The Experiment Page #2

Synopsis: The movie is based on the infamous "Stanford Prison Experiment" conducted in 1971. A makeshift prison is set up in a research lab, complete with cells, bars and surveillance cameras. For two weeks 20 male participants are hired to play prisoners and guards. The 'prisoners' are locked up and have to follow seemingly mild rules, and the 'guards' are told simply to retain order without using physical violence. Everybody is free to quit at any time, thereby forfeiting payment. In the beginning the mood between both groups is insecure and rather emphatic. But soon quarrels arise and the wardens employ ever more drastic sanctions to confirm their authority.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Director(s): Oliver Hirschbiegel
Production: Samuel Goldwyn Films
  14 wins & 13 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.7
Metacritic:
60
Rotten Tomatoes:
72%
R
Year:
2001
120 min
Website
451 Views


Keep going! Everyone in line!

Is there Pay-TV?

They're nuts, look at this!

Keep going, please. Quickly!

Did you imagine this?

- No. Quite a professional slammer!

Now we're in deep sh*t.

Stand in a row on the marker line!

What happens now?

Prison rules. One: The prisoners

address each other by numbers only.

Two:
The prisoners address

the guards as "Mr Prison Guard".

Three:
At "lights out",

the prisoners must not talk.

Then we'll sing!

- Quiet!

Four:
Meals are to be

eaten up completely.

Read the menu to us!

Quiet!

Five:
Each order of the guards

is to be obeyed immediately.

Six:
Failure to obey the rules

will result in punishment.

What kind of punishment?

We'll see to that. We're flexible.

And now cell assignments.

When l call out your number

go to the cells!

I'll tell you, l snore.

- Great.

You get the bottom bunk.

- Alright.

I'm Joe.

- Tarek.

And you?

- Thirty-eight.

Why do you want to take

part in this experiment?

Because l think it

can be very interesting.

You can really relax and

experience something new.

You have to be open to ideas

and I need the money.

It might be lots of fun.

Because of the bucks.

General interest.

l was never in prison.

Me? No!

No.

No, really.

Jeez! I'm a regular guy!

I have a kiosk, corner of

Brussels and Aachen Street.

Executive.

I have a few people

working under me.

I'm a school teacher.

I perform as Elvis.

l work for an airline.

Here's my card.

In seven years I was never late.

Where's the next cigarette machine?

Downstairs and to the right!

Hey, Elvis.

Sing something!

Yes, sing a song!

When do we get to eat?

We're hungry!

Do you have something

against anal burning?

What do you do in real life?

- I'm an electrician. High voltage.

Them with the big cables. You?

- Taxi driver.

And you, 38?

- You ask too much, 77.

I guess something with numbers.

Bus driver.

Numbers and staring straight

ahead silently, right?

Life guard!

Really?

You know this one?

Which animal has only

one lip on the vulva?

Half a roasted chicken.

What do the Arabs call

a cow barn? Moobarrac!

Why do women always watch

porn films to the end?

They think they'll get married.

I know one that's a bit longer.

Three guys in front of a sauna.

One of them goes in and there is

a giant, fat woman with a huge...

Three against three!

Come on, you coward!

The cheese is so dry

you could smoke it.

I've got a kiosk, there's

always something going on.

I've got an open ear for everyone.

Listening you can't learn.

You're born with it.

Drink your milk, 82.

- I don't drink milk.

I get postcards from Jamaica,

Sri Lanka...

Rule number four, 82.

Consume all your food!

I never drink milk. I hate milk.

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes

Mario Giordano

Mario Giordano (born 19 June 1966) is an Italian journalist and writer. more…

All Mario Giordano scripts | Mario Giordano Scripts

0 fans

Submitted on August 05, 2018

Discuss this script with the community:

0 Comments

    Translation

    Translate and read this script in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this screenplay to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "The Experiment" Scripts.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 23 Apr. 2024. <https://www.scripts.com/script/the_experiment_7868>.

    We need you!

    Help us build the largest writers community and scripts collection on the web!

    Watch the movie trailer

    The Experiment

    Browse Scripts.com

    The Studio:

    ScreenWriting Tool

    Write your screenplay and focus on the story with many helpful features.