinks and points at Fat Danny, who has his back turned towars them. He turns around.)
Fat Danny- I happen to prefer salad!
Cecelia- I brought some Caesar salad!
Fat Danny- Yeah, I saw that, but I can't seem to find it!
Cecelia- Really, I put it right over there.
Fat Danny- It's gone!
Jimmy- Wow! Nice friends. Already ate all of your salad! They should have saved some for Frank! Luckily I don't like salad. So I don't need to feel guilty over the lack of salad. (Sammy eyes him hatefully) Hey man, you like salad?
Sammy- Yeah, I like it. I ain't got NOTHIN' to hide.
Jimmy- I bet you do. (They stare each other down.)
Cecelia- What are we gonna do? About the cake! Laura's coming!
Jimmy- You can stick some candles in the hummus! Luckily squirrels and selfish friends don't like hummus!
Harry- Great idea Jimmy! You got the candles Johnny?
Johnny- Yeah!
Johnny sticks a bunch of candles in the hummus and lights them. Laura shows up and they all begin singing happy birthday. Jimmy sings the loudest. Laura blows out the hummus.
Laura- Wow, cool idea guys. Who thought of the hummus cake?
Jimmy- Well, it's actually much healthier than regular cake. Might as well start your birthday off on the right foot! (To Sammy) Right, crazy dude?
Laura- Wow guys. This has been such a great birthday party. I'm so hungry! Are there any chips left?
Johnny- (Looking for chips) Who ate them all? That's weird.
Jimmy- Bunch o' pigs.
Sammy starts eyeing Jimmy's bulging bag, and walks towards him slowly.
Laura- Sammy whats wrong?
Harry catches on and slowly starts walking towards Jimmy.
Sammy- What's in the bag Jimmy!
Harry- Yeah, what's in the bag, MAN?
Jimmy is sweating profusely.
Jimmy- It's a bomb! (They stop. He looks at his watch.) Oh. I'm late for an appointment. (He sees a cabbie parked 20 feet away.) Taxi!( He goes and runs to the cab. ) (Before getting in, he looks back at everyone. ) Hey I had fun! (He gets in, and holds up a piece of cardboard that says BRB on it.)
Int. cab.
Cabbie is Persian, about 50.
Cabbie- So where are you going my friend?
Jimmy- I was gonna go to this other potluck, but I gotta go home and shower first.
Cabbie- so where's home?
Jimmy- Oh, Vermont and santa monica.
Cabbie- That's funny, because I was going to have a potluck for my daughter. She is having her 21st birthday party today. She is very beautiful girl!
Jimmy- Yeah?
Cabbie- She is sad because all of her friends are married but her. Do you know of somebody that may want to marry her? (He shows him a picture of a beautiful persian girl.) Preferably somebody American and VERY modern.
Jimmy- Well, I may think of someone.
Cabbie- Many from my country only want their daughters to marry from Iran. But I want her to be happy and she likes American man.
Jimmy- Interesting.
Cabbie- Would you maybe like to come to the birthday girl's potluck? (He winks.)
Jimmy- Well you know, (he looks at his badge and it says Peyman.) Peyman, you know, I really wanted to go to this other potluck! But now that you're talking about your potluck, that sounds even more fun than the original potluck I was going to go to.
Cabbie- You're more than welcome. There is enough food for all a potluck!
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Monday, May 13, 2013
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Rock and Roll Rehab Synopsis
Rock and Roll Rehab, A Synopsis by Jeremy Ferrick for Mr. Domokos’ Beginning Screenwriting Class
Zoey Levine and Alex Brown are Ex Boyfriend and Girlfriend, current platonic friends and roommates who argue a lot. They are unhappy with their jobs and having a hard time making ends meet. Zoey works for the City Hall and Alex is a Teacher at a continuation school for troubled teens.They are also musicians, Alex being a guitar player and songwriter and Zoey being a Singer. When they meet Drummer and Ex Junkie Johnny Chicken at an audition for a TV game show about screwed up relationships, he tells them to come join a jam at a drug rehab that he works at. They go and have a fun time playing with the musicians there.
Due to job layoffs, budget cuts and rising rents, Zoey and Alex both decide to move into the rehab even though they don’t indulge in drugs. They decide to pull off going to meetings etc. in order to live at the rehab and work on their music. Alex is responsible for bringing problem clients together into a band that becomes an indispensable part of the rehab, and Zoey becomes a valuable part of the choir. When they are spotted in a commercial for the center, Alex’s family comes a knockin’ to disturb their plan, even though they’ve been out of the picture for a while.
Even though Alex’s parents decide not to intervene after he convinces them no to, he decides himself to come clean as a quote unquote “Normie” or non-drug user, and persuades Zoey to do the same. A subplot of the story involves the Center’s CEO who has a rough relationship with his son, who is employed at the Rehab even though he has no interest in being there. The movie has a lot of room for unplanned sequences on Venice Beach, in rock clubs, etc. and a general improvisational spirit that goes along with the script.
Pico Robertson
Pico Robertson By Jeremy Ferrick- for Beginning Screenwriter class, Mr. Domokos.
INT. DAVID AND IRENE BILOVSKI’S APARTMENT IN PICO ROBERTSON. AN ELDERLY OUTSTRETCHED ARM REACHES ACROSS AN OLD MAGNAVOX RECORD PLAYER AND DROPS A RECORD ONTO THE TURNTABLE. THE SONG IS DAVID ESHET’S “JERUSALEM OF GOLD.” WE SEE THE RECORD COVER WHICH HAS A PICTURE OF THE SINGER, AND IT SAY DAVID ESHET: JERUSLEM OF GOLD- SONGS OF THE 6 DAY WAR. AND THAN WE SEE DOWN THE ARM WHICH WHICH IS COVERED WITH A SMALL TATTOO OF A 7 DIGIT NUMBER-THE MARK OF A HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR. NEXT WE SEE THE WHOLE FIGURE, A MAN OF ALMOST 90 YEARS OLD. HE HOLDS A SERENE SMILE ON HIS FACE, LOOKING A BIT TIRED. HE SINGS A BIT WITH THE SONG, AND HIS EYES ARE SLIGHTLY WET- HE LOOKS OUT THE WINDOW.
EXTERIOR SHOTS AROUND THE PICO ROBERTON NEIGHBORHOOD SHOW HASIDIC JEWS WALKING AND TALKING, OVERDRESSED FOR THE WARM WEATHER, ALONG WITH SECULAR SHOP KEEPERS, AND NON JEWISH ETHNICITIES, AFRICAN, MEXICAN WORKERS PUSHING CARTS IN THE BACK OF EILAT’S GROCERY, ETC. SNAPSHOTS OF VARIOUS PEOPLE ARE TAKEN FROM LIVE ACTION SHOTS AND CONVERED INTO PHOTOS OF BLACK AND WHITE TO LOOK AS IF THE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN MANY YEARS AGO, AS THOUGH IN AN OLD SCHOOL SHTETL. THAN THE RECORD STOPS ALONG WITH THE ACTION. NOW WE’RE BACK TO DAVID AND IRENE’S APT. WHERE GRANDMA IRENE, 82, BARGES IN IN AN OVERBEARING MANNER.
Irene
(Sharply) What are you doing sleeping in the middle of the daytime? (He looks back at her blankly, nods slightly.) That's why you're always tired at night!
Sam
Dear, I wasn't sleeping, just resting......
Irene
The hell you were!!
Sam
Yes I was! I was waiting for you.
Irene
Well then come with me to the store.
Sam
It’s so hot out! Turn the music back on, we'll have a dance.
Irene
No, and No! You're coming with me to Eilat's. I need to get some onions, some lettuce, And some eggplant.
Sam
The eggplant can wait-
Irene
No I’m afraid it can't.
Interior: Global Shwarma Falafel shop: Marty, 25, is getting off of work. Jackson 5's "ABC SONG,” or something equivalently energetic blasts on an old school 80’s beatbox.His girlfriend Bethy , who is David and Irene’s granddaughter 25,comes in and they start dancing and singing with the music.
Marty
(Singing) O.C.D., it’s easy as A.D.D., come on come on, it’s A.D.D. baby you and me. (Bethy sees her grandparents across the street, she runs to the door)
Bethy
Bethy: Hi grandpa henry! Hi grandma! (They wave and Irene pulls him by the arm into the store by which is directly across the street.) They're so cute, they look like little school kids.
Marty
Yeah but she orders him around too much. That ain't ever happening with me. (He grabs her and kisses her) I'm the boss of you, woman. Not the other way around.
Bethy
Watch it! not so rough!
Exterior: Movie Theater on Beverly Blvd. Bethy and Marty are walking out arm and arm.
Marty
That was like, definitely one of the best documentaries I've ever seen.
Bethy
It was really great. (Looks at her watch.) We have like, an hour until Sunrise- we better get to mom and dad’s house.
Marty
What? I thought we were going to my uncle’s place for Shabbas. You liked it so much better over there!
Bethy
I loved it! But last week I told you that if we went to your family's house for Shabbat, you'd have to come to mine this week.
Marty
I know. I was hoping you'd forget.
Bethy
Why Marty? My dad's a sweetheart once you get to know him.
Marty
I did used to know him remember? He loved me before I hit puberty. God, I gotta get out of this town. It's just too much goddamn fun here. But then on the other side of the coin I gotta put up with this crap.
Bethy
He's got a heart of gold. He's a good dad. Come on, I'll pick up some challah.
Int.Canter’s Bakery. Crowded, noisy, buzzing. They resume the conversation.
Marty
He hates me. Not that I really care that much.
Bethy
He does not hate you! He even said he wanted you to come for dinner!
Marty
Yeah so you’d be there- he’s finally accepted the fact that we’re the two headed monster. If he could split us up, he would.
Bethy
That's only partially true. He wants to see if he can reform you first- he wants to give you A chance!
Marty
Well whatever. I guess I'm obligated. Damn it I wish I was still taking those debate classes. My argument skills are going to need some sharpening up.
Bethy
What needs sharpening up is your wardrobe. But I love you anyways. (She kisses him.)
Interior, Bilowski household. The youngest, Michael is sitting next to his dad Eli as they study from the Torah. Hilda, the mother, is boiling chicken soup and chopping vegetables. Bethy and Marty walk in. Marty goes to the Eli and they shake hands respectfully.
Eli
Hello Moishe.
Marty
I don't actually go by Moishe anymore, Mr. Bilovski. I'm Marty. Just plain Marty now.
Eli
Why is that? I always loved the name Moishe!
Marty
I just never really felt like it was my real name. (to Hilda) Hi Ms. Bilowki.
Hilda
Hello. Did you bring your appetite? I hope so being that I cooked for the whole army. You don't have to be shy tonight.
Marty
Am I ever?
Eli
No, just shy about your heritage. Remember your Bar Mitzvah? It was beautiful! I always thought you had the makings of a Rebbe. What are you doing now?
Bethy
Marty wants to join the peace corps!
Eli
Whatever happened to studying in Israel?
Marty
Nah, I don't want to do that anymore. I don't consider myself a Zionist anymore.Jewish, yes. Zionist, no. Nobody has more of a right to that land then anyone else....
Eli looks like he's going to pop a vein but luckily the grandparents Henry and Irene come in and ruin the argument.
Henry
(Setting down a bottle of Manischevitz wine.) Good evening everyone!
Irene
(Snapping at him) Put this in the fridge before it gets warm! (Bethy goes and
gives them both a hug.)
Cut to: Katie's house. Katie is a gothy esthetician, and David's girlfriend. David is Eli and Hilda’s son, and a musician. She is applying eyeliner to him. Jane's Addiction's three days blasts. He looks in mirror.
Katie
So sexy.
David
My dad is going to kill me! (They kiss.) Seriously, can we get this off?
Katie
No. keep it on! Do one thing wild every week.They’ll get used to it.
David
You don't know them. My mom and dad are Jews from last century. They're
like straight out of a black and white photograph.
Katie
So what. My dad's a quaker! (David sighs and looks up at the ceiling, the scenery fades along with the music.)
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