Reap What We Sow On The Plot Farm
Alright. Piper here from Lazy Eye Theatre with a follow up on The Plot Farm.
If you remember, the assignment was to create an original movie plot from the 10 words or phrases that I provided. I wrote the word Thursday in there a couple of times and that threw some, but it was no mistake my friends, just part of a greater plan of which I have no idea. So for a refresher, here’s the original post.
So now here’s your chance to enjoy the fruits of everyone’s labor. What we lack in entries we make up in content so take a gander below and maybe you’ll be inspired to participate next time. Read away and don’t forget to vote for your favorite entry.
Bob was a pathological liar. Often times, he’d tell his cubicle mates intricate yarns about nights playing dice with people’s lives on the lines or tales of adventure with the Cleveland Confederated Motorcycle Club. When doing so, he felt like a stand-up behind a microphone, feeling the power of guiding the audience along to the big finish.
But today was different. It didn’t seem different to anyone else - just another Thursday on the journey towards the weekend. An unexpected visit from a talking avocado had not only awoken Bob from his pillowy slumber, but it just might’ve given him the key to life.
Burke chases Robert into his house and locks them both inside, destroying the phone lines and any other means of contact. He knocks Robert unconscious and ties him to a chair, while also handcuffing his arms behind his back. When Robert wakes up, Burke introduces himself and the reason for his visit. Burke is a pathological gambler, but has grown tired of normal gambling games, such as cards. Instead, he now likes to gamble with the lives of others, using any method of choosing fates (sometimes including a pair of dice). He sets up a video camera and microphone for Robert, telling him that he enjoys keeping records of his games (as it’s a gamble in and of itself on getting caught easier). Burke lets Robert know that if he wants the key to his freedom (and the handcuffs), he must play along… with a little luck… and hopefully win his life.
“When Alice Avocado raised her head from her pillow on that fateful Thursday, she had no idea her life was about to change. The key was an unexpected visit from a pathological killer who records his murders via hidden microphone. Would Alice roll the dice and answer the door or would she become guacamole?”
It’s late on a Thursday as Dr. Baylor sits at an outdoor bar in Florida. Out of the corner of his eye, Dr. Baylor witnesses someone drive up to the bar in a motorcycle. No visitors usually come around in the off-season so Dr. Baylor is curious. The motorcyclist reveals herself to be a beautiful redheaded woman. She sits down at the table with Dr. Baylor uninvited and pulls out a pair of dice which she rolls as she speaks. She tells Dr. Baylor that her name is Thursday and that she knows who he is. She says that the avocado that Dr. Baylor is eating has been poisoned. She continues to say that she is part of the group that poisoned him but she has decided to help him because of what he knows. And that she possesses a key to the room with the anecdote to save his life so he can save the lives of millions, but he must move fast because he will die within the next two hours. Dr. Baylor asks if he can trust her. Thursday says that he must, but he should know that she’s a pathological liar.
So does Dr. Baylor believe her and follow her or wait to see if he dies?
