ChatGPT does a stoner movie scene

Using my prompt, the generative artificial intelligence program composes a scene featuring two stoned dudes trying to order fast food.

This week, I’m going to explore generative A.I. with a series of prompts to see what comes of it. Today’s prompt:

Write a scene from a stoner movie. Seth and Kenny are in a car in a fast food joint drive thru. The name of the restaurant: Chippy Dippy. Seth drives. Kenny in the passenger seat. They are next in line to get to the speakerphone. They swap taking a hit on a joint. They are exceedingly stoned. This is a comedy. Their interactions with the speakerphone man should be funny as they struggle to order food.

Here is the scene ChatGPT produced:

Seth pulls up to the speakerphone at Chippy Dippy and rolls down the window.

Speakerphone Man: “Welcome to Chippy Dippy, can I take your order?”

Seth turns to Kenny, who is holding the joint.

Seth: “You wanna go first, man?”

Kenny takes a long drag on the joint and exhales slowly.

Kenny: “Nah, man, you go ahead.”

Seth nods and turns back to the speakerphone.

Seth: “Uh, yeah, can I get a number five, please?”

Speakerphone Man: “Sure thing, what kind of drink would you like with that?”

Seth looks back at Kenny.

Seth: “What kind of drink do I want, man?”

Kenny shrugs and takes another hit on the joint.

Kenny: “I dunno, man, just get a Coke or something.”

Seth turns back to the speakerphone.

Seth: “Uh, yeah, can I get a Coke with that?”

Speakerphone Man: “Okay, anything else?”

Seth looks back at Kenny, who is staring off into space.

Seth: “You want anything, man?”

Kenny shakes his head.

Kenny: “Nah, I’m good.”

Seth turns back to the speakerphone.

Seth: “No, that’s it, thanks.”

Speakerphone Man: “Alright, that’ll be $7.50 at the window.”

Seth pulls forward to the window and hands the cashier some money.

Cashier: “Your total is $7.50.”

Seth hands over the money and waits for his change.

Cashier: “Here you go, and your order will be ready in just a minute.”

Seth takes the bag of food and hands it to Kenny.

Seth: “Here you go, man. You want some fries?”

Kenny looks in the bag and nods.

Kenny: “Yeah, man, thanks.”

As they drive away, Kenny reaches over and turns up the radio.

Kenny: “Dude, this is my jam!”

Seth laughs and takes another hit on the joint.

Seth: “This is the best Chippy Dippy run ever, man.”

That is a truly shite scene. It accomplishes the two guys ordering and getting their food, but with zero humor. So I rewrote the prompt:

Write a scene from a stoner movie. Seth and Kenny are in a car in a fast food joint drive thru. The name of the restaurant: Chippy Dippy. Seth drives. Kenny in the passenger seat. They are next in line to get to the speakerphone. They swap taking a hit on a joint. They are exceedingly stoned. Their interactions with the speakerphone man should be funny as they struggle to order food. This is a comedy. What funny things can happen as they try to score some weed?

This is version #2 of ChatGPT’s attempt to write a scene from a stoner movie.

Seth and Kenny are driving around, trying to find a place to score some weed. They are both stoned out of their minds, and their conversations are a bit hazy.

Seth: “Dude, where are we gonna find some weed?”

Kenny: “I don’t know, man. I can’t remember.”

Seth: “Maybe we should ask someone.”

Kenny: “Who are we gonna ask? The cops?”

Seth: “No, man, I mean someone who looks like they might know.”

They drive past a group of guys hanging out on a street corner. Seth pulls over and rolls down the window.

Seth: “Excuse me, do you guys know where we can score some weed?”

The guys look at each other, then burst out laughing.

Guy 1: “What, you think we’re drug dealers or something?”

Guy 2: “Yeah, man, we’re just hanging out.”

Seth looks embarrassed and rolls up the window.

Kenny: “Dude, that was embarrassing.”

Seth: “Yeah, I know, man. Let’s just keep driving.”

They drive for a few more minutes, then see a guy walking down the street who looks like he might know where to score some weed.

Seth: “Hey, man, do you know where we can get some weed?”

The guy looks at them suspiciously.

Guy: “What makes you think I know anything about that?”

Seth: “I don’t know, man, you just look like you might.”

The guy shakes his head and walks away.

Kenny: “Dude, we’re never gonna find any weed.”

Seth: “I know, man. This sucks.”

Just as they’re about to give up, they see a guy standing on a street corner holding a sign that says “Weed for Sale.”

Seth: “Dude, look!”

Kenny: “That’s gotta be it!”

They pull over and jump out of the car.

Seth: “Hey, man, can we buy some weed from you?”

The guy looks at them, then bursts out laughing.

Guy: “You guys are hilarious! This is a movie set!”

Seth and Kenny look at each other, confused.

Seth: “A movie set?”

Guy: “Yeah, man! You’re in the middle of a movie shoot!”

Seth and Kenny look around, then realize that they are indeed surrounded by cameras and crew members.

Kenny: “Dude, this is crazy!”

Seth: “I know, man! We’re movie stars!”

The director walks over to them, grinning.

Director: “Hey, guys! You’re doing great! Keep up the good work!”

Seth and Kenny look at each other, then burst out laughing.

Seth: “Dude, this is awesome!”

Kenny: “Yeah, man! We’re gonna be famous!”

They high-five each other, then jump back in the car and drive off, laughing and waving to the crew members.

Better, but not by much. The major improvement: Stumbling onto a movie set. But so much for Chippy Dippy.

Let’s do one more where I revise the prompt again:

Write a scene from a stoner movie. Seth and Kenny are in a car in a fast food joint drive thru. The name of the restaurant: Chippy Dippy. Seth drives. Kenny in the passenger seat. They are next in line to get to the speakerphone. They swap taking a hit on a joint. They are exceedingly stoned. Their interactions with the speakerphone man should be funny as they struggle to order food. This is a comedy. What funny things can happen as they try to score some weed? What conflict arises in the scene?

Here is Version #3 of a stoner movie DVD.

Seth and Kenny are in the drive-thru line at Chippy Dippy, a fast food restaurant. They’re both extremely stoned and trying to figure out what to order.

Kenny: “Dude, I’m so hungry. What do you think we should get?”

Seth: “I don’t know, man. I’m so baked I can barely think.”

As they pull up to the speakerphone, Seth starts to panic.

Seth: “What do I say? What do I say?”

Kenny: “Just order whatever, man. It doesn’t matter.”

Seth: “Okay, okay.”

He takes a deep breath and presses the button on the speakerphone.

Speakerphone Man: “Welcome to Chippy Dippy. What can I get for you today?”

Seth: “Uh, yeah, can we get, like, a bunch of tacos?”

Speakerphone Man: “Sure thing. How many tacos would you like?”

Seth: “Uh, I don’t know. How many tacos are in a bunch?”

Kenny starts laughing uncontrollably.

Kenny: “Dude, you can’t ask him that! Just order something!”

Seth: “Okay, okay.”

He takes another deep breath.

Seth: “Uh, can we get, like, ten tacos?”

Speakerphone Man: “Sure thing. Anything else?”

Seth: “Uh, yeah, can we get some fries?”

Speakerphone Man: “What size fries would you like?”

Seth: “Uh, the big one?”

Kenny starts laughing even harder.

Kenny: “Dude, you can’t just say ‘the big one’!”

Seth: “Well, what am I supposed to say?”

Kenny: “Just say ‘large fries’!”

Seth: “Oh, yeah. Okay.”

He takes another deep breath.

Seth: “Uh, can we get some large fries?”

Speakerphone Man: “Sure thing. And what to drink?”

Seth: “Uh, I don’t know. What do you recommend?”

Kenny starts banging his head against the window in frustration.

Kenny: “Dude, just order a soda or something!”

Seth: “Oh, right. Can we get, uh, two Cokes?”

Speakerphone Man: “Sure thing. That’ll be $12.50 at the window.”

Seth: “Thanks.”

As they pull up to the window to pay, Kenny realizes that he doesn’t have any cash.

Kenny: “Dude, I don’t have any money.”

Seth: “What? You said you had cash!”

Kenny: “I thought I did, but I must have spent it all on weed.”

Seth: “Great. Now what are we gonna do?”

Kenny: “I don’t know, man. Can we just drive away?”

Seth: “No, dude. That’s not cool. We gotta figure something out.”

Kenny starts to panic.

Kenny: “What if we offer him some weed instead of money?”

Seth: “Are you crazy? We can’t do that!”

Kenny: “Why not? Maybe he’s cool with it.”

Seth: “I don’t know, man. This is a bad idea.”

As they pull up to the window, they can see the cashier waiting for them.

Seth: “Okay, be cool.”

Kenny: “I got this.”

He reaches into his pocket and pulls out a bag of weed.

Kenny: “Hey, man, we don’t have any cash, but we could trade you some weed for the food.”

The cashier looks at them in disbelief.

Cashier: “What? No way! Get out of here.

This scene shows some progress with a few moments offering some levity (e.g., “the big one” and “large fries”), but overall, it’s nothing special.

What are your thoughts on how ChatGPT does a stoner movie.

Come back tomorrow where I’ll present a prompt invoking the voice and spirit of another influential screenwriter and/or filmmaker.