Logline: A young black man visits his white girlfriend's parents for the weekend and their inappropriate reception of him makes him become increasingly suspcious and uneasy.
10.int. / ext. ARMITAGE ESTATE - nightStory Beat: Break Into TwoNotes: Missy uses her teaspoon to clink and rub against her teacup. This sound causes Chris to fall into the 'sunken place'.
11.int. bedroom - night
12.EXT. ARMITAGE ESTATE - MORNING
13.int. BEDROOM - day
14.EXT. ARMITAGE ESTATE party - dayStory Beat: Fun and GamesTheme: Explored
15.ext. ARMITAGE ESTATE PARTY - day
16.int. bedroom - day
17.int. BEDROOM - dayStory Beat: Midpoint
18.int. bedroom - day
19.
Act III
33.int. GAMES ROOMStory Beat: FinaleTheme: Symbolized
34.int. operating roomTheme: Symbolized
35.int. ARMITAGE ESTATE - night
36.int. ARMITAGE ESTATE - NIGHTTheme: Symbolized
37.ext. ARMITAGE ESTATE - NIGHT
38.ext. patio - AFTERNOON
39.ext. ARMITAGE ESTATE - night
40.ext. ARMITAGE ESTATE - NIGHT
41.ext. ARMITAGE ESTATE - NIGHTStory Beat: Final ImageTheme: Explored
Plot threads
The Trap
Jeremy talks about Chris' genetic strength and superiority
Missy want to stop his smoking through hypnosis
Chris no longer wants to smoke
Everyone is sizing Chris up. Complimenting his attributes inappropriately
Dean points Chris out to everyone
Chris is asked about the advantages and disadvantages of being black
The party goers were actually prospective buyers of Chris
Dean and Missy tell Jeremy not to damage Chris
Chris is tied up awaiting surgery
All is revealed to Chris
Rose & Chris
Rose has never had a black boyfriend
Rose stands up for Chris against a racist police officer
Rose acknowledges her family's inappropriateness
Rose says Chris is paranoid
Rose will make an excuse to leave
Rose has been lying to Chris
Rose betrays Chris
Andre
Andre is kidnapped by a stranger in a sports car
Andre now calls himself Logan and acts odd
Logan snaps back to Andre and tells Chris to 'GET OUT'
Andre disappears back into white suburbia
Andre is identified by Rod
Rod to the Rescue
Rod is looking after Chris' dog
Rod is still looking after Chris' dog
Rod is slightly worried
Rod tells Chris to get out of there
Rod tells the police about Chris, albeit unsuccessfully
Rod knows Rose is lying
Rod saves Chris
Georgina
Something is off about Walter and Georgina
Georgina short circuits
Walter sprints at Chris
Did Georgina unplug Chris' phone?
Walter acts possessive of Rose
Georgina did unplug his phone. She acts very odd.
Walter and Georgina are in Rose's photos
Georgina short circuts
Walter and Georgina embody Rose's grandparents. The original Armitage's
Missy's Hypnotic Powers
Characters
Chris Washington26 · Black · Male · HeroWhat does your character want?: To make a good impression on his girlfriend's familyHow will your character attempt to get it?: By brushing off their inappropriate attempts to connect with him and his skin color
Rose Armitage26 · White · Female · Sidekick(Ally)What does your character want?: To indoctrinate Chris into the family so he can befall to their surgical procedureHow will your character attempt to get it?: By lying to Chris the entire time about the family's intentions
Dean Armitage50 · White · Male · VillainWhat does your character want?: To auction Chris off to the highest bidderHow will your character attempt to get it?: By hosting a garden party where prospective buyers attend
Missy Armitage50 · White · Female · Villain
Rod Williams30 · Black · Male · DetectiveWhat does your character want?: To help ChrisHow will your character attempt to get it?: By warning Chris, going to the police, and eventually driving out to the Armitage estate
23.int. bathroom - afternoonStory Beat: All is Lost
24.INT. bedroom - evening
25.int. living room - evening
26.int. BROOKLYN LOFT - night
27.int. GAMES ROOM - nightStory Beat: Dark Night of the Soul
28.int. police station - day
29.int. GAMES ROOM
30.int. BROOKLYN LOFT / int. bedroom
31.int. games roomStory Beat: Break Into ThreeTheme: Symbolized
32.int. operating room
Missy is a hypnotherapist
Missy hypnotizes Chris with a teacup cue
Missy hypnotizes Chris to capture him
The sound of the CLINK is his cue. Not the visuals
Chris uses cotton to block his ears from the hypnosis cue
Chris destroys the teacup
Missy is a hypnotherapist
Deer Symbolism
The maimed deer has an impact on Chris
In hypnosis, Chris recounts his mother's 'hit and run' death
A mounted deer is hangs as Chris awaits certain death
Chris kills Dean with deer antlers
Chris cannot leave Georgina a 'hit and run' victim like his mother
Georgina dies anyway
Chris leaves Rose to die on the side of the road like his mother
Andre/logan
Black · Male · Shape Shifter
Jim Hudson60 · White · MaleWhat does your character want?: To have his vision restoredHow will your character attempt to get it?: By purchasing Chris at a silent auction and the associated procedure