That’s the REAL reason he asked Jason to stay behind, so he can have a wingman. But now that the wife is fertilizing the dirt at the local cemetery, he can finally concentrate on what he was born to do – score women!
He has a way with the ladies but hasn’t been able to use it for the past 50 years because he was, you know, married. Jason reluctantly agrees while a pissed off Meredith heads back to Atlanta and, voila, that’s how our adventure begins.ĭick Kelly, Jason’s grandfather, might as well be 30 years younger he’s such a specimen of handsome macho manliness. So Jason’s parents ask him if he can stay in town for a few days to take care of Grandpa’s driving duties until they can hire someone new. Now that she’s, you know, DEAD, she can’t do that anymore. And they have to fly out to the funeral a week before the big day.Įven worse, it turns out that his grandmother used to drive his grandfather around. Unfortunately, throwing a little wrench into his plans is that Jason’s grandmother just died. Meredith is kind of like Ed Helms’ girlfriend in The Hangover, only slightly less mean. Our affable but uptight hero, Jason Kelly, is about to get married to Meredith in a week. But just keep in mind, everybody else is using it, so if you can find a different one? Please use it instead, as it will set your screenplay apart. I know it’s the ideal frame for the story. Just about everyone uses the same one – the hero is getting married in a week. The problem, however, is the blatant lack of ticking time bomb diversity, particularly in comedies. I feel like this is my fault – that I’ve clamored so loudly for a ticking time bomb in every script, that every writer is making damn well sure they have one.