From A Movie Shoot Out To Essays
I had English Media class in High School. The end of the year project was to film a movie. Three other guys and I decided to film a “gangster movie”. We were filming the final shoot-out scene behind a local post office. But we didn’t know something very important.
There was a retirement residence right next to the space we were in. Apparently several of the residents called authorities about a bunch of kids shooting each other outside. Five cruisers rolled up and surrounded us. The officers all jumped out with weapons drawn.
“Get on the ground!” We were all face down on the pavement with hands to our heads. A miinute later, one cop is like, “They’re fake. They’re all fake”. The officers were upset! They ran our names and unfortunately, the one guy that had nothing to do with anything gets taken away. I felt so bad.
He wasn’t a part of the class. Just last second, we asked if he’d help us film and he agreed. They take the rest of us back to school where we’re sitting in the office as an officer reams out our teacher and principal.
“I almost shot a bunch of kids! How in the world are you allowing this to happen during school hours?! What kind of project allows weapons?!”
The following year, the curriculum was changed and the final project was now an essay to be completed on a popular movie. Fun times. Story credit: Reddit / Maximo-One