DEDICATED
written by
Harvey Pounds
harveyonly1@gmail.com
SCENE 1: EXT. ROAD - NIGHT
The Scene opens with a car parked up, there are 2 people in
this small car
INT. INSIDE CAR - NIGHT
Camera moves into the car, JAMES is the driver with SAMUEL
sat in the passenger
JAMES
Right okay, this is the meeting
point
SAMUEL
How far are the houses
JAMES
Just round the corner, not that far
SAMUEL
Good because I'm not running again
JAMES
Just don't take too long this time
EXT. ROAD - NIGHT
The car drives down the street towards the houses
SAMUEL
That is a nice house
JAMES
That's why we aren't robbing it
The car drives on some more then stops
JAMES (CONT’D)
This is them here
EXT. ROAD - NIGHT
They all get out of the car and put on gloves, then they all
put something over their face's and then they all tap the top
of the car with their hand and walk off
SAMUEL
10 minutes?
2.
JAMES
Yea, same as always
SCENE 2:INT. LIVING ROOM – DAY
The same group of friends are in a living room playing Xbox
and talking.
JAMIE
What’s the problem then?
SAMUEL
I just don’t have the money
JOSHUA
Wait, sorry what don’t you have the
money for?
SAMUEL
A car
JOSHUA
I think we all need money really
BRADLEY
Yeah my job barley even pays me
JAMIE
Let’s just rob a bank then
SAMUEL
(Sarcastic)
laugh Yea that’s not a bad idea
JAMES
Yeah, like we could rob a bank
JAMIE
Can’t be that hard, people do it
all the time
JOSHUA
People also go to prison for it
BRADLEY
Just don’t rob a bank then
JAMIE
What do you mean?
SAMUEL
Bradley mate, we are joking you
know
3.
BRADLEY
I’m just saying rob something
smaller and you’ll probably get
away with it
JOSHUA
You’ve watched way too many films
JAMIE
When you say something smaller what
do you mean like a shop or
something?
SAMUEL
Or a house?
BRADLEY
Yea a house I guess
INT. HOUSE – DAY
JAMIE and JAMES start walking through the house
JAMES
This probably won’t end well
JAMIE
It should be fine
JAMES
I mean it’s not a good idea though
JAMIE
It’s a good way to get money
JAMES
Yea but not if we get caught
JAMIE
We won’t
SCENE 3:INT. LIVING ROOM – DAY
A few days has passed since the last scene, it’s just BRADLEY
and JAMES in the living room, there’s a table in the middle
of the room. JAMIE, SAMUEL and JOSHUA then walk in holding
paper and pens.
JAMIE
Right let’s get to it
4.
JOSHUA
How bad of a crime is this?
SAMUEL
We're robbing people, so pretty bad
JAMES
Okay, so we are actually doing
this?
JAMIE
Well hopefully with your plan it
will work out
JOSHUA
Alright, let’s hear it
SAMUEL
Yea, we need to know what we're
doing
JOSHUA
We really don’t want to get caught
BRADLEY
What’s your plan then?
JAMES
Okay so we rob multiple houses in a
night but only take a little form
each house.
JOSHUA
So high risk low reward?
JAMES
Yes
JOSHUA
What’s the point, we might as well
go all out.
JAMES
If we think it through enough and
make sure nothing can go wrong it
will work out better
JAMIE
But why only take a little?
JAMES
Well are you planning on getting
caught?
5.
JAMIE
Obviously not
JAMES
Exactly, that means that we can
take a little so that it’s not
obvious theft, everyone loses money
SAMUEL
So it basically doesn’t look like
anyone was ever there
JAMES
Yeah
SAMUEL
That could work
JAMIE
I mean yea but it’s not gunna get
us a lot of money
JAMES
That’s why we do them fast and
through the night, get like 10
houses a night
JAMIE
Right well that’s not gunna be easy
SAMUEL
It’s the best idea we’ve got so
write it down
SCENE 4:INT. HOUSE HALL WAY – NIGHT
All characters are getting ready to leave putting on hoodies
and gloves. As they all get ready JAMES walks around the
corner with a piece of paper with a lot of writing. He walks
past everyone and opens the front door.
JAMES
you comin?
SAMUEL
Just on the toilet
JAMES
Fuck sake
The toilet flushes upstairs and then a few seconds later
SAMUEL walks down the stairs
6.
SAMUEL
I'd give it five minutes
JAMES
You're grim mate
INT. INSIDE CAR – NIGHT
They both get into the car
SAMUEL
So which house are we going to
first?
JAMES
we'll meet up with the others first
SAMUEL
Alright
The car arrives under a street light
JAMES
They should be here in a sec
SAMUEL
They'll probably be late
JAMES
Yea true
SAMUEL's phone starts ringing
SAMUEL
What you sayin
SAMUEL's listening to someone on the phone
SAMUEL (CONT’D)
What the fuck, why?
SAMUEL (CONT’D)
You being serious?
SAMUEL (CONT’D)
Fuck sake
JAMES
Whats happened?
SAMUEL
They've bailed on us
7.
JAMES
What, why?
SAMUEL
Drama queens
SCENE 5:INT. INSIDE CAR – NIGHT
They drive the car to a different part of the neighbourhood
then slowly and quietly come to a stop. As they car stops the
lights turn off engine cuts out
JAMES
Okay get your stuff together
SAMUEL
We definitely going through with
this?
JAMES
Course
SAMUEL
I reckon we take more money?
JAMES
Sounds good
SAMUEL nods at JAMES
EXT. IN THE STREET – NIGHT
The car is parked off centre to a street light, we see them
get out the car
JAMES
15 minutes be back in the car, if
anything goes wrong with your house
go to the meeting point
SAMUEL
Alright will do
JAMES
Let’s go
SAMUEL waiting across the street from a house looking over at
it, he looks left then right and crosses the road towards the
house
SAMUEL is in someone’s back garden
8.
SAMUEL goes to the backdoor and sees a key on the other side
of the door, he finds a stick in the garden and gets the key
through a cat flap. He puts the key into the door and slowly
unlocks the door.
EXT. FRONT GARDEN OF HOUSE – NIGHT
JAMES walks around the house and tries to open the back door,
it’s locked, he walks to the front and tries it and it opens.
He listens out for a second then starts to walk into the
house.
INT. HOUSE – NIGHT
SAMUEL leaves the door unlocked behind him and creeps into
the house he gets down low and looks through another cat flap
on the inner door. He sees a dim light on but no movement or
sound. He gets up and slowly turns the door knob, the door
falls open and he steps inside the kitchen, he looks around
for a bit and sees a handbag hanging under the stairs.
INT. HALLWAY IN HOUSE – NIGHT
JAMES walks through the front of the house sees a tray with
wallet and keys he tries to pick up the wallet and the keys
fall off the wallet and make a clatter on the tray. He
quickly takes some money from the wallet and hurries out of
the house.
JAMES exits house
EXT. FRONT OF HOUSE – NIGHT
As he closes the door a car starts to pull up onto the drive
way. He hides in the porch of the house and as the car moves
up the driveway he jumps off the porch into a garden patch,
he backs into the corner and hopes they don’t spot him. The
car door shuts and someone walks towards him, they walk up to
the front door and walk in. JOSHUA waits a second then runs
of the property.
INT. HOUSE - NIGHT
SAMUEL approaches the handbag, he looks through it for a
second then lifts a purse out. He takes some money out and
puts the purse back, then he turns around and heads out the
way he came.
9.
EXT. BACK GARDEN – NIGHT
When he gets to the back door he takes the key and locks it
from the outside then puts the key through the cat flap.
JAMES is approaching the car we then see SAMUEL against the
car
JAMES
Shit, that was close
SAMUEL
What happened?
JAMES
Its fine, just had a close call
SAMUEL
You all good?
JAMES
Yea i'm fine mate, how much you
get?
SAMUEL
I got £80
JAMES
Well i got £100
They both put the money into the boot
They get into the car and then they drive off.
5 months later
SCENE 6:INT. LIVING ROOM – DAY
They're both in a living room
SAMUEL
Look I just don’t want to do it
JAMES
Why now though?
SAMUEL
If not now than when? There’s no
good time to do this
JAMES
You’re joking? Just do one more
10.
SAMUEL
What’s the point?
JAMES
Well if we take a lot more then
before to send us off well
SAMUEL
Sure, but this will be my last job
JAMES
That's fine, i'm leaving soon
SCENE 7:INT. INSIDE CAR – NIGHT
They're back in the car for the last job. JAMES and SAMUEL
are in the front seats.
JAMES
You all good?
SAMUEL
Yea i'm fine mate
JAMES
So remember we're taking more than
usual
SAMUEL
We sticking to money?
JAMES
I guess if there's something
expensive then go for it
SAMUEL
Really? Nice
SCENE 8:EXT. STREET – NIGHT
They walks towards their houses
JAMES
One down
They then do the same thing for the next 4 houses
JAMES (CONT’D)
Okay only one more left
11.
SAMUEL
Yea so take your time, don't get
caught
JAMES
That's shit tone of money
SAMUEL
How much have we got?
JAMES
Enough I suppose
The car comes to a stop and everyone is sat in silence for a
few seconds.
SAMUEL
Aren't we a bit far away?
JAMES
It's not too far
SCENE 9:EXT. STREET - NIGHT
JAMIE looks confused and gets out the car. They all get out
the car
JAMES
This is the last time we're doin'
this
SAMUEL
It's been fun
SAMUEL and JOSHUA agree with BRADLEY with a nod, they then
all tap the roof of the car and walk off.
Everyone leaves the area but a little while later someone
starts walking towards the car. They unlock the car and open
the boot, all the money they've made is there. The boot
closes and the drivers door opens, JAMES gets into the car
and a few seconds later before he shuts the door JAMIE pulls
him out of the car.
SAMUEL (CONT’D)
What the fuck you doing?
JAMES
I, I *pause* What do you want me to
say?
12.
SAMUEL
So you were planning to just steal
everything?
JAMES
Look i didn't want to, trust me,
not to you guys
SAMUEL
But you've done it anyway, so what
changed?
JAMES
You all wanted to leave me, one
person mentions leaving and you all
ditched
SAMUEL
It's not personal, it's just about
time we stop
JAMES
Maybe not for you
JAMES headbutts SAMUEL and runs for the car again but as he
gets up SAMUEL grabs his leg and he falls over.
SAMUEL
I'm not just gunna let you do this
JAMES gets up again and SAMUEL pushes him against the car and
punches him in the stomach and throws him to the floor, JAMES
stands up and runs for the front seat, he gets in and SAMUEL
comes up beside him. He reaches in for JAMES but he kicks him
onto the ground closes and locks the doors.
JAMES
Sorry
Before SAMUEL can say anything JAMES drives off. And leaves
SAMUEL in the middle of the road.
As the car leaves the shot we see SAMUEL in the background
stood in the same place.
END.

Dedicated new script

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  • 2.
    SCENE 1: EXT.ROAD - NIGHT The Scene opens with a car parked up, there are 2 people in this small car INT. INSIDE CAR - NIGHT Camera moves into the car, JAMES is the driver with SAMUEL sat in the passenger JAMES Right okay, this is the meeting point SAMUEL How far are the houses JAMES Just round the corner, not that far SAMUEL Good because I'm not running again JAMES Just don't take too long this time EXT. ROAD - NIGHT The car drives down the street towards the houses SAMUEL That is a nice house JAMES That's why we aren't robbing it The car drives on some more then stops JAMES (CONT’D) This is them here EXT. ROAD - NIGHT They all get out of the car and put on gloves, then they all put something over their face's and then they all tap the top of the car with their hand and walk off SAMUEL 10 minutes?
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    2. JAMES Yea, same asalways SCENE 2:INT. LIVING ROOM – DAY The same group of friends are in a living room playing Xbox and talking. JAMIE What’s the problem then? SAMUEL I just don’t have the money JOSHUA Wait, sorry what don’t you have the money for? SAMUEL A car JOSHUA I think we all need money really BRADLEY Yeah my job barley even pays me JAMIE Let’s just rob a bank then SAMUEL (Sarcastic) laugh Yea that’s not a bad idea JAMES Yeah, like we could rob a bank JAMIE Can’t be that hard, people do it all the time JOSHUA People also go to prison for it BRADLEY Just don’t rob a bank then JAMIE What do you mean? SAMUEL Bradley mate, we are joking you know
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    3. BRADLEY I’m just sayingrob something smaller and you’ll probably get away with it JOSHUA You’ve watched way too many films JAMIE When you say something smaller what do you mean like a shop or something? SAMUEL Or a house? BRADLEY Yea a house I guess INT. HOUSE – DAY JAMIE and JAMES start walking through the house JAMES This probably won’t end well JAMIE It should be fine JAMES I mean it’s not a good idea though JAMIE It’s a good way to get money JAMES Yea but not if we get caught JAMIE We won’t SCENE 3:INT. LIVING ROOM – DAY A few days has passed since the last scene, it’s just BRADLEY and JAMES in the living room, there’s a table in the middle of the room. JAMIE, SAMUEL and JOSHUA then walk in holding paper and pens. JAMIE Right let’s get to it
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    4. JOSHUA How bad ofa crime is this? SAMUEL We're robbing people, so pretty bad JAMES Okay, so we are actually doing this? JAMIE Well hopefully with your plan it will work out JOSHUA Alright, let’s hear it SAMUEL Yea, we need to know what we're doing JOSHUA We really don’t want to get caught BRADLEY What’s your plan then? JAMES Okay so we rob multiple houses in a night but only take a little form each house. JOSHUA So high risk low reward? JAMES Yes JOSHUA What’s the point, we might as well go all out. JAMES If we think it through enough and make sure nothing can go wrong it will work out better JAMIE But why only take a little? JAMES Well are you planning on getting caught?
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    5. JAMIE Obviously not JAMES Exactly, thatmeans that we can take a little so that it’s not obvious theft, everyone loses money SAMUEL So it basically doesn’t look like anyone was ever there JAMES Yeah SAMUEL That could work JAMIE I mean yea but it’s not gunna get us a lot of money JAMES That’s why we do them fast and through the night, get like 10 houses a night JAMIE Right well that’s not gunna be easy SAMUEL It’s the best idea we’ve got so write it down SCENE 4:INT. HOUSE HALL WAY – NIGHT All characters are getting ready to leave putting on hoodies and gloves. As they all get ready JAMES walks around the corner with a piece of paper with a lot of writing. He walks past everyone and opens the front door. JAMES you comin? SAMUEL Just on the toilet JAMES Fuck sake The toilet flushes upstairs and then a few seconds later SAMUEL walks down the stairs
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    6. SAMUEL I'd give itfive minutes JAMES You're grim mate INT. INSIDE CAR – NIGHT They both get into the car SAMUEL So which house are we going to first? JAMES we'll meet up with the others first SAMUEL Alright The car arrives under a street light JAMES They should be here in a sec SAMUEL They'll probably be late JAMES Yea true SAMUEL's phone starts ringing SAMUEL What you sayin SAMUEL's listening to someone on the phone SAMUEL (CONT’D) What the fuck, why? SAMUEL (CONT’D) You being serious? SAMUEL (CONT’D) Fuck sake JAMES Whats happened? SAMUEL They've bailed on us
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    7. JAMES What, why? SAMUEL Drama queens SCENE5:INT. INSIDE CAR – NIGHT They drive the car to a different part of the neighbourhood then slowly and quietly come to a stop. As they car stops the lights turn off engine cuts out JAMES Okay get your stuff together SAMUEL We definitely going through with this? JAMES Course SAMUEL I reckon we take more money? JAMES Sounds good SAMUEL nods at JAMES EXT. IN THE STREET – NIGHT The car is parked off centre to a street light, we see them get out the car JAMES 15 minutes be back in the car, if anything goes wrong with your house go to the meeting point SAMUEL Alright will do JAMES Let’s go SAMUEL waiting across the street from a house looking over at it, he looks left then right and crosses the road towards the house SAMUEL is in someone’s back garden
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    8. SAMUEL goes tothe backdoor and sees a key on the other side of the door, he finds a stick in the garden and gets the key through a cat flap. He puts the key into the door and slowly unlocks the door. EXT. FRONT GARDEN OF HOUSE – NIGHT JAMES walks around the house and tries to open the back door, it’s locked, he walks to the front and tries it and it opens. He listens out for a second then starts to walk into the house. INT. HOUSE – NIGHT SAMUEL leaves the door unlocked behind him and creeps into the house he gets down low and looks through another cat flap on the inner door. He sees a dim light on but no movement or sound. He gets up and slowly turns the door knob, the door falls open and he steps inside the kitchen, he looks around for a bit and sees a handbag hanging under the stairs. INT. HALLWAY IN HOUSE – NIGHT JAMES walks through the front of the house sees a tray with wallet and keys he tries to pick up the wallet and the keys fall off the wallet and make a clatter on the tray. He quickly takes some money from the wallet and hurries out of the house. JAMES exits house EXT. FRONT OF HOUSE – NIGHT As he closes the door a car starts to pull up onto the drive way. He hides in the porch of the house and as the car moves up the driveway he jumps off the porch into a garden patch, he backs into the corner and hopes they don’t spot him. The car door shuts and someone walks towards him, they walk up to the front door and walk in. JOSHUA waits a second then runs of the property. INT. HOUSE - NIGHT SAMUEL approaches the handbag, he looks through it for a second then lifts a purse out. He takes some money out and puts the purse back, then he turns around and heads out the way he came.
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    9. EXT. BACK GARDEN– NIGHT When he gets to the back door he takes the key and locks it from the outside then puts the key through the cat flap. JAMES is approaching the car we then see SAMUEL against the car JAMES Shit, that was close SAMUEL What happened? JAMES Its fine, just had a close call SAMUEL You all good? JAMES Yea i'm fine mate, how much you get? SAMUEL I got £80 JAMES Well i got £100 They both put the money into the boot They get into the car and then they drive off. 5 months later SCENE 6:INT. LIVING ROOM – DAY They're both in a living room SAMUEL Look I just don’t want to do it JAMES Why now though? SAMUEL If not now than when? There’s no good time to do this JAMES You’re joking? Just do one more
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    10. SAMUEL What’s the point? JAMES Wellif we take a lot more then before to send us off well SAMUEL Sure, but this will be my last job JAMES That's fine, i'm leaving soon SCENE 7:INT. INSIDE CAR – NIGHT They're back in the car for the last job. JAMES and SAMUEL are in the front seats. JAMES You all good? SAMUEL Yea i'm fine mate JAMES So remember we're taking more than usual SAMUEL We sticking to money? JAMES I guess if there's something expensive then go for it SAMUEL Really? Nice SCENE 8:EXT. STREET – NIGHT They walks towards their houses JAMES One down They then do the same thing for the next 4 houses JAMES (CONT’D) Okay only one more left
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    11. SAMUEL Yea so takeyour time, don't get caught JAMES That's shit tone of money SAMUEL How much have we got? JAMES Enough I suppose The car comes to a stop and everyone is sat in silence for a few seconds. SAMUEL Aren't we a bit far away? JAMES It's not too far SCENE 9:EXT. STREET - NIGHT JAMIE looks confused and gets out the car. They all get out the car JAMES This is the last time we're doin' this SAMUEL It's been fun SAMUEL and JOSHUA agree with BRADLEY with a nod, they then all tap the roof of the car and walk off. Everyone leaves the area but a little while later someone starts walking towards the car. They unlock the car and open the boot, all the money they've made is there. The boot closes and the drivers door opens, JAMES gets into the car and a few seconds later before he shuts the door JAMIE pulls him out of the car. SAMUEL (CONT’D) What the fuck you doing? JAMES I, I *pause* What do you want me to say?
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    12. SAMUEL So you wereplanning to just steal everything? JAMES Look i didn't want to, trust me, not to you guys SAMUEL But you've done it anyway, so what changed? JAMES You all wanted to leave me, one person mentions leaving and you all ditched SAMUEL It's not personal, it's just about time we stop JAMES Maybe not for you JAMES headbutts SAMUEL and runs for the car again but as he gets up SAMUEL grabs his leg and he falls over. SAMUEL I'm not just gunna let you do this JAMES gets up again and SAMUEL pushes him against the car and punches him in the stomach and throws him to the floor, JAMES stands up and runs for the front seat, he gets in and SAMUEL comes up beside him. He reaches in for JAMES but he kicks him onto the ground closes and locks the doors. JAMES Sorry Before SAMUEL can say anything JAMES drives off. And leaves SAMUEL in the middle of the road. As the car leaves the shot we see SAMUEL in the background stood in the same place. END.