EXT. CITY STREET – NIGHT
A middle-aged black WOMAN cradles a bloody, lifeless young teen in her arms. WILL, a tall black teenager stands next to her. Sirens wail in the distance.
WOMAN
Will! Will! What have you done!
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CU on Will’s face.
WILL
Snitch got what he deserved.
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Medium shot. Sirens closing in.
WOMAN
Baby, you gotta get outta here. Go!
Will pauses a moment, then runs. Camera lingers on him running away, then cuts back to woman and child.
A funky bass riff starts playing. Quick cuts of the city streets – random violence on display everywhere. Muggers, prostitutes, pimps, and dealers on every corner. Cops beating a suspect in the middle of the street. The bass is joined by a small combo and continues through the trailer.
TITLES fly on the screen like spray painted graffiti – “Mean Streets”
NARRATOR (V.O.)
Growing up on the mean streets of Philly teaches a brother to look out for number one. This fly young cat ain’t no different.
TITLES – “One Fly Cat”
INT. LIVING ROOM – DAY
A posh, huge house. A staircase spirals up in the background. Will stands in the middle of the room with a small bag in one hand and a gat in the other.
WILL
This’ll do.
CARLTON, a short but muscular teen, enters the room wearing a bow tie. He’s got a shotgun trained at Will.
CARLTON
How can I help you, cuz?
WILL
They call me Fresh. I’m taking over this town.
TITLES – “They Call Him Fresh”
INT. BAR – NIGHT
Will and Carlton beat down some thugs with baseball bats.
TITLES – “Tough”
NARRATOR (V.O.)
From the rough…
INT. BEDROOM – NIGHT
Will and a beautiful woman going at it.
TITLES – “Sexy”
NARRATOR (V.O.)
…to the tumble. Fresh takes no prisoners…
INT. LIVING ROOM – DAY
Will is surrounded by FOUR HENCHMEN with guns.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
…as he builds his army.
EXT. STREET CORNER – DAY
Carlton kicks a dealer repeatedly while Will watches, impassive.
TITLES – “Cool”
INT. BOUTIQUE – DAY
Pricey. Lux. Will and his bow-tied sidekick shoot two well-dressed MEN in the head. A WOMAN watches in horror.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
He came to town an outsider, but became royalty.
WILL
Tell your boss I’m comin’ for him.
The woman stands still, shaking.
WILL
Go!
She runs.
TITLES – “Commanding”
INT. LIVING ROOM – NIGHT
Will and Carlton have two scantily-clad women each. A pile of money fills the coffee table in front of them.
A BUTLER enters with a large silver tray. He lowers it in front of the men and we
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CU on two fat lines of coke. Will and Carlton lean into frame and snort it all.
TITLES – “Living Large”
NARRATOR (V.O.)
He had it all.
INT. RESTAURANT – NIGHT
DON GIOVANNI sits at a small table in front of a huge plate of pasta. BODYGUARDS flank him. Across from him sits one of his LIEUTENANTs, scrawny and nervous.
DON GIOVANNI
What the -BLEEP- do you mean they ain’t payin’ the protection money?
INT. LIVING ROOM – NIGHT
Will and Carlton stand amidst bloody corpses. Girls, their henchmen, their butler.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
And then he had war.
INT. BEDROOM – NIGHT
Will and Carlton strap on guns and ammo, ready for war.
INT. RESTAURANT – NIGHT
Will lies dying on the floor. Don Giovanni is dead, his men are all dead. Carlton scrambles over the bodies to Will’s side.
CARLTON
(Through tears)
You gonna be fine, Fresh!
WILL
I ain’t gonna make it. You gotta take my place. Carry on.
TITLES – “Maybe Just a Little Bit Gay”
CARLTON
I can’t.
WILL
You gotta.
(Coughs)
You gotta.
NARRATOR (V.O.)
When the cool fall, it’s tragedy.
TITLES – “The Prince of Bel-Air”
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