All The Lonely People

written by

Nicholas Ryan

Based off of the music by The Beatles

 ALL THE LONELY PEOPLE
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1 EXT. THE CEMETERY

The OPENING shot is of a cemetery. It is dark and muted. The

little color there is in the world is washed out by the muted
tones of sorrow. A teenage boy, who is wearing old clothes
and a ragged scarf, almost looking like a famous English
musician, named PAUL, is looking at a grave holding a single
rose. As he looks off into the distance, an old man looks out
at him. They make eye contact, and the teenager begins to try
to avoid him. As the old man walks over to the teenager, the
boy starts to hide as the old man begins to walk closer
towards him, eventually finding him and grabbing his arm.

PAUL
Let me go! Let me go!

FATHER MCKENZIE
Boy, be quiet!

PAUL
Get back! Let me go!

FATHER MCKENZIE
What's wrong with you?!

PAUL
Let me go!

FATHER MCKENZIE
(Worried, but angry)
Hey! What are you doing out by
yourself?! Where are your parents,
young man?

PAUL
(in a sad but polite tone)
I don't have any parents, sir.

FATHER MCKENZIE
What do you mean? Are you an orphan?
(PAUL refuses to answer the
question)
Well?! What do you have to say for
yourself? Are you an orphan or not?

PAUL
Yes sir.
(In a distraught, but polite tone)

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My mother died when I was 14, and my

father died a few weeks ago sir.

FATHER MCKENZIE
(distraughtly)
Dear heavens. I'm so sorry, young man.

PAUL
It's okay, sir. I live with my aunt.

FATHER MCKENZIE
Well, you still haven't answered my
other question; What are you doing out
here by yourself?

PAUL walks a little bit away from FATHER MCKENZIE.

PAUL
I come by here now and then to stop by
to see my parents. It's quiet, and it
lets me think. It's cathartic.
(more somber)
Other people come here to do the same
thing. Sometimes, when they are here,
I sit by them and listen to them tell
stories about their loved ones. They
come here looking for the ghosts of
the past I guess, trying to get some
closure.

FATHER MCKENZIE lets go of PAUL's arm. PAUL begins to walk

backward, trying to get some distance.

FATHER MCKENZIE
What's your name, son?

PAUL
My name is Paul, sir. And you are?

FATHER MCKENZIE
I'm Father McKenzie. I'm a pastor at
the church.

PAUL
Well then excuse me, Father, for I
must be on my way.

FATHER MCKENZIE
Paul wait.

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PAUL
Sir?

FATHER MCKENZIE
Where are your parent's graves?

PAUL
Just over yonder. Why do you ask?

FATHER MCKENZIE
I would like it if you showed me to
your parents. I want to say a prayer
for them.

PAUL
Yes sir.

PAUL walks FATHER MCKENZIE over to his parents. FATHER

MCKENZIE stands still as PAUL walks over to his parent's
grave.

PAUL
Hey mom. Hey dad.
(PAUL gets on his knees and begins
to talk to his parents.)
I know I said that I would come by
more often, and I know that nothing I
say can make up for it, but I want you
to meet someone.
(PAUL stands up and walks over to
FATHER MCKENZIE)
Father?

FATHER MCKENZIE
(He walks over to the grave)
Hello. My name is James McKenzie. I
saw your son standing by himself in
the cemetery. He seems like a nice
young fellow.
(He begins to feel quite rude)
I... I wanted to say a prayer for you.

CUT to PAUL and FATHER MCKENZIE by PAUL's parent's grave.

FATHER MCKENZIE is saying a prayer.

FATHER MCKENZIE
(Finishing a prayer)
Amen.
(He gets up and walks over to

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PAUL. They say nothing. It is

dead silent.)

PAUL
Father?

FATHER MCKENZIE
Yes?

PAUL
Thank you for that. It meant a lot to
me.

PAUL begins to walk away. FATHER MCKENZIE is staring at the

graves. He begins to speak.

FATHER MCKENZIE
Paul, there's someone I want you to
meet.

2 INT. THE UNMARKED GRAVE

As PAUL and FATHER MCKENZIE walk to the grave, they pass the
graves. FATHER MCKENZIE remembers many of the graves. People
that he knew, people that he never met, and the stories they
hold. They continue to walk when FATHER MCKENZIE stops at an
unmarked grave.

FATHER MCKENZIE
(Muttering)
Hello.

PAUL notices that FATHER MCKENZIE has stopped. He sees FATHER

MCKENZIE starring at the grave. PAUL walks over to FATHER
MCKENZIE. He stands beside him.

PAUL
Father? Are you okay?

PAUL looks at the grave that FATHER MCKENZIE is looking at.

It is an unmarked grave. It hasn't been attended to in what
seems like forever. FATHER MCKENZIE begins to speak.

FATHER MCKENZIE
I had a wife once.

PAUL
Sir?

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FATHER MCKENZIE
I had a wife once, Paul. Back when
life was fab, I had a wife.

TRANSITION to a scene of ELEANOR in the sun, laughing,

running around with YOUNG MCKENZIE. They are young and having
fun. It is a fun and uplifting scene with uplifting music.

FATHER MCKENZIE (V.O)

Her name was Eleanor, and she was my
everything. She had the most beautiful
blonde hair that would flow in the
wind. Every day, she would sit on the
bench by the church and feed the
birds, and she would sing to them. She
would sing lovely tunes, and they
would listen. I would sit there beside
her and listen to her read stories
about faraway lands, kings and queens,
love and devotion. She was like an
angel sent from above. Eleanor didn't
have many friends, though. All she had
were the birds, the church, and me.
She was very shy and didn't say much.
When people would see her she would
just smile and wave, and then she
would disappear into the church. Most
people didn't even know she existed.

HARD CUT to PAUL and FATHER MCKENZIE in the cemetery. FATHER

MCKENZIE is on the verge of tears. It is back to a muted
tone. The sun isn't shining anymore.

PAUL
What happened to her, Father?

FATHER MCKENZIE
She got very ill. The doctors said
that she had breast cancer and that
she didn't have that much time left.
So, we did what we could at that time.
I made sure life was comfortable for
her in her final days. I would listen
to her read, she would help me write
my sermons, and I would do everything
for her. But...
(looking out in the grave)
One day... she was gone. No
forewarning. No cries for help. She
just... died in her sleep. In peace.

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PAUL
I... I'm so sorry.

FATHER MCKENZIE
It's fine, Paul. That was over twenty
years ago. In all that time, I've come
to terms with her death. God has a
reason, you know. It was just her
time. God has a reason.

PAUL
Father McKenzie?

FATHER MCKENZIE
Yes, Paul?

PAUL
Does it get easier? Does losing them
ever get easier?

FATHER MCKENZIE
I don't know.
(Stricken by grief.)
It's different for everyone. I wish I
knew the answer. God knows that I've
wished for my Eleanor to come back to
me. Just to see her again, to hear her
voice again. But, sometimes God
doesn't give us what we want, because
it isn't what we need. Some words of
wisdom, son; in the end, the love you
take is equal to the love you make. It
just is. There's nothing to it other
than that. It's just a long and
winding road that you can get lost on
unless you have faith in yourself.

PAUL looks at the grave, and he begins to walk towards it. He

puts the red rose on the grave.

PAUL
I think red is her color.

FATHER MCKENZIE starts to cry. He walks over to PAUL and puts

his hands on his shoulders, and he pulls him in for a hug.
PAUL hugs him back.

FATHER MCKENZIE
Paul?

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PAUL
Yes sir?

FATHER MCKENZIE
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

FATHER MCKENZIE lets go of PAUL. Paul begins to walk away,

and he leaves FATHER MCKENZIE by the grave. FATHER MCKENZIE
gets on his knees, and he says a prayer. HE gets off of his
knees and begins to walk away. There are flashbacks of
ELEANOR and YOUNG FATHER MCKENZIE intertwined with FATHER
MCKENZIE's way to the church. It cuts back and forth. HE
stops at the church doors. He sees them and begins to walk
toward them.

3 EXT. HOME

FATHER MCKENZIE walks alone through the church. He walks by

the altar and walks toward his quarters. He opens the door
and walks through it. He begins to walk over to his desk. He
sits down and begins to cry into his hands. HE pulls out his
rosary beads and begins to pray. He collapses on the floor,
still crying and in pain. SLOW BACKWARDS ZOOM OUT of FATHER
MCKENZIE on the floor. AS the camera zooms out, the door
closes. The Film goes to a title card saying "ALL THE LONELY
PEOPLE".

As it does, some divine angel begins to play an

instrumental/orchestral version of The Beatles' "LET IT BE".
From there, the music swells and grows. It plays through the
rest of the film, with a montage of images of the real-life
Eleanor Rigby's grave, the statue of ELEANOR RIGBY, Paul
McCartney, his mother Mary, his father James, and Paul
McCartney's late wife, Linda McCartney. The music plays into
the credits and will end the film.

At the end of the credits, there will be an In Honor for

Linda McCartney and other breast cancer patients. There will
also be a toll-free number and website link for Grief
Resource Network.

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