Life imitates art reflected in the film world; as a writer’s fictitious character comes to life, her past love resurfaces, and her agent adds murder to the mix.
Type:
Feature
Status:
For sale
Page Count:
116pp
Genre:
Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Budget:
Independent
Age Rating:
13+
Synopsis/Details
As Celeste Cornell writes, her computer screen comes alive and we see her story unfold. People in real life reflect Celeste’s make-believe characters. A fictitious love triangle mirrors her real life love triangle. Celeste’s fictitious story character Paloma, appears in reality and becomes her friend. No one except Celeste can see or hear her, unless Paloma wills it. Celeste’s completed story, “The Last Valentine”, is being made into a movie. Her agent Nick Polonius, who is secretly obsessed with her, has her kidnapped. Paloma helps Celeste escape and the kidnapping attempt fails. After learning that Celeste and her lover (actor Robert Fredrickson) plan to marry; Nick buys explosives from the same men he hired to kidnap Celeste. Then he kills them. Nick plants the explosives in the safe room that Robert will be using while filming a battle scene. He detonates the explosives just as Celeste tells him she is pregnant with Robert’s child. Robert is killed, along with some of the other actors. The incident becomes known as the “Movie Set Murders” and is unsolved for decades. Nick’s criminal involvement can’t be proven by the police and Celeste does not suspect him. Twenty-six years pass. Celeste has raised Robert's daughter. Their daughter, Roberta, is now a cop. With her determination and the mythical Paloma’s help; Roberta avenges the murder of the father she never knew and brings about justice for him and for her mother.

All content on ScriptRevolution.com is the intellectual property of the respective authors. Do not use or reproduce scripts without permission, even for educational purposes.
Want to read this script? You must join the revolution first. Don't worry, it's free, easy, and everyone's welcome.

The Writer: Rosalie Marschall

As an army brat, I saw many of the world's wonders by the age of 12. I think as a direct result of this, I chose the arts later in life and majored in fine art. I have always been in love with the movies and realized that telling a story in moving pictures would be a marvellous thing to do. I've written six screenplays, one of which was commissioned by an independent film maker. I also have a work in progress. I was fortunate to have learned about screenwriting from the great Syd Field -- in person. I have persevered with it, which he taught. The impact I would wish to make is one of positive affirmation of life. The screenplay I'm posting here, "Fearless Butterfly", is a good, solid story… Go to bio
Rosalie Marschall's picture