The Script:

Story: Jane and her friend are making a run down to the corner store. But her step-mom has taken her car so she decides to take the 1972 VW Super Beetle. Unfortunately, it's a pain to start! Jane is wearing a tshirt, jeans that are flared or boot-cut and no shoes.

Scene 1:
(outside) Jane and the camera walk toward the cars. She stops: "Oh, damnit! My step-mom took my car again! She's been having problems with hers - I just WISH she'd TELL me that she going to take it!" (pause) She looks around. "All right, we'll take my step-sister's Bug. She wants me to...

The Script:

Story: Jane and her friend are making a run down to the corner store. But her step-mom has taken her car so she decides to take the 1972 VW Super Beetle. Unfortunately, it's a pain to start! Jane is wearing a tshirt, jeans that are flared or boot-cut and no shoes.

Scene 1:
(outside) Jane and the camera walk toward the cars. She stops: "Oh, damnit! My step-mom took my car again! She's been having problems with hers - I just WISH she'd TELL me that she going to take it!" (pause) She looks around. "All right, we'll take my step-sister's Bug. She wants me to drive it anyway while she's on vacation. I THINK I have the key for it with me..." She checks the keyring. "Yeah, here it is."

They walk to the car and get in.

Scene 2:
(in the car) Jane puts the key in the ignition. " Okay ," she says, " let me get the seat adjusted to I can reach the pedals." She adjusts the seat and gives the pedals a couple test pushes.

" There we go... " she says. She puts her foot on the gas and gives it a few pumps. She cranks it, but it doesn't fire. She pumps it again and cranks it, but it won't fire.

" Shoot, it hasn't been driven it in a while.. ." she says " Guess I'm gonna have to pump it a bit... " She gives the gas a few pumps and cranks. She starts pumping the gas, but it doesn't start. She tries again, but it won't start.

" It's always kinda hard to get it to start when it's been sitting, " She cranks it again, pumping. " I just have to keep pumping it and it'll start eventually, " she says.

She cranks it again, pumping the gas, saying, " C'mon, baby. " but it doesn't start. She tries it again without success. She tries again, still with no success.
She cranks again, saying, " C'mon, baby, you can do it... " but it won't fire.

" Okay, I THINK it's going to start... " she says. " It's just stubborn sometimes... " She pumps the gas a few time and cranks. She pumps it, says, " C'mon, I know you wanna start... ", but it doesn't. She tries again. But it still won't start. " I hope I'm not flooding it..., " she says. " I think I smell gas. Do you smell gas? Sometimes it floods really easy, but that's only when it's hot. Maybe it's flooded... "

Se cranks it, holding the gas down. " When it floods, it'll usually starts if I hold the gas pedal on the floor... " It doesn't start. She tries again, flooring the gas. But it still isn't starting. She finally gives up and asks if there's anything else you'd like to do today since you both are stuck there.

(Fade out)

THE END

Shooting directions:
Shooting should mostly from a passengers' POV, and be you usual style with lots of good shots of Jane's feet on the pedals and foot shots. Dialog is suggested, ad-libbing is okay.