BigDMcGee 3,352 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 I like where your head is at, but I think you should be more thinking a Misery remake, about a middle aged female message board poster, named after a flower. She becomes obsessed with a famous middle aged poker professional, who is unavailable to her for many reasons (her mental illness, and his sexual orientation being the biggest barriers). He's driving to some resort in the middle of British Columbia, to take part in a "leadership retreat" that the cult he's in sponsors. Driving through the treacherous Canadian Rockies, during a rain storm, his car veers off the road to avoid hitting a moose. It's in a remote location, he can't get cell reception, and his life is saved by, wouldn't you know it, this Flower named fan. Wackiness ensue at her cabin, as she forces him to write more posts in his message board, and devote new coaching content on his coaching site. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Potomophobia 17 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Love the idea BigD. All you need is a title. Misery loves One Eyed Jacks? Misery loves Canadians? Have your people call my people. We can green light this. Link to post Share on other sites
David_Sklansky 1,903 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Every Trillium has a Thorn Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,352 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 The Yellow Rose of Cornhole? Link to post Share on other sites
brvheart 1,752 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Does it bother you at all that you are confusing people who might have a sincere interest in the topic of this thread which might be important to the poker industry? I'm going to be honest with you Gerry. Nobody has any interest in your screenplay, and nobody ever will. Sorry. I thought you should hear it from a friend. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
David_Sklansky 1,903 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 I'm going to be honest with you Gerry. Nobody has any interest in your screenplay, and nobody ever will. Sorry. I thought you should hear it from a friend. That's not true. No one has any interest in buying his screenplay, or making his screenplay. No one has any sincere interest in it. But I find his screenplay as a piece of message board outsider art to be fascinating, beautiful and hilarious. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Vegas Knights 54 Posted March 30, 2014 Author Share Posted March 30, 2014 I'm going to be honest with you Gerry. Nobody has any interest in your screenplay, and nobody ever will. Sorry. I thought you should hear it from a friend. The judges at 3 screenplay contests had interest in it, and I have no idea who you are, so you're no friend. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Vegas Knights 54 Posted March 30, 2014 Author Share Posted March 30, 2014 By the way, to those few who have read the script who might be viewing this thread, I’d like to say something. Because some time has passed since the script’s first edition, there is one scene that is somewhat dated. There is a simple solution to this problem that I would be glad to tell you about if you contact me. BTW, the passing of time has no affect on 95% of the script because the script deals with live poker, not online poker. Link to post Share on other sites
David_Sklansky 1,903 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 I just went through some of my old screen plays, and everywhere they say "iPad 2" or something, changed it to iPad Air. In my underdog sports movie, though, there is a whole subplot where one of the characters brings a MacBook Air with him on a flight, but is disappointed in the screen resolution. But by the time this would be released, that isn't a compromise you'd even have to make anymore, because you'd just get the Air with the Retina display. Any of you seasoned writers have any advice on how to solve this? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
David_Sklansky 1,903 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 OK, I tried to fix it, but it's not working out. I tried to just make him too poor to be able to afford a modern machine. But this story is all about characters and relationships, and I am worried that he just comes off as an unrelatable creep now. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
brvheart 1,752 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 ...and I have no idea who you are, so you're no friend. Agree to disagree. Link to post Share on other sites
brvheart 1,752 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 I just went through some of my old screen plays, and everywhere they say "iPad 2" or something, changed it to iPad Air. In my underdog sports movie, though, there is a whole subplot where one of the characters brings a MacBook Air with him on a flight, but is disappointed in the screen resolution. But by the time this would be released, that isn't a compromise you'd even have to make anymore, because you'd just get the Air with the Retina display. Any of you seasoned writers have any advice on how to solve this? Sadly, it doesn't seem like any seasoned writers have posted in the thread yet. If I run into someone that actually writes for a job, I'll send them your way. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
brvheart 1,752 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 OK, I tried to fix it, but it's not working out. I tried to just make him too poor to be able to afford a modern machine. But this story is all about characters and relationships, and I am worried that he just comes off as an unrelatable creep now. I'm going to let you in on a secret. I've actually reviewed MORE THAN 50 MOVIES in my lifetime, so you can trust what I say about films. If you pay me a semi-steep fee, I'll do something called "Coverage" (that's just a fancy insider term, don't let it scare you) for your script. PM me if you want my manager to send you a relatively small (15 pages or so) contract. Link to post Share on other sites
brvheart 1,752 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Ah, so you have resorted to the ol' hearsay post. Well there is a reason hearsay is worthless in court. And I guess the judges at the 2011 festival (from which I received the finalist notice a few weeks ago) haven't heard about your alleged hearsay. And we know, we just know, there is no ulterior motive for all the negativity in here. Gerry, Thanks for writing a script to make the poker community look good. Can you tell us more about the plot? Is it just a regular joe playing in the main event? Does anything else happen? How is it different than Rounders? Thanks for your time Gerry! -Brv Ps. Did you ever explain why you have two accounts pushing this screenplay? Hit me back. Link to post Share on other sites
David_Sklansky 1,903 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 I'm going to let you in on a secret. I've actually reviewed MORE THAN 50 MOVIES in my lifetime, so you can trust what I say about films. If you pay me a semi-steep fee, I'll do something called "Coverage" (that's just a fancy insider term, don't let it scare you) for your script. PM me if you want my manager to send you a relatively small (15 pages or so) contract. I suppose it's worth it, if I can sell this thing for $75K. Link to post Share on other sites
Potomophobia 17 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 I'm going to let you in on a secret. I've actually reviewed MORE THAN 50 MOVIES in my lifetime, so you can trust what I say about films. If you pay me a semi-steep fee, I'll do something called "Coverage" (that's just a fancy insider term, don't let it scare you) for your script. PM me if you want my manager to send you a relatively small (15 pages or so) contract. Finally... an insider with real world experience who can give me "Coverage" on my screenplay. When you say "semi-steep" how many dollars are you talking about? Ball park figure is fine. I understand that with 50 movie reviews under your belt, (BTW what color is it?), your time will not be cheap. 50 movie reviews... WOW... very impressive. But be assured, I have deep pockets. I've been typing away heavily since my idea hit me. And I want to strike while the iron is hot. I'd like to move quickly (what with the end of the world coming soon and all.) Get back to me with a number ASAP. One last thing... Is formatting critical? Link to post Share on other sites
Vegas Knights 54 Posted March 31, 2014 Author Share Posted March 31, 2014 I'm going to let you in on a secret. I've actually reviewed MORE THAN 50 MOVIES in my lifetime, so you can trust what I say about films. If you pay me a semi-steep fee, I'll do something called "Coverage" (that's just a fancy insider term, don't let it scare you) for your script. PM me if you want my manager to send you a relatively small (15 pages or so) contract. Finally... an insider with real world experience who can give me "Coverage" on my screenplay. When you say "semi-steep" how many dollars are you talking about? Ball park figure is fine. I understand that with 50 movie reviews under your belt, (BTW what color is it?), your time will not be cheap. 50 movie reviews... WOW... very impressive. But be assured, I have deep pockets. I've been typing away heavily since my idea hit me. And I want to strike while the iron is hot. I'd like to move quickly (what with the end of the world coming soon and all.) Get back to me with a number ASAP... I would like to make a prediction. Potomophobia, you’re going to finish your great idea of a script in a few weeks (even though it can take 2 years or more for a non-professional writer to complete a quality screenplay). You are then going to pay Brvheart who says he has reviewed 50 scripts to do a script analysis. Brvheart is going to absolutely love it and agree to pay you around $75,000 for the script. A short time later, Brvheart is going to say he has found a studio that also loves it and wants to make it into a movie. Brvheart will then say, I’m sorry “Vegas Knights” you should have sent me your script. The reason I make this prediction is that I’ve seen something similar happen on another site. Then after months went by, they finally admitted it was all just a big ruse. Also, this thread is about the Vegas/ poker themed script “Vegas Knights”. It is not about other people’s screenplays. If you want to go into detail about your screenplay or great idea then please start another thread and talk about it all you want, thanks. Link to post Share on other sites
The Ocho 970 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 I wrote a script and gave it to a guy that reads scripts. And he read it and said he really likes it, but he thinks I need to rewrite it. I said, "fuck that, I'll just make a copy." Link to post Share on other sites
FARGOpokerND 22 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 I wrote a script and gave it to a guy that reads scripts. And he read it and said he really likes it, but he thinks I need to rewrite it. I said, "fuck that, I'll just make a copy." RIP Link to post Share on other sites
king_tanner 84 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 I'm going to let you in on a secret. I've actually reviewed MORE THAN 50 MOVIES in my lifetime, so you can trust what I say about films. Nope Link to post Share on other sites
brvheart 1,752 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 It's not your fault Tanner. Link to post Share on other sites
brvheart 1,752 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 I wrote two screenplays last night. One is a Vegas/Hooker themed script and the other is an Atlantic City/Poker themed script. They are already getting tons of amazing buzz from insiders like my mom. Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,352 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 It's not your fault Tanner. Link to post Share on other sites
king_tanner 84 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 I just watched that movie last night! Link to post Share on other sites
AmScray 355 Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 3) Scriptapalooza 2013 Screenplay Competition- "Quarterfinalist". This contest is much bigger and more well known than the other contests mentioned, and is not associated with Nevada. Here is a link that describes the contest. http://voices.yahoo....991.html?cat=40 Just so we're clear: You're counting making this list as one of the 'honors'? 4 Link to post Share on other sites
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