thirst draft of short film

1. Bus Stop Draft 3
Quin Holding

2. EXT.OUTSIDE TERRACE HOUSE.NIGHT
Myles a very smiley, charismatic 17 year old black lad
stands outside a house. Thumping music and some noises can
be heard. Myles takes a drag of his cigarette. A door opens
and DAN a large slicked black haired 17 year old dressed in
a black hoody and scarf exits the party
MYLES
Where the fuck have you been?
DAN does not respond and Myles starts to walk off.
EXT.LONELY BUS STOP
Dan and Myles reach the bus stop Dan lights a cigarette. We
see that there is only one bus left to come.
George enters, he has a cocky walk, he is 6ft2 dressed in a
leather jacket, black jeans, has short black hair, he
looks like a rebel. George walks to the bus stop and checks
is phone.
(cont’d)
fuck! allow this
George looks Dan up and down, George walks over to Myles and
stands in between Dan and Myles
GEORGE
Alright Myles
MYLES
hi George (reluctant). still
fucking about?
GEORGE
yeah course, you still being a dork
Myles doesn’t reply
George then turns to Dan
GEORGE
oi Dan wanna give me a cig.
DAN
don’t have any
GEORGE
shut up you’ve got one in your
mouth, (raises voice) set me one
(CONTINUED)

3. CONTINUED: 2.
DAN
I don’t have any.
Dan gives George a belligerent smile then takes a pull of
his cigarette
George approaches Dan looking very intimidating, standing
over him.
(cont’d)
George just fuck off
George pushes Dan by his shoulder.
EXT.LONELY BUS STOP
MYLES
George just move on stop being a
prick, hes never done anything to
you
GEORGE
shut up, we all know that’s not
true, Dan give me a cig now!
George pushes Dan again. Myles then grabs George by the
shirt. George grabs Myles shirt.
GEORGE
what are you gonna do, you’re a
bitch you wont do anything.
MYLES
its better than being a dropout
with no friends.
Myles lets go of George and steps back. George then throws a
punch at Myles’ face.
Last bus is approaching from a distance but the characters
are too involved with each other.
George and Myles are both swinging at each other. The bus
drives past them.
DAN
shit! that’s our bus!
George and Myles stop and watch the bus drive past.
(CONTINUED)

4. CONTINUED: 3.
GEORGE
shit! fuck you! you made me miss my
bus.
all three characters are standing round the bus stop. George
and Myles staring at each other with angry faces.
GEORGE
well we’re screwed, how am i meant
to get home now.
Dan walks over to Myles
DAN
Myles lets gt a cab
MYLES
got any money?
DAN
nope
MYLES
no cab then, where are we
GEORGE
I’m fucked
DAN
We’re fucked
MYLES
come lets go sort this out
Myles and Dan walk off together
DAN
lets just follow the bus stops
George is standing at the bus stop but starts to walk in the
same direction.
EXT. EMPTY STREET
George is walking 10 steps behind Myles and Dan. Myles looks
back and sees George
MYLES
oi fuck off (shouting)
(CONTINUED)

5. CONTINUED: 4.
GEORGE
we live in the same area, this is
my only way home
DAN
i know hes a prick but its late and
quite a dodgy area and I’d rather
walk with as many people as
possible, maybe he’s changed
MYLES
i doubt it, but i would feel more
comfortable with more of us as
well. (shouting back) okay fine but
hurry up
George then runs and joins Dan and Myles
EXT.EMPTY STREET
George Myles and Dan are walking down an empty road. A Man
walks out of an alley, he looks older than the other three,
around 24. he is dressed in all black he stops them in their
path.
MAN
yo can one of you let me borrow
your phone quickly.
DAN
don’t have any signal sorry
the man looks at Dan, focusing on him mainly.
MAN
i just want to check the time
George checks his watch
GEORGE
its 2:37, that good enough for you?
MAN
nope. i need to check something.
the Man approaches Dan, looking very scary.
MAN
oi mate give me your phone!
(CONTINUED)

6. CONTINUED: 5.
GEORGE
fuck this!
George swings and hits the man in the face. the man is
knocked to the floor and Myles Dan and George all start to
run.
EXT. EMPTY STREET
the three characters are running away from the man, Dan is
slower than George and Myles. you can see the man getting up
and starting to chase them in the distance. George looks and
sees that Dan is slowing down.
GEORGE
OI YOU TWO TAKE A RIGHT HERE!!!
all three characters take a quick right down a side road.
EXT. BACK ROAD
the three characters split up and hide behind cars and bins.
the man runs down the road stops and looks around
MAN
where the fuck are you!
the man walks right past where Dan is hiding. the man walks
off shouting
MAN
if i find you, you’re all dead!
EXT. BACK ROAD
all three characters emerge from their hiding spots and meet
in the middle of the road.
MYLES
that was bloody close.
all three characters start to laugh.
GEORGE
come on we should keep going, we’ve
still got like an hour and a half
to walk until we get home.
the characters continue to walk

7. 6.
EXT. EMPTY STREET
GEORGE
well that was fun, just like old
times
MYLES
we never did anything like that
GEORGE
what do you mean, we were always
doing reckless shit, until...
MYLES
(cut him off)so what have you been
doing recently
GEORGE
you know the usual, just messing
about, playing xbox, going to the
occasional party, hows all that
school work bull
MYLES
its good me and Dan have both got
places at UCL
GEORGE
what the hell is that
DAN
its a university? (sarcastic)
GEORGE
fuck that, why would you wanna do
that
MYLES
I didn’t want to continue messing
around taking the piss out of
strangers, pretending to be a
shitty gangster, doing nothing with
my life
Dan has a very suprised look on his face.
GEORGE
oh...
George looks down

8. 7.
EXT. EMPTY STREET WITH BENCH
all three characters walk past a bench but Dan sits down.
MYLES
Dan what are you doing?
DAN
I cant continue, I need a break its
too cold to walk.
George and Myles sit down on either side of Dan
MYLES
come on, we are so close its only
like half an hour
DAN
i cant move its too cold to do
anything.
GEORGE
here take this
George hands Dan his coat
DAN
are you sure you wont be cold?
GEORGE
don’t worry about it, I’ll be fine
DAN
thanks man, i really appreciate
this.
all three characters stand up and continue to walk.
EXT. OUTSIDE MYLES’ HOUSE
The three characters approach Myles’ house. Dan and Myles
stop.
DAN
thanks for the jacket man
Dan hands Georges coat back to him
GEORGE
no worries
Dan then gives George his last cigarette
(CONTINUED)

9. CONTINUED: 8.
GEORGE
i knew you had one
George gives Dan a nice smile then walks off