I love seeing movies break out and do a lot better than they’re supposed to. Hollywood likes to think that they have it all figured out. They’ve got formulas. They’ve got formulas FOR their formulas. They can give you opening weekend numbers for a film six months before they’ve even shot it. As the industry […]

Genre: Psychological thriller/horror Premise: A group of rich college kids go out on their boat, only to learn that the disturbed kid they bullied the night before has snuck on to get revenge. About: Bret Easton Ellis, best known as the author of American Psycho (which went on to become a movie starring then struggling […]

Genre: Sci-fi Premise: (from IMDB) In 2039 Detroit, when Alex Murphy – a loving husband, father and good cop – is critically injured in the line of duty, the multinational conglomerate OmniCorp sees their chance for a part-man, part-robot police officer. About: This draft of Robocop was written by Joshua Zetumer. Zetumer sold his first […]

Genre: Romantic Comedy-Drama Premise: A young, cocky New Jersey man obsessed with porn finds his obsession challenged when he meets a girl who tells him it’s either porn or her. About: As many of you know, this is long-time actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s (Inception, The Dark Knight Rises) first foray into writing and directing. The film […]

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. Below are the […]