Introduction Film Project

Final Movie Project

***There's an introduction to our video in another link that'll be provided soon***

Movie Poster

post #5

We will meet tomorrow after school to film the project and have it fairly done.

post #4

We have filmed a couple of scenes and are doing well. The group will have to meet this Sunday in order to film because some of the group members will be gone. We have amazing ideas about the trailer or poster Bord. Which will be done before monday.

Olivia Cooper
Ashley Phan
Chandler Crumblish
Joe Montez
William Neri
Ian Wardlow

Prohibition: Final Draft Script

Father: Jack

Mother: Mary

Child: Molly

Mothers Friend: Margaret

Fathers Friend: Jim

Teacher: Mrs. Cobain

Summary: During the Prohibition Era, there were many mixed views toward the distribution of alcohol. Many were adamant drinkers while others were strongly against its use. This story highlights the struggles that many faced during this time period portrayed through an average family in New York. It shows an alcoholic father and concerned mother's contrasting views toward alcohol. Effects on society and the younger generation are also shown as a family struggles to reach a compromise.

Setting: These events take place in New York during the 1920's Prohibition Era. Some locations include the streets of New York where the women protest at a variety of saloons and also men drinking at speakeasies. The story mainly focuses on an average American family and their struggles.

Scene 1: Father and a group of friends are at a bar having a good time and drinking. Father comes home late at night.

Mother: Where have you been?! It’s 3 in the morning! you missed dinner, you’re drunk, and you have work in the morning!

Father: Calm down, I was out with the boys Mary! Please stop shouting!

Mother: You’re always out! Always drinking! Even Molly asks why you disapear so much! Do you ever consider how having a drunk father is going to affect her??!

Father: Well I’m home now aren’t I? And I'm not always drunk! (which he clearly is)

Mother: Are you that selfish Jack? Is it that hard for you to stop drinking? Is alcohol more important to you than this family... ?

Father: Look Sweetheart, I understand that lately I haven't been the best father or husband but thats gonna change, and I also promise I'll try and cut back on the drinking.... (this is all BS)

Mother: Well thats all very nice to hear, but until I see you changing myself, I won't believe a word.

Father: Pft! Fine then! (Stomps off to bed)

Scene 2 Summary: Alternate conversations between Father & his friend Jim, and Mother & her friend Margaret. Father complaining about how wife keeps nagging him about his drinking problem, while Mother is complaining about husband and alcohol related issues.

Scene 3: Mother and Father are gathered together in the kitchen.

Mother: Heard the latest on the news recently?

Father: No, why?

Mother: (Hands Jim a newspaper) The Eighteenth Amendment was passed today, prohibiting the consumption and sale of your precious alcohol.

Father: What?! You can't be serious

Mother: Serious as a heart attack. Maybe now you can start paying attention more to your family...

Father: This is absurd! They can't do this!

Father: (Runs to the phone and dials Jim) Jim!! Did you hear the news? The law was passed and alcohol is illegal! What are we going to do?! I gotta have my whiskey!

Father’s Friend: Yeah I heard about it, what a joke! But don’t worry, I got a friend who can help us out

Father: Oh really? Who is he and whats his plan?

Father's Friend: His names George Remus, hes a pretty smart guy. I met him at a bar a few weeks ago and he said he saw this coming so he bought his own distilery.  I’ll talk to him and he’ll be able to supply us both. Meet me at The Back Room tonight and we'll talk.

Scene 4: Men are in shady abandon area moving alcohol around and George Remus is seen directing the workers and conversing with different business parters.

Scene 5: Group of women, members of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, are gathered in the living of a home discussing Prohibition

Leader: Settle down. Well as you all know, the 18^th Amendment was passed a few weeks back; however, people everywhere continue to find a way around the law. The law must be enforced but the government isn’t doing anything about it. So I guess that leads it up to us, girls. Any recommendations?

Member 1: We should attack all the saloons and speakeasies, destroying every ounce of liquor in our path and killing any drunk in our way. that's the way Carrie Nation would've done it!


Leader: Tempting, however that would be far too dangerous and we would not want to cause any more violence.


Mother: We need to find a less violent way to get rid of all their precious alcohol. i wish we could just gather it all up & wash it down the sewer. Hmmm... we should protest! Go to every saloon out there & force them to shut down!

Leader:  Good idea with all of us bringing attention to this problem, the speakeasies will have no choice but to shut down 


Member 1: Or we could just kill them! Like they killed our families! 


Leader: (Ignores comment) Ok let's get to work ladies, we have lives to save!


Scene 6: Women are making signs, marching down streets protesting, gathered all around saloons, and smashing bottles of alcohol.

Scene 7: Father is at a speakeasies having a drink and talking to his friends.

Father: Man fellas, I don’t know how long I can keep this up. The wife is on my back, going to all extremes for this prohibition stuff. She thinks it’s ruining the family and corrupting my morals. Psh! What’s that supposed to mean?

Jim: Nothing to worry about pal. My wife’s the same. She’s even got my own kid against me! What kind of mambo jumbo are they teaching our kids nowadays?

Father: They’re all crazy. They’ve got to stop all this nonsense. Our society can’t live without alcohol. Never can, never will.

Scene 8: Kids are in a classroom and their teacher is lecturing about the evils of alcohol.

Teacher: Children, how many of your fathers or mothers used to drink regularly? Raise your hand.

(Some raise their hand)

Teacher: Ahh. Do not follow in your parent’s example. Alcohol is bad for you. If you even take one sip, you will explode and die!

Scene 9: Father and Mother are in the kitchen arguing about their opposing views on prohibition.

Mother: I just don’t understand you men and your alcohol issues. It’s just a drink! You won’t die without it.

Father: Well I don’t understand you women and your concern for our issues! Now all of a sudden you all care so much about us and what we do? I think it’s you who has an obsession for alcohol. Not me.

Mother: It’s corrupting our nation and ruining our family!

Father: Well you’re ruining my fun and night out with the boys!

Mother: (Angrily runs out of the house and into the car)

Scene 10: Mother is seen sitting at a bar, contemplating, when a man comes up to her and discreetly offers her a drink. She hesitates but eventually takes a few sips. She later comes home drunk and runs into her husband. He gives her a sly smile and both begin to laugh)

The End.

Weekly Post #3

Everyone in the group has added more details to the scenes and the script will be ready by Monday. we will meet up this week no matter what to film for the video. Then soon after we will begin to edit the scenes and play them out. Characters have already been selected and everyone agrees with the roles, so there will be no disturbance and the filming will hopefully be smooth.