Chasing My Dream

Old and faded singer-actor, British Summer Sparkle (really?) and hothead Parisienne, Clara Teret, are screenwriting partners. God knows why, they don't even get on. They're old and… they're women–shock-horror–in a movie industry that celebrates youth, especially in females. They should crawl into a corner and die somewhere. Who says? Clara books a pitch fest and they fly to LA to present, but they don't have the script Ken Goldman (big-shot producer) needs and they've spent a fortune just to get there. Down to her last dime, Summer promises Ken they can write the script he wants in 32 hours. He agrees, but he wants young leads. Summer hopes to persuade him to cast older leads - among them, her. She wants the story to send the message that life isn’t over when a person hits 40, not for women or for men. But the odds are against them. Clara's absolutely spitting. And drunk. And bickering with Summer. If she's not drunk, she's hungover, but Richard, surfer-style barman, takes a shine to Clara. He's super-annoying too, with his nerdy collection of obscure facts, but he’s always there for her. Room-Service-Max infuriates the hell out of them and the hotel isn't quiet to work in, not with the uproar caused by Vincent Le Beau's launch for his Fantastchick movie. People in chicken costumes running about… and it gets worse… Vincent Le Beau is Clara's ex. Merde! Anyway, they must write 90+ pages in 32 hours. Summer has a brilliant idea for a story and Ken is confident the two can do it. They’re old hacks, seasoned pros, right? All they have to do is bash out 45 pages each, but then, Ken must leave for an urgent meeting and they've got to finish the script in 10 hours in the midst of chicken mayhem and non-stop interruptions in their room. 10 HOURS!!! WTF? At the Fantastchick launch pool party, Clara dishes the dirt to Richard on her history with Vincent Le Beau, but a mic is live and the whole crowd hears it. When Clara finds out Max is helping Summer write… worse, she learns he got Richard fired for kissing her, she loses her rag. She’s going home! Summer is furious. Not Clara too! They’re fighting ageism and an impossible deadline. Now her longtime writing buddy is walking out on her? But Clara’s lost her famous confidence too. Somehow, Summer persuades her to stay and they scrape in by the deadline. Ken loves the script. Summer brings out his inner-romantic by casting him as the male lead. He adds his own ending where Alan Rose and Georgina fall in love and make beautiful music together. The film is a hit at the private screening. Ken thanks the audience and beckons Clara, Summer, Richard and Max to join him on stage. Clara's miffed at not seeing her name on the credits. She complains to Richard, but mics are live. Ken and the entire audience hears her rant and are horrified.