Draft:The Opportunist

The Opportunist is a 2013 American drama short film written and directed by David Lassiter. The film was first shown on May 18, 2013, at Cannes Film Festival, a French film festival. The film follows Jason, a man who is addicted to invading others’ privacy.

Plot

Jason stands outside the door of an apartment flipping through the resident's mail and notes that the apartment belongs to a woman named Amy. After returning the letters to the mailbox, Jason knocks on the door. A man answers the door and Jason greets him, although the man insists he does not know who Jason is. Jason introduces himself as Conner and acts like he is receiving a phone call from someone inside the party. The man at the door reluctantly lets him in. Once inside the party, Jason walks up to a girl and informs her that her dress is too short. He then introduces himself as Will and asks if the girl needs another drink. She declines the offer, and Jason heads to the kitchen. While getting himself a drink, someone points out Jason’s outfit causing a small group to laugh. Jason responds by telling the group that wolves are communal animals and tells a story about a wounded wolf outside of his house that lashed out at him when he tried to pet it. He warns the person who made fun of his outfit to “Never pet a lone wolf.”

Jason makes his way to the coat rack and goes through the guest’s coats, taking money and other items he finds. Jason then enters a girl’s bedroom, going through the contents of her desk. He notices the name “Amy” on the wall and assumes this to be her room. Jason rummages through more coats on Amy's bed, taking money from them as well. Two girls emerge from the bathroom connected to Amy’s room, and Jason asks if they know where Amy keeps her Advil. One of the girls asks if Jason is holding her coat, but Jason changes the subject by asking the girls if they have Advil, claiming his girlfriend is cramping. One of the girls offers him a codeine. He takes it and asks the girls their names to no response. Once the girls leave, Jason ingests the codeine and enters the bathroom. Jason goes through the medicine cabinet and takes a prescription medication he finds. He then sniffs a bottle of deodorant and drinks an entire bottle of cough syrup. Hearing noise inside the bedroom, Jason leaves the bathroom and sees a girl being assaulted in the bedroom. Jason then leaves the party.

Once outside, he bumps into a man who asks him why he bumped into him. Jason responds by pushing the man against the wall and bringing their faces so close together that they are touching. Jason then enters a laundromat where he steals clothes. Back outside, Jason passes by a restaurant where he sees the same man who was assaulting the girl at the party sitting alone eating. Jason follows the man into the bathroom. After confronting the man about what he did at the party, Jason holds the man at knife point to take his wallet. Jason reads out the man’s address and name, Brandon. Jason threatens to harm Brandon the next time he sees him, and Brandon flees the restaurant. Jason removes the cash and driver’s license from the wallet before throwing the wallet in the trash can. After leaving the bathroom, Jason finds Brandon’s unfinished plate in the dining area and sits to eat the rest of his food. Jason leaves the restaurant, lights a cigarette, and watches as a car stops nearby. Inside the car multiple voices can be heard, and Jason walks towards the car.

Cast

• Nick Clifford as Jason
• Riccardo Lebron as Brandon
• Devan Liljedahl as Jessa
• Ben Schreen as Chris
• Charlie Smith as Jerod
• Katy Yoder as Sarah
• Melissa Johnson as Jenny
• Alejandro Antonio Ruiz as Ricky
• Cathy Chang as Ruth
• Chris Geddy as Frat Guy #1
• Morgan West as Frat Guy #2
• Cody Banks as Frat Guy #3
• Megan Vickers as Amy