Apostles: The Original Entourage
TEASER TRAILER
INT. RESTAURANT — NIGHT
Jane’s Addiction song “Superhero” plays. JESUS and APOSTLE ERIC enter the modest establishment, where Eric approaches the OWNER.
APOSTLE ERIC
Hi, I’m with Jesus. We’ll need a table for 12…
INT. RESTAURANT — NIGHT - MINUTES LATER
Jesus holds court with the Apostles.
JESUS
Waiter, could I have another bottle of wine—or water … whatever!
Big laughs from the whole table.
EXT. MARKETPLACE-DAY
Jesus, APOSTLE DRAMA and APOSTLE TURTLE are browsing when a comely MARY MAGDALENE crosses their path. She flirts outrageously with Jesus, who likes what he sees.
APOSTLE TURTLE
(to Jesus)
God damn, Mary Magdalene is a MILK—a Mary I’d like to knoweth!
APOSTLE DRAMA
I’m not sure about this Mary Magdalene chick, bro. I think she might be a frankincense digger, bro…
APOSTLE TURTLE
Oh, what do you know—you jerk off so much, you have stigmata!
A group of ROMAN SOLDIERS appear on the scene—and they heckle Jesus.
SOLDIER
Yo, Jesus! I saw a vision of your mother last night—and let me tell you, she’s no Virgin!
Apostle Drama goes over to punch the soldier—but Jesus holds him back.
JESUS
We must turn the other cheek, my brother.
APOSTLE DRAMA
(muttering, frustrated)
Turn the other ass-cheek is more like it … Those Romans are such Messiah-haters!
INT. CAVE — DAY
APOSTLE ARI is yelling at Jesus.
INT. JAIL — DAYAPOSTLE ARI
I just got a scroll from Pontus Pilate—he’s calling for your crucifixion! You need to start acting like the King of the Jews—and stop acting like the Queen of the Jews!
(holds stomach suddenly)
Damn, I shouldn’t have asked you to multiply all of those fish … I think I’ve got mercury poisoning … Lloyd!
Jesus is behind bars, being visited by Apostles Turtle, Ari, Drama and Eric.
JESUS
Well, I can’t say I didn’t I didn’t see it coming. Judas. Jew, Dis. He’s a Jew, he sure did dis me. I told him he’d deny me three times before the cock crowed…
APOSTLE TURTLE
Whoa, whoa—why are we in a jail cell talking about cock?
EXT. JAIL — DAY
Apostle Eric addresses his fellow Apostles forlornly.
APOSTLE ERIC
Fellas, if Jesus suffers and dies on the cross for this, we’ll lose everything.
APOSTLE DRAMA
No, he won’t. If he gets crucified, he’ll come back and be stronger than ever.
(yells)
Jesus will rise again!
A title credit comes up:
A P O S T L E S
THE END.
Matt Sullivan’s work has appeared in McSweeney’s, Playboy, The Onion and on his parents’ fridge.