Lane Sarasohn -
Sample Writings
HEY, OXYGEN MAN
Written for "Not Necessarily
the News"
(Moffitt-Lee Productions, HBO)
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| (COMMERCIAL PARODY) (RESEMBLES
A SPARKLETTES WATER COMMERCIAL)
UP ON: QUICK CUTS OF MALE
CAST MEMBER IN WHITE COVERALLS GETTING INTO CAB
OF TRUCK LOADED WITH COMPRESSED AIR CYLINDERS,
DRIVING OFF.
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| OXYGEN MAN (VO) |
| (TALKS, SINGS WITH
BANJO) |
| Now, everyday when I see the sun, |
| I jump in my truck and start my run, |
| Bringing something good right to your door...
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WE SEE THE BACK OF THE TRUCK
BEARING LARGE "OXYGEN MAN" LOGO |
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| CUT TO: FRONT OF MODEST
SUBURBAN HOUSE. HOUSEWIFE AND HER MOTHER, IN
BATHROBES BREATHE THROUGH WET HANKIES, ANXIOUSLY
AWAITING THE OXYGEN MAN. THEY SEE HIM AND WAVE |
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| Most folks light up when they see me, |
| 'Cause they're as happy as can be - |
| They don't have to hold their breath no |
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more... |
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| CUT TO: OXYGEN MAN CARRIES A
TANK OF OXYGEN TO THE WOMAN AND HER MOTHER |
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| CUT TO: MALE NEXT-DOOR
NEIGHBOR, COUGHING AT HIS DOORWAY, LOOKS OVER |
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| CUT TO:WOMEN HAPPILY
BREATHING OXYGEN THROUGH MASKS AS OXYGEN MAN
WAVES AND DRIVES OFF |
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| OXYGEN MAN (VO - CONT'D) |
| For air that's pure and air that's good, |
| Not like that air in your neighborhood, |
| Dial 555-seven-six-oh-four... |
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| ANNOUNCER VO |
| Or you can just holler... |
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| MALE NEIGHBOR RUNS OUT INTO STREET AFTER
OXYGEN MAN TRUCK AND YELLS WITH
REVERB |
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| MALE NEIGHBOR |
| Hey, Oxygen Man!!! |
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| THE TRUCK STOPS, THE MAN RUNS TOWARDS IT |
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| ANNOUNCER (VO) |
| Oxygen Man, the official oxygen of the 1984 |
| Los Angeles Olympics. |
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| MATTE: "OXYGEN
MAN" LOGO,
"Official Oxygen of the '84 Olympics" |
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