Holo World Three
Episode 1
First Contact
by
James Richard
DRAFT NO. 3
Date 04/03/2003
Scene 1: Ext. - Road - Day
Brian taps fingers on steering wheel. Brian looks at all the stationary traffic. Brian chews steering wheel.
Radio-DJ
Good morning Brian and here is a song just for you. To relieve all that stress and tension you are feeling today.
What a beaUtiful World begins to play on the radio.
Brian looks at the radio.
Brian looks left, then right.
Brian presses the next station button on the radio panel.
Another-Radio-DJ
With the time just coming up to 9:30.(PAUSE)
It's time to say Good morning to Brian. (BEAT) How are you today then Brian?
Brian presses the next station button.
YeT-Another-Radio-DJ
Here is the Traffic News.(PAUSE)
Brian is again stuck on the M25 and will not be in to work until at least 10:30. The roads near.(PAUSE)
Brian switches off the radio and stares into the rear view mirror in horror.
Scene 2: Ext. - Car Park - Day
Brian drives into shot.
Car stops.
Brian
Bollocks!!
Brian's car disappears into the car park.
Brian's car reappears.
Brian drives on the pavement next to reception and parks.
Brian gets out of the car and slams the door.
Brian smiles at the reception staff and shrugs his shoulders.
Then walks through doors to his office.
Scene 3: Int. - Office - Day
Brian looks at three empty desks.
Brian sits at his desk.
Brian logs into his computer.
Brian
I wonder where they all are. Must be in a meeting or something. I had better check my mail and see where I am supposed to be.
Brian shuffles the mouse around on the desk a bit.
Brian
La-la-la-da-da. (BEAT) Humz.
Brian looks at the monitor.
Brian
LA-LA. BLAH BLAH!!
What the? Are they taking the piss?
It's a joke. This has got to be a joke.
Brian looks around the office.
Brian notices that it is almost stripped bare.
Brian
Arghhhhhhh!
Brian puts his head on the desk.
Brian starts banging his head up and down.
Scene 4: Ext. - Road - Evening
Brian chews the steering wheel.
Brian reaches over and grabs a CD. Brian puts the CD in the player.
CD PLAYER (Message ina bottle by The POLICE)
Just a caste-away.
An Island lost a sea-oo.
Another lonely day.
None here but me-oo.
More loneliness than any man can bare.
Rescue me before I fall into despair.
I'll send an SOS to the World.
I'll send an SOS to the World.
I hope that someone gets my.
I hope that someone gets my.
I hope that someone gets my.
Message in a bottle…
Brian starts to sob.
Scene 5: Ext. - Driveway - Night
Brian's car drives onto driveway.
Brian gets out of the car.
Brian stops.
Brian looks at the house.
Brian rushes to the front door.
Scene 6: Int. - Front Room - Night
Brian switches on the light and shuts the door.
Brian looks around the room.
Brian picks up a note.
Brian
What?
Brian reads the note.
Brian begins to cry.
Wonder Woman
Brian? Brian? Are you alright?
Brian looks up.
Brian stares at wonder woman.
Brian laughs hysterically.
Wonder Woman disappears.
Brian looks around.
Brian
What? What is happening to me? Where has my life gone?
Brian taps his head.
Brian
Hello? Hello? Is anyone at home? Hello?
Brian stands up
Brian
Arghhh!!
Scene 7: Int. - Front Room - Night
Brian walks around the room muttering to himself.
Brian looks at the music centre.
Brian stops walking around in circles.
Brian
Hum. Maybe I need to relax a bit. Calm down. Take a break. Listen to some music.
Brian chooses a few CD's and loads the CD player.
Brian presses the play button
Brian stands back.
Brian
Come on. Hit me with your rhythm stick!!
The music starts to play.
Brian
Yes!!
Brian starts to boogie very badly.
Brian
Food. I need food.
Brian disappears into the kitchen.
Brian comes back with a bottle of coke and a tub of ice-cream.
Brian puts the bottle down and starts to eat the ice-cream.
Brian continues to boogie badly.
Scene 8: Int. - Front Room - Night
Brian is lying spread-eagled on the floor.
Brian wakes up.
Brian looks at the clock.
The clock reads 3AM.
Brian looks down himself, his chest is bare and he has a pair of underpants over his trousers.
Brian clutches his right hand.
Brian looks at his right hand and see's a Buzz Lightyear toy.
Brian
Erm.
Brian rolls his eyes.
Brian
No I didn't did I? Oh! I did. No? Yes! Erm
Brian stands up.
Brian
And then there were those aliens.
Brian looks at the Buzz Lightyear toy.
Brian
And then I.
Brian slaps his forehead.
Brian
I think I need to sit down.
Brian sits down on the sofa.
Brian stares at the Buzz Lightyear toy.
Wonder Woman walks in from the kitchen.
Brian stares at wonder woman.
Brian
I know you don't I?
Aren't you my ex-girlfriend?
Wonder Woman stands in front of him and smiles.
Brian
Nice outfit. Are you? Did I? Erm. How did you?
Wonder Woman smiles at him.
Brian shakes his head.
Brian looks up and down wonder womans body.
Brian
Are you real?
Wonder Woman sits down next to him.
Wonder Woman takes the Buzz Lightyear toy out of his hands.
Brian
Have you lost your voice? Like Marina? in the puppet show (BEAT) Sting Ray? Did you know that is a fantasy of mine. (PAUSE) To have a girlfriend who is a mute. (PAUSE) A mute Wonder Woman.
Brian smiles.
Brian
Are you real? Or am I just imagining you?
Brian strokes wonder woman's shoulder.
Brian
Well (BEAT) you feel real.
Brian grins.
Brian stands up.
Wonder Woman stands.
Brian
Follow me. (PAUSE) Don't be shy.
Brian walks towards the stairs.
Wonder Woman follows Brian.
Brian looks to camera.
Brian
And why not?
Scene 9: Int. - Bed Room - Morning
Brian wakes up with a huge smile on his face.
Wonder Woman walks into the room.
Wonder Woman
That was a beautiful night of passion wasn't it?
Brian looks stunned into camera.
Wonder Woman sits down on the bed.
Brian covers himself up.
Wonder Woman
I never knew love could be so. (PAUSE)Orgasmic.
Wonder Woman laughs sexily.
Brian looks at her.
Brian
You? (BEAT) You can talk?
Wonder Woman looks at Brian confused.
Wonder Woman
Yes? (PAUSE) Oh you mean last night. (BEAT) Well talking can sometimes just get in the way. (PAUSE) Now can't it?
Wonder Woman stands up.
Wonder woman
You do remember what happened last night. Don't you?
Brian looks left and then right.
Brian smiles.
Wonder Woman
About saving the Universe that is?
Brian remembers his promise.
Brian lies down and pulls the bed cloth's over his head.
Brian
Bollocks! And double bollocks!! And bollocks with bollocks on top. Did I have to? I thought.(PAUSE)
Brian taps himself on the forehead.
Brian
I THINK this is just a delusion. It is all in my head. (PAUSE) Isn't it?
Wonder Woman slides under the covers next to him.
Brian smiles at her.
Woman Woman
You know once you have saved the Universe I will be your sex slave. (PAUSE) Forever.
Wonder Woman stares into Brian's eyes.
Brian sighs.
Brian
Well I had forgotten about that part. (PAUSE) Oh (BEAT) alright.
Wonder Woman hugs Brian.
Scene 10: Int. - Bed Room - Day
Brian opens his eyes.
Brian looks around.
Brian frowns.
Brian
I must have imagined the whole thing.
Brian looks under the bedclothEs.
Brian
Well me old pucka. You had a good time, now didn't you?
Brian puts the bedclothes back down.
Brian looks around the room.
Brian
I Wonder if I can conjure up anything and anyone?
Brian closes his eyes and squints.
Brian opens his eyes cautiously.
Brian
Cor blimey.
Brian looks around the room.
Chorus girls and bunny girls scream at him.
Brian looks at his bare chest.
Brian
Sorry.
Brian looks left and then right.
Brian
What do I mean sorry? (PAUSE) Get out of here!!
Brian shoo's the girls with his hands.
The girls run out through the bedroom door.
scene ends with a camera zoom out from brian's face.
camera continues to zoom out as if from the centre of the Universe.