Ed TV Page #2

Synopsis: In a desperate attempt to boost ratings, a cable channel decides to document the life of someone on a daily basis and air the footage as a show. That lucky someone turns out to be Ed Pekurny (Matthew McConaughey), a laid-back video-store clerk. While the TV series makes Ed an overnight celebrity, it also begins to wreak havoc on his personal life, complicating his relationship with his new girlfriend, Shari (Jenna Elfman), and causing tension with his brother, Ray (Woody Harrelson).
Year:
2011
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Ed's brother RAY and Ray's girlfriend SHARI arrive at the party.

Shari is pretty in an unglamorous kind of way. They both wave and

then Shari goes off to talk to some of the LADIES and Ray joins Ed

and John.

RAY:

What's up?

ED:

Where were you?

RAY:

(reluctantly)

I was... having dinner with Shari

and her parents.

JOHN/ED

(taunting)

Oooh!

RAY:

I'm telling you, it's

closing in on me. All of a sudden

it's like a thing, it's a whole

thing.

ED:

What do you mean all

of a sudden? You've been going with

her six months.

RAY:

I know. I mean I'm sitting there

and her father's asking me about

my "career prospects" and I'm

playing "Risk," with her kid

brother, Leon and at dinner the

dog's sniffing at my balls -- at

least I hope it was the dog.

'Cause her mother disappeared for

a while.

They LAUGH.

6INT. PARTY - LATER

It's getting wild. Some of the girls are dancing raucously.

ANGLE ON A TABLE (NOT A POOL TABLE, AN EATING-TABLE)

Ed, Ray, John, Shari and maybe another WOMAN.

Ray is holding a big tray of SHRIMP BALLS. During the

conversation, Ray throws them in the air and catches them in

his mouth like popcorn. Once, he even bounces one off the

wall into his mouth.

ED:

You know, those are for everybody.

Ray waves dismissively, then gets an idea.

RAY:

Oh!

(to Shari)

Show them that thing you can do.

(to the others)

This is great. I just found out

she can do this, her brother told me.

(to Shari)

Come on.

SHARI:

(thinks it's stupid)

I don't -

RAY:

Come on...

She hesitates, but she really doesn't mind. Slightly, amused she

takes her FIST and fits it completely INTO her MOUTH.

ED:

Whoa!! Oh!

Ray is cracking up.

RAY:

Is that unbelievable?

She removes her hand.

SHARI:

And that concludes today's show.

(to Ray)

This is where you go around and

collect the money.

Ed LAUGHS. Ray gives her a KISS.

Shari's roommate RITA sits down.

RITA:

Hi.

SHARI:

You guys know my roommate, Rita.

They do, vaguely.

ED:

What's going on over there?

RITA:

Everybody's making

audition tapes for that Real TV

thing.

JOHN:

Oh, that thing. Yeah. Did you hear

about this?

ED:

(not sure)

Yeah, what - they put some schmuck

on TV all day long or something?

RAY:

You know, that would be like a great

thing.

ED:

What?

RAY:

That! Being that guy.

Being the guy they watch.

ED:

What are you drunk?

RAY:

Yeah, but let's stay

on one subject. Whoever that person

is is going to be famous. They'll be

able to get whatever they want.

They'll ... trust me, this is my

business.

ED:

What is?!

RAY:

Show business.

ED:

You're in show business?

RAY:

Yeah. I service video equipment.

ED:

That's like... those people

stitching Nikes in Panama saying

they're in the NBA.

RAY:

(insulted)

I'm not stitching Nikes in

Panama! ... Bedwetter!

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Lowell Ganz

Lowell Ganz is an American screenwriter, television writer, and television producer. He is the long-time writing partner of Babaloo Mandel. more…

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