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SCREENPLAY FOR PRELIMINARY PRODUCTION 

“THE WRONG GUY” 

BY ABDULLAH ALFADHLI & HUSSEIN HAMUME

1 OUTSIDE CINEMA

PROTAGONIST SITTING OUTSIDE ART HOUSE CINEMA ON THE PHONE WAITING FOR THE FILM. 

ANONYMOUS PERSON MARCHES TOWARDS HIM TO WARN HIM ABOUT OWED MONEY FOR HIS BOSS. 

CONFUSED PROTAGONIST ACTS DEFENCIVELY AND GETS ANGRY WITH THE MESSENGER. 

MESSENGER: 

‘SO HAVE YOU GOT THE MONEY?’ 

PROTAGONIST: 

‘WHAT MONEY? WHO ARE YOU?‘ 

MESSENGER: 

‘MY FRIENDS MONEY… BAD THINGS WILL HAPPEN IF YOU DON’T PAY HIM BACK’ 

PROTAGONIST: 

‘WHO ARE YOU MAN? GO AWAY GET OUT OF MY FACE’

MESSENGER LEAVES THE SCENE AND PROTAGONIST ENTERES THE CINEMA TO WATCH THE FILM.

PROTAGONIST WALKS THROUGH CORRIDOR AND RECIVES A PHONE CALL FROM A FRIEND, THE GOES AND TAKES A SEAT.

SUDDENLY SOMEONE FROM BEHIND THE PROTAGONIST HEAD LOCKS HIM AND KIDNAPS HIM TO AN ABANDONED PLACE WHERE HIM AND HIS BOSS INTERGATE THE PROTAGONIST.

PROTAGONIST: 

HE IS GRABBED BY THE GANG BOSS AND THE BODYGUARD AND PRESSED AGAINT THE WALL.

‘WHO ARE YOU? WHAT AM I DOING HERE?’ 

FRIGHTENED. 

BOSS: 

‘PRESS HIM ON THE WALL. ARE YOU LUKE?‘  

ASKING THE PROTAGONIST.

PROTAGONIST: 

‘WHO’S LUKE?’ 

BOSS: 

‘ANSWER MY QUESTION, ARE YOU LUKE OR NOT?‘

PROTAGONIST: 

‘WELL IF YOU’RE NOT LUKE WE KNOW WHAT TO DO…’  

BODYGUARD: 

REPLIES: ‘Yeah…’  

THEY KILL THE PROTAGONIST ON SITE.

THE END.