Script-of-the-Week: Just Shoot Me “Old Boyfriends”

by Steve Levitan (50 pages)

Awards: None that I could find.

Points of Interest:

• Pacing: Average in the beginning with relatively short scenes. Strong one-liners keep it fresh. Act One ends without a strong finish.

• Screen Visibility: Minimal.

• Formatting: Character’s present in each scene are listed in parentheses at the top of the scene. Action lines are CAPITALIZED and character’s first appearances are UNDERLINED. Day numbers are represented on the slug line of each new day.

• Dialogue: David Spade’s jokes are biting and hilarious. Exchange between Nina and Elliot regarding a window washer falling from his station is very funny. Some jokes have become dated, like the the “Seagram’s joke. Some jokes didn’t make sense and seemed to pertain to some visuals that had not been described in the script like the last joke referring to dirty windows needing to be cleaned.

• Action: Described action is quite minimal. Basically a simple set up at the beginning of each scene.

• Act Structure: TEASER, ACT ONE, A, B, C, D, ACT TWO, E, (F & G omitted) H, (I omitted), J, K, L, M.