Thursday, July 7, 2011

Writers and movie makers: Which one of these stories/manuscripts has the most market appeal?

The Cleaners: A Grisham/Turow type of story about a janitor who has
been admitting unqualified students to harvard law school for decades.
The FBI prosecutes him and the case ends up at the Supreme Court.

LDS Missionary-Assassin: From the age of 17 to 24, Jacob Smith served
in the US Marine Corp, fighting terrorists and drug cartels. After a
fellow Marine, Sarah, was killed and Jacob had to get 3 vertebrae
fused, he rediscovers the religion of his youth and serves a mission.
Throughout his mission though, the CIA persuades him to perform
assassinations. The reluctant hero, Jacob, tries to serve God and
country, despite the consequences.

The Veteran: A young man enlists in the Army, survives the Bataan
Death March, comes home with PTSD, can't find work, re-enlists and
fights in the Vietnam War only to come home and be ridiculed by
protestors. The final scene: the Soldier is watching the protestors
and one of his friends wh odied in Bataan, which his PTSD makes him
hallucinate, puts a hand on the Soldier's shoulder and they walk away
calmly. (Based on a true story)

LDS Ward Clerks: Similar to the RM, the Singles Ward, etc. The movie
follows three ward clerks through the challenges of a ward splitting
and boundaries enlarged. Comedy, LDS-centric.

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