Ma and Pa's Groceries by Laurie Gabriel

A cantankerous senior woman and a curious senior man are locked in a back room and must trust each other for survival while battling an unstable manager.

Type:

Short

Status:

For sale

Page Count:

10pp

Genre:

Comedy, Thriller

Budget:

Independent

Age Rating:

13+

Story & Logistics

Story Type:

Rescue

Story Situation:

Abduction

Story Conclusion:

Surprise Twist

Linear Structure:

Linear

Moral Affections:

Contempt

Cast Size:

Couple

Locations:

Couple

Characters

Lead Role Ages:

Female over 45, Male over 45

Villian Type:

Mentally Disturbed

Stock Character Types:

Shrew, Wise fool

Advanced

Subgenre:

Escape

Subculture:

Crusties

Life Topics:

The Elderly

Time Period:

Contemporary times

Country:

United States of America (USA)

Relationship Topics:

Bonding

Submitted: August 23, 2020

Last Updated: November 11, 2022

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The Writer: Laurie Gabriel

Commissioned to write an action plus drama feature for Leslie Bloom of "Big Kid Films, LLC". She worked as an Assistant Director on "Northern Exposure" for five years, Segment Producer for "Bill Nye The Science Guy", Assistant Director on "Melrose Place" and was a crew member in a few, feature movies, such as the following: "Permanent Record" starring Keanu Reeves. I completed my end of the screenplay in May 2020. Marketing a tv pilot I co-wrote with my film partner, Kerel Taylor on Tik Tok and Instagram ( https://www.tiktok.com/ @thou_artful and https://www.instagram.com/thou_artful/ ) , completed a vomit draft of a thriller screenplay and am completing a 12-week, graduate-level,... Go to bio