Playaz - My Brother Robbie - Act 1

CAST LIST

Bones (19) - skinny, 6 foot black kid from the streets.

Pablo (17) - fat, 6-2 Hispanic kid

Priest (35) - hulking 6-10 black police officer

Jerry (23) - 5-10 Chinese guy with a goatee

Cheryl (31) - 6-0 black lady who's a lawyer by day.

Hans (25) - 6-8 German man who dresses stylish

Bunyan (18) - 7-2 with wild red hair and dressed from the
70s.

Skittles (9) - shy brunette girl who watches excitedly.

DJ (26) - short fellow with a loud voice

Al (60) - a homeless man



INT. PABLO'S HOUSE - DAY

Pablo walks through a small living room with a stack of mail
in his hands. One letter is from, "Educational Testing
Service," and addressed to, "Paul Redding."

PABLO
Hey, Bunyan, you got mail.

Pablo tosses the letter on a table and walks on, flipping
through the mail.

Another letter is addressed to, "Roberto Sanchez," and reads,
"Past due," in big red letters.

Pablo sighs.

AL (V.O.)
One thing about family. You're
always connected.

There is a loud knock.

Pablo opens the front door.



EXT. PABLO'S HOUSE - DAY

Pablo opens the front door and sees a couple TOUGHS outside.

TOUGH #1
Hello. We're looking for Robbie
Sanchez.

PABLO
Sorry, but he doesn't live here
anymore. I haven't seen him in
weeks.

TOUGH #1
Well, it is very important that we
find him. I'm sure you don't mind
us taking a look around.

Pablo's eyes dart from side to side.

The window rolls down on a car across the street revealing
BOSS (40), Priest's brother.

PABLO
Whoa, what's going on? Did
something happen?

TOUGH #1
We'd prefer to not speak about this
to anyone but Robbie, so if you
wouldn't mind.

Tough #1 steps forward, but stops suddenly and looks up.

Bunyan appears behind Pablo.

BUNYAN
Hey, Pablo, I passed! Broke 500 in
all sections too, woo!

Bunyan turns and sees the Toughs, who seem a bit intimidated.

BUNYAN
Hey, what's up.

TOUGH #1
Uh, is Robbie here?

BUNYAN
Nah, just us. Robbie's your
brother right? I think we was
playing ball the other night,
wasn't he?

Pablo gives Bunyan a worried look.

The Toughs walk back to Boss' car.

TOUGH #1
Thank you for your time. If you
see your brother, let him know we
stopped by.

The Toughs jump into Boss' car.

Boss' car speeds off.

Pablo exhales.

BUNYAN
What was that all about?



EXT. RUCKER PARK - DAY

The stands are empty as Pablo, Bunyan, Priest, and Hans run
on the court. Pablo dribbles the ball.

In the key, Priest and Hans surround Bunyan.

Pablo smirks as he takes a step back. Pablo shoots a jumper -
swish.

PRIEST
Don't stay outside all day.

PABLO
Man, I'll just stay here, outside
the forest.

Priest, Hans, and Bunyan look at each other and laugh.

BUNYAN
We do have NBA size in here.

PRIEST
Yeah, but size doesn't win by
default.

ROBBIE (O.S.)
Room for one more.

Pablo turns to see ROBBIE (20), a taller, more athletic
Pablo. Priest watches Robbie closely.

PABLO
Finally decide to show your face?

Bunyan and Hans look awkward and back away from Pablo and
Robbie.

ROBBIE
Hey, little bro, just here to ball.

PABLO
Fine, then maybe you can explain
why some gang muscle knocked on my
door this morning.

Priest moves closer to Pablo and Robbie.

ROBBIE
Whoa, hey, sorry you had to see
that. We just had a little
misunderstanding, but it's all
taken care of. Let's just play
some ball.



EXT. CITY STREETS - DAY

YOUNG PABLO (8), chubbly, and YOUNG ROBBIE (10), bigger, run
through the streets. Young Pablo chases after Young Robbie.

YOUNG ROBBIE
Come on, slowpoke!

AL (V.O.)
Those two rascals used to cause all
sorts of trouble.

Al lays on the sidewalk.

Young Pablo and Young Robbie hurdle over Al.

Al looks up and watches Young Pablo and Young Robbie run down
the street.



EXT. CITY STREETS - DAY

Young Pablo and Young Robbie stand in an alley.

YOUNG ROBBIE
You ready?

YOUNG PABLO
Yeah, do it!

Young Robbie drops a bunch of candies into a 2-liter coke
bottle.

Young Robbie runs as the coke sprays into the air.

YOUNG ROBBIE AND YOUNG PABLO
Hahahahahhaha!

Young Ice and a few other tough guys smirk at Young Robbie
and Young Pablo.

YOUNG ICE
Hey, that was a nice one.

Young Pablo looks nervous. Young Robbie seems interested.

YOUNG ROBBIE
Yeah, it was. I've seen you
around, haven't I?

YOUNG ICE
You can call me Ice. Be seeing you
around some more?

YOUNG ROBBIE
Yeah.

Young Ice smiles, showing a row of pearly, white teeth.

YOUNG ICE
Cool.



EXT. RUCKER PARK - DAY

Robbie and Pablo approach a few players, including Jamal.

ROBBIE
Hey, hey, who wants a game?

PLAYER #1
(to Pablo)
I saw you play the other night, at
the tournament.

PLAYER #2
Yeah, you're with Bones and that
big redhead guy.

Pablo opens his mouth, but Robbie cuts in front of him.

ROBBIE
That's right, my brother he's the
man. Now who wants a shot at his
title?

The players look at one another.

ROBBIE
I'll even give you odds. We win,
you give me 50. You win, I'll give
you a hundred.

The players all look and nod to one another.

JAMAL
I'll take that.

ROBBIE
Alright, someone with some guts.

Jamal dribbles a ball as Pablo pulls Robbie to the side.

PABLO
Whoa, what are you doing?

ROBBIE
Don't worry, bro. Just play ball,
I got this.

Pablo looks worried as Robbie walks toward Jamal.



MONTAGE: RUCKER PARK - DAY

Pablo dribbles the ball at the top of the key.

Pablo passes to Robbie for an open jumper. Robbie shoots,
but bricks the shot.

Jamal dribbles the ball against Robbie. Jamal crosses over
and goes around Robbie.

Pablo dribbles into the key. Pablo passes behind his back to
Robbie, but the ball goes through Robbie's hands and bounces
around the bleachers.

Players laugh on the sideline.



EXT. RUCKER PARK - DAY

Robbie holds a wad of bills in his hands and slaps hands with
Jamal.

ROBBIE
Good game.

Robbie pulls his hand back, showing and empty hand.

JAMAL
Pleasure doing business with you.

Pablo grabs Robbie and pulls him aside.

PABLO
Man, you're better than that! And
you just gave your money away.
What, are you trying to lose?

ROBBIE
Well, yeah.

Pablo looks shocked, but Robbie seems calm.