Meeting Director Sam Peckinpah

Genre: Bio-Drama A cold morning in 1970. A virginal 23 year-old, Nancee, sits on a barstool in the Apacheland Saloon at the Movie Ranch in Phoenix, Arizona. Film crew gossip about the director firing people and his bad temper. Two men walk in and sit at the end of the bar. One is a big fellow. The other man is smaller, bearded and mustached, and wears a bandanna on his head. Nancee talks to the big guy, Frank, and asks whether they are with the film crew. Nodding, she goes on to say how she heard the director is a Little Cesar, and when he says “Jump,” you ask “How high?” The smaller man leans over and asks if she wants a shot of brandy in her coffee. Frank asks if she’s afraid. She replies that the director “Better not try pushing me or…” shaking her little fist. Frank turns to the smaller man, “Do you see that Sam? You better behave, or this little girl will part your hair!” Nancee stares, excuses herself, and skedaddles out the saloon. A tense night of filming on the ranch. Sam instructs Nancee to walk by with a cowboy and act happy and gay. She objects and says she’s too tired, “Find somebody else.” A look from a crew member changes Nancee’s mind. She grabs the cowboy and makes the walk, but turns to look directly at the camera, mock laughs, and walks on. “Cut.” Sam tells Nancee she’s a rotten actress. At the barn, Nancee approaches a beautiful black horse. Looking down the set, she sees Sam directing the crew in the road. She mounts the horse and whispers to it, kicks, and they thunder down towards Sam. Peckinpah doesn’t move and the horse sidesteps. Nancee turns to see Sam smirk. Filming of "The Ballad of Cable Hogue" wraps, and Sam heads over to Nancee, makes an offer and walks to his waiting car. Nancee decides to seize the moment and joins him. At the Inn, Sam takes a shower and parades past Nancee naked. She keeps herself covered, and reads a book. In bed, Sam rolls over to face Nancee, nose to nose. Sexual tension, and he looks deep into her eyes. Wanting, she freezes, and Sam rolls over, reaches behind him and pulls Nancee firmly to his back and wraps her arm around him. Parting in the morning, Sam folds his treasured bandana and presses it into Nancee’s hand, before driving away. Are some encounters simply treasures, or are they meant to be pursued? Meeting Director Sam Peckinpah is a true biographic drama filled with adventure, encounter and a love that might have been. This is a movie about making difficult and courageous decisions whilst being true to yourself. Author Bio: My career in acting and singing started as a young girl in Rhode Island. Education in making movies and television shows began at Apacheland Movie Ranch, Arizona. I was dragged up the street and shot five times a day in live street shows; I also worked as an extra and stunt woman for productions that used the Ranch’s town as a location. In this environment, I worked with many Hollywood Legends including Director Sam Peckinpah, who did “ The Wild Bunch”, Elvis Presley and Audie Murphy. Universal Studios was my film school and greatest teacher. This is where I studied the many different aspects of the motion picture industry for thirteen years. All the studio departments (titles, film editing, special effects, etc.) opened their doors and invited me into their domains. I started as a tour guide and worked my way up to middle management. I was working on my acting and got my first role at Paramount Pictures in “The Day of the Locust” as Ginger Rogers. My studio told me that “…Doris Day’s look was out and so was I.” I kept up with the Industry by continuing my education. I have studied Independent Producing at UC Berkeley, screen-writing seminars and have been perfecting my directing skills. I love to create stories that entertain people and come straight from the heart. I believe my life’s experience enables me to infuse my stories with a touch of realism and emotion that my audience can instantly relate to thus allowing me to create stories that are powerful, touching and relevant all at the same time. If you’re interested in reading Meeting Director Sam Peckinpah, please let me know and I will send you a copy of the script. Thanks for your time and consideration. Nancee LaFayette nanceelafayette555@gmail.com