The Longest Date by Petra Michelle

FADE IN:

EXT. BOARDWALK. ATLANTIC CITY. NEW JERSEY - DAY

On the first day of summer, a young COUPLE on their first date are sitting on a bench watching the waves gently roll in, attempting to break the silence. 

HARRY So...

MARY Harry, did you know that Atlantic City's boardwalk is the longest in the world?

HARRY It's beautiful, isn't it? 

MARY How about the longest movie title?

HARRY (enjoying the banter) I give up.

MARY Night of the Day of the Dawn of the Son of the Bride of the Return of the Revenge of the Terror of the Attack of the Evil, Mutant, Hellbound, Flesh-Eating, Subhumanoid, Zombified Living Dead, Part 3.

HARRY Wow! No kidding!

Suddenly, a wave washes a huge object ashore. Nearly everyone on the boardwalk rush to the shoreline, craning their necks to get a glimpse.

HARRY A very unusual looking fish.

MARY It's the humuhumunukunukuapua'a, Hawaii's state fish though Hawaii's fish with the longest name is the lauwiliwilinukunukuʻoiʻoi only by two more letters!

HARRY (laughing while shaking his head) Right, you're a marine biologist. How in the world do you pronounce it and how in the world did it get here? (beat) Never mind. Are you hungry? I know the perfect spot. 

As they rise,

HARRY I can't resist. Sufjan Stevens has the distinction of a song with the longest title.

Walking into the parking lot,

MARY I can't wait to hear it!

HARRY The Black Hawk War, Or, How to Demolish an Entire Civilization and Still Feel Good About Yourself in the Morning, Or, We Apologize for the Inconvenience but You're Going to Have to Leave Now, Or, I Have Fought the Big Knives and Will Continue to Fight Them Until They Are Off Our Lands!

MARY (hysterically laughing) No way! Seriously?

EXT. PARKING LOT - DAY

In the lot, one car takes up multiple parking spaces.

MARY (as she pulls the keys from her purse) Here we are.

HARRY What a beauty! Wait, that's not a Duesenberg is it? 

MARY It is. 

HARRY (laughing) Did you borrow it from Jay Leno?

MARY (grinning) It's a loaner from the museum. I admit, it's a bit over the top. But why not? 

HARRY You're my kind of gal, Mary. How about we make this the longest first date ever?

MARY That sounds wonderful, but I promised my baby brother a ride on the Steel Dragon, the world's longest roller coaster.

HARRY Mind if I tag along?

MARY You ready for a trip to Japan?

HARRY Mary, I'm ready for a trip to the moon with you!

FADE OUT