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urbanlegend23
03-09-2002, 06:45 PM
What are some ideas you have for a film script? Here's some of mine, including their censor rating, stars etc.. Please take your time if you will to look over them and tell me how I could improve or change these ideas, or just give me a friendly/un-friendly comment about the concepts. Thanks!

WITCH
Story: A couple who have just been married are trapped in a nearly isolated town after their train de-rails. The townspeople who believe a witch is tryin to kill of the town one by one.
Starring: Julianne Moore, David Arquette, Eliza Dushku, Shawn Hatosy, Sam Neill, Nicole Bilderback, Carrie Anne-Moss, Jamie Foxx, LL Cool J, Thora Birch, Billy Zane, Thandie Newton and Lauren Woodland.
Rated R for grotesque images, language and graphic superstitious behaviour

REALITY CHECK
Story: A perfectly normal young man who has just graduated from high school starts to have awkward and terrifying dreams that lead him into a bizarre web of murder, betrayal and mystery.
Starring: James Van Der Beck, Hugh Jackman, Bridget Fonda, Ian McKellen, Christina Ricci, Ray Liotta, with Rosanna Arquette and Benicio Del Toro
Rated R for scary images and violence

TIGER EYES
Story: After a cop is fired from his job he realises his eyes have a power of their own and he uses his new-found power to try and finish his last kidnap case.
Starring: Jackie Chan, Tara Reid, Eliza Dushku, Josh Hartnett and with a special appearance from Chow Yun-Fat
Rated PG-13 for martial arts violence

THE HITCHHIKER
Story: Two girls who have just been on a holiday in New York pick up a hitchhiker on their way back home and one becomes very involved with him. But soon the hitchhiker shows an enormous amount of violence and deceit to the girls. Based on the book by R.L. Stine.
Starring: Ryan Phillipe, Alicia Silverstone, Amanda Peet, Giovanni Ribisi
Rated R for strong sexuality and violence

VAN GOGH
Story: A detailed account of the life of one of the world's most well-known artist. (In the style of "Iris")
Starring: Jim Broadbent, Frances McDormand, Colin Firth, Natasha McElhone, Rudy Bilani (a friend of mine - great actor), Jonathan Hyde
Rated PG-13 for adult themes and brief violence

POST
Story: A young boy whose mother is ill with cancer tries to earn some money for the home. When he gets the job of a paper and post run, he accidentally stumbles upon a very dysfunctional family who he thinks might be planning to do something horrible to their son.
Starring: Ellen Burstyn, Tom Wilkinson, Rena Owen, Daniel Radcliffe, Gregory Smith, Carla Cugino, Zana Puketapu (another friend of mine)
Rated R for language and scenes of abuse and violence

So, those are just a few of my ideas. What are some you guys have?

Scarface98.9
03-09-2002, 06:47 PM
this belongs in the screenwriting forum

urbanlegend23
03-09-2002, 06:49 PM
Does it? Oops! I forgot there was one of those.

My apologies...

Nate6
03-09-2002, 07:16 PM
Some of those ideas sound excellent, especially Van Gogh and Reality Check (only I wouldn't place Van Der Beek in the lead). But what do I know?