Back to the Future With Skrillex

By

Patrick Cassels

          (INT. HIGH SCHOOL DANCE - 1950S)

          We're at the Enchantment Under the Sea Dance from "Back to
          the Future. Boys and girls slow-dance as MARTY MCFLY, on
          stage, plays the final chords of "Earth Angel". Everyone
          claps. MARVIN, the singer, turns to Marty.

                              MARVIN
                    Yeah, man. That was good. Let's do
                    another one.

                              MARTY
                    Uh, well, I gotta go.

                              MARTY
                    C'mon man, let's do something that
                    really cooks.

                              MARVIN
                    Something that really cooks.
                         (into mic)
                    Alright, alright, this is an oldie
                    but, uh, actually I don't know what
                    it is.

          In a hurried manner, Marty puts down his guitar, runs O.S.,
          and returns wheeling out a electronic soundboard. As he
          addresses the rest of the band he takes off his jacket and
          shirt and puts on a leather jacket and glasses.

                              MARTY
                    Okay guys, this is an
                    techno-influenced riff with
                    oppressively dark sound, watch me
                    for the sound loops and try to keep
                    up when I drop the bass.

          Marty turns to his sound board. He plays a dubstep song.
          It's loud and chaotic. Marty goes bananas as he
          plays, flipping knobs and pressing buttons.

          On the dance floor. The kids look momentarily surprised,
          then do a corny shoulder shrug, turn to their partners and
          start popping and locking. For some reason they are
          extremely good at it this modern dance.

          On stage, Marty picks up a lit cigarette and takes a drag.

          The band gets into it. The DRUMMER throws his sticks away
          and violently KICKS his drums. The SAXOPHONE PLAYER puts a
          mic in the mouth of his sax, throws them both on the floor
          and starts stomping on them.

          ON THE DANCE FLOOR, GEORGE MCFLY pops-and-locks with
          LORAINE. A COUPLE dances by, smiles and addresses George.

                              BOYFRIEND
                         (barely audible)
                    Hey George, you laid out Biff--

                              GEORGE/ELAINE
                    WHAT?!

          BACKSTAGE, Marvin yells into a phone.

                              MARVIN
                    Hey, hey. It's your cousin. Your
                    cousin: Marvin Skrillex. You know
                    that new sound you're looking for?

          CUT TO SKRILLEX, on the other end, microwaving a Hot Pocket.

                              SKRILLEX
                    Yeah.

          BACK TO MARVIN.

                              MARVIN
                    Well listen to this!

          Marvin holds the phone out to Marty/the dubstep.

                              SKRILLEX
                    I need a pen.
                         (callint outward)
                    I- I need a pen!

          Back on stage, the bass drops and shit gets real.
          "WUBWUBWUB!" Marty begins kicking over amps and other
          equipment. He rolls back and forth across stage, holding a
          mic close to his mouth and yelling.

                              MARTY
                    WUBWUBWUBWUB!

          He opens his eyes. REVEAL the students have stopped dancing
          and are staring at him, slack jawed.

                              MARTY
                    I guess you guys aren't ready for
                    that yet. But you're kids... are
                    also not gonna like it. But their
                    kids! Will be strangely intrigued
                    by it.

          He runs off stage.

          END.