Going Viral: The Movie By Matt Starr

9/21/10

INT. LIVING ROOM Title: This Fall A SHAGGY dog lays on the floor, looking balefully at a computer screen. A Youtube video of a dog dancing plays. The dog continues to stare as more videos of dogs doing adorable things in Youtube videos play on the screen. Inspirational music swells. A pair of legs from the dog’s perspective and we see hand slap thigh and hear a whistle. The dog jumps to it’s feet and runs toward the boy. INT. BACKYARD Shaggy sits wearing a stupid hat and not performing anything. His young owner BOYD tries to prod him while holding a flip camera. BOYD C’mon Shaggy! C’mon! A drunk, SOUTHERN man bursts onto the back porch. SOUTHERN I told you! That dog has got no talent! BOYD He’s going to be a big star on the internet! I know he is! SOUTHERN No he ain’t. INT. DRIVEWAY Southern shoves Boyd into a car. BOYD Shaggy! No! SOUTHERN Shut up! VOICE OVER When a young boy loses his dog...

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Shaggy barks and chases after the car futilely. howls on the road as the car speeds away.

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VOICE OVER His dog won’t give up on the young boy’s dreams. INT. ALLEY WAY A HOMELESS man pets a worn out SHAGGY. HOMELESS You’re a good dog, and you’ve got to let it out. Homeless opens a can of beans and sets it in front of the Shaggy who starts eating it. Shaggy gets his snout stuck in the can. Homeless pulls out a cell phone a starts to video tape it. He posts it to the internet. INT. TRAILER PARK TRAILER BOYD clicks through videos on Youtube until he sees Shaggy with his nose stuck in the can. BOYD Shaggy! He’s coming to find me! VOICE OVER Join a dog on a mission, as he chases his boy, and discovers himself. INT. FARM Shaggy runs with a female dog through a field. INT. FREEWAY Shaggy stands on his hind legs and motions like he has a thumb to cars passing by. INT. TRAILER PARK TRAILER Boyd watches a video called "Hitchhiking Hound" and cheers.

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INT. COMMUNITY THEATRE Shaggy dresses up in a Shakespearean costume. We see a whole crowd of people filming him on iPhones and Flip Cameras and Handycams. VOICE OVER A new adventure begins this Fall with: Going Viral Movie Title on screen: Going Viral INT. FARM Shaggy rides a riding lawn mower across the frame. END TITLES Going Viral This Fall Black out.