The Cowabunga Dudes Take Hollywood

FADE IN:

EXT. PLEASURE POINT SANTA CRUZ CALIFORNIA - DAY

Bright blue skies, large puffy clouds, early winter sunshine. 4-6' surf. Semi-clean, warbly lines as tide drops. Workable corners but mostly soft/shouldery with some decent sets showing.
                                                        
                 LONG SHOT:

EXT. WATER BELOW OVERLOOK - DAY

Thirty or so surfers sit on their boards waiting for the next set of waves.

            PAN TO:

EXT. BEACH OVERLOOK WITH WAIST-HIGH WOODEN RAIL - DAY

A mixed crowd of fifty or so—young, old, hip, straight, some on bikes, some on skateboards, some with dogs, some with strollers—gather on the overlook of a rocky beach and watch the surfers below.
 


Film equipment covers the small parking lot across the street from the overlook.  Crew members wander around—some with clipboards, some eating burritos, some wearing headphones, all looking down at their devices.




DUDE and BRO, two mid-teen surfers in wetsuits, stand off to the side with rented longboards under their arms.

BRO, short, chunky teen in billed wetsuit. Turns to DUDE

BRO

(impatiently)

I told you they were filming today! We shoulda' been lined up at dawn patrol!!! We problie so missed our chance to be in a shot!!!



DUDE, tall, thin teen board under his arm.

DUDE
(angrily)

Don't blow your squeaker, Bro!! My ears are plugged, I have a chode burn on my butt, and my knees are like totally blown out—gimme a friggin' break!! You shoulda' lemme rack more ZZs, I got hell munched yesterday!!

BRO
(obliviously)

Dude, check it!! That grey who took a sand facial lives to tell!! Shhhhway!! The legend got thrashed—he's totally wack!!!!




DUDE

Let’s walk down and line up.

STAIRS LEADING DOWN TO THE WATER BELOW

EXT: CALM WATER FULL OF SURFERS SITTING ON THEIR BOARDS - DAY

Dude and Bro walk down the stairs to the water, get in, paddle out, and join the line up. They sit on their boards waiting for the next set, talking.



BRO
(woundedly)

The Barbie like totally gave me the stink-eye—that's like effin' schwag!! I was like, whoa Emma chillax!!!



DUDE
(glumly but with determination)

Bro, I'm so bleak after that flat spell. Gotta carve this Macker comin' up so the camera dude will notice me.










BRO
(wryly)

Ka-Biff!! Dude, that was a real whoopsydangit!!


DUDE
(off-handedly)

Who cares Bro...anyways our vacay is over tomorrow so it's back to Fargo.


BRO
(defiantly)

Dude, I'm so over North Dakota!!! I'm stayin' here. The camera kahuna said there might be a grunt job for the January re-shoot in Half Moon Bay. Tell my Mom I said Hi. And please, feed my fish.

 

 




 

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