Toast
Sally, Ben, and Tanner are failing community college. How far will they go to keep their heads above water?
Toast is a comedy about three friends (Ben, Sally, and Tanner) who are all about the age of twenty-four. Other than their age, these three friends also share the same quality of laziness, as well as a passion for drug abuse. The former and the latter have put them far behind in their feigned attempts at an education in community college. At this point in their last semester, they are all dangerously close to failing, until Sally – the least lazy friend who desires to be a documentary filmmaker – stumbles upon their unwitting professor of English (Halverson) and their debaucher classmate (Heather) in the throws of ecstasy in Halverson’s classroom.
Sally, Ben, and Tanner have nearly resigned to failing, and living a mundane life of unfulfilled dreams when it comes to light that Halverson has been filming his sexual encounters with Heather. This discovery brings hope to Sally, Ben, and Tanner who then stumble with half-baked, coked-up plans into a scandal of murderous proportions. They plot to find the incriminating video and use it to blackmail Halverson into giving all three of them passing grades so they may transfer into a prestigious university so they may fulfill their dreams. However, before they can get their scheming hands on the video, Heather steals it for herself – to ensure that her own blossoming career in internet striptease does not take her in the wrong direction, should this video go viral.
With this new conflict on the three protagonists’ plate, Sally – despite her deep disdain for Heather, due to their rocky history – attempts to befriend Heather in order to steal the invaluable porno. Heather, being the nasty, brazen, and cunning protagonist that she is, uses Sally’s poorly hidden guise of friendship to take advantage of the situation; Heather persuades Sally to set her up on a date with Sally’s boyfriend – who happens to be Ben, who happens to have been a closet subscriber to Heather’s internet striptease. Sally bites the bullet, and allows this date to happen, even though she has every reason to distrust Ben’s loyalty.
After yet another unsuccessful attempt at stealing this coveted pornographic video that could insure the three friends’ entry into a successful future, Sally, Ben, and Tanner nearly give up altogether, before another seemingly fateful occurrence takes them behind enemy lines and into Heather’s internet promotional party where they finally – after fighting stained tooth, and dirty nail – not one, but two ways of blackmailing their way into the future they have always wanted, but did not ever have the drive to secure. Before they can carry out their blackmail scheme, Sally, Ben, and Tanner reap ultimate vengeance upon their most annoying foe – dirty, sleazy, sexually transmitted disease-ridden Heather.
Sally, Ben, and Tanner have nearly resigned to failing, and living a mundane life of unfulfilled dreams when it comes to light that Halverson has been filming his sexual encounters with Heather. This discovery brings hope to Sally, Ben, and Tanner who then stumble with half-baked, coked-up plans into a scandal of murderous proportions. They plot to find the incriminating video and use it to blackmail Halverson into giving all three of them passing grades so they may transfer into a prestigious university so they may fulfill their dreams. However, before they can get their scheming hands on the video, Heather steals it for herself – to ensure that her own blossoming career in internet striptease does not take her in the wrong direction, should this video go viral.
With this new conflict on the three protagonists’ plate, Sally – despite her deep disdain for Heather, due to their rocky history – attempts to befriend Heather in order to steal the invaluable porno. Heather, being the nasty, brazen, and cunning protagonist that she is, uses Sally’s poorly hidden guise of friendship to take advantage of the situation; Heather persuades Sally to set her up on a date with Sally’s boyfriend – who happens to be Ben, who happens to have been a closet subscriber to Heather’s internet striptease. Sally bites the bullet, and allows this date to happen, even though she has every reason to distrust Ben’s loyalty.
After yet another unsuccessful attempt at stealing this coveted pornographic video that could insure the three friends’ entry into a successful future, Sally, Ben, and Tanner nearly give up altogether, before another seemingly fateful occurrence takes them behind enemy lines and into Heather’s internet promotional party where they finally – after fighting stained tooth, and dirty nail – not one, but two ways of blackmailing their way into the future they have always wanted, but did not ever have the drive to secure. Before they can carry out their blackmail scheme, Sally, Ben, and Tanner reap ultimate vengeance upon their most annoying foe – dirty, sleazy, sexually transmitted disease-ridden Heather.
Comments (35)
Josh McKenzie Mr. Saparina seems to have hit the nail on the head with his comment, and I am going to have to wholeheartedly agree.
March 16, 2010Travis Seale That's fantastic. Maybe when you and Don enter ideas of your own your reviews will be more meaningful. Either that or you can read verses out of the bible to each other. Your call.
March 16, 2010Josh McKenzie Sorry I didn't take the time to repeat the same crap that's already been said, and just agreed with someone else. Maybe you should just start to agree with all the criticism about your story too, and maybe you can make it better. Ever thought about that? But hey, I'm glad to see that you're not being a big baby about it... BABY!
March 16, 2010Don Saparina Would definitely have to vouch for the whole "potty-mouth" reference. But stuff like this has been known to occasionally work(with the right cast). Especially in the later Judd Apatow junk. But there is no way that vulgarity will ever be able to substitute for good old-fashioned laughs. Seems that these characters really had nothing decent to say to anyone. You REALLY should work on making your characters reflective of something that people can relate to, other than drugs, cussing and black-mail... unless that's who you're planning on selling tickets to. Something to think about(even though I'm sure you've heard it all before).
March 10, 2010Jacoub Marley this one leaves a sour taste in my mouth. Which might be what you were going for. Have you even seen "Teaching Mrs. Tingle"? This seems like the potty-mouthed version. Be more creative with your potty mouth.
March 9, 2010John Higgins I've never seen 'Teaching Mrs. Tingle', but we will be sure to be more creative with our potty mouths.
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Sierra McCurdy Hi John and Travis. I don't know about how to write a script, but I do know that I go to the movies... a lot. Your humor reminds me of 'The Hangover' and that made a lot of money. I did my research and read the Studio page, and this seems to fit the bill. Good good luck to you guys!!
March 8, 2010Sorry this was cutting close. It's 10pm!
Sierra McCurdy Oh, I saw another concept that I have to give 5 stars to. So sorry.
March 8, 2010Lea Palmer Wonderful Concept. Within us all lies an underachieving drug-abusing malingerer wishing to become successful in life without effort, education, or iniative ---Ah, The American Dream!
March 8, 2010I find your story refreshingly offensive. Your plot's promising and can't wait to read some of it's dialogue.
The Bad Luck Gal! You have no luck! Sorry!
March 8, 2010John Higgins Thanks!
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William Stephens I'm not gonna waste your time with my reasons. So, I'll just agree with all the other 1-Star slingers. All of 'em could be a hint, you know? But don't let it get you down. Think of all the fake accounts you can start to give you more good ratings. So not all's lost... yeah... a bright-side(unlike this dreary story). I think if LIONSGATE wanted to make another depressing movie, they'd put out another "SAW" flick... what, they are? Oh, nevermind then.
March 6, 2010John Higgins So, you're saying we have a chance.
March 7, 2010John Higgins There are so many offensive people giving Toast a one star rating because of its offensive humor.
March 7, 2010William Stephens Go figure. I guess we're just a buncha hypocrites then. Who'da-thunk?
March 7, 2010Robert Dobbins Talk about characters that no one can relate to(or would ever want to, for that matter). Man, did you really think that is was a good idea to write an aspect of society that NO ONE respects? Wait, I take that back. I'm sure there are some back-stabbing, inbred drug-addicts out there, that would love to watch it... too bad they won't because they're out there getting their fix, just before the rob(and possibly rape) your Grandmother in the park. Gotta love those lowlifes.
March 6, 2010So much much so, that we should all write a movie about it. "Trainspotting" barely got away with it, so let's just leave it at that, shall we?
John Higgins No, I think we will still give it a try, because people like gritty movies and pay money to see them. Also, we just write what we see everyday; my grandma gets raped in the park every week. This is what we think is funny, because there is so much of ourselves in these blackmailing drug additcts.
March 6, 2010John Higgins Again, this is not a movie based purely on sex and drugs.
March 6, 2010