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1. 1 EXT. TORONTO RESIDENTIAL STREET - DAY 1 Snowy suburbs of Toronto. From a nondescript house we hear: KIM PINE (V.O.) Scott Pilgrim is dating a high
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4 INT. STEPHEN STILLS’ KITCHEN - DAY 4 Back in the kitchen, everyone looks at Scott... KIM PINE Is that seriously the end of the story?
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8 INT. STEPHEN STILLS’ ROOM - EVENING 8 The band and Young Neil lounge around Stephen Stills’ room. STEPHEN STILLS She seems nice. SCOTT
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9 INT. WALLACE’S APARTMENT - EVENING 9 Scott hangs his coat up in a tiny, one room apartment. He turns to WALLACE WELLS, dark hair, arched eyebrow, disloyal. "WALLACE WELLS, ROOMMATE, 24 YEARS OLD, FUN FACT: HE IS
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10 EXT. CATHOLIC SCHOOL - DAY 10 Wallace and Scott stand outside a CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL. Uniformed boys and girls pour out. WALLACE I do not want to be here. At all.
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15 EXT. SNOWY TORONTO STREET - DAY 15 Scott and Knives amble down a snow covered sidewalk. KNIVES CHAU I mean, I’ve...I’ve never gone out with someone so talented.
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18 INT. THE LIBRARY - DAY 18 KNIVES CHAU What’s wrong? Scott is noticeably taller than all the teens in the library. He carries a stack of books for Knives.
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22 INT. JULIE’S HOUSE - MOMENTS LATER 22 Scott scans the party. His eyes go WIDE. He CRUSHES his plastic cup. There she is...playing the wall...RAMONA! Aloof. Enigmatic. Hot. Scott sidles up and stands next to her.
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24 INT. WALLACE’S APARTMENT - NIGHT 24 24. Scott lies on the futon, WIDE awake. Wallace storms in. WALLACE Guess who’s druuunk?
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25 INT. SONIC BOOM - DAY 25 Scott and Knives flip through the record bins, out of sync. KNIVES CHAU Yearbook club is getting SO boring. I cannot believe the music they put
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31 INT. DREAM HIGH SCHOOL - ? 31 ...a long, empty HIGH SCHOOL HALLWAY. Scott’s footsteps echo as he moves towards a classroom door with a STAR on it... RAMONA FLOWERS bursts through the door, skating past Scott and down the hall, PACKAGE from AMAZON clutched in
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33 EXT. PARK - NIGHT 33 Scott finds Ramona waiting at the top of some stairs in the park. The Toronto skyline gleams in the night behind them. SCOTT Why are you just standing there?
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34 INT. RAMONA’S APARTMENT - NIGHT 34 Scott shivers at the kitchen table of Ramona’s cozy, girl friendly apartment. He watches as she slips out of her coat. RAMONA
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36 EXT. RAMONA’S APARTMENT - MORNING 36 Ramona skates towards the front gate, Scott walking next to her. WAIST DEEP SNOW covers the roads and sidewalks. SCOTT Hey, can this not be a one night
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41 INT. THE ROCKIT, STAGE - CONTINUOUS 41 CRASH This is called "I am so sad. I am so very very sad." And it goes a little something like this.
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48 INT. THE ROCKIT, STAGE - CONTINUOUS 48 ONSTAGE: A DISHEVELED PROMOTER walks to the mic. PROMOTER 46. This next band is from Toronto
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49 INT. THE ROCKIT, BALCONY - CONTINUOUS 49 Ramona makes her way out fast. Passes Stacey. RAMONA Well, it was great meeting you. Tell your gay friends I said bye.
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53 INT. WALLACE’S APARTMENT - MORNING 53 A bleary Wallace fries bacon. Scott bursts through the front door, a spring in his step. The studio audience applauds. WALLACE
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55 INT. SONIC BOOM - DAY 55 The SPOOKY MUSIC continues on in the record store. Scott is on edge as Knives geeks over a standee for THE CLASH AT DEMONHEAD: it features sultry blonde singer ENVY ADAMS posing and the rest of the band shrouded in shadow
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56 INT. THE BUS / RECORD STORE - DAY 56 Scott sits on the bus alone, thinking about Knives. CROSSCUT with Knives still in the record store, in shock. ON THE BUS: Scott sighs, thinks of something happier... CROSSCUT with Ramona: rollerblading, her funky pink hair.
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58 INT. WALLACE’S APARTMENT - NIGHT 58 59. Ramona lounges, reading a magazine. A tense Scott hurries around the kitchen area, preparing food as Wallace looks on.
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59 EXT. ENDLESS STAIRWAY - NIGHT 59 ’15 MINUTES LATER’ Scott and Ramona climb a STAIRWAY, long handrail between them. RAMONA Tell me we didn’t come out here
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60 EXT. CASA LOMA - CONTINUOUS 60 A crew readies a shot of WINIFRED HAILEY held hostage by some GOON. A STAND IN takes the place of the leading man. Scott and Ramona approach some SPECTATORS, including Wallace.
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61 INT. WALLACE’S APARTMENT - DAY 61 Scott slumps on the couch, phone pressed to his ear. Wallace cooks bacon in the kitchen (no pants). We hear the OUTGOING MESSAGE: This is an automated voice messaging system. RAMONA is not available, please record your message
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62 EXT. STREET - DAY 62 Scott walks fast down the street, freaked out and paranoid. He sees five ’X’s looming above him on a pedestrian crossing and quickly diverts into an... 63 EXT. ALLEY - DAY 63
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65 INT. THE SECOND CUP - CONTINUOUS 65 Scott approaches the counter. Stacey has her back turned. SCOTT Think I’ll make it a decaf today. Stacey turns around, revealing herself to be JULIE!
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66 EXT. TORONTO RESIDENTIAL STREET - DAY 66 Scott and Ramona walk side by side, sipping their coffees. RAMONA So...that was Nat? SCOTT
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71 INT. KNIVES’ BATHROOM - EVENING 71 Tamara helps Knives color her hair under the bathtub spigot. KNIVES CHAU She’s got a head start! I didn’t
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78 INT. LEE’S PALACE - MOMENTS LATER 78 A freaked out Scott returns to the group. The lights dim and the stage fills with twisting blue tendrils of smoke. THE CLASH AT DEMONHEAD materialize, ENVY in a long black coat. Knives screams her teen brains out.
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80 INT. LEE’S PALACE, RATTY BACKSTAGE AREA - NIGHT 80 SEX BOB-OMB lounge on a couch on one side of the room. Envy, Todd and Julie lounge on a couch across from them. Knives in shock as she thinks a thousand thoughts. Envy burns a hole through Scott. Everyone else feels...
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81 INT. LEE’S PALACE - CONTINUOUS 81 SCOTT stands in an elephant’s graveyard of plastic cups and bottles, picking the hell out of his bass, amp pegged to 10. TODD INGRAM levitates, floating towards Scott with his
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83 INT. PIZZA PIZZA - NIGHT 83 Sex Bob-Omb, Wallace and Other Scott munch pizza slices. Ramona and Scott, on the fringes. It’s an odd mood. WALLACE Envy Adams. I hate that bitch so
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85 INT. AFTER PARTY - CONTINUOUS 85 RAMONA Okay, I know Todd was bad news. But are you saying Envy wasn’t? We all have baggage.
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86 INT. STEPHEN STILLS’ HOUSE - NIGHT 86 Stills flips to hand drawn sketches of THE KATAYANAGIS, identical Asian twins dressed like pretentious New Wave fops. STEPHEN STILLS
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88 INT. THE NINTH CIRCLE, STAGE - NIGHT 88 ’ACTUALLY, NO’ Two stages sit on either side of the auditorium. On one: a MONOLITHIC WALL OF ELK AMPLIFIERS. On the other, SEX BOB- OMB, with their dinky LAME BRAND amps behind them.
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89 EXT. THE NINTH CIRCLE - NIGHT 89 Scott chases Ramona down the street outside the venue. SCOTT Ramona. I have something I need to tell you.
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91 EXT. THE PARK - NIGHT / DAY / NIGHT 91 Scott sits on the swings, staring straight ahead. Night turns to day. Day turns to night. Scott remains in the exact same position. STACEY (O.S.)
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95 INT. WALLACE’S APARTMENT - CONTINUOUS 95 SCOTT No, I just spilled cocoa on my crotch. GIDEON GRAVES (O.S.)
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98 INT. CHAOS THEATRE - CONTINUOUS 98 Scott exits the elevator and steps into GIDEON’S UNDERGROUND LAIR OF COOL SHIT...the CHAOS THEATRE. All HIPSTER KIDS have gathered in one spot of ultimate snobbery. They are legion, wearing identical outfits; Chuck
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99 EXT. THE DREAM DESERT - DAY 99 Scott sits up next to a lone cactus, rubbing his temples. SCOTT Ugh. Ramona appears out of nowhere; fainter than before.
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100 INT. WALLACE’S APARTMENT - NIGHT 100 We FAST FORWARD all the way to Wallace’s apartment, as Scott enters. He flicks the light on. 131. SCOTT
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103 INT. CHAOS THEATRE - CONTINUOUS 103 133. DING! Scott exits the elevator and steps into GIDEON’S UNDERGROUND LAIR OF COOL SHIT: THE CHAOS THEATRE...AGAIN. COMEAU
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104 EXT. THE WAREHOUSE - EVENING 104 Knives and Ramona huddle in the snow outside Chaos Theatre. They look expectantly at the entrance, worried for Scott. Then... Scott strolls out with Negascott. They chat amiably, shake

Scott pilgrim vs. the world

A slacker musician must battle his new girlfriend's seven evil ex-boyfriends in order to win her heart and save the day.

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Genres: Comedy, Romance, Action, Fantasy, Drama, Music, Romantic Comedy, Coming-of-age, Musical

Setting: Contemporary, Toronto, Canada

Themes: Romantic Relationships, Personal Growth and Identity, The Power of Music, Dealing with Evil Exes, The Battle of the Bands, Love Triangles, Friendship and Loyalty

Conflict & Stakes: Scott's quest to defeat Ramona's seven evil exes in order to win her heart. The stakes are high, as Scott must face each ex in a battle of the bands.

Mood: The overall mood or tone of the screenplay is lighthearted and comedic, with some darker and more serious moments. The film's humor is often derived from the characters' quirky personalities and the absurd situations they find themselves in.

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  • Unique Hook: The film's unique premise, which blends elements of action, comedy, romance, and music, is its most distinctive feature.
  • Plot Twist: The revelation that Gideon Graves, Ramona's seventh evil ex, was controlling her mind through a chip implanted in her skull is a major plot twist.
  • Distinctive Setting: The film's setting in Toronto, Canada gives it a unique visual appeal and helps to distinguish it from other films in the genre.

Comparable Scripts: Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, 500 Days of Summer, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Juno, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, High Fidelity, Adventureland

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