Debbie Majinska
My American C0-writer Debbie Majinska with whom I have written numerous scripts resides in Michigan and is a technical whizz, full of creative and original ideas. The fruits of our combined imaginations and labour are on this page.
Doctor Love
This completed feature length comedy with an ensemble cast goes further than : What Women Want. The story and humour will appeal both sides of the pond.
Logline:
A group of women enrol in an experiment to make each of their men think, feel, and understand what it is to be her, not realizing that some of them will think, feel, and understand what it is to be him!
Synopsis:
Six couples’ relationships are in trouble, but a newspaper ad promises volunteers their lives will be changed forever. By mixing each woman’s DNA with a secret formula serum and injecting it into her unsuspecting partner, the man will think, feel, and understand what it is to be her.
In a comical attempt to sway their men to Dr. Love's private island, the resulting treatment is an eye-opener for all; especially Jenny who discovers she's stronger and better off without her cheating husband, Craig, whilst the other couples reach a better understanding of each others needs.
Logline:
A group of women enrol in an experiment to make each of their men think, feel, and understand what it is to be her, not realizing that some of them will think, feel, and understand what it is to be him!
Synopsis:
Six couples’ relationships are in trouble, but a newspaper ad promises volunteers their lives will be changed forever. By mixing each woman’s DNA with a secret formula serum and injecting it into her unsuspecting partner, the man will think, feel, and understand what it is to be her.
In a comical attempt to sway their men to Dr. Love's private island, the resulting treatment is an eye-opener for all; especially Jenny who discovers she's stronger and better off without her cheating husband, Craig, whilst the other couples reach a better understanding of each others needs.
Family Matters
This is a female driven dramatic horror/thriller script with psychological elements that takes place in a fictional New England town. This will be ideal for shooting in a waterfront house as a principal location for the spring season. The script has a limited cast and locations. The story has a simple setup and psychological tension over gore - there is a smart, compelling build-up and a twist at the end.
Logline:
A disturbed young woman, devastated by the death of her parents, kills suitable victims to become her longed for new extended family.
Synopsis:
Mimi (27), a kindergarten teacher and only child, is devastated by the death of both of her parents. Mimi moves to her parents' small-town summer home, where all who meet her are enchanted by her kindness, including the UPS delivery man with whom she falls in love.
All are unaware the main reason Mimi's continuing her father's hobby of taxidermy is to use it to kill and stuff townspeople she'd love to have as her new family. When the town is thrown into an uproar of fear and confusion by the spree of vanishings, she risks being found out. Mimi devises a plan to use the UPS man in an attempt to frame, for the killings, the young woman she's hired as a companion out of her intense craving for sisterly love. But will it work? It seems it does!
Logline:
A disturbed young woman, devastated by the death of her parents, kills suitable victims to become her longed for new extended family.
Synopsis:
Mimi (27), a kindergarten teacher and only child, is devastated by the death of both of her parents. Mimi moves to her parents' small-town summer home, where all who meet her are enchanted by her kindness, including the UPS delivery man with whom she falls in love.
All are unaware the main reason Mimi's continuing her father's hobby of taxidermy is to use it to kill and stuff townspeople she'd love to have as her new family. When the town is thrown into an uproar of fear and confusion by the spree of vanishings, she risks being found out. Mimi devises a plan to use the UPS man in an attempt to frame, for the killings, the young woman she's hired as a companion out of her intense craving for sisterly love. But will it work? It seems it does!
Angel
This female driven script is an inspirational family drama in which Mother's Day plays an important role. It is both dramatic and touching affirming the importance of family values and relationships. It revolves around a mother who selflessly sacrifices her own needs for that of her ungrateful daughter. From a brief introduction in the script about the mother's background, the script centers on the mother, Marla and her incredible determination in life to succeed in every goal she sets herself. She survives all setbacks and there are many. Marla is a mother never to be forgotten. It is gritty dealing strongly with moral issues and has a positive message.
Logline:
A single mother overcomes seemingly insurmountable obstacles to afford a lavish lifestyle for her unappreciative daughter, who almost realizes too late the cost of her selfishness.
Synopsis:
Marla Simmons is raised in a small town in upstate New York by her widowed mother, who works long hours as a waitress to support herself and her only child, Marla. At the age of ten, Marla's face is badly burned and left scarred when she is at a lakeside bonfire while spending the night with a girlfriend.
Once a bright, outgoing girl, Marla becomes withdrawn. She rarely goes to parties, although her girlfriends try to include her in their lives. She becomes the victim of cruel jokes especially from boys. At the age of sixteen, Marla can't take it anymore, and quits school. She leaves home for New York City, where she feels she can get lost in the crowds, and live her life alone.
Marla works as a hotel maid, where she has a brief affair with a traveling salesman who makes her feel beautiful. Marla becomes pregnant. She's determined to have the baby and raise the child alone.
Marla names her baby Angelica because she feels the baby is an angel. Marla wants to give Angelica everything she never had, and is determined to do so at any cost to herself. Targeted by a co-worker with unhealthy designs on Angie only serves to make Marla more determined to protect and sadly, spoil her daughter.
Happy memories surround Mother's Day but Angie is no angel anymore. Angie denies her background, claiming her mother is dead, and marries into a wealthy family. Her husband is verbally and emotionally abusive. She leaves him and returns to New York to play on her mother's sympathies almost ruining her mother's new found happiness with true love.
When Marla, learns she has cancer this forces Angie to face a few truths about herself. At last, Angie, aware she could be losing her mother, begins to realize how very much her mother loves her and how much she sacrificed so Angie could pursue her own dreams.
Mother's Day plays an important part in the future of Mother and daughter, from the innocent loving beginnings to come full circle when Angie races against time to reunite with her mother.
Logline:
A single mother overcomes seemingly insurmountable obstacles to afford a lavish lifestyle for her unappreciative daughter, who almost realizes too late the cost of her selfishness.
Synopsis:
Marla Simmons is raised in a small town in upstate New York by her widowed mother, who works long hours as a waitress to support herself and her only child, Marla. At the age of ten, Marla's face is badly burned and left scarred when she is at a lakeside bonfire while spending the night with a girlfriend.
Once a bright, outgoing girl, Marla becomes withdrawn. She rarely goes to parties, although her girlfriends try to include her in their lives. She becomes the victim of cruel jokes especially from boys. At the age of sixteen, Marla can't take it anymore, and quits school. She leaves home for New York City, where she feels she can get lost in the crowds, and live her life alone.
Marla works as a hotel maid, where she has a brief affair with a traveling salesman who makes her feel beautiful. Marla becomes pregnant. She's determined to have the baby and raise the child alone.
Marla names her baby Angelica because she feels the baby is an angel. Marla wants to give Angelica everything she never had, and is determined to do so at any cost to herself. Targeted by a co-worker with unhealthy designs on Angie only serves to make Marla more determined to protect and sadly, spoil her daughter.
Happy memories surround Mother's Day but Angie is no angel anymore. Angie denies her background, claiming her mother is dead, and marries into a wealthy family. Her husband is verbally and emotionally abusive. She leaves him and returns to New York to play on her mother's sympathies almost ruining her mother's new found happiness with true love.
When Marla, learns she has cancer this forces Angie to face a few truths about herself. At last, Angie, aware she could be losing her mother, begins to realize how very much her mother loves her and how much she sacrificed so Angie could pursue her own dreams.
Mother's Day plays an important part in the future of Mother and daughter, from the innocent loving beginnings to come full circle when Angie races against time to reunite with her mother.
Christmas Presents
This engaging tale liberally peppered with humour is family friendly and has been written as a Christmas family film. It is an ensemble piece with engaging characters who are inextricably linked, which provide a moving and inspirational Christmas story. It has a strong message promoting family harmony.
Logline:
A Christmas angel earns her wings by movingly reuniting the estranged members of three families on Christmas Eve and whose lives have become uniquely intertwined.
Synopsis:
Two angels, fun loving Marsha and prim and proper Alicia ( 30), are sent to New York City at Christmas time; Alicia needs to earn her wings and Marsha is her mentor. After divine intervention they find a place to stay and the two angels begin their work.
Young Melissa delivers a baby in the ladies room of a huge department store where Joshua the store's Father Christmas is on duty. Melissa has kept the pregnancy a secret. She is too ashamed to tell her parents: Will, a doctor who turns out to be Joshua's estranged son and his wife, Laura. Melissa carefully nestles her baby in a fancy gift bag, which she places beneath the store's gigantic Christmas tree.
Joshua, the store's Santa together with his assistant, dwarf Rudy, find the baby, and Joshua, following his instincts, insists on taking him home. That same day, Anna (12) is struck by a taxi cab during a shopping trip with her friend, Mandy. Anna's a ballerina, and must face the fact she may lose her leg. She's placed in the care of Will (Dr. Keilly) After surgery, Anna's leg is saved, but she can no longer dance in the lead role of The Nutcracker Suite on Christmas Eve. Will spots that the young dancer is suffering from anorexia and all that illness entails. Anna's friend, Mandy, forced to live with her Aunt Casey and her baby cousin after her mother's death, lives a miserable existence. Anna knows Mandy is a wonderful dancer and encourages her to take her lead role in The Nutcracker.
The angels in human form work overtime to bring family members together and for them to reach new understandings. Alicia is made to work in the department store as a Christmas helper. She does her best to engineer the estranged family members to come together.
Each family is movingly reunited on Christmas Eve. Alicia has earned her wings, and she and Marsha move on to help others in need.
Logline:
A Christmas angel earns her wings by movingly reuniting the estranged members of three families on Christmas Eve and whose lives have become uniquely intertwined.
Synopsis:
Two angels, fun loving Marsha and prim and proper Alicia ( 30), are sent to New York City at Christmas time; Alicia needs to earn her wings and Marsha is her mentor. After divine intervention they find a place to stay and the two angels begin their work.
Young Melissa delivers a baby in the ladies room of a huge department store where Joshua the store's Father Christmas is on duty. Melissa has kept the pregnancy a secret. She is too ashamed to tell her parents: Will, a doctor who turns out to be Joshua's estranged son and his wife, Laura. Melissa carefully nestles her baby in a fancy gift bag, which she places beneath the store's gigantic Christmas tree.
Joshua, the store's Santa together with his assistant, dwarf Rudy, find the baby, and Joshua, following his instincts, insists on taking him home. That same day, Anna (12) is struck by a taxi cab during a shopping trip with her friend, Mandy. Anna's a ballerina, and must face the fact she may lose her leg. She's placed in the care of Will (Dr. Keilly) After surgery, Anna's leg is saved, but she can no longer dance in the lead role of The Nutcracker Suite on Christmas Eve. Will spots that the young dancer is suffering from anorexia and all that illness entails. Anna's friend, Mandy, forced to live with her Aunt Casey and her baby cousin after her mother's death, lives a miserable existence. Anna knows Mandy is a wonderful dancer and encourages her to take her lead role in The Nutcracker.
The angels in human form work overtime to bring family members together and for them to reach new understandings. Alicia is made to work in the department store as a Christmas helper. She does her best to engineer the estranged family members to come together.
Each family is movingly reunited on Christmas Eve. Alicia has earned her wings, and she and Marsha move on to help others in need.
Mistletoe Marriage
This Family Christmas drama is based on the award winning book The Bachelor and the Bassinet by Deanna Talcott. This won the National Readers' Choice Award and we have the rights to this material, which deals with adoption. It is an uplifting inspirational Christmas story with romance and intrigue.
Logline:
A young woman marries her confirmed bachelor boss to secure a father for her newly adopted baby when she learns the child's teenage mom wants her daughter back.
Synopsis:
The quaint lakeside town of Stronghurst, Michigan is decked out for the holidays, ready for the annual visitors who flock here every holiday season. The town bustles with holiday joy. A young COUPLE (30s) takes a buggy ride around town. The DRIVER (17) drops them off at Christian Jennings Handmade Furniture Shoppe. They hurry inside.
RAYLENE JENNINGS (31) greets them. When the young woman admires a hand-hewn baby crib, Raylene remembers the events of the past two years.
TWENTY MONTHS EARLIER:
Raylene learns she has endometriosis. It's unlikely she'll ever have children. At the doctor's office, Raylene meets HEATHER BYRUM (15), upset and terrified after learning she's pregnant, she fears her boyfriend, ADAM (16) will want her to have an abortion. Raylene convinces Heather that she has a solution she will adopt the baby. Seven months later, Raylene adopts the baby girl and names her KATIE.
Raylene's overjoyed at the adoption, but three weeks later, she receives a disturbing call. Heather's long-absent father, PETE BYRUM (40s) has returned; he's convinced Heather that Katie would be better off in a two-parent family. But Pete has ulterior motives believing that if he can adopt the baby and marry his girlfriend, SHANNON DAVEY (38) they will inherit a fortune from a distant relative.
Raylene is in turmoil. She phones Heather and arranges to meet her for lunch. Later, she panics and asks CHRIS JENNINGS (32), her boss, to accompany her for moral support. Chris agrees. Heather realizes Raylene is a great mom to Katie, but feels her father is right Katie would be better off with a mom and a dad. Chris blurts out that there's more to him and Raylene than meets the eye, alluding to the idea that they are planning to marry. Raylene's mortified! How could Chris do this to her? She had no intention of misleading Heather. The relationship between Chris and Raylene is tense, until finally, one night, he convinces Raylene and Katie to join him for a pizza night at Barney's Pizza Place. There, Raylene realizes Chris really does have good intentions.
The atmosphere at the furniture shop is more relaxed, but, a stranger enters and delivers a summons to Raylene. Chris tries to comfort her, but he receives a call from the local school. His nephew, TYLER (11) is in trouble again. The school authorities have been unable to reach BETH (30), Chris' widowed sister, Tyler's mother. Chris drops everything to rush to the school and fill in as a father-figure for Ty.
Once Beth arrives and things have settled down, Chris solemnly leaves the school. He drives around and ends up at the cemetery, where he visits the burial site of his high school teacher and mentor, Leroy Jenkins. After a one-way conversation with Mr. Jenkins, Chris returns to his car. His own tortured childhood had made him a confirmed bachelor but now he's attracted to Raylene and he's painfully aware of the void in his life as he notices mom and dads, kids and babies on his return drive to the furniture shop.
Chris confesses his father was the town drunk, hence his aversion to commitment but that he's changed and would love to fill in as father to Katie. Their pact is sealed with a kiss under the mistletoe. The kiss however does not mean things go smoothly. In fact things become extremely awkward and uncomfortable for both of them until Raylene formally accepts Chris' offer and they decide to get married. Chris is insistent it should be a proper marriage in the bedroom and out!
Beth, Chris' sister is delighted and railroads them into planning the wedding of her dreams. She's juggling a job and school to give an improved life to her son, Tyler. She enjoys the distraction the wedding brings but Tyler is becoming more difficult to handle winding up in much more serious trouble.
Whilst waiting to speak to the Pastor about their wedding Pete and Shannon arrive. Raylene recognizes the surname Byrum and is convinced it's Heather's father and he's up to something but cannot discover any more.Raylene's brother, MICHAEL (34) arrives for the wedding and is met by Beth and they are attracted to each other. They cement the attraction with a kiss under the mistletoe, which Tyler sees and he flounces out.
Raylene and Chris are married. The day goes beautifully but no wedding night has been arranged. Beth and Michael volunteer to look after Katie and Michael as his gift books an impressive hotel suite for them. Sadly, the fact that Raylene and Chris are now married doesn't deter Heather. She wants the baby back for her father and step mom to raise. This brings undue tension to the marriage and things are bumpy between Raylene and Chris.
The final straw is Tyler in yet even more trouble. Chris decides that he and Raylene should look after Tyler until Beth finishes her degree. But Raylene has news of her own. Astonishingly she is pregnant.
Finally, Pete is unsuccessful at his attempt to win the inheritance, he dumps Shannon and skips out on Heather promising wildly he'd visit again and they'd travel together when she's older. Heather knows in her heart what that means and she relinquishes the fight for Katie.
Chris and Raylene have more than they bargained for; a troubled eleven year old, a new baby and another on the way but are delighted about it and their blossoming love.
Moving into the present Raylene does a wonderful sell on Chris' handmade cribs. All ends happily.
Logline:
A young woman marries her confirmed bachelor boss to secure a father for her newly adopted baby when she learns the child's teenage mom wants her daughter back.
Synopsis:
The quaint lakeside town of Stronghurst, Michigan is decked out for the holidays, ready for the annual visitors who flock here every holiday season. The town bustles with holiday joy. A young COUPLE (30s) takes a buggy ride around town. The DRIVER (17) drops them off at Christian Jennings Handmade Furniture Shoppe. They hurry inside.
RAYLENE JENNINGS (31) greets them. When the young woman admires a hand-hewn baby crib, Raylene remembers the events of the past two years.
TWENTY MONTHS EARLIER:
Raylene learns she has endometriosis. It's unlikely she'll ever have children. At the doctor's office, Raylene meets HEATHER BYRUM (15), upset and terrified after learning she's pregnant, she fears her boyfriend, ADAM (16) will want her to have an abortion. Raylene convinces Heather that she has a solution she will adopt the baby. Seven months later, Raylene adopts the baby girl and names her KATIE.
Raylene's overjoyed at the adoption, but three weeks later, she receives a disturbing call. Heather's long-absent father, PETE BYRUM (40s) has returned; he's convinced Heather that Katie would be better off in a two-parent family. But Pete has ulterior motives believing that if he can adopt the baby and marry his girlfriend, SHANNON DAVEY (38) they will inherit a fortune from a distant relative.
Raylene is in turmoil. She phones Heather and arranges to meet her for lunch. Later, she panics and asks CHRIS JENNINGS (32), her boss, to accompany her for moral support. Chris agrees. Heather realizes Raylene is a great mom to Katie, but feels her father is right Katie would be better off with a mom and a dad. Chris blurts out that there's more to him and Raylene than meets the eye, alluding to the idea that they are planning to marry. Raylene's mortified! How could Chris do this to her? She had no intention of misleading Heather. The relationship between Chris and Raylene is tense, until finally, one night, he convinces Raylene and Katie to join him for a pizza night at Barney's Pizza Place. There, Raylene realizes Chris really does have good intentions.
The atmosphere at the furniture shop is more relaxed, but, a stranger enters and delivers a summons to Raylene. Chris tries to comfort her, but he receives a call from the local school. His nephew, TYLER (11) is in trouble again. The school authorities have been unable to reach BETH (30), Chris' widowed sister, Tyler's mother. Chris drops everything to rush to the school and fill in as a father-figure for Ty.
Once Beth arrives and things have settled down, Chris solemnly leaves the school. He drives around and ends up at the cemetery, where he visits the burial site of his high school teacher and mentor, Leroy Jenkins. After a one-way conversation with Mr. Jenkins, Chris returns to his car. His own tortured childhood had made him a confirmed bachelor but now he's attracted to Raylene and he's painfully aware of the void in his life as he notices mom and dads, kids and babies on his return drive to the furniture shop.
Chris confesses his father was the town drunk, hence his aversion to commitment but that he's changed and would love to fill in as father to Katie. Their pact is sealed with a kiss under the mistletoe. The kiss however does not mean things go smoothly. In fact things become extremely awkward and uncomfortable for both of them until Raylene formally accepts Chris' offer and they decide to get married. Chris is insistent it should be a proper marriage in the bedroom and out!
Beth, Chris' sister is delighted and railroads them into planning the wedding of her dreams. She's juggling a job and school to give an improved life to her son, Tyler. She enjoys the distraction the wedding brings but Tyler is becoming more difficult to handle winding up in much more serious trouble.
Whilst waiting to speak to the Pastor about their wedding Pete and Shannon arrive. Raylene recognizes the surname Byrum and is convinced it's Heather's father and he's up to something but cannot discover any more.Raylene's brother, MICHAEL (34) arrives for the wedding and is met by Beth and they are attracted to each other. They cement the attraction with a kiss under the mistletoe, which Tyler sees and he flounces out.
Raylene and Chris are married. The day goes beautifully but no wedding night has been arranged. Beth and Michael volunteer to look after Katie and Michael as his gift books an impressive hotel suite for them. Sadly, the fact that Raylene and Chris are now married doesn't deter Heather. She wants the baby back for her father and step mom to raise. This brings undue tension to the marriage and things are bumpy between Raylene and Chris.
The final straw is Tyler in yet even more trouble. Chris decides that he and Raylene should look after Tyler until Beth finishes her degree. But Raylene has news of her own. Astonishingly she is pregnant.
Finally, Pete is unsuccessful at his attempt to win the inheritance, he dumps Shannon and skips out on Heather promising wildly he'd visit again and they'd travel together when she's older. Heather knows in her heart what that means and she relinquishes the fight for Katie.
Chris and Raylene have more than they bargained for; a troubled eleven year old, a new baby and another on the way but are delighted about it and their blossoming love.
Moving into the present Raylene does a wonderful sell on Chris' handmade cribs. All ends happily.
Hellerby's Haven
A fun, quirky, character-driven family comedy, which deals with a young widower who is a genius at work but a disaster in raising his three unruly kids. He takes his family on holiday and invades his "father figure," former boss's retirement sanctuary, and all hell breaks loose. It has a positive message and is uplifting.
Logline:
A young widower and his unruly kids swoop down on his "father figure" boss's retirement sanctuary and turn his ordered, if not obsessive-compulsive, world upside-down.
Synopsis:
JACK HELLERBY begins a peaceful retirement with his wife, PATRICIA, but when widower and ex-colleague ANDY ANDERSON, and his unruly family turn up at their lakeside sanctuary, Jack's idyllic life becomes chaotic and impossible.
Andy is a motor mouth with a plethora of problems, ranging from fatherhood, to out-of-control finances, to women. He is a genius in his work, but can't make the rest of his life work. He seeks out Jack's advice comparing him to the father he lost at age twelve.
Jack can't understand why Patricia likes this motley crew so much. He likes peace, quiet, and orderliness, and has more than enough trouble relating to Andy, his children, and their pets -- including pre-pubescent thirteen-year old, LUKE; five-year-old tomboy, DANNY (DANIELLE); seven-year-old, NAT; an English Bull Terrier mix, Benjy, and a harmless snake. Jack's never been around kids; they aggravate his obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Andy tries six ways against Sunday, to impress Jack, but only winds up flaring Jack's already short fuse. And Andy's many futile attempts cause an argument between Jack and Patricia over their uninvited guests. Then Nat and Benjy run away, and Andy is completely distraught and beside himself. When the others are out searching for the little boy, Jack discovers the leaking rowboat is missing. Nat has taken it onto the lake and there's a storm brewing.
Ultimately, Andy and his brood strike a chord in Jack, and Jack finds and rescues Nat in the nick of time. In the end, Jack discovers he has a big heart with plenty of room in it for klutz Andy, his kids, and their unusual pets and they form a family bond.
Logline:
A young widower and his unruly kids swoop down on his "father figure" boss's retirement sanctuary and turn his ordered, if not obsessive-compulsive, world upside-down.
Synopsis:
JACK HELLERBY begins a peaceful retirement with his wife, PATRICIA, but when widower and ex-colleague ANDY ANDERSON, and his unruly family turn up at their lakeside sanctuary, Jack's idyllic life becomes chaotic and impossible.
Andy is a motor mouth with a plethora of problems, ranging from fatherhood, to out-of-control finances, to women. He is a genius in his work, but can't make the rest of his life work. He seeks out Jack's advice comparing him to the father he lost at age twelve.
Jack can't understand why Patricia likes this motley crew so much. He likes peace, quiet, and orderliness, and has more than enough trouble relating to Andy, his children, and their pets -- including pre-pubescent thirteen-year old, LUKE; five-year-old tomboy, DANNY (DANIELLE); seven-year-old, NAT; an English Bull Terrier mix, Benjy, and a harmless snake. Jack's never been around kids; they aggravate his obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Andy tries six ways against Sunday, to impress Jack, but only winds up flaring Jack's already short fuse. And Andy's many futile attempts cause an argument between Jack and Patricia over their uninvited guests. Then Nat and Benjy run away, and Andy is completely distraught and beside himself. When the others are out searching for the little boy, Jack discovers the leaking rowboat is missing. Nat has taken it onto the lake and there's a storm brewing.
Ultimately, Andy and his brood strike a chord in Jack, and Jack finds and rescues Nat in the nick of time. In the end, Jack discovers he has a big heart with plenty of room in it for klutz Andy, his kids, and their unusual pets and they form a family bond.
Caribou Christmas
This is a heart warming Christmas Romantic Comedy, CARIBOU CHRISTMAS that the whole family can enjoy. Monica Ellis, 27, is the quintessential city girl with a career on the rise and a not-so-truthful boyfriend. She decides on a whim to chuck it all and move to a small town in Wyoming in search of a more meaningful life. Little did she know what living in a cabin in the boonies, or working in a school and restaurant would be like or that her male pal from the city had actually manipulated her move there. The story is a comical adventure and romance that gets all tied up in a Christmas bow.
Logline:
A smart young woman, disillusioned with love, life and work, throws a dart at a map to decide where her future lies.
Synopsis:
City girl, MONICA ELLIS (27), in line for a top promotion, quits her ad agency job when she finds it is not quite what she expected. She returns home to her would-be fiancé, LARRY COOMBES (28), and learns he is leaving her for his old girlfriend. After hurling his belongings out of the apartment, she drowns her sorrows during an evening out with friends, where she throws a dart at a U.S. map and declares she will move wherever it lands, vowing to have a new life by Christmas. Her friend and co-worker, JAMES STEEL (28), unnoticed, moves the dart to his hometown, as he has always adored Monica and sees this as his chance to woo her.
Monica tosses a coin on a newspaper ad to find a rental property and job in the area, with hilarious consequences. She arrives in the small town of Cedar Ridge, Wyoming – where people need several jobs to survive. When handsome ALEC CLAY (30), Monica’s new landlord and owner of the Caribou Café, and other young men take notice of the new girl in town, SARAH MYERS (27), sees her as unwanted competition. Together, Sarah and her best friend, RHONDA WEBBER (27), strive to make Monica’s life difficult. However, it couldn't be much worse – with a leaking roof and no running water in the kitchen of her log cabin, and a calamitous first job as a kindergarten teaching assistant. Her feisty neighbor, MA DAWTRY (76), proves to be a lively ally who persuades Monica to stick around.
James and Alec are old high school buddies. When James returns to Cedar Ridge unannounced, he notices Alec’s interest in Monica. James promises to give Alec some strong competition. Sarah, James’ ex high school girlfriend, sees James as her property and badmouths Monica in an attempt to win James back. Although Sarah has no real interest in James, she sees him as a father figure for her son, ADAM (8).
Complications arise. Just as James and Monica seem to be growing closer, Monica realizes it’s not a coincidence that James lives in Cedar Ridge – the city where her dart landed. Feeling hurt and betrayed, she remonstrates. James, also hurt, asks Sarah to join him on a sleigh ride. She foolishly risks Adam’s safety by leaving him home alone, rather than waiting for his babysitter to arrive, to go out with James.
After much soul searching, Monica realizes how much she cares for James. She leaves her waitressing shift at the Caribou Cafe to find James and tell him how she really feels. When she doesn’t find him home, she heads toward her cabin. On the way, she passes Sarah's house, which is on fire. Monica’s unique talent of being able to hold her breath as a dive champion enables her to get Sarah's little boy to safety.
Sarah, riddled with guilt, confesses to James that she has told lies about Monica. He visits Monica in the hospital and they share their first proper kiss.
Numerous issues are resolved in the days leading up to Christmas. Monica hosts a festive Christmas dinner at her cabin for James, his parents, Ma Dawtry, and Sarah, Alec and Adam. After dinner, the young people go for a brisk walk outside. During a feverish snowball fight, James proposes marriage to Monica, who accepts.
The Secret of Gidon illustration Yvonne McAvoy
This is a completed feature length enchanting family script for animation adapted from my yet to be published book of the same name. It is a story that both adults and children will enjoy. Liberally filled with humor, action, adventure and fantasy all rolled into one with a large helping of danger as good and evil do battle once more. It encompasses something for everyone and takes us on a journey into another world.
Logline:
Two children with special qualities embark on a magical quest to save a secret world and all mankind.
Synopsis:
Tyree and Suki are ordinary kids with nothing to do in the long hot summer break until a magical quest brings them together to save the world of Gidon -- and all of mankind -- from the clutches of Night Witch, Sclarvete.
A fountain of ice which sustains the lives of the Inner Earth Dwellers needs its enchantment renewed, which can only be done by humans, with particular qualities, as Sclarvete has regained her powers. Her incredible magic only returns to her when the fountain is back in liquid form. It is then she lives again and has the choice to redeem herself. Sclarvete, however, is hell bent on revenge.
A perilous adventure awaits the children and their companions: a black fairy, an earth goblin, and a blue panther, who encounter the deadly Swamp of Despair, the old crone Grushka, the Vale of Mystery, Fire Imps, and Cannibals, ending in the final battle at the fountain wall in the Hall of Whispers where a British 50 pence piece proves crucial in the war between good and evil. Manovra the master of all, faces Sclarvete in a dramatic showdown where good wins the day.
Logline:
Two children with special qualities embark on a magical quest to save a secret world and all mankind.
Synopsis:
Tyree and Suki are ordinary kids with nothing to do in the long hot summer break until a magical quest brings them together to save the world of Gidon -- and all of mankind -- from the clutches of Night Witch, Sclarvete.
A fountain of ice which sustains the lives of the Inner Earth Dwellers needs its enchantment renewed, which can only be done by humans, with particular qualities, as Sclarvete has regained her powers. Her incredible magic only returns to her when the fountain is back in liquid form. It is then she lives again and has the choice to redeem herself. Sclarvete, however, is hell bent on revenge.
A perilous adventure awaits the children and their companions: a black fairy, an earth goblin, and a blue panther, who encounter the deadly Swamp of Despair, the old crone Grushka, the Vale of Mystery, Fire Imps, and Cannibals, ending in the final battle at the fountain wall in the Hall of Whispers where a British 50 pence piece proves crucial in the war between good and evil. Manovra the master of all, faces Sclarvete in a dramatic showdown where good wins the day.
Dead Funny
This feature length family audience comedy script has no deep messages. It is just pure entertainment for the whole family.
Logline:
Two dead husbands return to earth to save a third husband from the murdering clutches of their wife.
Synopsis:
Two husbands once married to the same woman who met their death at her hands are unceremoniously dumped on earth in a mansion and don’t know why. They have a message from God that they have a job to do but don’t know what. After they’ve dusted themselves down they see who their partner in this assignment is and they are horrified, as they were strong rivals in life in work, play and for the same woman, but they have to get on together to stop her murdering husband number three. No one can see the two “angels” except for Melody ( the wife) and she begins to think she’s losing her mind! Her new husband has an interfering mother who has come to stay and of course she has to go, too! Somehow! The wife has an accomplice in the handsome chauffeur who is in cahoots with Lana, the saucy maid. Put into the mix a detective and his bumbling side-kick and the fun begins.
Logline:
Two dead husbands return to earth to save a third husband from the murdering clutches of their wife.
Synopsis:
Two husbands once married to the same woman who met their death at her hands are unceremoniously dumped on earth in a mansion and don’t know why. They have a message from God that they have a job to do but don’t know what. After they’ve dusted themselves down they see who their partner in this assignment is and they are horrified, as they were strong rivals in life in work, play and for the same woman, but they have to get on together to stop her murdering husband number three. No one can see the two “angels” except for Melody ( the wife) and she begins to think she’s losing her mind! Her new husband has an interfering mother who has come to stay and of course she has to go, too! Somehow! The wife has an accomplice in the handsome chauffeur who is in cahoots with Lana, the saucy maid. Put into the mix a detective and his bumbling side-kick and the fun begins.
A Deadly Affair Tom Henderson is a celebrated true crime novelist
Based on Tom Henderson's top seller true crime novel of the same name, Tom gave us and our agent the rights and permission to write this script.
Logline:
The shocking true story of a high profile love triangle that led to murder.
Synopsis:
A promising young attorney and a dedicated family man, Michael Fletcher seemed to have it all. But in the summer of 2000, Michael found himself standing trial for the murder of his pregnant wife, Leann. The verdict--guilty of second-degree murder--would leave friends, family, and the public at large scrambling to make sense of a twisted and frightening series of events that ended in the brutal killing of Leann Fletcher. What could possibly have led Michael Fletcher to commit such a gruesome act?
As a college student, Michael Fletcher married the girl of his dreams after a three-year courtship. It seems like a fairy-tale romance come true: a match made in heaven. So why would a man with no history of domestic violence murder his devoted wife right after he told her how much he loved her? Why would Michael shoot Leann in the back of the head, not only killing her but also the child that she was carrying inside her? According to prosecutors, Fletcher has been involved in an extramarital affair with a beautiful judge for two years. Was his relationship with respected District Judge Susan Chrzanowski enough cause for him to murder his wife in cold blood? Raising even more troubling questions, the startling discovery colored Leann's already shocking murder with shadings of sex, political scandal, and deadly betrayal.
Logline:
The shocking true story of a high profile love triangle that led to murder.
Synopsis:
A promising young attorney and a dedicated family man, Michael Fletcher seemed to have it all. But in the summer of 2000, Michael found himself standing trial for the murder of his pregnant wife, Leann. The verdict--guilty of second-degree murder--would leave friends, family, and the public at large scrambling to make sense of a twisted and frightening series of events that ended in the brutal killing of Leann Fletcher. What could possibly have led Michael Fletcher to commit such a gruesome act?
As a college student, Michael Fletcher married the girl of his dreams after a three-year courtship. It seems like a fairy-tale romance come true: a match made in heaven. So why would a man with no history of domestic violence murder his devoted wife right after he told her how much he loved her? Why would Michael shoot Leann in the back of the head, not only killing her but also the child that she was carrying inside her? According to prosecutors, Fletcher has been involved in an extramarital affair with a beautiful judge for two years. Was his relationship with respected District Judge Susan Chrzanowski enough cause for him to murder his wife in cold blood? Raising even more troubling questions, the startling discovery colored Leann's already shocking murder with shadings of sex, political scandal, and deadly betrayal.
Degataga and the Box of Souls co-written with Ben Fielder
Lee Levinson wrote "Degataga and The Box of Souls is a remarkable concept. I've never seen anything that compares with this unique story." Degataga, blessed with the power to unite all those of good heart to stand with him in times of trouble, is forced to join with his enemy, responsible for the death of his mother and best friend and travel through the Darkening Land and Ghost Country to retrieve the legendary Box of Souls that can bring the dead back to life. Only then and together can they vanquish the demon unwittingly unleashed on earth bent on destroying mankind.
Logline:
A young Native American Indian tormented by the murder of his best friend must come to terms with his unique magical power and unite with his enemy to vanquish a demon unleashed on earth
Synopsis:
Louella (27) a white woman dies in childbirth after being brutalized by greedy land developers (Land Shift) who want no opposition to their plans to purchase Indian land for its oil… and more.
Louella's son, Degataga, half white, half American Indian is delivered and raised by his paternal grandfather, Chief Onacoma (48). Degataga blessed with a magical power unites all those of good heart behind him in any eventuality; he will never stand-alone, as did his mother against Land Shift. While growing up his power manifests in many ways. At the age of eight a ferocious storm sets a barn of stabled horses on fire. Chief Onacoma is pinned by a fallen beam and Degataga struggles to lift it with his tiny hands when one pair of hands and another and another clasp the wood. Their neighbors have arrived in the nick of time to lift the burning beam crushing his grandfather's chest.
Another incident shows Degataga being attacked by two bullies in a deserted street on the outskirts of town. Two hybrid wolves in the back of a pick up truck come to his aid to scare the hooligans away.
Degataga reaches manhood enduring rituals and tests. He gains the admiration of many, including a stunning young Indian girl, Ayasha, whose skin is fair enough to pass for white and saves his friends from the rampage of a mother bear who recognises Degataga's fantastic power.
At law school Degataga meets Dante, who becomes his best friend and helps Degataga obtain an internship at his father’s law firm. Even at University when Degataga runs the Athletic track and doesn't feel like being alone he turns to see thirty more students have joined him.
Degataga works on a suit against Land Shift, reunites with Ayasha, now a journalist, and their friendship develops.
The current head of Land Shift, Cornelius Phipps, has a hidden agenda. Like his father, MAX, before him, he yearns to find the legendary Box of Souls to bring back his son who died in Iraq, and his dead wife, who killed herself through grief. He harnesses the power of Utkena, a demonic monster, to help him find the Box of Souls that can bring back the dead.
Utkena has different plans… to destroy the earth and all men.
Degataga is a thorn in Cornelius' side. He sets up plans to murder Degataga who is pursued by villains. There follows a unique car chase where the vehicles and drivers themselves come to the aid of Degataga to prevent him being run off the road and killed.
Land Shift continue to seek to murder Degataga but his best friend, Dante, is killed instead. Degataga retreats to the hills forsaking his special powers, before finally accepting his destiny.
Cornelius has unwittingly unleashed destruction on mankind with the release of Utkena, who grows more powerful each day by feeding on people’s fear. Only by uniting with his sworn enemy,Degataga, can they journey to the Darkening Land and Ghost Country and defeat this monster.
Once there, they face eye-devouring Quarms, metal-helmeted hornets, and scorpions, before entering the Ghost Country, filled with deceit and illusions. If successful, they will return with the Box of Souls, which carries the spirit of the dead and returns them to life. They hope to bring back their loved ones and together fight the fearsome terror wreaking havoc in the world.
A perilous journey faces them, but they do stand together and return with Dante to face the merciless demon. With help from the legendary Little People they devise a plan to imprison the venomous monster underground forever. People unite behind them. More tragedy is averted, but… will the terror remain in the subterranean passages forever? You alone can decide.
Logline:
A young Native American Indian tormented by the murder of his best friend must come to terms with his unique magical power and unite with his enemy to vanquish a demon unleashed on earth
Synopsis:
Louella (27) a white woman dies in childbirth after being brutalized by greedy land developers (Land Shift) who want no opposition to their plans to purchase Indian land for its oil… and more.
Louella's son, Degataga, half white, half American Indian is delivered and raised by his paternal grandfather, Chief Onacoma (48). Degataga blessed with a magical power unites all those of good heart behind him in any eventuality; he will never stand-alone, as did his mother against Land Shift. While growing up his power manifests in many ways. At the age of eight a ferocious storm sets a barn of stabled horses on fire. Chief Onacoma is pinned by a fallen beam and Degataga struggles to lift it with his tiny hands when one pair of hands and another and another clasp the wood. Their neighbors have arrived in the nick of time to lift the burning beam crushing his grandfather's chest.
Another incident shows Degataga being attacked by two bullies in a deserted street on the outskirts of town. Two hybrid wolves in the back of a pick up truck come to his aid to scare the hooligans away.
Degataga reaches manhood enduring rituals and tests. He gains the admiration of many, including a stunning young Indian girl, Ayasha, whose skin is fair enough to pass for white and saves his friends from the rampage of a mother bear who recognises Degataga's fantastic power.
At law school Degataga meets Dante, who becomes his best friend and helps Degataga obtain an internship at his father’s law firm. Even at University when Degataga runs the Athletic track and doesn't feel like being alone he turns to see thirty more students have joined him.
Degataga works on a suit against Land Shift, reunites with Ayasha, now a journalist, and their friendship develops.
The current head of Land Shift, Cornelius Phipps, has a hidden agenda. Like his father, MAX, before him, he yearns to find the legendary Box of Souls to bring back his son who died in Iraq, and his dead wife, who killed herself through grief. He harnesses the power of Utkena, a demonic monster, to help him find the Box of Souls that can bring back the dead.
Utkena has different plans… to destroy the earth and all men.
Degataga is a thorn in Cornelius' side. He sets up plans to murder Degataga who is pursued by villains. There follows a unique car chase where the vehicles and drivers themselves come to the aid of Degataga to prevent him being run off the road and killed.
Land Shift continue to seek to murder Degataga but his best friend, Dante, is killed instead. Degataga retreats to the hills forsaking his special powers, before finally accepting his destiny.
Cornelius has unwittingly unleashed destruction on mankind with the release of Utkena, who grows more powerful each day by feeding on people’s fear. Only by uniting with his sworn enemy,Degataga, can they journey to the Darkening Land and Ghost Country and defeat this monster.
Once there, they face eye-devouring Quarms, metal-helmeted hornets, and scorpions, before entering the Ghost Country, filled with deceit and illusions. If successful, they will return with the Box of Souls, which carries the spirit of the dead and returns them to life. They hope to bring back their loved ones and together fight the fearsome terror wreaking havoc in the world.
A perilous journey faces them, but they do stand together and return with Dante to face the merciless demon. With help from the legendary Little People they devise a plan to imprison the venomous monster underground forever. People unite behind them. More tragedy is averted, but… will the terror remain in the subterranean passages forever? You alone can decide.
Sweet Valentine
An old fashioned candy shop run by a single mother finds Valentine's Day brings love back into her life.
Face Value Comedy short
A young student decides her love life needs a boost in the shape of new breasts but her male companion ends up having the works!