Crabby
Synopsis/Details:
Desperate to save his small town, an Illinois mayor enlists two friends in a scheme to make it appear as if a Nessie-like creature inhabits the local lake in order to draw tourists and attention... and they name her "Crabby". The problem is, they are not the brightest and everything that can go wrong does as they swipe a large fish and dump it in the lake in the hopes it will cause people to think they see Crabby. The local police investigator, park rangers, and a biologist suddenly have to deal with crowds of tourists, fishermen hunting Crabby, neo-hippies out to save Crabby, a crypto-investigator looking to solve the mystery, and the news media out to get the scoop. The fate of a town hangs in the balance as general insanity competes with rational thought as they comically clash towards an ending where all are changed in some unexpected ways.
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The Writer: Ian J. Courter
Ian has been a technical writer for twenty years and has published numerous professional journal articles but his true passion has been screenwriting and the joy of storytelling. So far, he has written scripts for fifteen shorts, four episode in a series, and seven feature-lengths, as well as three public service announcements translated and aired in the Middle East. He draws inspiration from a wide range of sources to include: a background in international relations and comparative government; over twenty-seven years of military experience, including overseas combat tours; extensive time spent in foreign countries with immersion in their cultures and languages; a wide range of reading... Go to bio
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