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Vol. 3, No. 1

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Nate Souza
THE ROBBERY
A Short Screenplay


 

 

FADE IN:

 

EXT. CONVENIENCE STORE – NIGHT

 

A single recent model car parked in front.

 

A second beat-up car pulls up.

 

INT. BEAT-UP CAR – NIGHT

 

JOEY, 20s, behind the wheel, leaves the engine running.  Beside him is SCOTTY, 20s.

 

 

JOEY

              You ready?

 

SCOTTY

              Oh yeah.

 

Joey reaches in front of Scotty to open the glove compartment.

 

JOEY

              There it is.

 

Joey reaches in and takes out a small pistol.

 

JOEY

              Alright.  Lets go.

 

He starts to open the door.

 

SCOTTY

              Hey!  I thought we agreed that I got to hold

the gun!

 

Joey sighs.

 

JOEY

Jesus, Scott, do we have to go through this again?

 

SCOTTY

              Yes! Yes, I think we do.

 

Joey closes the door.

 

 

JOEY

              Now Scott, you know I perform better under

              pressure. You still having panic attacks?

 

SCOTTY

              Well, yeah… But I’m cool now man, it’s

just a convenience store, we’ve been planning this for weeks!  Gimme the gun!

 

JOEY

Hell no, I get the gun, end of discussion.  Mask on … Let’s bust this joint!

 

Joey cocks the gun dramatically.

 

SCOTTY

Take you long to think that one up?  “This isn’t an Action-comedy … this is a robbery!”  Now that’s how you deliver an awesome one-liner.

 

Before Joey can respond, Scotty opens the door to get out. 

 

Suddenly both doors of the recent model car parked next to them swing open.

 

TWO MASKED MEN with guns run out and into the store.

 

Scotty quickly closes the door.

 

JOEY

FUCK!  Damn it, dude!  Did you see that shit?! What are the odds?!

 

A silence.

 

SCOTTY

              Well, shit … You wanna try another one?

 

JOEY

No, man!  Frankly I’m just too damn depressed now.  Fuck it, let’s just go home.

 

Joey starts the car.

 

EXT. CONVENIENCE STORE - NIGHT

 

The car screeches away out of the parking lot and disappears up the street.

 

FADE OUT