KARAGOZ & HACIVAT

SCENARIO 1
An ex mega developer is suing an ex president  for the sum of 600000.00 euros.


SCENARIO 2
Karagoz and Hacivat were two hilarious characters who were actually construction workers on a mosque in Bursa in the mid-1300s. Their clownish behavior distracted other workers, slowing down construction thus, the ruler of the time had them executed. Their antics were so sorely missed that they were immortalized as the silly puppets in Shadow Theater in Turkey, then in Greece and eventually and inevitably, in Cyprus.



(Imaginary) SCENARIO 3
In steps Hollywood, sniffing big bucks by realizing the potential of merging SCENARIOS 1&2 into
a big budget spectacula (without the "r"). Spot on casting has Forrest Whittaker in the role of the ex president while Eddie Murphy lands the coveted role of the ex mega developer.
Here is an excerpt of the first draft of the screenplay :

ex P :    Wassup* homie*?
ex MD :(angry) I'm suing yo ass* for 6000 benjamins*, that's wassup!
ex P :    (suprised) Why you suing my ass, nigga*?
ex MD: Fixed up yo crib* muthafucka* and you stiffed me!
ex P:     (perplexed) Whatcha on about, nigga? I gave you cash and you wouldn't take it! I made you a    
             playa*, nigga. Gave you jobs, gave you a football club, nigga, and you gone and fucked it all
             up!  
ex MD: I'm bustin' on yo ass, muthafucka. All I got now is dem threads* on me. Yo bitch better be
             payin' up 'cause we ain't straight* no more.
exP:      Fake ass nigga*, what you on about? Like you built a crib for Queen Elisabeth or somethin'?
exMD: Aight*.  Football club my ass! See yo ass in court!

GLOSSARY
Wassup                    : What's up
Homie                      : A friend from back home/own kind
Ass                           : Arse
Benjamins                : $100 bill, as the face of Benjamin Franklin is on the bill
Nigga                       : Negro
Crib                          : House
Muthafucka              : Oedipodean fornication (sort of)
Playa                        : Someone who dates many people or mover and shaker
Threads                    : Clothes
We straight               : All is well
Fake ass nigga          : Pretentious, not the real deal
Aight                        : Allright




Tell me why things don't look the same
In this shadow play
I have to find my way
In this shadow play
I have to get away
From this shadow play


"Shadow Play"             (RORY GALLAGHER)