Eclectic Screenplays

A Very Manly Boo Day

2011-12-16T18:58:00.001-08:00

A Very Manly Boo Day: Sometimes the things that frighten us can hold valuable but painful lessons, it all depends on how far you are able to stretch yourself in order to accommodate them.

Short

Comedy, Horror, Gross-Out Humour

Low-Budget

Cast: 3

Available

The Therapist

2011-12-13T00:49:00.001-08:00

The Therapist: A violent criminal becomes a therapist for The Collective and tries to break his toughest patient before she breaks him.

Short

Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Arthouse

Cast: 3+

Available

Cooking with Kyle

2011-12-12T00:33:00.001-08:00

Cooking with Kyle: An elite dinner party threatens to expose a television chef's shameful secret, his inability to cook.

Short

Comedy

Cast: 4+

Available

Condolence

2011-12-08T21:32:00.001-08:00

Condolence: A vampire gives his wife a parting gift, against her wishes.

Short

Gothic Horror

Cast: 2

Available

Thrice

2011-12-08T01:03:00.001-08:00

Thrice: Two old men bet high stakes on whether a mysterious nymphomaniac and a hapless young man will have sex three times.

Short

Arthouse

Micro-Budget

Cast: 4

Available

After Image

2011-12-07T00:48:00.001-08:00

After Image: Every one of his photographs focuses on the subject of his guilt. There is only one way he can appease it.

Short

Arthouse, Horror

Cast: 8+

Available

Lady of the Night

2011-12-05T23:49:00.001-08:00

Lady of the Night: A Victorian prostitute encounters a runaway rich girl in the back streets of Manchester where a strange monster is on the prowl. Can they both escape being dinner for the Manchester Monster?

Short

Arthouse, Horror

Low-Budget

Cast: 2

Available

The Honeymoon Is Over

2010-09-25T16:21:00.000-07:00

The Honeymoon Is Over: For five years, on the anniversary of his wife's death, in order to pay his respects Arthur has visited room 323, the room in which she died. This year Arthur tells her that he's met someone else and he's ready to move on. But his dead wife isn't going to take this news lying down.

Micro-Budget

Short

Horror

Cast: 2

Completed
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Don't Go In The Bathroom

2010-09-25T16:18:00.000-07:00

Don't Go In The Bathroom: A brutally assaulted young woman believes her bathroom is haunted by the assailant she killed, but a social worker tries to convince her otherwise.

Low-Budget

Short

Horror

Cast: 3

Available

Untitled

2009-11-23T17:03:00.001-08:00

Untitled: Two people are drawn to attend their town's Halloween festival because a mysterious voice foretells that something will happen there. What the voice has failed to tell them is whether that something will be good, or bad.

Short

Arthouse, Horror

Low-Budget

Cast: 3

Available

Rachel’s Song

2009-11-23T16:57:00.001-08:00

Rachel's Song: A weekend camping trip turns into a nightmare for one man when his girlfriend is abducted. Can he save her from her captor? And most importantly, does she want to be saved?

Short

Arthouse, Musical, Thriller, Romance

Cast: 3

Available

Edmund

2009-11-23T16:51:00.001-08:00

Edmund: After his edict forbidding her to see the boy she loves, a father is forced to face reality in his search for his runaway daughter.

Short

Arthouse, Drama

Cast: 4

Available

Why So Serious

2009-05-01T18:08:00.001-07:00

Why So Serious: A young boy attempts to express his grief over his mother's recent death by talking to the posters on his wall.

Short

Micro-Budget

Drama

Cast: 1

Available

Baby Blue

2009-04-16T01:14:00.001-07:00

Baby Blue: A rock musician strives to reach the light as darkness threatens to engulf him.

Short

Music, Drama

Cast: 6

Available

Husbands in Space

2009-03-08T16:32:00.001-07:00

During the Age of Innovation, the lives, loves and losses of an influential politician’s family rock the space port town of Cape Charlotte and beyond.

Episode 1 - Countdown: When her own laws force her to retire to an Oldage park an influential politician, Martha Avers, vows to use all of her skills to survive. Martha’s daughter, Cassiopeia’s sanity comes into question when she learns of a shocking secret that her husband has been keeping. And Martha’s son, Circinus, is mysteriously awakened during a deep-space flight.

Series

Sci-Fi,
Soap Opera, Comedy

Cast: 10+

Available

The Fairy that wouldn't Fly

2009-02-09T14:31:00.001-08:00

The Fairy that wouldn't Fly:
Rumpletuz just wouldn't fly
and when his mother asked him why
he left the town with girl in tow.
What did he find? You'd like to know.

Short

Animation, Children

Available

Flight

2009-02-09T14:29:00.001-08:00

Flight: Due to an urgent job offer in LA a New Yorker is forced to confront her fear of flying. She's in for a turbulent night.

Short

Drama

Cast: 3+

Available

Valentines Day: Grateful Dead

2009-02-09T14:27:00.001-08:00

Valentines Day: Grateful Dead: The adventures of one gentleman, Justin Crocker, on a fine Valentine's day whilst he watches an outdoor concert performed by the famous rock band, The Grateful Dead.

Placed in Done Deal's Valentine's Day Contest

Short

Arthouse

Cast: 1

Available

A Doll's Life

2009-02-02T03:37:00.001-08:00

A Doll's Life: A family's dysfunction shown through the eyes of a doll.

Placed in Movie Poet's "It's Better to Give than to Receive" Contest

Low-Budget

Short

Drama

Cast: 3

Pre-production

Bark

2009-01-25T21:38:00.003-08:00

Bark: Two kids stumble upon witch's evil plot for revenge. But can they convince anyone else in town to stay away from the trees?

Short

Horror, Children

Cast: 5+

Available

Revenge of the Pumpkins

2009-01-25T21:38:00.001-08:00

Revenge of the Pumpkins:
You can eat them in pies,
they have candle-lit eyes
and they'll get their revenge
to the children's surprise.

Short

Horror, Children

Cast: 5+

Available

I Love You, Elvira Gulch

2009-01-25T21:37:00.001-08:00

I Love You, Elvira Gulch: A thug dresses in drag to retrieve a package from the post office but the post office clerk wants to give him much more than he bargained for.

Low-Budget

Short

Romantic Comedy

Cast: 5+

Available

The Flashback Effect

2009-01-25T21:36:00.003-08:00

The Flashback Effect: Director Cork and his elven crew try everything within budget to rescue the movie from the protagonist's sinister monologue.

Winner in Done Deal's March Madness Contest

Short

Comedy, Satire

Cast: 8+

Available

Goldenweenie And The Three Bears

2009-01-25T21:35:00.001-08:00

Goldenweenie And The Three Bears: Priapus comes from the Ancient Mount of Olympus to the Michigan woods, leaving a trail of aching orifices in his wake.

Warning: This script is for mature audiences. It contains sexual and religious humour that might be offensive to sensitive parties.

Short,
38 pages

Adult, Animation, Comedy

Available

P.P.L.F.

2009-01-25T21:34:00.003-08:00

P.P.L.F.: How far will society go in order to "rehabilitate" the increasing prison population? And what will become of those who abuse their positions of authority?

Short

Sci-Fi

Cast: 5+

Available

Pretty Flamingo

2009-01-25T21:34:00.001-08:00

Pretty Flamingo: Every night the lawn ornaments awake but tonight one of them is missing. The guardian of the lawn, Jock, reluctantly embarks on a journey across the seedy yard to discover betrayal, rape, and near death at the hands of a whirring metal monster as he searches for his missing charge.

Short

Animation, Fantasy, Noir

Available

The Junk Drawer

2009-01-25T21:33:00.001-08:00

The Junk Drawer: The junk drawer has been a mess since Ring arrived.

Placed in Movie Poet's Small Round Thing contest.

Short

Animation

Available

Soulshadows - The Rice Children

2009-01-25T21:32:00.003-08:00

Soulshadows - The Rice Children: An ancient tale that asks the timeless question, is it better to be fed, or dead?

Short,
26 pages

Series, Horror

Cast: 5+

Available

Hijra

2009-01-25T21:32:00.001-08:00

Hijra: An Indian boy runs away from home and finds his destiny as a Hijra.

Short

Drama, Indian

Cast: 8+

Available

Mangia

2009-01-25T21:27:00.003-08:00

Mangia: Giorgio has a lot of childhood shit built up inside and it's causing him to overeat. Worse, yet, he's constipated. The two can be a very dangerous combination.

Low-Budget

Short

Comedy,
Gross-Out Humour

Cast: 4

Available

Sex-Rays

2009-01-25T21:27:00.001-08:00

Sex-Rays: When an old hippie happens upon a way to bring about world peace, those in power do what they can to stop him.

Short

Sci-Fi, Satire

Cast: 4+

Available

Becoming

2009-01-25T21:26:00.001-08:00

Becoming: (Revised) A law student becomes more than a trespasser when he sneaks into his employers parlour.

Placed in Done Deal's Madhouse - How to Make a Monster Contest

Low-Budget

Short

Gothic Horror

Cast: 2

Available

The Mysterious Monsters of Middlesex County

2009-01-25T21:25:00.003-08:00

The Mysterious Monsters of Middlesex County: (Revised) Three teenage boys find more than a shortcut in the woods.

Low-Budget

Short

Thriller, Horror

Cast: 4

Available

A Very Manly Christmas

2009-01-25T21:25:00.001-08:00

A Very Manly Christmas: (Revised) Christmas can teach us many lessons, if you want to learn them. But sometimes the most valuable lessons need to be taught by force.

Low-Budget

Short

Comedy,
Gross-Out Humour

Cast: 7+

Available

Wet Dream

2009-01-25T21:24:00.001-08:00

Wet Dream: A man races against the clock to write a short screenplay with a cast of one for an internet screenwriting competition.

Low-Budget

Short

Drama

Cast: 1

Available

Billy's Boogie Ball

2009-01-25T21:23:00.001-08:00

Billy's Boogie Ball: Billy has lost his prized possession, a collection of boogies. Will he ever be able to lead a normal life again?

Short

Animation, Comedy,
Gross-Out Humour

Available

Yttrium

2009-01-25T21:18:00.001-08:00

Yttrium: A Bergmanesque story about Love.

Short

Drama

Cast: 3+

Available

Land O Muse

2009-01-25T21:16:00.001-08:00

Land O Muse: Follows the zany adventures of the intrepid but insecure Bubu Bear as he travels through a parallel universe in search of a way home.

Short

Animation, Series

Available

Demon Beach

2009-01-25T21:15:00.001-08:00

Demon Beach: (Reworked) Three filmmakers battle a demon that has accidentally been trapped inside their film.

Feature,
107 pages

Horror,
Black Comedy, Musical

Cast: 10+

Available

Seepage

2009-01-25T21:14:00.001-08:00

Seepage: An earthquake rocks a small town in northern California. The church explodes killing the pastor and green smoke is rising from holes in the ground, transforming people. Can the town survive the trials caused by this mysterious seepage?

Feature,
119 pages

Horror, Disaster

Cast: 10+

Available

Popped

2009-01-25T21:13:00.003-08:00

Popped: A young man, trapped in a cell with an apathetic group of people, tries to escape.

Short

Sci-Fi, Horror

Cast: 5+

Available

He

2009-01-25T21:13:00.001-08:00

He: A romantic dinner for two turns sour when the contents of Angela's plate of spaghetti winds up on Peter's expensive white shirt. Is it her revenge for Peter's past indiscretions? Or is there another man in Angela's life? Another man she doesn't dare mention to anyone.(Currently working on rewrite)

Short

Horror

Cast: 2

Available

John Must Go

2009-01-25T21:11:00.001-08:00

John Must Go: Faced with a choice between telling his wife that he lost his job or committing suicide, a man opts for the latter.

Low-Budget

Short

Black Comedy

Cast: 2

Available

The River Is Her Home

2009-01-25T21:10:00.001-08:00

The River Is Her Home: When a man and his son fall under the spell of a mysterious, beautiful river dweller, they find love is a deadly game.

Short

Arthouse, Thriller

Cast: 5

Available