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Over on the Original Scripts page are sixteen original scripts for your reading pleasure.
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– Don
Thanks Bob and Barksid for this script up for award consideration:
Rocks – Finald Shooting script by Theresa Ikoko and Claire Wilson (Story by Theresa Ikoko) – hosted by: Deadline – in pdf format
A young teenage girl finds herself struggling to take care of herself and her younger brother after being abandoned by their single mother with no choice but to live out on the streets.
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Happy Spring! (or mid Spring as the case may be). Over on the Unproduced Scripts page are 16 original scripts for your reading pleasure.
– Don
AN EXCELLENT JUDGE OF CHARACTER (10-page erotic-thriller screenplay) Written by JAMES O. WILLIAMS
A desperate woman trying to escape her violent past brings a stranger back to her hotel room.
The whole concept behind a one-stand is that you go to a bar, meet someone you never met before… and then you go with them. It’s a rash decision by both parties involved and it amazes me that people still do that, especially with how popular true crime is these days. What doesn’t amaze is that alcohol is usually the deciding factor behind such a decision.
In James O. Williams’s ironically titled, February erotic-thriller themed OWC winner, we meet two lonely, troubled souls at a motel bar: Gary is a shy and lonely 42-year-old truck-driver who can’t seem to take his eyes off 33-year-old Cassie, who seems to be way out of Gary’s league. The ratio of men to women at this bar seems to favor the men by a wide margin, so Cassie is especially popular tonight. But she notices Gary and the two really hit it off.
CASSIE
Gary, I’m going to get a six pack and
head back to my room. Care to join me?
Or at least escort me back?
GARY
I’d caution you to invite strange men back
to your room. There’s a lot of psychos and
perverts in this world.
Gary sure does have a point. Unfortunately for him, he doesn’t follow his own advice.
Cassie is going through a nasty divorce and her violent ex seems to be having a hard time letting her go. And she’s willing to do anything to get him out of the picture… even if it means using the unsuspecting Gary as a pawn.
Full of double-crosses, twists, and smart dialogue, “An Excellent Judge of Character” is an erotic thriller with classic film noir elements that packs a lot into its 10 pages. And given its low-budget, I won’t be surprised if this one gets picked up very soon. I recommend filmmakers jump on it before it gets picked up by someone else!
BUDGET: Low. Two locations (a bar and a motel room) and four speaking roles.
ABOUT THE WRITER: James Williams was born and raised in Northeast Ohio. His passion for film started at a young age when he spent weekend evenings attending movies with his father. After some life changing events in his thirties, he began to pursue his passion for film by writing screenplays. His second feature, The Blood Loop, was an Academy Nicholl quarter finalist. After a few successful short scripts were produced by other filmmakers, James decided to pick up the camera himself. Self-taught from YouTube tutorials, reading books, and filling any spot he could on local film crews, James finally shot his first film, Cooper’s Monster with his wife and one year old son. One year later James has four films under his name and is progressing as a filmmaker. He gravitates towards making the type of popcorn horror movies he and his dad so loved at the cinema. James can be reached at: jdaddy6688 @ sbcglobal.net
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About the Reviewer: Michael J. Kospiah is the award-winning screenwriter of critically acclaimed indie-thriller, The Suicide Theory (79% Rotten Tomatoes – available on Amazon Prime, Itunes, Google Play, etc) and 2020’s upcoming Aussie thriller, Rage. His horror feature, They Never Left is currently in development.
Best Original Screenplay
Judas and the Black Messiah (October 16, 2019 full pink draft ) by Will Berson & Shaka King (Story by Will Berson & Shaka King and Kenny Lucas & Keith Lucas) host: Warner Brothers
Minari (Undated, unspecified draft ) by Lee Isaac Chung host: Deadline Hollywood
Promising Young Woman (Undated, unspecified draft ) by Emerald Fennell host: Focus Features
Sound of Metal (Undated, unspecified draft ) by Darius Marder and Abraham Marder host: Amazon Studios Guilds
The Trial Of The Chicago 7 (Undated, unspecified draft ) by Aaron Sorkin host: Netflix
Best Adapted Screenplay
Borat (Undated, unspecified draft ) by Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Dan Swimer, Peter Baynham, Erica Rivinoja, Dan Mazer, Jena Friedman, Lee Kern (story by Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Dan Swimer, Nina Pedrad) host: Amazon Studios Guilds
The Father (Undated final script) by Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton host: Sony Classics
Nomadland (January 12, 2019 unspecified ) by Chloé Zhao (Based on the book by Jessica Bruder) host: Deadline Hollywood
One Night In Miami (Undated, unspecified draft ) by Kemp Powers host: Amazon Studios Guilds
The White Tiger (December 11, 2020 continuity draft ) by Ramin Bahrani (Based on the novel by Aravind Adiga) host: Deadline Hollywood
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Over on the Unproduced Scripts page are fourteen original scripts for your reading pleasure.
– Don
Thanks Barksid for this script up for award consideration:
Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar – Undated, unspecified draft script by Kristen Wiig & Annie Mumolo – hosted by: Lions Gate – in pdf format
The story of best friends Barb and Star, who leave their small Midwestern town for the first time to go on vacation in Vista Del Mar, Florida, where they soon find themselves tangled up in adventure, love, and a villain’s evil plot to kill everyone in town.
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Joel David Moore, Bob Saget, Jason Jones, Carly Chaikin & Mary Lynn Rajskub To Star In Comedy ‘Blue Iguana’, First In 3-Pic Cayman Islands Deal — EFM
Blue Iguana will shoot on the island of Grand Cayman starting March 8. Directed by Canadian filmmaker Jeremy LaLonde (James vs. His Future Self), the pic is scripted by Matthew Dressel (You Tube comedy series The Pilot is Dead).
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