Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2003 10:09 pm
Haha! LOL! That was funny, rboy! Good idea for a parody!
OK, here it is. It's still not perfect, but we can fix the problems together.
And please, this was mostly my idea, so don't claim later it was your's.
27 Mile trailer- script by James C.W.
<Preview Green Screen>
The following PREVIEW has been approved for
AL FANS
By the Department of Homeland Insanity
<Preview fades to black screen... company logo fades in>
UniversAL <The word stands in front of a large spinning ball of twine... random city noises plays in background>
<Fade out of logo screen... shot from inside a car driving under a bridge and passing near a broken down warehouse... a shot of the driver and passenger from behind their seats... the car stops...>
Al:(tilts head towards driver, but still laying back in seat) Hey Bob.
<Fade into black screen... fade in to side shot of Bob as Al is talking>
Al: Did you ever think about what would happen if you got explosive diarrhea?
<Cut to an overhead shot of Al walking into a trailer park... the right side of the screen is taken up by side lines... the beat for Cleanin Out My Closet starts>
Side line: When geeks needed a voice.
<Cut to a closer, body level shot of Al, whos walking by and looking towards camera>
Side line: He came from Lynwood to help.
<A shot of Als palm, which has some writing on it... the writing is what the lyrics in the song are>
Song: Im sorry Harvey...
<Side shot of Al standing next to his mother... the shot fades over to the side of his mother, who hands him a Twinkie Weiner Sandwich>
<Shot from a car of some buildings passing by, words from the song appear on screen again>
Song: I always meant to feed you...
<Shot in front of Al, whos walking away from Jim, Steve, and Bermuda>
<Shot from a bus of buildings passing by... words from the song appear again>
Song: Oh Harvey please dont die...
<Shot of Al walking and giving someone off-screen the stare... then a far away shot of him walking in the trailer park... the song continues as the last few words come up on screen>
Song: Or else, Ill have to clean out your cage.
<Shot of Als mother turning and scolding Al, whos off screen>
Mom: When are you going to rake the yard, Alfred?
<Shot of Al, holding his accordion, who gives his mother (whos off-screen now) an unsure look>
<Front Shot of Al and the band running in the streets a la Hard Days Night>
Voice: When listening to music all day gets boring...
<Quick semi-side shot of Als face, who looks up... fade in to a quick shot from inside a car, looking out the front window>
Voice: Sometimes you have to write a parody...
<Side shot of Al walking towards the middle of a crowd... as he begins talking, we get a front shot of Al>
Al: OK you moles, enough Billy Joel...
<He walks up to a guy, and as Al starts to diss him... we get different quick shots from around them.
Al: You wanna polka, but your unable...
<Shot from inside the crowd of Suzanne walking towards them>
Al: Stop working for satellite, cuse we all like cable!
<Music stops, as crowd is silent>
Al: Uh... you better clean your socks... because polka rocks!
<Still silence... crickets chirping and someone coughs... Suzanne just shakes her head>
Random person: You stink!
<Music starts up again... lyrics appear on screen again>
Song: Im sorry Harvey...
<Shots of Al working in a plant that creates 2000" T.V.s... lyrics appear again>
Song: I always meant to feed you...
<Shots of Al and Suzanne talking... theyre interrupted by a little kid>
Kid: Hey, are you Weird Al?
Al: Yes.
Kid: You suck!
<Music stops again as we get a shot of a shocked Al and Suzanne... music starts up again as different random scenes from the movie pop up>
Song: Oh Harvey please dont die...
Song: Or else, Ill have to clean out your cage.
Song: I said Im sorry Harvey...
Voice: From Jay Levey, who directed UHF...
Song: I always meant to feed you...
Voice: And producer Dr. Demento...
Song: Oh Harvey please dont die...
<A shot of Al with his daughter, who runs away from him... quick shot of several midget wrestlers kicking Al in the knees... shot of his daughter watching this from a window, whos laughing as her daddy keeps getting kicked... the lyrics continue as the beating occurs>
Song: Or else, Ill have to clean out your cage.
<Shots of different scenes containing the actors as their name is announced>
Voice: Weird Al Yankovic...
Voice: Suzanne Yankovic...
Voice: Jon Bermuda Schwartz...
Voice: And some other random people who thought this was their big break....
Song: I said Im sorry Harvey...
<The title appears on screen... the music stops>
Voice: 27 Mile.
<Title fades out... words appear on screen>
Dare to be stupid.
<Words fade out... credits appear and fade out... words appear on screen>
2003
<Fade out>
Special thanks to rboy27 and Bruce the Duck... they helped me get this thing rolling.
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