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After his daughter is kidnapped, 48 hours before her heart surgery, a struggling stand-up comic must complete his contract to raise the ransom money.
The author specifically tagged the movie as a drama.? (Although I think it could also work as a black comedy.)The idea that makes the premise interesting to me is the play on the meaning of the word "kill".? "Kill" is the word comedians use when they have a good performance, when they have the audieRead more
The author specifically tagged the movie as a drama.? (Although I think it could also work as a black comedy.)
The idea that makes the premise interesting to me is the play on the meaning of the word “kill”.? “Kill” is the word comedians use when they have a good performance, when they have the audience laughing themselves silly. As in:? “Did you hear the laughter?? I killed out there. tonight.” So what if a struggling comedian is placed in a situation where it’s “kill “or be killed?? He has to kill (metaphorically) in his performance or be killed (literally) afterwards?
But that’s not the exactly how the premise is structured. But that’s what my mind keeps coming back to.
fwiw.
See lessAfter his daughter is kidnapped, 48 hours before her heart surgery, a struggling stand-up comic must complete his contract to raise the ransom money.
How will he get the money?? By completing his contract so he can get paid, so he can pay the ransom. I like the dilemma the comedian is placed in, the ticking clock adds urgency,? but I'm not sure on some of the details.? Maybe it's just me, but? 'struggling' suggests a comedian who's not making mucRead more
How will he get the money?? By completing his contract so he can get paid, so he can pay the ransom.
I like the dilemma the comedian is placed in, the ticking clock adds urgency,? but I’m not sure on some of the details.? Maybe it’s just me, but? ‘struggling’ suggests a comedian who’s not making much money to begin with.? So how is that he would have a contract sufficiently lucrative to pay off a ransom?? And pay for the operation?? (Does the story take place in a country with universal health care?)
Why can’t it just be straight kidnapping for ransom and if he’s doesn’t pay up in 48 hours she will be executed?? What if he were a ‘struggling’ comedian who had 48 hours to pay off a sadistic loan shark?
As I said, I think it’s an interesting dilemma, but I suggest it may need a polish.
See lessAfter his wife commits adultery , a proud South African farmer feels ostracized by his community and forms a codependent relationship with a French anarchistic cult couple that eventually turn violent on him and his family, but his fight for survival comes at tragic cost and he is confronted by the depths of his shame.
As Nir Shelter said: ?the plot is thick and confusing. I'm still not clear on several elements and how they dramatically relate to each other. ?Did?the farmer get involved in the cult through the influence of the French couple? ?Or was its just a defining characteristic of the couple that they membeRead more
As Nir Shelter said: ?the plot is thick and confusing. I’m still not clear on several elements and how they dramatically relate to each other. ?Did?the farmer get involved in the cult through the influence of the French couple? ?Or was its just a defining characteristic of the couple that they members of a cult? ?Covert members — he didn’t know they were true believers until it was too late?
Stripped down to its essence, what is the story about? ?In 25 words or less — forget about a well-formed logline for now– what is the nucleus of the concept around which the entire story–all the characters, all the elements–revolve?
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