"Dreams for the Both of Us" by Tom Anderson and Mike Manning

Mike Manning

Mike Manning

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After his wife is murdered, Marky Moretti is out for blood... and the only one who can deliver is the ice cream serving pimp known as Ortiz.
Lick it. Love it, baby.


...The idea is use this script for LossFest too... but that's still just an idea for the moment (aka need funding... know anyone with a grip of cash?). But as for as ScriptFest... I'm in!
 
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Horncastle said:
I loved Work of Art, so it will be great to see a script of yours. Looking forward to it.
Jason
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Thanks! I appreciate that.

Unfortunately, I can't take credit for actually writing the screenplay. My friend wrote it based off an idea I had written in prose (and a lengthy discussion over two pitchers of beer). So while it is technically/originally "my idea," Tom really took it and made it it something special.

Anyway, if you like violence, drugs and naked women... you'll probably like this script!
 
Good script, it was a good read. I loved the settings and all the ice cream licking ladies... I loved the flawed characters and the action. I just wonder how big this tank is so he can still run around and throw him self out of the way of bullets. The tank did not cause him any trouble, which I think would have been better if it had - made it harder for him.
 
Hey thanks man! Yeah maybe I should make it more clear... during all the action he leaves the tank behind and picks it back up again after everything's said and done. Refer to the poster image to see how big it is/what it looks like. It wouldn't make sense for him to be running and gunning while dragging that thing. But yeah man, thanks for reading!
 
I enjoyed the script. The action sequences were especially well written. I guess my only question is what was the motivation for the tank? I didn't really see how that added anything to the character or the story.
 
I gotta say Dreams for the Both of Us is nothing if not original.

I get a Death Wish (if it had been made by David Lynch) feel.

It was a good enough read, but it felt more like a "grindhouse" than a "pulp". Granted, they might be opposite sides of the same dark coin...but "grindhouse" is much, much more gratuitous. Don't get me wrong, I love a good ass-kicking gratuitous revenge story as much as the next guy, but I was expecting something different here. I hope that makes sense:beer:


***SPOILER ALERT***
Favorite Line:
"Lick it, love it, ladies"
(now that's a great bit of dialogue)
 
krestofre said:
I enjoyed the script. The action sequences were especially well written. I guess my only question is what was the motivation for the tank? I didn't really see how that added anything to the character or the story.
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It's just a goofy character quirk. Very much a Blue Velvet homage...

CallaghanFilms said:
I gotta say Dreams for the Both of Us is nothing if not original.

I get a Death Wish (if it had been made by David Lynch) feel.

It was a good enough read, but it felt more like a "grindhouse" than a "pulp". Granted, they might be opposite sides of the same dark coin...but "grindhouse" is much, much more gratuitous. Don't get me wrong, I love a good ass-kicking gratuitous revenge story as much as the next guy, but I was expecting something different here. I hope that makes sense:beer:


***SPOILER ALERT***
Favorite Line:
"Lick it, love it, ladies"
(now that's a great bit of dialogue)
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I wouldn't necessarily separate Grindhouse from Pulp the way you have. Pulp can be very gratuitous. The Tarantino/Rodriguez double feature seemed to push the categorization of Grindhouse in a more gratuitous-violent direction. But in actuality (and it was a major reason why a lot of people hated Death Proof...but why I loved it) Grindhouse is not a genre. It's a nickname for theaters that showed poorly produced films who's genre's ranged from pulp, revenge, horror, blaxploitation, porn and kung fu. They were sensationalist more than they were gratuitous. Pulp fiction isn't to far removed from that idea. Those magazines told exploitative stories and featured covers with sensationalist art. Just like the grindhouse theaters, they were selling violence and sex.
So anyway, I'm rambling. I think it's "you say potato.." type of scenario... Sorry it didn't quite work for you... Gratuity was definitely something I was aiming for.. hehe
 
Hey there Blindbuzta I enjoyed your vicious little revenge tale, I think it worked way - my goodness the amount of collatoral damage!!!

The quirky characters were cute and held my attention - certainly the blue velvet element of our hero comes across - so does our ice-cream man!

It was also succinct and held my attention throughout - you took a simple plot idea and gave it texture and colour so that it felt fresh and original. So congrats on that if you get a chance i'll love to hear your opinion on 'Red Rope!'

I can see why it might seem more grindhouse than pulp maybe to callaghan as one might direct it that is the first visual impression that might come to mind, but the script could easily be directed also in more the 'history of violence' noir/pulp style also! So it works either way - congrats.
 
Yeah I mean, were I shoot it, I would play everything straight. I think the movie is funnier if everyone plays it completely serious.
 
Good script! The story seemed pretty basic to me, but I liked the desert scene elements and the overall feel of the script. Lots of potential for something original through the filming and execution of the story.
 
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