Breakdown

8 scenes · 6 plot threads · 9 characters

The Dinner Party

Sitcom, Mockumentary

Logline: The employees witness Michael's dysfunctional relationship with Jan at a dinner party, and Dwight tries to make Angela jealous with an unusual date.

Medium: Feature film

Credits: Netflix - Season 4 Episode 9 - 'Dinner Party' Developed for american television by Greg Daniels Written by Gene Stupnitsky Lee Eisenberg Created by Ricky Gervais Stephen Merchant

Cold Open

1.INT. dunder mifflin - evening

Act I

2.int. jan and michael's condo - nightNotes: 'When in Rome' - Michael Scott

Act II

3.int. JAN AND MICHAEL'S CONDO - night
4.int. JAN AND MICHAEL'S CONDO - night
5.int. JAN AND MICHAEL'S CONDO - night

Act III

6.int. JAN AND MICHAEL'S CONDO - night
7.ext. JAN AND MICHAEL'S CONDO - night

Plot threads

Jim & Pam
- Michael tricks Jim and Pam into a dinner party
- Jim and Pam are already uncomfortable
- Jim tries to leave by himself. Pam stops him.
- Jim and Pam get to leave
- Jim and Pam's struggles are rewarded through stealing Jan's CD
Dwight
- Dwight is upset he's not invited to Michael's dinner party
- Dwight invites himself to the dinner party
- Dwight wants to impress Angela and Michael
- Dwight gets to be Michael's savior
- Dwight takes Michael home
Michael's Plasma TV
- Michael is proud of his plasma TV
- Jan breaks Michael's TV with a dundie
Sliding Glass Door
- Jim spots the broken sliding glass door
- Michael broke the sliding door by running through it
Jan Jealousy
- Pam senses a cold tone from Jan
- Jan mentions she thinks Pam is a bad assistant
- Jan confronts Pam about 'dating' Michael
- Pam thinks her meal is poisoned out of jealousy
Michael & Jan
- Jan and Michael's relationship is odd
- Jan tries to make Michael jealous through her choice of music
- Jan verbally berates Michael for breaking the rules
- Jan and Michael have a loud argument in front of all the guests
- Jan and Michael provoke one another until it becomes physical
- Jan is suddenly loving and concerned for Michael
- Jan glues Michael's dundie back together

Characters

Michael Scott40 · White · Male · HeroMichael is an eccentric boss of the Scranton Branch of the paper company, Dunder Mifflin.What does your character want?: To be loved as a bossHow will your character attempt to get it?: By being eccentric and making drama out of the little things
Jan Levinson35 · White · Female · Don Juan
Jim Halpert30 · White · Male
Pam Beesly30 · White · Female
Andy Bernard35 · White · Male
Angela Martin35 · White · Female
Dwight Schrute35 · White · Male · Sidekick(Ally)
Babysitter45 · White · Female
Police Officers45 · White · Male

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