Synopsis/Details
Newspaperman Glen McFarland is bored with a life of reporting Little League games, gardening club events and City Council meetings in a small town in 1960's Indiana. But things change when Santa Claus literally falls from the sky and fatally crashes into the town Christmas tree during a holiday kickoff celebration. Sensing a chance to write the big story he has always longed for, Glen follows an anonymous tip that suggests there may be more to the "accident" than anyone wants to admit. As he probes deeper into the mysterious death, Glen's lifelong friendships among the quirky citizens of Creston, Indiana are put to the test. Glen keeps peeling back the onion on Creston, Indiana, finding that there is much beneath the surface of this Mayberry-like town that is not so idyllic. In the end, Glen must make a choice: be a real reporter or be part of the illusion of what his hometown is.
Story & Logistics
Story Type:
Hero's Journey
Cast Size:
Several
Locations:
Few
Characters
Lead Role Ages:
Male Adult
Hero Type:
Ordinary
Villian Type:
Corrupted
Stock Character Types:
Everyman
Advanced
Time Period:
Cold War (Soviet Union and United States, and their allies, 1945–1989 or 1991)
Country:
United States of America (USA)
Writer Style:
Billy Wilder
