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to view the two projects in this series, where
you can then also view first 10 pages of the
Screenplay or the first page of the Synopsis
The
War on Terror
Terrorist groups trigger paths to disaster that a War Room
full of generals and CIA analysts frantically tries to stop.
(The above is the overall premise; for individual project loglines, view each of the stories below)
► Comedy, Thriller (Rated PG-13)
► 92-page feature screenplays (also formatted as four 60-minute pilots/episodes)
► 4-page synopses
► $50+ million budgets, separately
► © 2010-2022
If you liked "Dr. Strangelove", you'll enjoy these updated takes on the powers-that-be as they play war games with the fate of the world!
These could be the honest-to-goodness most controversial scripts you will ever read. I do not pretend to address the futility of the War on Terror in under two hundred pages - except to suggest that the conflict will never end if we let the single-mindedness on both sides continue to dictate policy unquestioned - and with endless funding attached. Still, these stories will definitely leave you thinking, gasping and chuckling ... even as it becomes apparent just how plausible that each depicted terrorist attack is.
If you'd like to view the scripts for these outrageous, culture-clashing ensemble pieces, which have a diverse range of characters and could attract a celebrated international cast, I look forward to sending the PDFs to your attention.
Part 1: A Fine Day for a Beheading (92 pages)
When the CIA intercepts a terrorist video of a radio-controlled model airplane, the CIA sends their top experts, a beautiful strategist and her clandestine lover, an Arab-American analyst, to Riyadh in an effort to head off a plot to override the autopilots on civilian aircraft, unaware that the target is something with far graver international repercussions.
Part 2: Intifada Joe and the Woo-Woos (92 pages)
The CIA’s Assistant Deputy Director and her clandestine lover, a senior CIA analyst, try to stop a plot by terrorists to steal an Ebola sample from an outbreak zone, unaware that a halfwit radical and his two sidekicks, who’ve been dumped by the terror group, have come into sole possession of the deadly specimen.
Major Characters/Dream Cast suggestions shared by both stories:
Note: Short of a resurrection of Stanley Kubrick, a great directorial choice would be Adam McKay
Accolades: (both scripts)
Quarter-Finalist (San Francisco International Screenwriting Competition)
Official Selection (Wiki: World's Fastest Screenplay Contest - April)
Honorable Mention (London International Monthly Film Festival - June)
