ANOTHER SEPT 24th UPDATE

I have decided to change some parts to my script. Have decided this film isnt coming across as funny. Have decided to alter the ending a bit. Perhaps have the maid come in at the end and instead of panic, she whips out a special cleaning kit as if shes done this before and just says shit and starts picking up the room.

September 24th 2013 Update

I am looking for hotels. So far. They are all too scary.

I have finally printed my script.

I have my actors basically. I have music. I have make up. I need location and wardrobe.

Checking Out Treatment

Story by Taylor Kirby

9/4/2013

CONCEPT

A dark-comedy about a young woman waking up in a hotel room next to her dead boyfriend has two hours until check out to figure out what to do next.

THEME

Dealing with the five stages of grief.

CHARACTERS

RYAN: The dead 28 year old boyfriend. A relapsing heroin addict with an Aries charm and a loving personality. Quite tall for his build, he resembles a well-groomed lumberjack with a nice sense of style.

SIERRA: A young, 23 year old with a sharp mind and clever wit. She is a Scorpio to a T; mysterious, manipulative, dark, with alluring sex appeal and a knowledge of how to use it. An adorably trashy girl with pixyish features. Brimming with potential for a great life, she chooses travel over education and love over money which leads to a cross country trip to be shared with by her boyfriend.

ALICE THE MAID: A homely 35 year old maid in standard black uniform. Her shift ends at noon and just wants to go home after cleaning one last room which happens to be Sierra’s.

SYNOPSIS:

One crisp morning, Sierra awakens in her messy hotel room to find her boyfriend lying dead next to her in bed. Realizing that she only has until her 11 AM check out time to figure out what to do with the body, the audience watches as she begins to go through her best attempt at how to deal with the not so common situation.

Sierra will be going through the basic five stages of human grief in her own way while also trying to avoid any possible criminal charges. Starting off calm and composed, through a series of quick scenes and brief flashbacks, Sierra slowly begins to break under the pressure and the emotional turmoil that comes with losing a loved one. Through a one-sided dialogue, a slow beginning of understanding what their relationship was like begins and despite her humor and attempts at figuring out what to do with the body, she inevitably discovers that she cannot bear to continue without him.

After this realization, the maid, Alice, begrudgingly making her way down the hall to Sierra’s room. She pauses and checks her watch, making a comment about how she only has two more hours left before she gets to go home. Once she enters the room and sees the two bodies of Ryan and Sierra and what was once Sierra’s problem is now the maid’s.