Discount Heroes invade the Dominican Republic leaving a trail of death, destruction and a little grand larceny as they try to rescue a kidnapped ne'er-do-well.
Type:
Feature
Status:
For sale
Page Count:
99pp
Genre:
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Budget:
Independent
Age Rating:
13+
Based On:
Something my older brother said to me.
Synopsis/Details
A retired combat veteran living in south Florida gets a call in the middle of the night telling him his younger ne’er-do-well brother has been kidnapped and is being held for ransom in the Dominican Republic. The anonymous caller demands a large sum of cash be delivered to Santo Domingo by the end of the week or his brother will be killed. The aging warrior assures the caller he will be there and hangs up. The veteran has no intention of paying a ransom and is secretly delighted with this invitation to a fire fight. With the eager assistance of a small group of beautifully flawed discount heroes bored with peace time living, he initiates a reckless and daring plan - A plan that will leave a trail of death, destruction and a little grand larceny in the Caribbean. Inspiration for this slightly dark and quirky action adventure was something my older brother, a real life former Marine Corps combat veteran, said to me just before I went to the Middle East to host a technology transfer workshop, "Don't go over there, get in trouble and make me come get you out." This is first of three completed mid-budget feature length scripts: One Way Tickets, Tropical Princess and Animal Rescue. One Way Tickets also exists as a published novella length ebook available on Amazon Kindle. Not wordy enough to be considered a proper novel, but certainly long enough to be an entertaining read OR a Director's Cut written in prose. See Pitch Deck for this mid-budget action adventure franchise posted below.

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The Writer: John Hunter

My bare foot childhood was spent in the coastal low country of South Georgia. In this semi-rural version of Camelot, the truth was often stretched and embellished as an innocent pastime by members of my family and those around me. So, as you can clearly see, I was raised wrong and my storytelling is not entirely my fault. After graduation from college, I served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Latin America. I later worked in construction management, big ticket sales, commercial graphics, and as a packaging design consultant. I now live in Central Florida under the shade of a large oak tree with my long time personal micromanager, the lovely Ms Susan, and enjoy telling a wide variety of… Go to bio
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