Evil James and Kevin

Written by Brian Stockton

Copyright 1995 Brian Stockton


INT. OFFICE - DAY  BRIAN sits across a table from JAMES and KEVIN.  BRIAN  I don't quite know how to tell you  guys this, but you're being sued.  JAMES  What?  KEVIN  This is a joke right?  BRIAN  No joke. They delivered the papers  to our lawyers this morning.  KEVIN  There's got to be a mistake, who  would want to sue us?  JAMES  And for what?  BRIAN  I'll tell you, but first, you'd  better sit down.  JAMES and KEVIN look at each other. Of course they are  already seated.  BRIAN  It turns out there's these two guys  in Red Deer Alberta who've got  their own cable show.  KEVIN  Yeah, so?  In delivering the last line, KEVIN makes a motion with  his hands and knocks over a cup of coffee.  BRIAN  Here, I'll get that.  BRIAN reaches behind himself and grabs his U of R diploma  to mop up the spill.  BRIAN  So anyway, They're suing for  copyright infringement. Their names  are James and Kevin.  KEVIN  But our names really are "James"  and "Kevin", how can they sue us  for using our own names?  BRIAN  That's not all. Their show has some  striking similarities.  JAMES  Like what?  BRIAN  Well, like everything.  KEVIN  What do you mean everything?  BRIAN  Like the theme song, the bits,  everything. Everything except the  haircuts.  KEVIN  Well, they certainly couldn't copy  those.  BRIAN  Only if they were poodles.  JAMES and KEVIN look at each other's hair  BRIAN  Anyway, I brought a clip. It's  called "The Evil James and Kevin  Show". Could we roll that clip  please?  BRIAN looks off screen, presumably toward a monitor.  JAMES and KEVIN follow his cue, but both look off in  completely different directions.  CUT TO:  EXT. CITY STREET - DAY  There's two men on the street who look exactly like James  and Kevin except they have weird greasy hair and bad  clothes. They have a microphone and are doing a "man on  the street" bit.  A MAN walks by.  EVIL JAMES  Excuse me sir, can we talk to you  for a second?  The MAN stops.  EVIL KEVIN  Hi there, we're James and Kevin, we  have a local cable show. We're  doing a poll. How many hours of  sleep did you get last night?  MAN  Well, I usually get about seven and  a Half  EVIL KEVIN  I see, seven and a half. That's  funny, you don't look a day over  six. Ha, ha, ha.  I'm sorry I don't...  EVIL KEVIN  Oh, that's okay, I'm just having  some fun with you! Ha ha.  EVIL JAMES  There's something else I want to  ask you.  JAMES suddenly punches the man in the face, sending him  sprawling on the ground.  EVIL JAMES  Have you ever been beaten up on  television?  KEVIN kicks the man repeatedly in the stomach while JAMES  chuckles.

  BACK TO THE OFFICE  KEVIN  That's hideous.  JAMES  Yeah, our ad libs are much funnier.  BRIAN  Wait, I've got another one. You  know how you guys do that bit where  you cut to the people in their  houses watching your show?  KEVIN  Yeah.  BRIAN  They say you stole that bit from  them. Here's a clip.  They all look in different directions.  CUT TO:  INT. WAYNE SELBY'S APT - DAY  WAYNE is watching television and eating some spray-  whipped cream. WAYNE looks a little woozy.  WAYNE  I, ... I ... think I've got scurvy.  WAYNE falls over.  CUT BACK TO:  THE OFFICE  KEVIN  That's not a bit. He's a real  viewer.  BRIAN  Oh, sorry. What about this one...  They all look off again. Instead of cutting to the clip,  they all look in horror as a door swings open.  ANGLE ON EVIL JAMES AND KEVIN  as they walk into the office.  They walk over to BRIAN and tip his chair backwards,  toppling him over.  EVIL JAMES  So, at last we meet!  CLOSE ON JAMBS AND KEVIN  JAMES  Look, there's been a horrible  misunderstanding.  CUT BACK TO EVIL JAMES AND EVIL KEVIN  EVIL KEVIN  I'll say there has.  EVIL KEVIN starts to pull out a gun.  Suddenly, several shots are fired, knocking EVIL JAMES  and EVIL KEVIN to the ground.  CUT BACK TO JAMBS AND kevin,  they're both holding guns and laughing maniacally.  CUT TO:  INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT  KEVIN wakes up in a panic. He sits up in his bed  screaming.  KEVIN  Oh, thank god it was just a dream.  CUT TO:  INT. BATHROOM - NIGHT  KEVIN steps in front of the bathroom mirror. He has the  bad hair-do of EVIL KEVIN.  Again he screams.  CUT TO:  INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT  JAMES sits upright in bed screaming.  Then he calms himself.  JAMES  Wait a minute. What am I screaming  for? That wasn't so bad.  Then JAMES looks beside him and the CAMERA PANS AND ZOOMS  to reveal WAYNE lying beside him in bed.  JAMES  Aaaaahhhhhh!!!!!!!  FREEZE FRAME  FADE OUT 


Locations: This can all be faked at the filmpool in the  back space. We could go to Waynes, but it would probably  take longer.  Cast: James, Kevin, Brian, Wayne and a Man (Jack?)  Props: Whipped cream, Brian's diploma, coffee and cup,  pillow and blankets, hand guns, hand held mic.  Wardrobe: "Good" wardrobe and "evil" wardrobe, including  hair goop.  Sound FX: Gunfire.  Assuming we do it at the filmpool, I could shoot it in  four hours.