Cheesy 80s Sport film: The Tiddlywinks Titans

Director: Michael J. Senior

Cast:
Main character Eddie =
Eddies best friend Nick =
Bad guy kid Ryan =
Manager Wendy =
Reporter =
Scarlett =
Philip ill!ore =
"pening #redits
Scene $
Outside, daytime. Eddie & Nick are carrying backpacks and wearing
warm clothes.
Eddie%
Nick& ' still can(t belie)e *e actually !ade it this far in the +iddly*inks
World +ourna!ent,
Nick:
+iddly*inks -alley& #anada. +he ho!e of +iddly*inks. +his is *here
there legends of +iddly*inks trained,
Eddie:
't(s like...+iddly*inks .ea)en. #(!on& let(s get to the hotel roo!.
Scene /
Eddie and Nick are in a hotel room unpacking. There is a knock at the
door.
Nick:
0o open the door& Eddie.
Eddie opens the door. Wendy is standing in the doorway.
Eddie:
#an ' help you1
Wendy:
2h...i. '(!..uh..Wendy& on of the e)ent !anagers1 ' ca!e to gi)e you
so!e leaflets and for!s and stuff...for the +iddly*inks +ourna!ent1 Eddie
and Nick is that right1
Eddie:
+hat(s right. +hanks.
Eddie takes the papers from Wendy and throws them to Nick who catches
them.
Wendy:
2h...0ood luck in the tourna!ent, +ake care,
Eddie:
Sure& *ill do. Bye,
Eddie closes the door and turns towards Nick.
Nick:
3ou *anna hit the practice area after *e fill out these for!s1
Eddie:
' *as 4ust thinking that !yself,
Scene 5
At the practice hall, Eddie and Nick are playing Tiddlywinks in a corner.
uddenly a shadow looms o!er them.
Ryan:
Well look *ho it is. +*eedle 6u! and +*eedle 6ee. ' hear you t*o are the
cha!pions of your countries.
Eddie:
2h...yeah ' guess. Why do you care1
Ryan:
3ou(re N" !atch for !e this year. '()e held the title of World +iddly*inks
#ha!pion fi)e years in a ro*. My dad *as a tiddly*inks cha!pion too.
+hat(s hi! there. No* he(s the .ead of the 'nternational +iddly*inks
ederation.
"yan points to a picture of a muscular man who doesn#t look at all like he
should be playing tiddlywinks.
Nick:
3eah..."7. We don(t care. #an you lea)e us alone1 We(d like to get so!e
practice in.
Ryan:
Sure thing& losers& no point though& '(! gonna *in again this year,
"yan walks off. Nick turns to Eddie
Nick:
What(s that guy(s proble!1
Eddie:
3eah !an& *hat a 4erk.
Wendy:
' see you()e !et Ryan.
The boys are startled and turn around to see Wendy behind them
Eddie:
"h .i& Wendy.
Wendy:
+here(s not a chance you can beat Ryan. .e trains e)ery day *ith his
father. .e li)es and breathes tiddly*inks.
Nick:
+hat can(t be )ery healthy.
Wendy:
' think it(s aboot ti!e so!eone beat hi! and put hi! in his place...Self8
centred blockhead. .is father cut !y pay to the bare !ini!u! allo*ed.
0rahh,
Eddie:
+hat(s terrible, ' feel your pain& ' really do. #(!on& let(s go get a bite to eat.
Nick:
' hear that,
Scene 9
$n the main hall. upporters are wa!ing flags of all kinds. %, &anadian,
'omodian, 'ritish and "ussian.
Reporter:
Welco!e to day one of the annual World +iddly*inks #ha!pionships,
+his years nu!ber one player is Ryan 0uinea fro! the 2nited States, #an
anyone beat hi!1 We(ll ha)e to *ait and see,
Wendy:
0ood luck out there& guys. Be careful& ' don(t *ant you breaking your
fingers on anything.
Eddie:
We(ll be fine. #(!on Nick.
A montage follows of "yan, Eddie, Nick and others playing Tiddlywinks
while scores are written on boards and crowds cheering. Eddie and Nick
both endure losses and wins.
Reporter:
+he scores of day one are in, 'n first place is Ryan 0uinea of the 2nited
States& follo*ed by :ustralian Philip 0il!ore and Pablo Monroe of
:rgentina in third place. #heck back to!orro* for day t*o of our e;citing
tourna!ent,
Eddie:
<
th
place...not bad.
Nick:
+otally& ' bet ' can get up to $/
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place to!orro*.
Ryan:
Well Well Well& fancy seeing you losers here.
Eddie:
.ey Buddy& lea)e us alone, 6on(t you ha)e so!ething else to do1
Ryan:
:s a !atter of fact...' do need to clear a space on !y shelf for !y ne*
trophy '(! going to *in on riday.
"yan turns towards the e(it door to lea!e
Eddie:
+hat(s right& *alk a*ay ya big 4erk,
"yan stops dead in his tracks, and slowly turns around
Ryan:
3ou think your better than !e& is that it1 Well& let(s ha)e a little contest&
shall *e1 'f you *in the tourna!ent& '(ll set you up on a date *ith Scarlett
Jones
)"yan points to a pretty girl in the corner checking her phone
and '(ll get !y 6ad to raise Wendy(s pay up back to *hat it used to be...but
if you lose...you ha)e to gi)e up tiddly*inks....fore)er.
Eddie stares at "yan, and turns to look at Wendy and Nick, who look
an(iously at him.
Eddie:
:lright& you(re on.
Ryan:
.a, 3ou !ust be stupid to challenge !e, 0ood luck& losers,
Scene =
Reporter:
Welco!e to 6:3 +W" of the World +iddly*inks +ourna!ent, +he
co!petitors are ready and raring to go, Ryan 0uinea leads the ga!e by =>
points& it looks like he(s got today(s round in the bag,
&ut to Wendy, Nick and Eddie in a corner. Eddie and Nick are wrapping
tape around their fingers while Wendy looks an(iously at them.
Eddie:
3ou ready& Nick1
Nick:
Ready as '(ll e)er be.
Wendy:
3ou guys *ill be careful& right1
Eddie:
Pfft& this sport hasn(t had an in4ury since $<<? and that *as *hen so!eone
got a paper cut on one of the results sheet.
Nick:
3eah. We(ll be fine.
Nick and Eddie walk o!er to the tables and begin playing. *a++y music
plays as Eddie beats players and his name is mo!ed up the scoreboard. At
the end, four names remain.
Reporter:
:t the end of day t*o only four contestants re!ain. Ryan 0uinea of the
2S: in first& Philip 0il!ore of :ustralia in second& Eddie Stanford fro!
Bo!odus in third and Nick East*ood fro! the 2nited 7ingdo! in fourth.
+o!orro* is the final round at 5p! Pacific 6aylight +i!e& tune in to find
out *hich nationality *ill *in,
Scene >
Outside, night)time ,or dusk-. "yan opens a window and climbs inside. .e
is in Eddie and Nick#s hotel room. The room is empty. "yan mo!es towards
a suitcase and pulls a tiny bo( out of the case.
Ryan:
@et(s see ho* Eddie8Sh!eddie does *ithout his regulation finger tape,
"yan lea!es through the window and back into the night.
Scene A
$n the main arena. Eddie has toilet paper wrapped around his fingers.
Eddie:
' can(t belie)e ' lost !y finger tape, ' a! such an idiot,
Nick:
3ou *orry too !uch& you(ll be fine,
Eddie:
3eah it(s not as if !y entire +iddly*inks Player @icense relies on these t*o
ga!es.
Nick:
#al! do*n& don(t s*eat it. @ook& you(re up against the :ussie no*&
!ean*hile '(! going to get o*ned by Ryan.
Eddie walks o!er to the table and takes his place across from /hilip
0illmore. Eddie shakes hands with /hilip and they commence playing.
lowly taking it in turns to snap each wink towards the pot. 1ramatic
!iolins can be heard. Eddie looks around and sees Nick#s name being
mo!ed down the scoreboard. .e wipes the sweat from his brow and
continues playing. /hilip snaps a wink close to the pot, Eddie winces and
snaps his wink. $t flies through the air...and into the pot. .e has won.
/hilip looks in despair as Eddie breathes a sign of relief. Wendy celebrates
also in the crowd. Eddie walks o!er to Nick.
Eddie:
+his is it. +he final ga!e. +his is *here it call co!es do*n to. ' either *in
this or ' Buit fore)er.
Nick:
3eah...so...no biggy& right1
Nick chuckles to himself. Eddie is unimpressed and continues to fret.
Reporter:
No* the final round to decided this year(s cha!pion, Eddie Stanford
)ersus Ryan 0uinea, +ake your seats& gentle!en.
Ryan:
Where(s your finger tape& Eddie1 ' *onder *hat happened to it.
Eddie:
3ou Jackass,
Eddie takes his seat across from "yan. They commence playing. E!eryone
looks an(ious and e(pecting. Eddie starts by flicking his counter towards
the pot. "yan replies by flicking his further. lowly they play, flicking
counters closers and closer. E!entually, they each ha!e one wink left. "yan
flicks his, it lands in the pot. Nick leans o!er Eddies shoulder.
Nick:
:lright Eddie& you got "NE shot& this one lands in& you()e *on.
Eddie places down his last counter and flicks it. $t misses. "yan leaps up.
The crows cheers.
Ryan:
.a, 'N 3"2R :#E& @"SERS,
Nick:
N"+ S" :S+& R3:N,
The crowd dies down, and looks at Nick.
Nick:
@ast night& 3"2 entered our hotel roo! and S+"@E Eddies inger +ape,
Ryan:
What are you talking about& Billy British1
Nick walks o!er to "yan and pulls a bo( of finger tape from his pocket.
Nick:
' kno* because ' *as there& :S@EEP under the co)ers, .e *oke !e up,
+hese are definitely Eddies, +hey ha)e his N:ME on the bo;,
Reporter:
Well *hat a turn for the une;pected, Ryan !ust be disBualified for
sabotaging the other party. @ooks like E66'E *ins by default .
#ongratulations& Eddie& you(re the *orld cha!pion of +iddly*inks,
"yan sinks to his knees, Eddie high)fi!es Nick. carlett runs o!er to Eddie,
but Eddie pushes her away and runs to hug Wendy. .e wa!es the trophy in
the air, #We are the &hampions# plays and the screen cuts to credits.
Director: Michael ! Senior
"rod#cer:
Cast:
Main character Eddie $
Eddies %est friend Nick $
&ad '#y kid Ryan $
Mana'er Wendy $
Reporter $
Scarlett $
"hilip (illmore $