
Synopsis/Details
Feral Female Kangaroos is a coming-of-age script that is written along the lines of “ Josie and the Pussycats", Mean Girls, and " The Breakfast Club".
The story starts in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1981. Cricket Green is working and secretly living in Etta’s Place, a Blues nightclub that she cleans and performs in. Coyote Willis is the owner and encourages her to start her own band. After getting thrown in detention for fighting again, she is singled out by Mrs. Rumba, the music teacher, along with three other girls who have shown amazing musical talent. She makes the girls work together on writing and creating songs. They enter a band competition, and just before they go on, Cricket runs and breaks her ankle, ending up alone, outside in an Iowa snowstorm. They never get their chance to perform.
Years later, the girls all end up with teenage girls that attend their old high school. Payback is a bitch. Mrs. Rumba is now the Principal and takes the girls under her wing. She asks them to learn their mother's song, but they never get to sing. They enter a band competition, hoping to play their own song that they wrote to win. The day before the competition, Cricket's husband is killed by a heart attack while jogging. The girls have so much heart that they perform through the sadness, winning the competition.
I believe the strong, diverse female cast would appeal to today's teens and mothers everywhere. I got the inspiration from living in Des Moines, Iowa, in the 1980s punk band scene and being a little lost myself.
https://youtu.be/yzt7g9U2bKA?si=QFqZQrilOaxAXdMJ
Story & Logistics
Story Type:
Rite of Passage
Story Situation:
Ambition
Story Conclusion:
Happy
Cast Size:
Several
Locations:
Few
Characters
Lead Role Ages:
Female Teenager
Hero Type:
Gifted
Advanced
Subgenre:
Parenthood
Subculture:
Punk
Equality & Diversity:
Minority Protagonist
Life Topics:
Coming of Age
Time Period:
The Eighties (1980–1989), The Tens (2010–2019)
Country:
United States of America (USA)
Relationship Topics:
Family