THE ELDERLY MAN©
Original Screenplay by Aryana B. Hudson
Log line: Reginald is the eccentric, wealthy, ‘elderly
man’ in this hilarious and touching film about the topic of growing old, the
secrets behind ageing (that Tanis a young woman on the hunt for answers
regarding this topic is after) and he has a unique accomplice Leon (who is
dealing with his own experience of ‘growing old’) and the ways out of the
predictable are discovered by both characters in this film with others enjoying
the antics not far behind.
Synopsis: Reginald
discovers Leon drunk and crying about his friends dying of old age and how he
is experiencing loneliness. Reginald decides to cure him from his approaching
depression by taking him to the funeral parlor on a shopping trip for coffins,
plots and their eulogy’s to face the inevitable. Leon experiences a near death
experience after cursing his morbid heart to ‘death’ learning about what ‘evil
is’ a decision to curse something during a bad mood. He comes back to his body deciding to live
when he realizes he has more to live for than to die for if he engages in lightheartedness
and moments of astounding truth. Leon is
soon kidnapped by thugs who are certain he is a father of a wealthy son who
they can extort money from. After
assuring the thugs finally of mistaken identity he finally escapes capture and reunites
with Reginald who was worried about him ad saved his dog Shorty from
abandonment in Leon’s apartment.
Amanda is a bakery
owner who has hit middle age and is concerned about this situation. She decides
to date a man she meets at a local book store who leaves her his business card.
She calls him and they go for dinner and spend time gardening. Amanda has a meaningful conversation with
Tanis about ageing where she asks her, who do secretly carry in your mind to
age yourself? What relative? Amanda sees
what she has been doing and becomes silly and engages in humorous situations
with her boyfriend Chad who is taken by her humor and asks her to move in with
him.
Reginald and Leon
decide to meet babes and attend a gardening society annual party where they
meet Ashley and Maggie; two retired women they become smitten with.
After several dates
Leon and Reginald take the women to a classic car show they convince Reginald
to enter with his jag. He wins the prize for classic convertible and they later
attend the dinner and dance where they have a sublime evening with the women.
Reginald has a
moment of indecision about his will as he is a childless bachelor and with
Ashley’s help decides to adopt an orphan from Ireland. Meanwhile Amanda is
contemplating if she will ever have a baby. Aengus arrives shortly after and
meets Reginald at the airport with a knapsack of his belongings. Reginald takes
him home to the estate and his friends all agree to run a shopping coup d’etat.
They buyout four delivery trucks worth of merchandise for Aengus and help him
settle into the new home.
Amanda has a baby
and the headquarters for the ’elderly man man’ is moved and expanded from
Leon’s modest apartment where they enjoyed wine and good jokes the two friends
to Reginald’s estate now inclusive of a larger circle of friends.
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