Treatment #8 - deserves a short scene out of the Life Script of 'healthy Dan'

Below is a scene out of the future 'healthy Dan's' life script - a lot of dreams and make-believe - perhaps a little giggle, as I have nothing new to report; everything is the same, the treatment went fine, etc, etc....

I hope you enjoy: 'healthy Dan' - A Day in the Life

INT. BEDROOM -- MORNING

We open with blurred darkness.  There is a faint light across the room.  As the light becomes brighter, the picture comes into focus.  We can now see we are in a bedroom, and the ever brightening light is a window.  The sun is rising at the start of a new day.  We see a small movement in the bed, below the window, still in an ever fading shadow.  As the light brightens, and the shadows slink away, we see the person sleeping in the bed is a man.  We are just about to see his face, when the silence is shattered by an alarm clock with a loud BEEP, BEEP, BEEP.

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INT. KITCHEN -- MOMENTS LATER

The man, a handsome 42 year old that looks 26, walks into the kitchen.  His hair tousled, wearing his Pjs and a house coat.  He obviously just woke up, but looks refreshed.  He makes himself a cup of coffee, and a bowl of cereal.  He takes his breakfast to the table, turns on his laptop and checks his email and the news of the day.  He seems cheerful, and ready to face the day.

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INT. HALLWAY -- LATER

The man exits the bathroom, he has obviously showered and dressed.  He is wide awake, rested, charged, and ready for anything.

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INT. DINING ROOM -- CONTINUOUS

The man sits down at the table again in from of his laptop, he arranges some papers, and opens his screen writing program.  He mumbles a little as he reads some of his last entries.

HEALTHY DAN

(mumbling under his breath)

He glances out the large sun drenched windows, and starts adding more of his brilliance to what is surely an Oscar winning script.  Lying next to his computer slightly askew are several letters from well known producers and US studios, asking to read his next master piece.  He is enthralled in his own imagination when the phone rings.

PHONE

Ring, ring... ring, ring... ring, ring...

Healthy Dan is so fixated on his creation he doesn't even hear the telephone.  There is a shout from the basement.

SON

(yelling from the basement)

                                                       Dad are you going to get the stupid phone, 

                                                       I am trying to play my game!!!

Healthy Dan is nudged out of his creative trance by his yelling child.  He gets up and walks to the phone.

HEALTHY DAN

(in his charming, smooth phone voice)

                                                        Hello.

There is silence as the person on the other end of the phone speaks.

HEALTHY DAN

(nodding his head)

                                                         Yes this is he.

Again a brief pause as the caller speaks.

HEALTHY DAN

(in a calm and quiet tone)

                                                         Yeah, I guess I could.  I am a little busy right
                                                         now, but I guess if Steven needs to figure that
                                                         out now I can spare a few minutes.  But can
                                                         you interrupt the call if I can't get him off the
                                                         phone in about 10 minutes.  As you know Spielberg
                                                         can go on when he talks.

(pause)

                                                         Cool thanks.

There is a brief pause as Healthy Dan is transferred to Steven Spielberg.

HEALTHY DAN

(with a shake of his head, and a roll of his eyes)

                                                         Hey Steven how goes it?

(without waiting for an answer Healthy Dan speaks again)

                                                         Yeah so Steven I only have a couple of
                                                         minutes, what do you need?

There is a pause as Steven speaks.

HEALTHY DAN

(nodding)

                                                          Yes, I promised you the first read.  Don't
                                                          listen to Scorsese, he is playing with you.
                                                          You have first dibs on this one.  K, I gotta
                                                          go so I will talk to you  tomorrow or next Tuesday.

(pause)

                                                          What no , I am not... Dude seriously, I will.
                                                          Ok gotta run say hi to Max for me.

(brief pause)

                                                          Yep got to go, K bye.

Healthy Dan hangs up the phone.  Shaking his head he makes his way back to his computer.  Sitting down to get back to his writing, Healthy Dan giggles out loud.

HEALTHY DAN

(giggling to himself)

                                                           Steven would shite himself if he knew Lucas
                                                           was coming over later....

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