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One True God! The Screenplay!
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EXT. SPACE. CUT TO INT. OF MILLENIUM FALCON
OBI WAN and SAINT CHEWBACCA are looking on as JESUS, blindfolded, is wielding a light saber. A mechanical orb is hovering around him. It fires a laser beam right into JESUS’ eye.
JESUS
Owwww!!!
OBI WAN
No, no, use the force!
JESUS
Fuck the force, that thing just shot a laser beam into my eye!
OBI WAN
(Slapping JESUS upside the head) Stop being such a fucking pussy.
ORB
Bleep! Pussy! Bleep!
The ORB FIRES again, hitting JESUS in the chest.
JESUS
Oww!!! Goddamn it, that was my nipple!
JESUS gets angry and starts wildly swinging the light saber at the place he thinks the orb is. He's wildly off course, though, and instead veers over to where SAINT CHEWBACCA is and accidentally cuts off his arm.
SAINT CHEWBACCA
(Un-transcribable Wookie wail of pain)
JESUS
What's wrong, Chewy? (Sniffing.) Does anybody else smell burning hair?
ORB
Bleep! Ha-ha! Bleep!
CUT AWAY.
EXT. DAY.
On the desert planet of TATOOINE. MUHAMMAD and COUSIN ALI IBN ABI TALIB stand in the sunshine, fanning themselves.
MUHAMMAD
God, it's hot.
COUSIN ALI IBN ABI TALIB
Lemonade?
MUHAMMAD
No, thanks. I think I'll just go chill out in that cave.
MUHAMMAD walks into a CAVE. In the cave, the voice of GOD:
ALLAH
Hey.
MUHAMMAD
Holy shit, who the hell are you?
ALLAH
I'm the one true God--same as the one the Jews and Christians groove on.
MUHAMMAD
Your voice is pretty loud, man. Can you turn it down a little?
ALLAH
Sorry.
MUHAMMAD
Um, so, is there something I can help you with?
ALLAH
Yes. I want the people of the world to stop eating pork.
MUHAMMAD
Okay.
ALLAH
And to give alms to the poor.
MUHAMMAD
Arms to the poor?
ALLAH
No, no—alms.
MUHAMMAD
What the fuck's an alm? Is it like an almond?
ALLAH
Schmuck! Alms—it's charity!
MUHAMMAD
Then why didn't you just say so?
ALLAH
For the love of…just get a pen, will you?
CUT AWAY.
EXT. SPACE. HANGING from the underside of the CLOUD CITY OF BESPIN.
JESUS hangs precariously from a metal outcropping, beaten and badly injured. One hand has been cut off. ABRAHAM reaches out to him.
ABRAHAM
JESUS, I am your father. Metaphorically speaking, if not strictly literally.
JESUS
No!
ABRAHAM
Look, kid. I'm the father of Isaac, who begot Jacob, Jacob begot the 12 tribes, all that crap. You're one of us. The force is strong with you and all, but come on. It's all about Yahweh. Join me and we can rule the galaxy together!
JESUS
I’ll never join you!
ABRAHAM
Okay, dude. Have it your way.
JESUS drops into the abyss, only to be caught by Han Solo in the Millennium Falcon, passing below.
SAINT CHEWBACCA
RRRAarrarRRrgh!
HAN SOLO
Pull him in with your one good arm, Chewie! All that Force mumbo jumbo sure did a number on him.
CUT AWAY.
INT. NIGHT.
The cave. MUHAMMAD and ALLAH are talking.
MUHAMMAD
(writing): …and shall live happily ever after, the end. Okay, done! (Puts down pen.) Hey, what are we calling this thing, anyway?
ALLAH
(Voice booming) THE KORAN!
MUHAMMAD
(writing again): The…Koran. Is that a "C" or a "K?"
ALLAH
(Voice booming) NEVER QUESTION ME!
MUHAMMAD
Okay…let's make it a "K."
ALLAH
Now, for your next task—
MUHAMMAD
Next task!?!
ALLAH
Yes, next task! You are my prophet du jour. Is that a problem?
MUHAMMAD
Yeah it is! My fucking wrists are killing me! That Koran took up like 2,300 legal pads! (Indicates the pile in the corner.)
ALLAH
Fucking ingrate prophets. I mean, I choose you, your names will live in eternity, you’ll be worshipped along side me, basically, and all I get is your pissing and moaning.
MUHAMMAD
Awright, okay, I’ll do it. Whatever you want. Jesus!
ALLAH
Don’t get me started on THAT slacker. I’ve been asking him to come back as man’s salvation for 700 years. I’ll tell you something. This is it. You’re the last one.
MUHAMMAD
Okay! I said I’d do it. Man, you really are good at this guilt shit.
ALLAH
The last one in the middle east anyway. Maybe I’ll pick a new one in North America.
MUHAMMAD
Okay, you know what, just call me when you’re ready. I’ll be in my tent.
ALLAH continues complaining as the camera FADES.
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