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A group of college guys take on more than they can handle when they decide to break into the world of espionage.
SETTING
Summer vacation in a nameless, relatively large metro area (in real life, it's going to be filmed in San Antonio)
PLOT SUMMARY
While three childhood friends are on summer vacation from college, they all go see the latest hit spy movie and realize how dull their lives are in comparison. In order to get girls and earn some respect for themselves, they decide to take up the lifestyles of suave, sophisticated spies living double lives. But they actually have to grow into those roles when, during one of their late-night escapades, they stumble upon evidence of a cover-up operation designed to hide the illegal testing of a new mind control drug by Waterfire, a prominent locally-based defense contractor.
MAIN CHARACTERS
Bryan Zolewski
The one with the crazy ideas-he's the de facto leader of the group. He’s certainly the most confident, but he needs the other two to be able to really actualize his ideas, and to bring him back to reality once in a while. His lack of concern for practicality is both his greatest strength and his greatest weakness.
John Ackermann
The really sarcastic/ironic one-he's comic relief, not a downer, and his input is valuable even though it's often delivered very bluntly or using deadpan humor. He does mean well and has a lighter/more random side that shows once in a while. Think along the lines of Katie Frank or Cheyney.
Chris Dalton
Smart and somewhat nerdy but not without his cool points. He tends to overthink and fret about things that aren't planned to the letter, but at times this can be an asset because he'll go totally overboard-e.g. work all night making a robot to play Guitar Hero for him to get his high score up so his friends won't make fun of him. His parents are rich and his mom probably calls him Christopher. Think along the lines of Fogell/McLovin from Superbad.
Staci
Waitress... need to expand on this
OUTLINE:
-Summer Afternoon Opening, Three Friends in Swimming Pool
-Guys Get Out and Grab Food on Patio
-Bryan's Little Sister Makes a Snarky Comment RE: No Girls
-Bryan Zones Out in Thought, Soliloquy Intro Reinforces Above
-John Interrupts Bryan's Thoughts, Suggests Getting Back in Pool
-Chris Freaks Out About Getting Into the Pool/Refuses
-Three Staring Forward at Pool, Bored
-One Suggests Going to a Movie (Spy Genre)
-Getting Ready for the Movies
-'Showing' the 'Movie'
-Three Come Out of Movie, Go to Eat
-Enter Burger Restaurant
-Talk About How Awesome Movie Was
-Attractive Girl Takes Drink Order
-Bryan Recognizes Girl, Starts Conversation
-John/Chris Make Fun of Bryan For Above
-Girl Returns With Drinks, Conversation Continues
-Movie is Mentioned, Girl Reacts Excitedly, Implies Spy Role is Sexy
-Girl Catches Herself and Backpedals to Take Food Order (Aloof)
-Guys Talk About Possibility of Spy Lifestyle
-Bryan Pushes the Idea, Why Don't People Become Spies?
-John Presents Retort/Counterpoint
-Guys Finish Up Eating, Go Home, Etc.
-Bryan Flips Through Channels w/ Spy Movies On at Home
-Bryan Goes to Bedroom, Restless
-He Decides to Submit an Application to Spy Agencies (V.O. w/ Thoughts)
-Reveals He's Always Thought Spies > Superheroes
-Bryan Expectantly Waiting for Response, Others Getting Bored
-Evenings: Sketchy Car Drives Past, Bryan Freaks
-After Bryan Sees Car Enough, Calls John/Chris to Figure it Out
-John Tails Car, Turns Out to be an Old Woman
-John Mocks Bryan, Bryan is Upset/Discouraged
-All Go to Burger Place as Consolation, Girl There Again
-Bryan Explains Disappointment Car Wasn't From Gov't Agency, John Scoffs
-Girl Recognizes Them, Acts Nice, Bryan Developing Crush
-Guys Make Fun of Him Again
-Bryan Snaps Back, Noting Lack of Girls in Friends' Lives Too
-Friends on Defensive Now, Edge for Bryan to Pitch Secret Agent Lifestyle
-Other Two Acquiesce, Agree to Give it a Shot
-Next Day, All Go to Department Store, John Still Skeptical/Buzzkill
-Other Two Convince Him to Play Along, Try On a Suit
-All Do, John Actually Ends Up Liking the Look & Starts Warming to the Idea
-They Get Suited Up, Buy Accessories, Etc
-Obligatory Slow-Mo Shot of Trio Side by Side, Leaving Store in Suits (Walking to Car, Etc.)
-Three Sitting Down in Car Discussing What to Do Next
-Decide on Needing to Set Up a Hideout/"Base of Operations"
-Look at a Few Options, All Too Expensive/Inaccessible
-Settle On a Climate Controlled Storage Unit (Large Enough to Park Car)
-Go Get Gin, a Poker Set, and Some Cigars to Celebrate
-Sit Down and Play, Act Very Dignified
-After Playing, Decide to Go Out to a Convenience Store/Bookstore to Grab a Newspaper and Find Something to Investigate
-As Trio Leaves, Encounter Old Cowboy-Dude Loading Weapons/Munitions Into another Unit. He Hassles Them.
-They Get a Paper and Run Through Different Possibilities, All Uninteresting
-Finally, One Comes Across a "Gala" or "Benefit Dinner" and Suggests Sneaking Into It.
-Chris Heard About It, Parents Were Invited.
-Aren't On Guest List, So Need to Establish Front and Reason for Them to Be There.
-AI Surveillance Video Pattern Recognition, SAI Universal. UPS Store Mailbox (Fake Address), Business Cards, Google Voice Numbers (Untraceable), Fake Names From Dan Brown's "Digital Fortress"
-They Get This All Set, Chris Grabs Invitations & Throws Together a Bag of Stuff That Might be Useful
-All Drive to Gala, Notice High Security and Lots of Fancy People/Cars
-Walking Up to Venue, Stopped by a Couple of Guards. They are Hassled, but Chris Talks the Guards Down.
-Chris leads Bryan and John up and into the event. They walk in and there's a grand establishing shot panning across everything. One of them remarks how awesome it is.
