I'll Have Your Heart

NOTE: This is a provocative script intended to create a movie that will stand out from the crowd in the manner of Neil LaBute's breakthrough film "In The Company Of Men". This project will require the same kind of daring that film required. It's not a comfortable script and will be a test of character.

Kayla and Andre were involved on and off throughout their time together in college. Now several years later, Andre has moved on with his fiancee Camille. Kayla has tired of waiting for Andre to realize that she’s the only woman for him.

Andre wakes up in a groggy state in a soundproof bunker, unsure of how he got there. Kayla explains that she’s rescuing him from his own poor judgement. The central conflict is established when she assures him that within seventy-two hours she’ll have convinced him that they belong together. He assures her that she’s wrong.

Narrative drive is maintained through a series of calculated maneuvers designed to break down Andre’s resistance. Kayla’s actions are clearly disturbed, but her controlled manner and her internal logic make them seem much more reasonable than they are. As the process evolves their interaction becomes increasingly heated.

For much of the story Kayla is oblivious to her own irony, such as when she says, “That’s why I’ve gone to all this trouble to show you what real love looks like.”

At one point she says to Andre, “Real love is about commitment, not convenience. It’s about fighting for your connection, even if that’s not easy.”

This line redeems her questionable behavior and leaves the audience with the question of how far is too far to go for love.

The story arc comes to an unsettling conclusion suggesting that maybe Kayla was right all along.

Throughout the story there is the impression that Kayla has gone too far for love, but in the end she redeems herself by expressing her willingness to fight for her connection with Andre. In the end the audience will view her more sympathetically.