Wednesday, August 30, 2006

School of Flop - A Challenge

Remember the Jack Black Movie, School of Rock?

I have an idea for a new movie, staring former Duke basketball player Shane Battier, called:

SCHOOL OF FLOP

Part III - A Challenge

Hey, this is former Duke basketball player and current Houston Rocket, Shane Battier.

You may remember me from my college career at Duke, simply as "Ridge Head" or "Klingon Head", but I am also known as "Flop-ee-aa" or "King of Flop"

Shane - "Anyone can learn to be a good flopper!"

"It takes practice and patience. You may not get the first few flopping calls, but if you stick with it, and if your coach screams, spits and yells at the refs after every play and during every time-out, you will become a great flopper."

Announcer - "What about people who don't have time to go to the gym everyday and practice flopping?"

Battier - "You can practice flopping anywhere."

Battier is seen at the playground in his basketball jersey.

There are little children running around everywhere.

Battier crouches down and slaps the ground.

Periodically, Battier slides in front of a little kid, and then at the slightest contact, Battier hurls himself backward onto the ground, landing on his back.

Battier = "Now let's check out my Flop School"

Battier and Announcer are seen standing at one end of a basketball court.

In the background, at the other end of the court, Vlade Divac can be seen instructing young children on flopping techniques.

Announcer = "Shane, I hear that you are so good at Flopping that you can always draw a foul on the other team on any given play?"

Battier = "Absolutely."

Battier calls over a referee.

Battier to Announcer - "Here take this ball and try to score on me, I bet you I can draw a foul on you."

Battier throws the ball to announcer and then crouches down and slaps the floor.

(Tight camera shot on announcer) Announcer - "The joke is on you Shane, you can't possibly draw a foul on me because I am just going to stand here."

Camera pans out to show entire court and there is no sign of Battier.

Announcer - "Shane?" Now yelling, "Shane?"

Announcer turns his head to call for Battier, and when he does, Battier is right there and Announcer's face hits Battier's face.

Battier falls to the ground and the referee runs over and demonstratively calls a charging foul on the announcer.

A close up of the referee reveals that it is Dick Vitale, who then winks at the camera.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Any chance Battier will burst into flames at some point in the movie?