September 05, 2012
Ever feel that your life could be on the pages of a sitcom script making fun of your most humbling moments...
[Gilligan's Island music]
"Just sit
right back
And you'll hear a tale
A tale of a fateful trip,
That started from this modest dock,
aboard Captain Imperfecto’s tiny ship.
The first mates were tiny sailin' men,
the Captain new, but sure,
One passenger to set sail that day,
For a brief island tour,
a brief island tour.
"The weather wasn’t getting rough,
But the tiny ship was stopped.
If not for the courage of the fearless crew
The captain would be lost.
The captain would be lost.
A tale of a fateful trip,
That started from this modest dock,
aboard Captain Imperfecto’s tiny ship.
The first mates were tiny sailin' men,
the Captain new, but sure,
One passenger to set sail that day,
For a brief island tour,
a brief island tour.
"The weather wasn’t getting rough,
But the tiny ship was stopped.
If not for the courage of the fearless crew
The captain would be lost.
The captain would be lost.
"The ship set ground in the middle of the lake
Of this uncharted water stream,
With Christopher,
And Nico too,
Captain Imperfecto,
And his dog,
The good friend Ron, and the fun,
Here on Captain Imperfecto's lake view."
[Camera Pan
in]
Viewing
from the air, the camera moves in and slowly descends on our stars as they
prepare the boat for launch from the boat ramp. The evening is glorious. The
twilight sky shimmers on the lake reflecting back towards the heavens. The
water is still and there isn’t a ripple to be seen on its surface. The truck is
backing in with the trailer and the new boat on top ready for launch. The kids
are strapped in their car seats as our star Captain Imperfecto backs his truck
as he navigates the trailer into the water while his buddy Ron waits in the
boat.
Ron
Ron is
standing behind the center console of the boat
Chris! [He
shouts]
Chris
[As camera zooms in on Chris que hard clapping and whistling track]
Chris stops
his vehicle and exits the large 4 x 4 truck. He walks to the back of the
trailer to talk with Ron. Chris is relaxed. He is wearing a t-shirt, baggy
shorts and flip flops. His favorite ones. He’s a Florida boy and he enjoys
living the life of a beach bum.
What’s up
Ron?
Ron
Hey [in a
commanding tone] just unhook the straps from the eye hook on the boat’s hull
and I’ll drive the boat in reverse right off this trailer and into the water. [use hand gestures]
Chris
I don’t
know Ron. [Shaking his head] The boat guy stressed to me “do not unhook these
straps until the trailer and boat are fully in the water.”
Ron
Oh, please
Chris he’s a salesman what does he know. [with a chuckle] Trust me. Just unhook
those straps and back her up. I know exactly what I’m doing. I’ve been around
boats my whole life.
[que laugh track]
Chris
Chris
reiterates what he previously told Ron because deep down he knew he was right
but, he does know Ron is a pretty smart boater so he decided to give Ron the
benefit of the doubt.
OK. But I’m
warning you Ron. He stressed to me, do not unhook these straps his exact words
were, “Don’t unhook these straps whatever you do, until the boat is in the
water.”
[Chris gets
in the truck and slams his door. He checks his kids then his mirrors as he
begins to back the trailer up.]
BOOM!
[the noise scares the near by birds as the fly away]
[the noise scares the near by birds as the fly away]
A loud
crash is heard and the back end of the boat falls off the trailer and hits the
ground. Chris jumps out of the car and runs to the rear of the trailer where he
sees his boat resting partially off the trailer and on the ground his mouth
drops. His eyes wide open he just stares at Ron at a loss of words.
Chris [cont.]
Wa…Wa..Wa.. [Chris’s hands our out in front of him and he can hardly speak]
Ron
Opps, sorry
Chris, I guess you were right.
[Que
laughter soundtrack]
End Scene.
[Fade in]
The camera
shot is from the dock as the boat pulls out from the dock and heads into the
black water as the evening slowly turns to night.
Ron
Our
hero's finally get on the boat. Everything works great. The music is playing
from the Sony Marine stereo. All the lights are working. The engine is humming.
It was a rough start in the beginning but it looks like things are going to go
well. But Ron has to ruin the moment.
Ron begins
to sing the Gilligan's Island theme song
“Just sit
right back and you’ll hear a tale…”
.
Chris
Not funny
Ron [with a serious look in his face]
Ron
Aww Chris
where’s the sense of adventure [pause] Captain Imperfecto [he pokes Chris’s
chest]
[Que laugh
track]
The camera
follows the boat as it travels through the lake. The speed ranges from fast to
slow. The only visual on the water is the boat lights illuminating the black
sky and the only thing illuminating the water are the white caps from the wake
the boat is creating. The boat motor is roaring but the music can be heard
slightly. As Ron drives the vessel the camera zooms in on Chris embracing his
boys at the bow of the ship.
Chris
Finally at
the helm of his craft he kills the motor and allows the boat to just drift.
Wow
[smiling and shaking his head] I love this boat.
Ron
Me too, you
got a hell of a deal Chris, really I am jealous.
Chris
The boat is
just floating stagnate as the water brushes up against the hull of the white
fiberglass body. The slight splashes can be heard over their talking.
Well you
know Ron when...
As Chris
begins to talk a small splash can be heard from the right side of the boat
Chris [cont.]
NO! [Chris
shouts]
He lunges
to the side frantically kicking off his shoes and nearly diving overboard.
Ron
WHATS WRONG
[he shouts back]
Chris
His head is
down as he embraces the side of the boat
Christopher
[ he mumbles] just threw the keys overboard.
Ron
Its okay
[he says with a bit of relief] You have floats on the keys right. Just fish
them out.
Chris
Looking at
Ron. His hands still on the boat.
No Ron [he
hangs his head] I don’t
Ron
NO! [He
shouts]
[que laugh
track]
Ron
[Exhaling as he speaks]
[Exhaling as he speaks]
"You have a
spare right?"
Chris
Hanging head
further
No [pause]
I don’t Ron
Ron
NO! [He
shouts]
[que laugh
track]
Ron
You have
flares right [eyes open wide]
Chris
Chris
hanging his head even further, he could practically drown himself
No, Ron, I
don’t
Ron
NO! [ He
shouts]
[que
laughter]
[Begin slow
fade out]
Ron
You got an
air horn?
Chris
[Eyes wide open staring at Ron]
[Eyes wide open staring at Ron]
No Ron.
Ron
[Mouth open before he speaks]
[Mouth open before he speaks]
Flares?
Chris
[shaking head]
[shaking head]
Nope
[continue
fade out]
Ron
Do you have
food on board Chris? Water?
Chris
This was only suppose to be a three hour tour Ron.
As the
scene fades to black a boat is seen traveling towards the boat to save the day as Chris and Ron continue their give and take on their situation..
The camera has a full shot of the lake and continues to pull out back past the
dock, the trailer and the truck
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