Me and You and a Dog Named Boo

Last night I learned from John Polonia that the final audio mix for PETER ROTTENTAIL is locked. Hopefully I'll get a copy in the mail soon. In the background I could hear John's newborn son howling like a banshee. John said that the baby was having a hard time sleeping, and I said, "Don't worry, that's only the first two years."

The line fell dead silent until I told him I was joking.

And that's how you throw a scare into a horror movie director.

More from our co-written PETER ROTTENTAIL:


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EXT. STRIP CLUB -- NIGHT
Lenny staggers out to his car, alone, and flops behind the wheel.
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EXT. STREETS -- LATER
Lenny chugs down the road. He pulls up to a red light.
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INT. LENNY'S CAR -- CONTINUOUS
A bleary Lenny looks out his window and sees Mooney's truck alongside. He squints.
LENNY
Mooney?
From Lenny's POV, we see Rottentail behind the wheel, red eyes glaring back at him.
He throws Lenny the finger.
Lenny does a long double-take.
Suddenly the light turns green, and Rottentail PEELS OUT.
Lenny shakes his head, as if to clear it. Then he follows suit.
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EXT. GRANDMA'S HOUSE -- LATER
James walks back towards the house.
Suddenly Mooney's truck comes ROARING down the road, and nearly sideswipes James.
He leaps out of the way, and gets up CURSING.
JAMES
Freakin' glue-eating Mooney goes on a beer run on my dime!
James jogs up to the house, where Mooney's car is parked askew in the driveway, blinkers on.
The driver's door pops open, and Peter steps out.
James reels, stumbling back.
JAMES (CONT'D)
No. No!!
PETER
How 'bout a balloon animal, Jimmy?
Peter pulls some long, skinny balloons out of his hat and begins to wrap them in fast motion.
James watches, stunned.
Peter finishes his sculpture, and holds up a shining ax. Peter looks at it with surprise.
PETER (CONT'D)
Guess I fucked that one up! Looks like an ax! Oh, well, guess I'm going to have to kill you!
James stares; then suddenly takes off running.
He runs right out into the street, where a woozy Lenny is tooling along in his car.
Neither person is fast enough to react, and James goes up on the hood and over onto the street as Lenny slams on the brakes.
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INT. LENNY'S CAR -- CONTINUOUS
Lenny looks shocked.
LENNY
Oh shit!
He jumps out of the car.

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