This is your chance to discuss the week’s amateur scripts, offered originally in the Scriptshadow newsletter. The primary goal for this discussion is to find out which script(s) is the best candidate for a future Amateur Friday review. The secondary goal is to keep things positive in the comments with constructive criticism.
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TITLE: Man Cave
GENRE: Comedy
LOGLINE: Three downtrodden buddies lie to their overbearing wives and set off on a quest to watch the big game, but their journey goes awry when the women discover their plan and hunt them down.
WHY YOU SHOULD READ: Sometimes a dude just wants to take a night off from the wife and/or kids. Meet up with his bros. Have a beer. Watch the game. And sometimes the wife and/or kids do not want that to happen. This is the story of a few friends who try anyway. God help them.
TITLE: Orion’s Flight
GENRE: Action/Thriller
LOGLINE: When a governmental Space Station gets taken by a terrorist organisation its once headstrong Architect must escape upon learning that the terrorists have also captured her disabled husband back on earth.
WHY YOU SHOULD READ: I’m going to pitch this as ALIEN MEETS DIE HARD in that a strong female protagonist is trapped on a space station while trying to avoid/defeat a stronger, better equipped foe. This wasn’t written to win Oscars or Nicholl contests, but to entertain those seeking an adrenaline rush and a bit of fun.
GENRE: Horror
LOGLINE: A psychopathic survivalist lures his neighbors into his secret bunker when the national power grid goes down.
WHY YOU SHOULD READ IT: Are you and your family prepared to survive for weeks or months on end if the grid goes down and all the stores close? Like most movie going Americans, our hero, Bobby Murphy and his loving family weren’t ready for societal collapse and soon found themselves at the mercy of those who were like our villian Ray McKlusky. I would describe Ray as Hannibal Lecter meets the Joker at Duck Dynasty’s house. Like many of you, I have been at this for many years passionately honing my skills. While Prepper may appear to be just a popcorn flick/script, it was crafted with care and profoundly inspired.
