Ballad of A Screenwriter
PRICE: $40,000
GENRE: Short/Comedy
LOGLINE: The life of a screenwriter changes, when he meets a stranger on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
SYNOPSIS:
At the opening of our story, we meet John, the screenwriter whose life has been given a 30-day time-out at Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital. This was due to a food altercation with a Hollywood producer at Carbone's Restaurant in New York City. The Hollywood producer told John that he will never work in this town again.
John is scheduled for a tune-up via electroshock therapy. He tells the doctor he's done with the shock treatments, because when he's shocked he sees God, and God is not very happy with him. This falls on deaf ears, so John escapes from the psych ward that night, and hops a jet to Hollywood.
John arrives in Hollywood and parks his rental car on Hollywood and Vine. He starts dialing different production studios, hoping to get an appointment with one of the producers. Suddenly, there's a knock on the window, and he finds himself face-to-face with a cute police officer named Bobbie. She gives him a choice: either pick up the trash that he just tossed out or face a littering ticket. John decides to pick up the trash. Bobbie thanks him and mentions she has a strange feeling they will meeting again, asking John if he's a fugative.
John walks along the Hollywood Walk of Fame, taking in the stars as the day progresses. He stops at the star for "Tom Hanks," and admires it. A stranger interupts John's gaze, asking him if he thought that Tom Hanks was a good actor. John replies he used to be. The stranger wanted to know what he means. John explains that he might not have heard, but Tom Hanks died. The stranger is shocked by this statement. John confirms that it was in all the newspapers. The stranger asks how did it happen. John tells the stranger that Tom was on the movie set of Asteroid City, and between scenes, Tom was checking out the jet packs. He wanted to see how it would fit, and before he knew what had happened, the jet pack started up and blasted off. John stated that he understood that Tom was never seen again, and eye witnesses reported that the last time they saw him, he had a look of horror on his face while flying into the clouds. At least that's what the newspapers in the grocery store said.
John continues down the street and the stranger is mobbed by a group of girls asking for his autograph. The stranger removes his sunglasses, hat, and trenchcoat revealing Tom Hanks preparing to meet with his camera crew.
John enters Star Lights Production Studio after deceiving the secretary into booking him an appointment. However, the producer discovers this and asks John to leave. John is upset by this, and the producer presses a panic button under the desk.
Police Officer Bobbie is first on scene. She escorts John out of the building and into the police car, not before he tosses his screenplay into the the trash barrel. The stranger (Tom Hanks) sees this, goes over to the trash barrel, and retrieves the screenplay.
Tom loved the screenplay, but he couldn't track down John afterward. In the end, the screenplay was greenlit and went into production with David Koepp as writer and John as writer in absentia. The screenplay ended up winning an Oscar for the Best Original Screenplay, and David accepted the award on John's behalf.
Tom brought Bobbie on board to track down John's whereabouts. Bobbie discovered that the U.S. Marshals had taken John into custody during a flight from LAX to LaGuardia. According to their report, John had made remarks about the airline food, referring to the flight stewardess as a "sky muffin," which led to a food altercation. As a result, John was sent to Bellvue for a 30-day observation and evaluation.
In the final scene, Tom Hanks puts on a doctor's outfit with mask and surprises John at Bellvue by handing him the Oscar along with a hefty check in the electroshock therapy room.
Narrator:
John and Bobbie became friends, started dating, and were married in Hollywood, living happily ever after. However, John was banned from flying within the continental U.S. due to being placed on a no-fly list.
PRICE: $40,000
GENRE: Short/Comedy
LOGLINE: The life of a screenwriter changes, when he meets a stranger on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
SYNOPSIS:
At the opening of our story, we meet John, the screenwriter whose life has been given a 30-day time-out at Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital. This was due to a food altercation with a Hollywood producer at Carbone's Restaurant in New York City. The Hollywood producer told John that he will never work in this town again.
John is scheduled for a tune-up via electroshock therapy. He tells the doctor he's done with the shock treatments, because when he's shocked he sees God, and God is not very happy with him. This falls on deaf ears, so John escapes from the psych ward that night, and hops a jet to Hollywood.
John arrives in Hollywood and parks his rental car on Hollywood and Vine. He starts dialing different production studios, hoping to get an appointment with one of the producers. Suddenly, there's a knock on the window, and he finds himself face-to-face with a cute police officer named Bobbie. She gives him a choice: either pick up the trash that he just tossed out or face a littering ticket. John decides to pick up the trash. Bobbie thanks him and mentions she has a strange feeling they will meeting again, asking John if he's a fugative.
John walks along the Hollywood Walk of Fame, taking in the stars as the day progresses. He stops at the star for "Tom Hanks," and admires it. A stranger interupts John's gaze, asking him if he thought that Tom Hanks was a good actor. John replies he used to be. The stranger wanted to know what he means. John explains that he might not have heard, but Tom Hanks died. The stranger is shocked by this statement. John confirms that it was in all the newspapers. The stranger asks how did it happen. John tells the stranger that Tom was on the movie set of Asteroid City, and between scenes, Tom was checking out the jet packs. He wanted to see how it would fit, and before he knew what had happened, the jet pack started up and blasted off. John stated that he understood that Tom was never seen again, and eye witnesses reported that the last time they saw him, he had a look of horror on his face while flying into the clouds. At least that's what the newspapers in the grocery store said.
John continues down the street and the stranger is mobbed by a group of girls asking for his autograph. The stranger removes his sunglasses, hat, and trenchcoat revealing Tom Hanks preparing to meet with his camera crew.
John enters Star Lights Production Studio after deceiving the secretary into booking him an appointment. However, the producer discovers this and asks John to leave. John is upset by this, and the producer presses a panic button under the desk.
Police Officer Bobbie is first on scene. She escorts John out of the building and into the police car, not before he tosses his screenplay into the the trash barrel. The stranger (Tom Hanks) sees this, goes over to the trash barrel, and retrieves the screenplay.
Tom loved the screenplay, but he couldn't track down John afterward. In the end, the screenplay was greenlit and went into production with David Koepp as writer and John as writer in absentia. The screenplay ended up winning an Oscar for the Best Original Screenplay, and David accepted the award on John's behalf.
Tom brought Bobbie on board to track down John's whereabouts. Bobbie discovered that the U.S. Marshals had taken John into custody during a flight from LAX to LaGuardia. According to their report, John had made remarks about the airline food, referring to the flight stewardess as a "sky muffin," which led to a food altercation. As a result, John was sent to Bellvue for a 30-day observation and evaluation.
In the final scene, Tom Hanks puts on a doctor's outfit with mask and surprises John at Bellvue by handing him the Oscar along with a hefty check in the electroshock therapy room.
Narrator:
John and Bobbie became friends, started dating, and were married in Hollywood, living happily ever after. However, John was banned from flying within the continental U.S. due to being placed on a no-fly list.
PRICE: $40,000
GENRE: Short/Comedy
LOGLINE: The life of a screenwriter changes, when he meets a stranger on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
SYNOPSIS:
At the opening of our story, we meet John, the screenwriter whose life has been given a 30-day time-out at Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital. This was due to a food altercation with a Hollywood producer at Carbone's Restaurant in New York City. The Hollywood producer told John that he will never work in this town again.
John is scheduled for a tune-up via electroshock therapy. He tells the doctor he's done with the shock treatments, because when he's shocked he sees God, and God is not very happy with him. This falls on deaf ears, so John escapes from the psych ward that night, and hops a jet to Hollywood.
John arrives in Hollywood and parks his rental car on Hollywood and Vine. He starts dialing different production studios, hoping to get an appointment with one of the producers. Suddenly, there's a knock on the window, and he finds himself face-to-face with a cute police officer named Bobbie. She gives him a choice: either pick up the trash that he just tossed out or face a littering ticket. John decides to pick up the trash. Bobbie thanks him and mentions she has a strange feeling they will meeting again, asking John if he's a fugative.
John walks along the Hollywood Walk of Fame, taking in the stars as the day progresses. He stops at the star for "Tom Hanks," and admires it. A stranger interupts John's gaze, asking him if he thought that Tom Hanks was a good actor. John replies he used to be. The stranger wanted to know what he means. John explains that he might not have heard, but Tom Hanks died. The stranger is shocked by this statement. John confirms that it was in all the newspapers. The stranger asks how did it happen. John tells the stranger that Tom was on the movie set of Asteroid City, and between scenes, Tom was checking out the jet packs. He wanted to see how it would fit, and before he knew what had happened, the jet pack started up and blasted off. John stated that he understood that Tom was never seen again, and eye witnesses reported that the last time they saw him, he had a look of horror on his face while flying into the clouds. At least that's what the newspapers in the grocery store said.
John continues down the street and the stranger is mobbed by a group of girls asking for his autograph. The stranger removes his sunglasses, hat, and trenchcoat revealing Tom Hanks preparing to meet with his camera crew.
John enters Star Lights Production Studio after deceiving the secretary into booking him an appointment. However, the producer discovers this and asks John to leave. John is upset by this, and the producer presses a panic button under the desk.
Police Officer Bobbie is first on scene. She escorts John out of the building and into the police car, not before he tosses his screenplay into the the trash barrel. The stranger (Tom Hanks) sees this, goes over to the trash barrel, and retrieves the screenplay.
Tom loved the screenplay, but he couldn't track down John afterward. In the end, the screenplay was greenlit and went into production with David Koepp as writer and John as writer in absentia. The screenplay ended up winning an Oscar for the Best Original Screenplay, and David accepted the award on John's behalf.
Tom brought Bobbie on board to track down John's whereabouts. Bobbie discovered that the U.S. Marshals had taken John into custody during a flight from LAX to LaGuardia. According to their report, John had made remarks about the airline food, referring to the flight stewardess as a "sky muffin," which led to a food altercation. As a result, John was sent to Bellvue for a 30-day observation and evaluation.
In the final scene, Tom Hanks puts on a doctor's outfit with mask and surprises John at Bellvue by handing him the Oscar along with a hefty check in the electroshock therapy room.
Narrator:
John and Bobbie became friends, started dating, and were married in Hollywood, living happily ever after. However, John was banned from flying within the continental U.S. due to being placed on a no-fly list.
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