Note: This review was originally posted in my Newsletter a few months ago.  When I originally read this script a long time back, I thought it was pretty darn good.  Then I found out the casting and my excitement died immediately, which is reflected in this more recent review.  Jaime Foxx as the president??  The […]

Now a lot of you are probably asking, “Carson, why the hell did you pick Cast Away for a script breakdown?” I’ll tell you. Because it’s different. Because it took chances. Because it’s something that shouldn’t have worked. And I love breaking down scripts that shouldn’t work. I love exploring the deviations and figuring out […]

Today’s script will hopefully answer the age-old question, how is he the “lone” ranger if he has a partner? Genre: Action-Adventure/Western Premise: When a corrupt sheriff takes over a hidden silver mine, a lone Texas Ranger and a local Indian named Tonto must team up to stop him. About: Okay, this is not the draft […]

If you can’t take The Heat, get out of the southewestern portion of the United States. Genre: Buddy Cop/Comedy Premise: An uptight FBI agent must team up with an unruly nontraditional Boston cop to take down a mysterious drug lord. About: Writer Katie Dippold was one of the lucky ones. She sold this script last […]

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 […]