Here’s my take on the “Puppets” edition of Sketchwar.<\/p>\n
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FADE IN:\u00a0 <\/p>\n
EXT. WAREHOUSE – NIGHT<\/p>\n
CLARK, a clean-cut police officer, hunkers behind a car near a big warehouse, talking to somebody out of frame.<\/p>\n
CLARK<\/p>\n
Alright, we do this by the book. Secure the exits, nice and quiet. Keep the cartel from going anywhere. Wait until the SWAT team comes. Got it, Mad Dog?<\/p>\n
Cut to reveal --<\/p>\n
MAD DOG<\/p>\n
A police-officer puppet made of felt, with a little moustache, who wouldn’t be out of place on Sesame Street.<\/p>\n
(Note: all the profanities are clumsily bleeped out.)<\/p>\n
MAD DOG<\/p>\n
Oh, fuck this shit!<\/p>\n
Mad Dog draws his gun, runs to the front door of the warehouse, kicks it open, and fires a few shots.<\/p>\n
CLARK<\/p>\n
Oh crap.<\/p>\n
Clark follows Mad Dog in.<\/p>\n
INT. WAREHOUSE HALLWAY – CONTINUOUS<\/p>\n
Mad Dog guns down HENCHMAN #1 with a head shot.<\/p>\n
HENCHMAN #2 (O.S.)<\/p>\n
The shots came from over here!<\/p>\n
Mad Dog tosses his gun, and pulls out a wicked-looking knife.<\/p>\n
MAD DOG<\/p>\n
Heh heh heh.<\/p>\n
(singing)<\/p>\n
Come out and play-ay.<\/p>\n
He sneaks along quietly.<\/p>\n
HENCHMAN #2 enters.<\/p>\n
HENCHMAN #2<\/p>\n
Oh, you little --<\/p>\n
Henchman #2 aims his gun, but too late -- Mad Dog stabs him through the heart.<\/p>\n
MAD DOG<\/p>\n
Yeah. That’s right, bitch.<\/p>\n
He creeps past the body, and pushes his way into --<\/p>\n
INT. WAREHOUSE STORAGE ROOM – CONTINUOUS<\/p>\n
A dark, spacious storage room.<\/p>\n
Mad Dog takes a few steps in, peering into the dark, then --<\/p>\n
CLICK<\/p>\n
The lights switch on and we see THE BIG BOSS and his MINION in a big empty room with two exits.<\/p>\n
The minion has a gun aimed at Mad Dog.<\/p>\n
THE BIG BOSS <\/p>\n
So you’re the one causing all this trouble for the cartel?<\/p>\n
MAD DOG<\/p>\n
Yeah? Fuck you.<\/p>\n
THE BIG BOSS<\/p>\n
My whole shipment has been delayed by one stupid little... felt-head?<\/p>\n
MAD DOG<\/p>\n
What?<\/p>\n
Mad Dog begins to shake with rage.<\/p>\n
MAD DOG<\/p>\n
What -- did -- you -- call -- me?<\/p>\n
He lets out a piercing SHRIEK!<\/p>\n
Before anyone can react, he throws the knife at the minion.<\/p>\n
It spears the minion through the eye; the minion drops down dead.<\/p>\n
Mad Dog bounds over, snaps up the minion’s gun, and with another blood-curdling scream, pistol-whips the big boss to the ground.<\/p>\n
CLOSE ON Mad Dog, straddling the big boss and hitting him over and over again with the gun.<\/p>\n
Little spurts of blood spatter across Mad Dog.<\/p>\n
Clark enters.<\/p>\n
CLARK<\/p>\n
What the --<\/p>\n
Clark pulls Mad Dog off of the big boss.<\/p>\n
CLARK<\/p>\n
What are you doing, Mad Dog?<\/p>\n
Clark looks around at the bodies.<\/p>\n
CLARK<\/p>\n
You did all of this?<\/p>\n
Mad Dog bursts into tears.<\/p>\n
Mad Dog puts the gun to his own temple.<\/p>\n
CLARK<\/p>\n
Oh my god.<\/p>\n
MAD DOG<\/p>\n
I’ll do it, man! I’LL FUCKING DO IT! I’LL FUCKING PULL THE GODDAMN --<\/p>\n
Suddenly, THE SOUND OF APPROACHING FEET.<\/p>\n
Lots and lots of them.<\/p>\n
HENCHMAN #3<\/p>\n
I think they’re in here!<\/p>\n
Mad Dog aims the gun at Clark.<\/p>\n
CLARK<\/p>\n
Whoa. Mad Dog.<\/p>\n
MAD DOG<\/p>\n
Go.<\/p>\n
CLARK<\/p>\n
But the --<\/p>\n
MAD DOG<\/p>\n
GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE!<\/p>\n
Clark carefully backs out through the far door.<\/p>\n
A few moments pass.<\/p>\n
Then, the near door BUSTS OPEN with HENCHMEN.<\/p>\n
Mad Dog gets a few shots in before HENCHMAN #3 shoots Mad Dog -- it’s not fatal, but Mad Dog drops the gun and falls to the ground.<\/p>\n
The henchmen approach.<\/p>\n
HENCHMAN #3<\/p>\n
We gonna kill you reeeeal slooow.<\/p>\n
Mad Dog opens his coat to reveal --<\/p>\n
A BOMB.<\/p>\n
The timer has mere seconds left.<\/p>\n
MAD DOG<\/p>\n
Game over, motherfu --<\/p>\n
EXT. WAREHOUSE – CONTINUOUS<\/p>\n
The warehouse EXPLODES! as Clark walks away from the building.<\/p>\n
The explosion knocks him to the ground.<\/p>\n
Bits of rubble and debris fall around him.<\/p>\n
CLARK<\/p>\n
Oh, god. Mad Dog. What have you --<\/p>\n
He picks something out of the rubble --<\/p>\n
One of Mad Dog’s little felt hands.<\/p>\n
CLARK<\/p>\n
No. NOOOOOOOO!!!<\/p>\n
STILL FRAME<\/p>\n
A puppet smashes a criminal’s head against the hood of a car.<\/p>\n
VOICEOVER<\/p>\n
We’ll return after these messages to: Puppet Po-Po!<\/p>\n
SIRENS sound.<\/p>\n
FADE OUT.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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