British Comedy Guide

Stretch HumVee

This is an idea that's been knocking about in my head for a while. It's very visual, and very short, but quite expensive to film and possibly more surreal than funny.

Whaddaya reckon?

EXT. OUTSIDE A PUB - NIGHT

A group of lairy, drunken LADS stand outside the pub. One of them is puking, probably.

LAD 1
Here's the HumVee!

A stretch HUMVEE, with tinted windows, pulls up and the lads pile in. It drives away.

CUT TO:

INT. THE HUMVEE

The lads are having a right old laddy time, swigging their carry-out booze. The HumVee stops.

LAD 1
We're here, Everyone out!

CUT TO:

EXT. AFGHANISTAN - DAY

The lads pile out of the HumVee to find themselves in a barren, bombed-out Afghan village.

They are a bit bewildered.

The HumVee drives off.

LAD 1
What the f**k?

There is an explosion. They run for cover behind a bombed-out building.
Here they find a HEN PARTY, all girls with fairy wings and lollipops shaped like willies. They look at each other, confused.

END.

I really enjoyed that. Very funny. I'd have one of the lads take one between the eyes before they run for cover mind.

There's a firm near me that hires out re-conned fire engines as limos. Perhaps something along those lines would be less expensive?

I like this, good work Mr Harris.

Another good'un. Visually, might be nice to have the lads standing bewildered, one with bottle in hand, which smahes in gunfire/explosion. Just to add more costs, y'know

At the risk of hyperbole: this is brilliant! I love the idea and it is really well executed.

I really want to believe this is how Ross Kemp came to be out there.

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