[Amir is holding and talking into the camera, walking on the street.]
AMIR: Hi mom! Thanks for buying me this video camera. I know you wanted me to use it to document what I do on a day-to-day basis, so I'm gonna do exactly that. This is my video letter to you. Usually, I start every day by going over to my best friend Jake's house, who lives right here. (Presses a button on a nearby apartment building to buzz Jake) He's expecting me.
JAKE: (talking through the buzzer) Hello?
AMIR: It's me!
JAKE: What the hell are you doing here?
AMIR: I know you wanted to see what I do on a day-to-day basis, so this is my video letter to you. Usually, I start every day by visiting my best friend Jake, who lives right here. (Buzzes Jake) He's expecting me.
JAKE: (talking through the buzzer) Agh. Come on up.
AMIR: See?
(Amir knocks on Jake's apartment door. Jake opens it.)
JAKE: You have twenty minutes.
AMIR: Ok, cut. Don't-
(Amir, outside the apartment again, knocks shave and a haircut; Jake opens the door.)
JAKE: Stay as long as you want.
(AMIR knocks the first part of shave and a haircut; Jake opens, and does the two bits part vocally.)
JAKE: Da da!
(Amir enters, and turns the camera to a woman sitting on the couch)
AMIR: Oh! Mara's here. (turns the camera to Jake) Kind of a third wheel, right?
[Amir is facing the camera again]
AMIR: Jake usually has food prepared for me when I get here. What's for brunch today, Jake? (Turns the camera to Jake.)
JAKE: Here you go. (Tosses a bag of buns to Amir)
AMIR: Okay, come on. What is this?
[Jake is preparing a bowl of cereal.]
JAKE: Honey Nut Cheerios, your favorite.
(Amir is sitting at the table, facing the camera)
AMIR: Brunch was delicious! Now we usually see a movie. What's it today, partner-in-life?
JAKE: Absolutely not.
AMIR: Rush Hour 3?
JAKE: No.
AMIR: Come on, man. Come on. (Puts the camera down) 20 bucks. 20 bucks for the movie.
JAKE: 40.
[Amir is facing the camera again]
AMIR: Now we usually see a movie. What's it today, buddy?
JAKE: It's Rush Hour 3.
AMIR: Wow, Rush Hour 3. Do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth?
JAKE: That's Rush Hour 1.
[Jake and Amir are still at the table, the camera turned on Jake.]
AMIR: How was the movie, Jake?
JAKE: It was good.
AMIR: What was your favorite part?
JAKE: (unenthusiastically) The karate.
AMIR: Come on.
[Jake is in the bathroom talking to Mara, and Amir is surreptitiously filming them through the partially opened door.]
AMIR: (to the camera) Mom, take a look. Jake and his girlfriend are in the bathroom together.
Mara: I want him the FUCK out of here, Jake!
JAKE: Alright, calm down! I'll tell him to leave right now.
(Amir runs back to the kitchen.)
AMIR: Um. Usually, we play videogames after the movie.
[Amir is filming himself in the mirror, pretending to walk down nonexistent stairs; he notices Jake.]
AMIR: What's up man? Hey, uh, videogames.
JAKE: Right, no. You gotta get out of here.
AMIR: What?
JAKE: Sorry, uh, you just gotta go.
AMIR: What's up?
JAKE: Nothing, it's just time to leave.
AMIR: Okay. Uh, totally, thank you so much for all this.
JAKE: Hey listen... 100 bucks, and you can hug me.
AMIR: 100 bucks for... and I get to hug you?
JAKE: Yeah.
AMIR: On video. Definitely.
JAKE: Alright.
AMIR: Hold this. (He hands Jake the camera; sounds of him counting money can be heard.) Alright, fine. I only have 80 left, but...
Mara: Jake!
JAKE: See you later.
AMIR: Come on, man! I'll give you 20...
JAKE: There's an ATM around the corner.
Mara: Jake!
AMIR: I'll be--
JAKE: Go, quick.
AMIR: I'll be back in, like, less than two minutes. Where is it?
JAKE: Around the corner. This is still taping.
AMIR: Turn it off, I'll be back--
[Amir is talking to the camera, still in Jake's apartment.]
AMIR: Alright, time to go! Uh, hold this. One second. (Gives the camera to Mara.) Later man. (Hugs Jake.)
JAKE: See you later.
AMIR: Bye mom!
(THANKS MOM displays, with Thong Song by Sisqó playing)
[Mara is still holding the camera, pointing it at Amir. Amir is waving at Jake, who is off-camera.]
AMIR: 20 for... 20, one shot waving.
(Jake comes over and starts waving at the camera with Amir, while Amir fishes out a 20 dollar bill.)
(Jake and Amir wave at the camera for a bit.)
AMIR: Thank you so much.
JAKE: Do you know how to edit?
AMIR: Yeah. No. I'll just put it in a timeline, and you export it. It's super easy. (Takes the camera back) How do you turn it off?
JAKE: Right there. Top.