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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

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