Best night, worst night.
After spending the night with the new girl from across the hall, a young man wakes to an empty apartment and a very interesting week ahead of him.
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A young man named Adam seems to be on the path to success. He's 24, has his own apartment, a decent job with a big promotion at arms reach, and when a young attractive woman named Casey moves in across the hall things seem to go from good to great.
While leaving his apartment Adam runs into Casey and prompts her to join him for dinner. Adam falls head over heals, one thing leads to another, and they wind up back at his place. When Adam wakes up late that afternoon he realizes not only is the girl gone, but so is just about everything he owns. While banging on Casey’s door Adam is informed by his landlord that the apartment across the hall is still vacant and has yet to be rented out.
With no leads, no help, and no other options, Adam heads to his mothers house where he is greeted by his slacker eccentric older brother “Art” whom he hasn't seen in 5 years.
Fed up with watching his despondent little brother sleep his life away, Art manages to coax Adam out of the house to take a trip with him to grab a pack of smokes. Little does Adam know, this quick trip to the store will turn the night on its head when he happens to spot Casey, the woman who had robbed him. Adam is ready to call the cops but is quickly stopped by Art who has other plans. Adam and his brother end up tailing "Casey" back to her house where they learn her true identity. "Casey" is actually Natalie Durcal, the daughter of Adam’s boss.
Thinking there is something more behind that night than just a seductive robbery, and worried turning his bosses daughter over to the police could jeopardize his promotion, Adam decides to strike up an investigation of his own.
Trying to control his wild brother who is hell bent on revenge, and dealing with all the twists and turns he uncovers along the way, this will surely be a week that will change Adam’s life forever.
While leaving his apartment Adam runs into Casey and prompts her to join him for dinner. Adam falls head over heals, one thing leads to another, and they wind up back at his place. When Adam wakes up late that afternoon he realizes not only is the girl gone, but so is just about everything he owns. While banging on Casey’s door Adam is informed by his landlord that the apartment across the hall is still vacant and has yet to be rented out.
With no leads, no help, and no other options, Adam heads to his mothers house where he is greeted by his slacker eccentric older brother “Art” whom he hasn't seen in 5 years.
Fed up with watching his despondent little brother sleep his life away, Art manages to coax Adam out of the house to take a trip with him to grab a pack of smokes. Little does Adam know, this quick trip to the store will turn the night on its head when he happens to spot Casey, the woman who had robbed him. Adam is ready to call the cops but is quickly stopped by Art who has other plans. Adam and his brother end up tailing "Casey" back to her house where they learn her true identity. "Casey" is actually Natalie Durcal, the daughter of Adam’s boss.
Thinking there is something more behind that night than just a seductive robbery, and worried turning his bosses daughter over to the police could jeopardize his promotion, Adam decides to strike up an investigation of his own.
Trying to control his wild brother who is hell bent on revenge, and dealing with all the twists and turns he uncovers along the way, this will surely be a week that will change Adam’s life forever.
Comments (24)
fcc filmscouting Looks good but I would have him wake up 24hr later with the hole apartment empty, they came in with a moving van and took everything,left him on the floor waking up cold !
March 20, 2010Michelle Cutler A nice set-up but that's all it is at this stage. The synopsis covers the first 15 minutes of a movie... and then what happens? I'd like to know, but you need to know first.
March 12, 2010Good idea though!
Cody Snyder ' We've designed the pitch submission process to focus on ideas at an early stage - with the scene sample serving as more of a demonstration of your writing abilities rather than a sample from a screenplay. We want to remove the burden of having to write an entire feature-length script in order to submit to this program - hopefully you'll come up with great ideas and quickly put a scene together without investing too much time and energy. If it's a great idea, we'll have more than enough time and resources to continue to develop the concept.'
March 13, 2010That's directly from Lionsgate.
I take it you didn't know about this before you gave me a 2 star rating?
I appreciate your comments, but I did exactly what they wanted.
Good luck Michelle!
-Cody
Don Saparina This could totally work, if given the proper treatment and cast. I hope Adam gets his stuff back. ;)
March 12, 2010Best of luck, Cody.
-Donnie
The Good Luck Guy! GOOD LUCK!
March 8, 2010William Stephens GOOD LUCK, it's almost over! :-)
March 8, 2010Josh McKenzie While I'd have to agree that the sample was missing the necessary amount of comedy that one might expect, I felt that the last page was the best. That and the addition of the info I got from the log-line and synopsis, I can see where the comedic moments will definitely come into play. If it goes where I think it will go, then I believe you are on to something.
March 7, 2010Best of luck in the contest, Cody! :-)
Rebecca Wallace I really like the concept. It will make a wonderful peice. the overall humor of the story is hard to see but has potential for the funny one liners and things like that. Very good work =)
March 5, 2010Robert Dobbins Well, since I've made some people cry, and I'm a bad-guy on this site already, I guess I'll show everyone my kind side and throw someone a bone. Congratulations Cody, you are today's lucky winner of the "Once-a-day, pick a pitch to give a good review to" award. *confetti, ribbons and glitter sprinkle down upon Cody, as he smiles while laughing profusely*.
March 5, 2010Tune in everyday folks to see who the next winner will be. Remember, it could be you. *wink*
Mei-ling Mee Mee likes. I really like the brothers. Cops were kind of stupid, but i think you wanted them to be. :)
March 4, 2010Good work and good luck Cody.
Jack Johnson Cody, I think this is a very funny piece. The concept and the writing are strong, and this sample possesses a certain readability that I very much appreciate.
March 3, 2010Despite the stock nature of officers #1 and #2, you have written characters that live up to, or exceed our expectations for these character types. I like Adam, but am worried about his neurosis, as I don't want his obsession over his computer, work, etc. to keep him from being a compelling, sympathetic character. I want to be on Adam's team, not worry whether or not he's going to go all Travis Bickle us.
Another minor point.....there's something about the blocking/progression of events in this scene that throws me. Why after we leave Adam's apartment do we find ourselves back in his apartment with the officers? I think it's funny, and works in terms of comedic timing (and it's a cute tag on the scene), but I just can't understand why after leaving their apartment they would march right back in. This is such a nit-picky point it's pretty irrelevant. The overall writing is so funny that such issues are really just kinda meh........... Great job