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Result #81
When his fiancé cancels the wedding, a man reflects on his relationship triggered by a number of items he finds in his jacket.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
20 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #82
A documentary crew and a couple find shelter in a laundry room of an abandoned motel during a hurricane. But is a werewolf after them? Or is it something else?
Genre: Horror
10 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #83
A Halloween urban legend about a trio of cursed scarecrows turns out to be the life and death of a party.
Genre: Horror
14 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #84
Three present day hotel employees have to follow a strict set of rules and a ticking clock , under the supervision of a phantom detective who died in the 1940's.
Genre: Horror
17 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #85
Fisherman Bill only wants to catch a few fish for his dinner. The old, abandoned, deteriorating toys underneath Lester Lake only want someone to play with; and Bill is the only person around. (1 actor, 1 location)
Genre: Horror
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #86
In 1977, a young man receives a Polaroid camera that takes disturbing pictures. (1 location, 1 actor. Award-winning screenwriter & journalist; see IMDB for writer's credits.)
Genre: Horror
2 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #87
When a male and female cop enter an abandoned building looking for a cop killer, they are soon hunting each other. Winner Vail Film Festival. Produced writer.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
18 pages
Result #88
• A divorced mother and her unhappy teenage daughter, cynical about men, walk in an Oceanside park. Tthey find an unconscious man dressed in 18th century sailor’s clothes and take him home where he recovers. Although confused about his whereabouts he shows the girl how to navigate by the stars. She helps him find his way back and he in turn helps her navigate her emotional way forward. Winner, Woods Hole Film Festival
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Genre: Sci-Fi
12 pages
Result #89
When his deputy is shot a lone sheriff must use his wits to subdue a dangerous thug who may be holding his young wife hostage. (Limited Location).
Genre: Western
10 pages
Result #90
A college Dean confronts a wealthy donor parent demanding the overturning of his son’s suspension for attempting to steal a female student’s car. (Limited location drama)
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Result #91
Imagine coming face to face with the person that has cause you pain after 17. Just when Simone thought her past would not relive itself. After suffering major anxiety and depression from growing up in a time where child molestation was not sought-after Simone came to American and learned she is a product of child molestation. Summer of 2002 Simone came face to face with the man whom molested her as a child.
Genre: Family
16 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Result #92
A witch and her psychotic boyfriend plan a robbery with the use of a very special candle
Genre: Horror
8 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #93
When Tammy and Khalil Davis move from inner-city Chicago to Plainfield Vermont to give their son Ghalen a new start away from bullying and violence, his presence in their refurbished Victorian home releases an unspeakable evil (part 1 of a horror short series).
Genre: Horror
12 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #94
When a shy, LAPD mailroom attendant senses something wrong along his delivery route, he shows an unexpected side of himself that just might garner attention from the girl he's been eyeing.
Genre: Drama
5 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #95
On a deserted strip of highway, a young slacker with no ambitions in life meets a beautiful hitchhiker with everything to prove, and she may have found just what she needed for her recipe for success.
Genre: Horror
14 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #96
A woman looks out her kitchen window and sees her long dead mother standing in the garden. But what is she doing? And why has she come back? (1 location, 2 actors)
Genre: Horror
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #97
A silent film actress tries to hide after a tragedy but is discovered by her enamored ex-bodyguard and a psychotic fan.
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #98
A silent film actress tries to hide after a tragedy but is discovered by her enamored ex-bodyguard and a psychotic fan.
Genre: Romance
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #99
A silent film actress tries to hide after a tragedy but is discovered by her enamored ex-bodyguard and a psychotic fan.
Genre: Other
10 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #100
A wealthy upper class couple try and communicate with a lower class mechanic with bizarre results.
Genre: Comedy
6 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #101
An African American woman embarks on a journey as a surrogate mother while beginning a romantic relationship and managing the judgments of her family, co-workers, and the world at large.
Genre: Comedy
20 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Result #102
A clumsy, yet tenderhearted, nincompoop (Steve) brings along his pet (Nachash) to visit a childless couple (his brother-in-law Adam/אדאם and fraternal twin Eve/ערב), causing much chaos and turmoil, overstaying his welcome as their house guest.
Genre: Comedy
45 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Result #103
Now as parents, Adam and Eve visit her parents as they try to challenge Eve's dimwitted, single siblings into starting some of their own families.
Genre: Comedy
45 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Result #104
Young Eric and Molly are having the time of their lives roasting marshmallows over the campfire. Their parents, not so much... (Horror/comedy. 1 location. Award-winning screenwriter; see IMDB for writer's credits.)
Genre: Horror
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #105
Movie title: Aware.
She becomes a powerful lady in the entertainment industry. She is a foster kid to a white powerful couple in Russia. The old couple sees their world in her. Sadly the couple die in a mysterious scene. But who would have thought this foster kid was up for revenge. She had to become powerful For her mission to push through.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
45 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #106
In a near future, Educators enjoy the perks of celebrity, so long as their Scholars pass their End of Year exam. Those who do not, pay the ultimate price, a.k.a. Retirement.
Genre: Sci-Fi
20 pages
Cast Size: 7+ Main/Supporting Roles
Result #107
While trick-or-treating on Halloween night, young Daniel Taylor catches a glimpse of the town's sinister old undertaker -- and turns out to be the last person to see him alive. Forty years later on Halloween night, Daniel receives a visit from what appears to be the undertaker's ghost, who may need Daniel's help. (In the vein of The Twilight Zone.)
Genre: Horror
12 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #108
When an aspiring writer of children's books struggles to write a story with a happy ending, she leaves her depressed home state for California where she runs into a peculiar goat man who introduces her to a joy she wasn't aware existed.
Genre: Fantasy
22 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #109
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Genre: Musical
6 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #110
Halloween is only one night a year, and not everyone is happy about this. In fact, several pumpkins are as mad as hell and not gonna take it anymore. (Horror/Dark Comedy. Award-winning journalist & screenwriter; see IMDB for writer's credits.)
Genre: Animation
1 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #111
A dying woman is offered a cure by a flamboyant artist that condemns her soul for all eternity.
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
9 pages
Cast Size: 1-3 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #112
A self centered property tycoon is taught a valuable life lesson by a grieving teenage boy struggling with the death of his mother.
Genre: Drama
4 pages
Cast Size: 4-6 Main/Supporting Roles
Result #113
Four notorious hit men unexpectedly end up at the same place, brought together by a mysterious cowboy who gives them an unusual mission. (Comedy/Drama. Award-winning screenwriter & journalist; see IMDB for writer's credits.)
Genre: Comedy
17 pages
Result #114
On the last day of the carnival, young Billy Slater waits outside as his sister and her boyfriend enter a haunted house. As he studies the ticket-taker and hears strange sounds from inside, he begins to think something isn't quite right about this particular attraction. His fears are soon realized.
* (Award-winning screenwriter; see IMDB for writer's credits.)
Genre: Horror
10 pages
Result #115
Hopelessly lost in a corn maze, a young couple are rescued by a mystery man who bears a striking resemblance to Elvis Presley.
* (1 location, 3 actors. Award-winning screenwriter & journalist; see IMDB for writer's credits.)
Genre: Fantasy
7 pages
Result #116
An elderly man and woman cross paths while visiting the graves of their departed spouses. Sparks don't exactly fly, but sometimes a simple connection is enough.
* (1 location, 2 actors. Award-winning screenwriter & journalist; see IMDB for writer's credits.)
Genre: Drama
8 pages
Result #117
Two hikers encounter a mysterious backpacker with a long white beard, rosy cheeks and a penchant for milk and cookies.
* (1 location, 3 actors. Award-winning screenwriter & journalist; see IMDB for my credits.)
Genre: Fantasy
10 pages
Result #118
As December approaches, dusty ornaments in the attic spiffy themselves up, get makeovers and begin exercise regimens as they vie for a spot on the Christmas tree.
* (Award-winning screenwriter & journalist; see IMDB for my credits.)
Genre: Animation
7 pages
Result #119
Hoping to soothe his troubled soul, a backpacker embarks on a journey to a remote wilderness area, but his plans to be alone are thwarted when he encounters a girl who's on a similar journey.
* (1 location, 2 actors. Award-winning screenwriter & journalist; see IMDB for my credits.)
Genre: Drama
10 pages
Result #120
A zombie desires to dance like his hero, Fred Astaire. But first he must find a willing teacher. (Horror/Comedy. 1 location. Award-winning screenwriter & journalist; see IMDB for writer's credits.)
Genre: Horror
10 pages