It’s the first Showdown of the year. And boy is it a weird one!
I think some of you are starting to figure me out. I saw a lot of alien-centric loglines this month. But as you’ll see from this set of loglines, it appears my taste has transcended into an obsession with… animals? Animals just caught my eye this month. It makes about as much sense as the owners of Chick-Fil-A (closed on Sundays) putting one of their restaurants in a football stadium (games on Sundays). But isn’t that Hollywood? You send your script out there and have no idea what the person reading it has going on in that noggin of theirs.
If you’ve never played Logline Showdown before, it’s simple. Read all the loglines and vote for your favorite in the Comments Section. Whoever gets the most votes gets a script review next week. It’s helpful if you explain why you liked the logline and, if you have the time, why you didn’t vote for the others. Your constructive feedback may help them improve their logline so it’s battle-tested the next time it goes out. Have fun and let’s find a great script!!
Title: The Rhythm Police
Genre: Buddy Cop Musical
Logline: During the scorching English summer of 1989, a grieving police chief recruits a neurotic young officer to help him stop the illegal rave parties that are destroying a generation, but finds himself having to protect his protégé from falling in love with the music that constantly surrounds them.
Title: Sleigher
Genre: Thriller
Logline: An aging sheriff investigates the brutal murder of a champion dogsled driver on the eve of the state’s annual dog sled race.
Title: The Glades
Genre: Thriller
Logline: A freak hot air balloon accident strands a young family deep in the treacherous Florida Everglades where they must fight for survival against an enormous bloodthirsty Crocodile.
Title: Death & Dacquoise
Genre: Whodunnit
Logline: A timid young woman is thrust into the role of investigator following a murder on the set of a popular amateur baking show.
Title: The Incredible Frog Boy Is on the Loose Again!
Genre: Dramedy
Logline: An ambitious journalist for a cheap tabloid returns to his hometown where he’s forced to cross previously burned bridges with friends and family while investigating claims of a giant frog creature terrorizing the town.
