Singles Deleted Scenes – Clubdogs

BLUE SCREEN

We hear the music of JOHN COLTRANE’s “Blue Train.” Bold letters spell out…

TITLE: CLUBDOGS.

FADE UP ON:

ANIMATED DOG

moving smoothly to the MUSIC, through the back alleys. He knows this town. We seen an attractive GIRLDOG who calls to him from a window

GIRLDOG

Hey, Steve, wait up! Let’s go to
the park!

STEVE

Can’t…gotta keep moving…

He moves along, turns the corner where he cooly escapes an oncoming car. Keeps moving.

GIRLDOG #2

Steve, you want to —

STEVE

No baby . . . I swing alone . . .
no attachments…

CUT TO:

STOREFRONT

Where we see the legs of a HUMAN

HUMAN (O.S.)

That’s a nice dog. Here, have a hone…here, jump for the bone…

Steve looks up at the Human — spare me — and moves to the MUSIC.

CUT TO:

ALLEY

Where Steve hangs with a few buddies.

DOG #1

My person puts these scarves on me
. . . I look like a joke.

DOG #2

Steve, let’s go to the park.

DOG #3

Yeah, ride with me.

STEVE

No, man, that whole park scene . . .
No. I’ll see you later.
Later for you guys.

DOGS

Later, Steve —

STEVE

Gotta keep moving…

CUT TO:

NEW ALLEY

He moves alone through a darker, scarier alley. A bum throws a can at him…a bigger dog takes out after him…he outruns the dog, turns a corner into…

BEAUTIFUL PARK

full of happy dogs nipping at their owners’ heels, running in pairs…and Steve is alone. Very alone. In middle of all this happiness, he begins to howl…