Cable Guy

The Cable Guy by Judd Apatow Based on a Screenplay by Lou Holtz Jr. Shooting Script October 31, 1995 (White) Revised Pages November 13, 1995 (Blue) Revised Pages November 14, 1995 (Pink) 1 FULL FRAME - WHITE NOISE Credits begin. The entire frame is filled with white noise within which one can make out thefaint image of a television program. Every few moments the channel changes, revealing a new ghostly image. The camera pulls back very slowly. We reveal that this image is coming from a twenty seven inch television. The camera pulls back some more and we see a man's hand enter frame holding a remote control. The hand changes channels frantically. The camera pulls back into its final position and we see STEVEN BARTOWSKY, thirty years old, sitting on his couch. He is trying to find a channel with viewable reception. Unfortunately for him � his cable is not hooked up. STEVE (looks at watch) Jesus, where's the cable guy already? END OF CREDIT SEQUENCE 1A INT. STEVEN'S APARTMENT - CONTINUOUS It is a stylish old apartment. There are half unpacked boxes strewn about the floor. Steven has just moved in. The phone rings. STEVEN (into the phone) Hello. 2 NEWSROOM - CONTINUOUS We see Steven's best friend RICK standing in the middle of a busy newsroom. He is a rough looking, cynical local news cameraman. In the background, hanging from the ceiling is a television set. ON THE TV - An anchorman sits at his desk fixing his hair as he waits to go on the air.