A Scene From My Screenplay Based on the Song "Rocky Raccoon"

The SFX for this project are really good. This is an actual test shot of lead Timothee Chalamat as the lead. Photo by Alan Alquist on Unsplash

I am in rewrites for a gritty Deadwoodesque screenplay based on the Beatles’ song, “Rocky Raccoon,” which is in pre-production. Below is a sample that is one of the few scenes that isn’t just a string of profanities.

INT. OLD WEST SALOON SOMEWHERE IN THE BLACK HILLS OF SOUTH DAKOTA. NIGHT

ROCKY RACCOON walks into the SALOON. He is greeted by MAGILL, a very pretty human lady.

ROCKY
Hello, ma’am. Nice to meet you. I’m Rocky. Rocky Raccoon.

MAGILL
Nice to meet you. My name is Magill.

ROCKY
It’s a pleasure, Magill.

MAGILL
I call myself, Lil.

ROCKY
Now, that sure is a pretty name. Howdy, Lil.

MAGILL
Call me Nancy.

ROCKY
What is wrong with you?

MAGILL
Strange thing for a raccoon in a ten gallon hat to say.

ROCKY
That’s it. I’m going back to my room to read the Gideon’s Bible.

FADE TO BLACK

The above is a satire, which, frankly, should be obvious.