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MONEY AND MURDER. A cop/action/mystery thriller. Angela, a secretary for a homicide department, is hoping to open a shop backed by a wealthy friend Francine, who is seeking to divorce her husband. When Francine mysteriously becomes ill for several months, Angela suspects her husband is trying to poison her but can't get the authorities to act with no evidence of a crime. But after Francine's death, Angela, with the help of her boyfriend, Francine's brother, and a homicide detective, is able to prevent a quick cremation and foil efforts to get rid of Francine's body. The conclusion includes a dramatic chase by two hired gunmen through a soon-to-be abandoned shipyard and the final capture of the two men and Francine's husband. (Film script and sample chapters of a novel). ROYAL FLUSH: a lawyer/cop/pursuit/action thriller; based on a true story. Andrew is a federal prosecutor up against a wily high-level international drug trafficker, Actus, who conceals his dealing through a legitimate import business. After a big bust for smuggling drugs, Actus charms the jury, and after a brief time in prison, resumes his business even more successfully, becoming part of high society. Andrew continues the pursuit with an equally determined FBI agent using surveillance, attempted stings, an attractive undercover agents, informants, and wiretaps. After a dramatic hotel raid, Actus fights back in court, and Andrew nearly loses the case, his job, and reputation, until an expected clue saves the case. (Film script and sample chapters of a novel; represented by Delphinius Management). DEAD BEAT. A cop/action/mystery thriller. Randy, a beat cop with marriage problems, meets a neighborhood activist battling drug dealers on a ride-along. A few months after they begin an affair, she turns up dead soon after he sees her, and he could be the suspect. Fearing the lies of criminals and a media circus, he turns to his brother-in-law and homicide investigator to help him find the real killer. Is it a drug dealer, gang member, or someone else? As they investigate, they risk getting shot and killed. (Film script and sample chapters of a novel). THE PARKING LOT. A cop/action/mystery/thriller. After Maureen vandalizes Judy's car in a parking lot battle, the conflict escalates, because Maureen and her associates fear the exposure of a chop shop operation involving illegal immigrants, welfare fraud, and a banker's murder, as Judy and Granger, the cop who takes the report, investigate. They attempt to kill Judy and Granger, resulting in a car chase, ambush, and chase through the city sewers, followed by a dramatic capture. (Film script and sample chapters of a novel). BRINGING GRANDMA BACK. A sci-fi crime, action, mystery drama about love and relationships. Jim, a young lawyer, wins a dispute with a next-door neighbor and ends up with property that includes a cyronics tank with a wealthy woman, Rose, frozen 20 years. After a scientist friend brings Rose back, it turns out she was "killed" by her husband and her children took her property. When Jim tries to get her property back, her husband tries to kill her again. Meanwhile, Rose changes from a once domineering shrew to a nice with-it middle-aged woman, as she remembers what happened years before, eludes a hit-man with Jim's help, and reconnects with her granddaughter, Susie, the one family member she loved before she "died." (Film script and sample chapters of a novel). WILD CHILD. a sci-fi contemporary drama about relationships and love. Paul, an archaeologist studying ancient humans in Mexico, hasn't been able to have a child with his wife, when he discovers skeleton fragments from a 20,000 year old woman. He thinks using the DNA in a cloning experiment will not only answer questions about what make us human, but he and his wife can now have a child they can raise. Paul expects the child, May, to become like other children when raised in today's culture, but he soon discovers she has unusual traits that set her apart. Then, when the secret of May's birth becomes known after his partner's suicide, complications ensue, including a media firestorm, a flight back to Mexico, and a surprise twist, as Paul and his wife rebuild their life and learn about what happened to May. (Film script and sample chapters of a novel). BRAIN SWAP. A sci-fi legal/crime action drama. Sam, 60, a wealthy businessman, whose life and health are failing, seeks a new life through a brain transplant into a dying criminal. As Jack, he marries and becomes a respected community leader. But after he rescues a local teen from drowning, his story makes the papers and a TV story about the wanted criminal leads to his arrest for murder. His trial becomes a media circus about who he really is -- Jack, Sam, or the criminal, and ends with a twist. (Film script and sample chapters of a novel; represented by Ed Hansen Productions). RETURN OF THE MAYA. A sci-fi action drama. After two smugglers of guns and Mayan artifacts encounter bandits helping the Indian rebellion in Mesoamerica, their boss in LA launches a scheme using DNA from a brutal ancient Mayan ruler to grow new brains, reprogram them, and create an army of Mayan androids. The plan is to not only get rid of the bandits but to take over villages and create a corporate empire. But after villagers in Mexico disappear, a US archaeologist working summers in the area investigates with the help of his assistant and Mexican girlfriend. They locate the headquarters and lab in an ancient Mayan site and foil their plans. The script includes kidnappings, attempted captures, deadly Mayan rituals and ballgames, and chases through the jungle. (Film script and sample chapters of a novel). MOVING ON. A cop/action/mystery thriller. Sandi, a 30something writer has problems with a landlord, broker, moving company, and mover, when she moves. When the police won't do anything, she investigates herself and begins to discover the hidden truth about the mover, moving company, broker, and landlord, and soon finds her life in danger. After she gets help from a cop teaching a class at a local college, he sets up a sting-operation, which leads to a shoot-out and the discovery of the guilty parties. (Film script and sample chapters of a novel). DELUSION. A psychological drama of relationships about Jerry, 40, a struggling writer, who encounters Don, a successful high school and college friend, who tries to launch an Internet publishing venture after his wife leaves. As the venture goes sour, Don has a manic-depressive breakdown and turns to Jerry. By helping Don, Jerry gains the success that previously eluded him through an ironic twist at the end. (Film script and sample chapters of a novel.) GANGLAND. A story of city gangs and cops, a la The Outsiders meets New Jack City. Five high-school drop-outs try to find success by making it in the drug business, with a little financial help from the Russian mafia. But as they gain success, everything begins to go wrong, including problems of drug addiction, fast-living, angry girlfriends, and battles with the cops. Finally, two of them escape to a new life. (Film script available).
KILL.NET.
A cop/mystery/teen slasher-serial killer film (a co-production with some
funding from the director; we will refer you to the director after
discussing project with you).
Henry, a nerdy computer systems administrator, enjoys chatting with women
in a local area chat room. He
goes off the deep end after his wife leaves and he begins meeting and
killing the women as a sexual turn-on and to get back at his wife.
When the bodies turn up, two cops investigate, while the local
press runs headlines about a serial killer on the loose. Gradually, the
cops realize Henry is meeting his victims on the Internet, and they track
him down by gathering clues, including discovering his changing e-mail
name and using an undercover woman cop.
They arrive in time to prevent him killing his wife and capture him
after a dramatic chase. For details: |
