Synopsis/Details
Sally Foster forces her husband Rod to spend four weeks in his old lake cottage so that in its solitude he can complete a new screenplay. If he doesn't complete it, she will admit him to a mental hospital. He suffers from a mental illness, and Sally controls his medical treatment, so she can do it. She has already forced Rod to have an ECT treatment regimen. At first, Rod believes he is alone, but then Erin, an actress, and her 12-year-old daughter pay him a visit. Another actress Abby appears later, and as soon as Rod meets her, he decides he will talk his wife into making her the lead in the film made from the script he'll write, The more he tries to write the more of his past he remembers. Erin starred in his second and third films; both were bombs. Abby starred in his first one. The reason she didn't star in his other two was that she was dead.
All Accolades & Coverage
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Story & Logistics
Story Type:
Pursuit
Story Situation:
Pursuit
Story Conclusion:
Happy
Linear Structure:
Non-linear
Moral Affections:
Guilt, Penitence, Selfishness
Cast Size:
Few
Locations:
Few
Special Effects:
Aerial image effects
Characters
Lead Role Ages:
Female Adult, Male Adult
Hero Type:
Unfortunate
Villian Type:
Authority Figure
Stock Character Types:
Tortured artist
Advanced
Subgenre:
Disease/Disability, Man vs Nature, Psychological, Woman’s Friendship
Action Elements:
Physical Stunts
Equality & Diversity:
Passes Bechdel Test
Life Topics:
Childhood
Drug Topics:
Legal Drugs
Time Period:
Contemporary times
Country:
United States of America (USA)
Illness Topics:
Psychological
Relationship Topics:
Emotions and feelings
Writer Style:
Charlie Kaufman
Coverfly All-time Overall Top 35%
