500 DAYS OF SUMMER (MY TAKE)

Written by

Mayank adil

Based on
500 days of summer (2009)
INT - BAR - NIGHT

Tom and summer sitting in crowded bar drinking.

Beat.

TOM
Everbody is so pretentious here..
look .. look at that guy ... who
wear white tuxedo in place like
this.. looks kind of stupid.

SUMMER
I find him attractive..

TOM
Of course you do.. you thing
‘octopus garden’ is bettles great
song..

SUMMER
Yeah they are...

Beat.

One guy king of strong ‘Frank’ in 30s approaches summer.

FRANK
Hey.. What are you doing sitting
here alone...

SUMMER
Watching the guy in white tuxedo...

FRANK
Okkk... you can watch me too a
bit..

SUMMER
I can’t

FRANK
Hey.. let me buy you a drink..

SUMMER
Sorry no...

FRANK
I live near by ... we can go
somewhere nice.. better then this
of course...
 2.

SUMMER
Look ..I am really flattered... But
no....

FRANK
Hey come on ... Be more open....

TOM
Hey... can you please leave her
alone...

FRANK
What it’s got to do with you man..
please do what are you doing..

TOM
She is with me...

Summer gives tom look..

FRANK
Really are you with this guy...
take care of your girls she has eye
for other guy...

Beat...

FRANK (CONT'D)
Still he is better then you are...

Tom gets up and punch frank and frank punch him back....

INT - SUMMER FLAT - NIGHT

Summer opens the door ,tom is standing behind her. She enter
and put the light on.

TOM
Did you look how i beat that guy
up..
SUMMER
Why you have to do it..

TOM
Why... you ask.. because he is
bothering you..

SUMMER
So.. he is bothering me and i can
handle that well.. i can protect my
self.. Why you have to intervene..
 3.

TOM
Can you...... you atleast appricate
me once... for the things i did for
you.. please..

SUMMER
Ohh.. really you did it for me.. or
it is your male ego...

TOM
(shouts)
I did it for you...

SUMMER
Please don’t shout.. you are not my
boyfriend

TOM
(shouts)
Then what am i ?

SUMMER
Please can you keep it low....
there’s neibhour...

TOM
Tell me what are we ... please..

SUMMER
We are... close friends

TOM
Yes we are close... But i am sure
we are not friends.

SUMMER
Can we discuss this later .. i am
so tired..

TOM
Nooo.. no... friend don’t do all
this.... what we are doing...

Tom started to leave suddenly comes back..

TOM (CONT'D)
Go... find new friend for you... i
am so fucking tired of doing
this...

Tom leaves the flat..

 4.

Different scene

INT - HOUSE INTERIOR STORE - DAY

Tom is searching something in drawer

TOM
Darling where is my file... i
cannot find it... it really
important.

Summer also come and start searching

SUMMER
( invisible file)
Darling this is your file ?

TOM
Finally.. thank you darling i don’t
know what i do without you..

SUMMER
Oh.. darling...

Summer moves toward sofa area & tom follows her

TOM
Your taste is amazing darling...

SUMMER
(summer picks up t.v
remote)
Darling t.v Is not working.

TOM
Let me see... ( in different voice)
you are watching the tonight show

SUMMER
I don’t want to watch tonight show
i am going to make something for
you..

Summer leaves toward kitchen & tom follows her.

TOM
Oh darling.... i am starving..

SUMMER
(invisible food)
Here you go...
 5.

TOM
Oh.. yum.. this is so good what is
it ?

SUMMER
Bacon...

TOM
Oh darling... i am vegan.. (
gesture of vomiting)

SUMMER
Let me bring you water.. oh our tap
is broken..

Take summer to next kitchen...

TOM
That i buy house with two kitchen

SUMMER
Oh.. you are so smart darling..

TOM
I think i deserve a reward for
being smart...