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BOYZ THANG
SCREENPLAY
AMAKABASSEY
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ACT 1
SCENE 1DESMONDS APARTMENT/INT/DAY 1
THERES A BIT OF PRESSURE IN GETTING READY TO HEAD OUT
TO THE AIRPORT AS HIS WIFE AND CHILD ARE MAKING A SHOT
TRIP. DESMOND GETS OUT TO THE PARLOUR AND SEES HIS
DRESSED SON PLAYING WITH HIS TOYS
DESMONDExcitedly)
Hey Michael! MICHEAL EXCITEDLY DUMPS HIS TOYS AND HOPS
ON HIS DAD AND BOTH SWEETLY SMILE AT ONE ANOTHER you
good?
MICHEAL
Nodding and smiling)
mmm-hmmm Daddy? DESMOND PUTS HIM DOWN AND THEY WALK TO
THE OTHER CORNER OF THE PARLOUR TO SIT you are not
coming with us?
DESMOND
Softly)
Yes Micheal HE TAKES MICHEAL AGAIN AS HE IS GETTING
SITTED AND PLACES HIM BESIDE HIM AND BEAMS A SMILE AT
HIM
MICHEAL
(Frowning) why? Why would you not come with us?
DESMOND
Staring straight into his face)
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My dear this trip requires you and mommy to make it
alone. Both of you are on holiday and am yet to start
mine. (Pauses a while) Mommy really needs a holiday
DESMOND PAUSES A WHILE,
GETS UP AND BEGINS CLOWNING AS MICHEAL GIVES HIM THISARDENT LOOK
MICHEAL
Inquisitively)
Why does Mommy need a holiday?
DESMOND
Hmmm you see micheal, Mommy has been working very hard
and I think its time for her to rest and have a bit of
fun.
MICHEAL
Straight face)
Dont I need a holiday too?
DESMOND
Giggling)
Right son that is just why I have asked you to join
Mom because more than everyone else, you need a
holiday (DESMOND BEAMS A SMILE
MICHEAL
So Papa why dont you need a holiday?
DESMOND
Clowning)I have an idea! HIS SONS EYES POP. I could still some
time from my MD and sneak in on you guys some days
before your return? THERE WAS A BIT OF SILENCE Now
howz that? BOTH REALLY GET EXCITED AS HIS SON QUICKLY
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GETS ON THE CHAIR AND JUMPS ON HIM.alright now lets
fetch mAMA
WALKING TOWARD THE STAIRS AND BECKONING ON HIS WIFE)
baby you are gonna miss your flight.
SCENE 2
KEVINS HOUSE
INT MORNING
A LOUD NOISE IN HIS HOUSE COMING FROM THE ARGUMENTS AND
QUARRELS THAT IS HITTING UP BETWEEN STEVE AND HIS
GIRLFRIEND AND ITS DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO CONTROL;
ISSUES ARE RISING; NAME CALLING INCREASING; TANTRUMS,
SULKS,ANGER VENTS WITH THE THROWS OF SOFT GRABS INTO
EMPTY SPACES ALL OF A SUDDEN KEVIN STARES GRIEVIOUSLY
AT ALICE AS SHE CONTINUES WITH THE ABUSE THAT COURSES
HER TO WAIL AS SHE NOTICES STEVE LOOKING AT HER WITH
FIERCE ANGER. SHE BACKS HIM AND BEGAN HITTING THE WALL
NEXT TO HER
ALICE
(Weeping and using her fist to box the wall)
I hate you! I hate you! I hate you! WEEPING A LOT MORE
(slowly) I hate you I know SHE PAUSES AND A MADE A
VERY QUICK TURN TO FACE KEVIN
Whispering and sobbing)Kevin? (Sniffs) you really hope
that someday you would find someone better?
KEVIN
(Softly)
Hope is an indulgence I have no slightest of space for
I do not hope Alice I know theres that one there HE
GETS CLOSER TO HER AND TRIES TO COMFORT HER HOLDING HER
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HAND (Whispering) Alice this is not working cant you
s JUST BEFORE HE CONCLUDES HIS STATEMENT SHE SCREAMEDS
OUT SO LOUD
ALICEPushing him hard)
Get your insane hands off my body (eyeing him
angrily)sadist. SHE QUICKLY GRABS HER BAG AND RUSHES
OUT BANGING THE DOOR BADLY.
KEVIN
Steps backwards in shock)
O really? (Raising his eyebrows)Alice baby when a man
is fed up his patience is bought with a price he
cannot refuse HE RAISES HIS HANDS AND WAVES GOODBYE TO
THE DOOR ALICE TAKES OUT AND GAZES UNTIL THE CAMERA
FADES
SCENE 3
Int/day/ airport
AT AIRPORT DESMOND AND WIFE ARE SUDDENLY AWARE THAT THE
ANNOUNCEMENT ON IS FOR THEIR ATTENTION AND DESMOND
JOLTS
DESMOND
Softly)
Temi thats your flight HE BEAMS A SMILE AS HIS WIFETAKES A SIGH OF RELIEVE AND ATTENDS TO TALK DESMOND
INTERUPTS I (whispering) I know but this trip is
important, its aint easy for me as well A BIT OF
SILENCE THEN A WARM HUG THAT NOBODY ISNT LETTING GO.
(Releasing himself from the hug) Baby we dont want you
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to miss your flight HE TURNS TO MICHEAL WHOS RIGHT
BESIDE (softly) lets go Michael HE TRIES TO PULL TEMI
AND SHE IS DEEP IN EMOTIONS AND RELUCTANT TO MOV,
DESMOND SITS BACK IN AND PULLS HER CLOSELY whispering)
Temi the other passengers are boarding How would it beif you
TEMI
Interrupts)
What about you?
DESMOND
Frowns)
No we aint going down there at this time my dear
(Staring into her face) Temi, look at me I will be
fine; its important to us you take this trip to rest
and also do your checkups I just wish we are making
this trip side by side but then am at work like I said
I would try and ask for a few days and meet up with
you (smiling)tell me you are afraid of anyone
sneaking?
TEMI
Eying him n giggling)
Not really MICHEAL IMMEDIATELY HURRIES BACK AS THEY
ARE REALLY LAUGHING
MICHEAL
Hurriedly) Mom see, the announcement is over, everyoneis gone we will miss the flight THEY JUMP UP
SUPRISINGLY AND HEAD FOR THE GATE BRISKLY. THEY GET
THERE AND DISCOVER THEY ARE THE LAST TO WALK PASS TEMI
PAUSES AGAIN AND DESMOND GIVES HER A KISS AND NUDGE
THEM TO WALK THROUGH
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SCENE 4
EXT/INT
DAY
LONLINESS IS GREATLY SETTING IN AND DESMOND IS WALKING
THROUGH THE AIRPORT WAITING LOUNGE TOWARDS THE DOOR
THAT LEADS OUTSIDE SO HE CAN GET TO HIS CAR AND LEAVE(a
little establishment)AND THEN HE IS OUTSIDE STANDING
AND STARRING AT HIS CAR-HE REALLY IS BEGINNING TO MISS
HIS FAMILY. HE PAUSES A BIT AND HAS A LITTLE SCENE OF
THEM PLAY IN HIS HEAD.
HE FINALLY GETS INTO HIS CAR AND WAITS AGAIN, PICKS UP
HIS WIFES PIX AND STARES STEADILY AND GENTLY PLACES IT
WHERE HE WOULD SEE IT
AS HE IS DRIVING OFF HE CONNECTS HIS PHONE TO AUX AND
BEGINS CALLING HIS FRIEND FRANKIE RINGING
FRANKIE
Excitedly)
Big boy! Whats up with you mayne(men)? Hows Temi men? Oreally? Yea you said so ok so where are we digging
tonight? I spoke with kevin earlier and he had said He
would like all of us to hook up if Temi will let you
(HE LOLS... good idea men see you then.
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SCENE 5
CLUB/NIGHT/INT
THE THREE GUYS ARE AT CLUB SITTING IN THE MIDST OF LOUD
MUSIC AND NOISE GREATLY LAUGHING
FRANKIE
Sarcastic)
u gotta think seriously about getting married really
you havent done well in the past few years. MORE
LAUGHTER FROM ALL OF THEM like men check this out for
this dude here av counted 4 girls in one year
DESMOND
Laughing hard)
Wus up dude? One in ONE quarter? HE SHAKES HIS HEAD IN
MOCKERY
Kevin
Giggling and stuttering)
Hoooooow. I mean how guys I table the reality right
here how do you get a woman to listen to your ownstory? Huh? You are always lying as long as she isnt
there with you tell me how?
FRAKIE
Pointing at Desmond)
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Right here you need maturity and sense am sure you
will grow into it
FRANKIE
Softly)Trust makes all things possible
KEVIN
Trust? Show me a woman that trusts LAUGHTER FROM ALL
SIDES
DESMOND
Softly)
Trust is earned
FRANKIE
Quietly)
You are expected to live up to it
KEVIN
Thats killing now because they dont ever see
positivity in your efforts.
DESMOND
Quietly)
I can tell you I have more peace now than before my
marriage
FRANKIE
Cuts-in)Whaaat! Dude no one has ever testified as goodly as
you haveinnit?
KEVIN
Softly)
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Watch me am coming right behind you LAUGHTER
INTENSIFIES
DESMOND
Sternly)Guys this is the real deal here HE SAYS THAT AS HE
PRESSES A CROWN AGAINST A TABLE Frankie, someday you
will need to make rules and create a pattern that works
for you and the woman you love and would eventually
marry you will learn to balance between what you
believe and love. i say this because Kevin and I have
found patterns that can only work for us just take a
leap into the dark you are a man changing them
wouldnt work
KEVIN
Cuts in)
Ok straight to the business of the day
FRANKIE
Jokingly)
Temi is far away in London and Desmond needs to be
weaned of married life for a few weeks. HE SAYS IT AND
BURST OUT OF LAUGHTER.DESMOND LOOKS AT HIM AND BEGINS
TO SHAKE HIS HEAD, KEVIN SCREAMS OUT IN LAUGHTER
KEVIN
Sarcastically)
I am in. so game. Yeri is in next week but ok it
wouldnt stop anything
FRANKIE
Cuts in)
Timed right around mybirthday I could plan a little
party yea? Some boys thing
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KEVIN
Smiling)
No babes no fun
FRANKIE
Laughs)
Oh really? Beats me you could say that LAUGHING REALLY
HARD.
KEVIN
Laughs)
Solidarity play Desmond is here
DESMOND
Giggling)
Sounds like am anti-women of course not. Do your thing
men I have checked my emotions.
FRANKIE
Sarcastic)
What then is the plan? You are kicking the drill I have
planned for you in Temis absence
DESMOND
Chuckling)
You placed me on choice am on top ofmy game LAUGHING
OUT LOUD AND EVERYONE JOINS AS THE CAMERA FADES
SCENE 6
KEVINS HOUSE/INT/NIGHT
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KEVIN STRIUGGLES A BIT WITH THE DOOR AND EVENTUALLY
STAGGERS IN-NOT DRUNK JUST TIRED NOTICED THAT THE DOOR
IS A BIT EASY TO OPEN BUT NO SUSPICION AT ALLHE
REACHES FOR THE SWITCH TO HAVE THE LIGHT ON AND WHEN
HIS WIFE WHO IS ALREADY IN UNANNOUNCED TURNS ON THELIGHT, HE IS IN SHOCK BUT STILL WALKS CLOSER TO GIVE
HER A KISS WITH HIS MOUTH SET BUT SHE MAKES A SHIFT IN
ANGER AND HANGS HIM UP
YERI
Upset and soft)
You need to start wheeling your life towards being
responsible, mature and sane. AS SHE MAINTAINS A
STRAIGHT FACE AND KEVIN ON HEARING THAT STARTS HEADING
TOWARDS THE STAIRS TO GET TO HIS ROOM NOT RESPONDING TO
HER SHE ANGRILY RACES TOWARDS HIM
Kevin! Kevin! What board meeting kept you in the office
till this ungodly hour? KEVIN ISNT UTTERING A WORD AND
SHE EVEN RAISED HER VOICE THE MORE..
Yelling) Kevin! We need a plan you need to get
responsible so you give me a plan to live by KEVIN
PAUSES AND LOOKS AT HER IN PITY
KEVIN
Softly)
I have no idea what this is about what are you saying
exactly YERI EYES HIM REALLY BAD AND MOVES CLOSERWHILE KEVIN TAKES A STEP BACKWARD
Whispering) for real you are seeing me for the first
time in three months and the reason you flew in here is
to pick up a quarrel on your intuition and make us sad?
Shaking his head) I aint going down there with you
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that Kevin no longer liveS there Hes moved a long
long time ago
HE WALKS UP THE STAIRS MORE YLE YERI FOLLOWS ANGRILY
AND BRISKLY YELLING HIS NAMEHE HALTS AND TURNS TO HER
Welcome Yeri, I greatly feel your presence. Must have
really been the reason you came in unannounced
YERI
Cuts in)
I was planning a pleasant surprise Kevin
KEVIN
Walking up)
Obviously
YERI
Screams)
I missed you Kevin
Kevin
Screams)
Yea it shows same here Good night Yeri. Nice having
you HE GOES INTO HIS ROOM AND BANGS THE DOOR AND YERI
GRABS THE RAIL SOOO TIGHT AS SHE SHUTS HER EYES REALLY
TIGHT ON OPENING IT THEY JAM THEIR WEDDING PICTURE ON
THE WALL IN THE LIVING ROOM WITH A SMOOTH ZOOM TEARS
GENTLY DESCEND FROM ONE OF HER EYES TILL CAMERA FADES
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SCENE 7
DESMONDS APARTMENT/ NIGHT
RUTH DESMONDS HOUSE MAID IS PACING AROUND THE ROOM
OPENING EVERY WINDOW TO KNOW IF HER OGA CAME IN WITHOUT
HER KNOWING. SHE IS REALLY UPSET AND WORRIED.
RUTH
Loud thoughts)
EEEHHH WHICH KIND TIN BE THIS? DS MAN WAN COME GI
PERSON HIGH BP EEEH HEEEEEEEY! E BE LIKE SAY HIM NO
DEY ALIVE AGAIN SEF IF NOT HIM FOR DON COME BACK
SINNNNNNCCCCCE! SEE TIME NOW (she looks at the clock)
2AM (her eyes pop) HIA! WHICH KIND TROUBLE BE THIS NA?
Whispering and soliloquizing) E be like something don
happen to oga... him no call tell us say him go teyy
for outside ha armed robbers don kill am? Abi him don
get accident? Him for call na eh (Crying out) heeeeey
Oga don die o o o o o!!!chai! heeeeeyyyyy. Why? Why?
why? Oga oooooooooooo SHE SCREAMS OUT LOUD AND EVEN
LOUDER AND IT SUDDENLY JOLTS THE SECURITY GUY WHO RUNS
INTO THE MAIN FLAT; RUTH ON SIGHTING HIM SCREAMED
saheed oga don die ooooooooo!!!!!hei!!!
SAHEED ISNTT BORDERED ABOUT QUESTIONING HE QUICKLY
JOINS RUTH AND STARTS WAILING EVEN MORE BADLY AND
EVENTUALLY SLUMPS BY THE WALL TO CONTINUE HIS WEEPING
THE HOUSE BECAME NOISIER.
AFTER A WHILE SAHEED PAUSES AND TAKES A SUSPICIOUS LOOKAT RUTH
SAHEED
Suspiciously)
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Ruth Ruth screams) Ruth! RUTH STARES AT HIM ANGRILY
AND EYEING HIM BADLY (He goes, softly) abeg, How you
carry hear say Oga don die?
RUTHAngrily)
U dey mumu o na today I know say you know get sense I
know blame you; your Oga commot here since early mo, go
drop him family for airport you know see am till now;
mind gree you go sleep SAHEED IS LOOKING AT HER WITH
DISDAIN
as you never see am reach now, and him no call us as
him dey always do as madam no dey e no REACH YOU MAKE
YOU CALL POLICE SAY YOUR Oga don miss even tho you know
say na die e no go pass am see time. SHE CONTINUIES
HER WAILING
SAHEED
Scornfully)
Ruth! Ruth! SHE PAUSES na you kill Oga abi
Wailing)Ruth don kill Oga ooooooooo! Mumu..
mtcheeeeeeew! If to say I know na why you wake me be
this eeeh I for no answer disturb my sleep begin come
here. At alllllll . HE SIGHS GREATLY AND WALKS OUT
AS SOON AS HE CLOSES THE DOOR THERE WAS A HORN AT THE
GATE HE RUNS AND PEEPS ITS DESMOND HE HESITATES A BIT
IN FEAR AND OPENS. DESMOND DRIVES IN, GETS OUT OF THE
CAR AND BECKONS ON HIM HE QUICKLY PULLS A BUCKET OF
WATER AND POURS ON DESMOND WHO IS SURPRISINGLY MAD
DESMPON SCREAMS OUT HIS NAME IN SHOCK WONDERING WHATHAS GONE WRONG WITH HIM HIS EYES GREATLY POP.
DESMOND
Furious)
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What has come over you? What should we call this
madness? HE STARES AT SAHEED ON HIS KNEELING IN
REMOURSE AS RUTH RUNS OUT FROM THE HOUSE TO WITNESS
WHAT IS GENERATING THE NOISE
SAHEED
Oga abeg SORRY, na fear catch me, I think say you be
ghost o
DESMOND
Angrily)
Whaaaaat?
SAHEED
Cuts in)
Na Ruth talk say You don die,(DESMOND SHOCKINGLY TURNS
TO RUTH DRENCHED AND VERY EXASPERATED) na God gimme
courage wey I take open this gate today o. she tell me
say she see you for tv infact she tell me say she dey
sure say arm robber don kill you Oga abeg RUTH CLOSES
HER MOUTH IN SHOCK AND FEAR.
DESMOND
Looking at both and furious)
Morons (AS HE GENTLY AND ANGRILY WALKS INTO HIS HOUSE
AND RUTH HURRIEDLY WALKS TO SAHEED AS THEY START OUT A
QUARREL AMIDST BLAMES.
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SCENE 8
DESMONDS OFFICE/DAY
DESMOND PUTS A CALL THROUGH TO HIS PRETTY HOT SECRETARY
WHO IS CRAZILY ATTRACTIVE TO ALERT HER OF HIS EXPECTED
VISITOR. THIS IS TO KEEP HER IN THE KNOW SO SHE DOESNTKEEP HIM WAITING DURING CONFIRMATION. AS SOON AS GBOMO
DROPS THE CALL SHE FINDS A SMASHING LOOKING MAN RIGHT
IN FRONT OF HER, SHE STANDS TO GREET
GBOMO
Smiling)
Good day Sir.
KEVIN
Smiling)
How are you pretty lady (looking at her lustfully?)
GBOMO
Very well sir your welcome sir
KEVIN
Your boss in? Say to him that Kevin is here
GBOMO
Sure sir you may go right in
KEVIN SURPRISINGLY LOOKS AT HER HAPPY AND APPROACHES
THE DOOR WHEN DESMOND OPENS, ON SEEING KEVIN THERE WAS
A LOUD CHEERING AND EXCHANGE OF PLEASANTARIES AS KEVIN
ENTERS AND DESMOND SHUTS THE DOOR.
KEVIN
Laughing)
You looked worried out there mayne (LAUGHS) you really
blocked me right! Mhmmm
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DESMOND
Laughs)
Not all you know me better than Kevin LAUGH
KEVIN(Laughs)
Not these your free weeks thats a good trap right
there mayne (LAUGHS) that girl is damn pretty Id
likre that for a trap try me
DESMOND
Suprisingly)
Thats a damn secretary mayne of all the free women
why would I desire a common secretary
KEVIN
Sarcastic)
ThAT isnt common at all a secretary yes but very
eatable
DESMOND
Giggling)
I wouldnt do that even drunk mayne, av got my wife
close LAUGHS
KEVIN
Whispering)
That type is a killer in bed eases off some nagging
stress neatly
DESMOND
Seriously)
I have no nagging stress to ease off Kevin.
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KEVIN
Softly
I think you need to ease off a bit in these two weeks
just give it a try if you dont like it you back off
DESMOND
My mind is fixed
KEVIN
Just a clue so you dont fall into the wrong hands cos
I know you would definitely needbefore Temis return
DESMOND
Chuckling)
You want a bet?
KEVIN
Laughs)
You will lose Desmond
DESMOND
Straight)
What do you want in?
KEVIN
Chuckles
My new SUV HE PICKS A PIECE OF PAPER AND WRITES AND
SIGNS AND PASSES IT TO DESMOND HE ENDORSES AND PUSHES
THE PAPER BACK TO KEVIN
DESMOND
Smiling)
My Ford edge THEY FOLD THE PAPER AND BOTTLE IT. So
whats up?
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KEVIN
Frowns)
Yeri pulled a surprise on me; DESMOND IS TAKEN ABACK
LIKE IN SHOCK WHILE HE CONTINUES she got in
yesterday... I saw her as I got in from the club lastnight DESMOND FREEZES AND STARES STEADILY AT KEVIN
soft) we practically quarreled all night THERES
SILENCE AS THE CAMERA FADES
SCENE 9
DESMONDS RESIDENCE
INT/ NIGHT
RUTH IS HAVING A GIST WITH HER MADAM WHO HAS JUST
CALLED ON THE PHONE FROM OUTSIDE THEIR RESIDENCE
COUNTRY TO KNOW HOW THE HOME FRONT REALLY AS SHE HASNT
GOTTEN THROUGH TO HER HUSBAND TODAY
RUTH
Excitedly)
Chai madam I don miss una o I don miss una well well
yes madam I dey do my work well well nooo Oga no dey
o ha madam oga never come back since that time wey him
commot for morning go work (eyes popping) madam eh
these days Oga no de come house early again o and him
no dey chop oga de starve himsef madam
Rest? Ah if na rest oga no get am o him dey suffer well
well him just dey sleep around; from one place to
another and another SHE EXPRESSES SHOCK ON HER FACE
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Ah no vex madam ah eh no vex I no mean to make you cry
like this I just dey tell you say oga dey sleep around
o for dinning, for parlour, for study, for vi (SHE
FREEZES AS SHE NOTICES DESMOND STANDING AT THE DOOR AND
THE PHONE FALLS OFF HER HAND AS SHE STANDS IN SHOCK ANDDESMOND IS STARING INTO HER