Character Outlines

Because I do not want to post my entire script online, I will layout my characters and their attributes and how they play into the story.

LOUIS aka UNCLE LOU

Louis is the main character and his quest to be accepted drives the story. He is in his mid 30's and is of very average build(Much like a Steve Carrel type). We first meet Louis as he awakes to an empty bed for the first time the morning after his wife left him. He seems hopeless. At work he doesn't perform well and his co-workers don't respect him. After he is fired for being unable to perform at a desired level he begins his journey of acceptance where he meets BLAKE, TREVIN, and AL. With the help of the group he learns to overcome his fears and is faced with adversity like he never expected in his life as he gets involved with the world of drugs, alcohol and partying. When times become desperate he is forced to become responsible again and in the process is able to help Blake and Al like he never thought possible. But the challenges don't stop there, he is faced with overcoming loss one more time and the challenge of his wife trying to re-enter his life but he is now an independent adult who can take care of himself. Louis is never sure if he fully accomplished his goal of acceptance in a group but by the end he finally accepts himself.

ALBERT WASHINGTON aka AL

Al is a homeless man and provides a lot of the comic relief to the film as well as the one who keeps Louis off of his potential ledge. Al is in his late 40's, he's black and he's a tall man with a good build and has been homeless for nearly 20 years. We find out late in the story that he chose the homeless life after leaving behind his old life in which he was successful and happy. Al has 3 sisters who all live in Northern California. He also has a daughter and a son. The daughter also lives in Northern California while his son has moved away to Tennessee for work. Al loves his booze and he loves drugs and money but not nearly as much as he loves sex. Al is a total ladies man and when correctly presented could sweep any woman off her feet. While it looks like Al is always helping Louis in the emotional and mental while Louis helps Al in the physical the truth is that Louis is doing a lot more for Al then we knew in his emotional and mental state.

BLAKE

Blake is a high school stoner who just happens to be dumb enough to be held back as a senior enough times that he is 20 years old. He is exactly what you would expect: long greasy hair, clothe's that are either too baggy or have holes in them, he always has a tired expression on his face, and he just looks like the lovechild of Seth Rogen and James Franco. When Louis calls Blake out for his stupidity he is motivated to change his life around and graduate high school and go to college. He cleans up, he still looks the same except that he now looks awake. His loveable stupidity fades and he becomes almost identical in character traits to Trevin with sprinkles of Louis mixed in.

TREVIN

He may only be 18 and he looks like an undercover stoner because he looks so primp and proper but can smoke more marijuana then anyone he has met in his life. He is against the establishment of school but knows he needs to graduate so he goes just enough to graduate and get his diploma. He takes care of Blake as if he were his older brother and when the guys get themselves in a financial crisis it will be Trevin who has to bail them out with his brain to develop the next big app. His parents are extremely rich but Trevin acts middle-class. He is very Ferris Buehler-ish.