Screenplay For New, Groundbreaking Commercial
Jeff Vogel
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French trenches, World War One. Long shot from within trenches of twenty
French soldiers, standing at ladders leading out of the trenches. They're
up to their knees in mud. Bones are scattered about. They're quiet,
gripping their weapons, expectant.
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Different view of same soldiers. They tense, ready to climb the ladders. Rapidly
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Dramatic overhead shot of tops of ladders, poking out of the trench.
Things are incredibly, eerily quiet. Pan quickly across corpse and
wreckage strewn no-man's land to German trenches, where a single machine
gun sits, in wait.
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Inside German trenches. A half dozen German soldiers wait, a good deal
cleaner and calmer than the French soldiers. One mans the machine gun. The
others have rifles at the ready.
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French soldiers. They tense, ready to spring.
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One German soldier, standing by the machine gun. He holds a bottle of
Product, a bluish-green fluid. He lifts the bottle and places it in the
mud by the machine gun.
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Close-up of product. Quickly
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French soldier at top of ladder. He looks across no-man's land. We see he
sees something. He shouts
French Soldier: SSSSUUUUUUURRRRRRGGGGGGGEEEEEE!!!!!
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View from above of French ladders. The twenty French soldiers spring up
the ladders, their faces transformed in an ecstasy of terror and joy.
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The German soldiers. They are at the edge of the trench, firing.
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The German machine gunner. He is firing intently.
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Fifteen French soldiers, running across no-man's land. A rifle shot
impacts in one soldier's chest. Quickly
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Close-up of wounded soldier falling in mud, grinning. Quickly
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German soldiers, still firing. Quickly
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View from directly overhead of eight French soldiers, still running. Two
more fall. Quickly
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Close-up of running French soldier's face. It's covered with sweat, mud,
and blood. He shouts
French Soldier: SSSSSUUUUURRRRRGGGGGGEEEEE!!!!
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View from behind German soldiers. They continue to shoot. We see two
French soldiers are left. Another falls. The last one is almost to the
Product.
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Close-up of Product, by base of machine gun. We see a filth-encrusted hand
grab the bottle. Quickly
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French soldier. He opens his mouth, tilts his head back. As sun shines
brightly in background, he pours a flood of product in his mouth and over
his face. His open eyes radiate joy. Bayonet comes from off-camera and
pierces his neck.
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Far-off above shot of German soldiers. The exchange high-fives and make
Football spiking motions.
Announcer: Surge is a fully loaded citrus drink, with carbos. Feed The Rush!
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