Synopsis/Details
When the missing, presumed dead, Professor friend of a Parkinson's disease suffering middle-aged man unexpectedly returns, they have only four days to complete a life-saving road trip, only for it to unravel into a dark revelation and the ultimate redemption for everyone.
Oh, and time travel. Obviously.
"Out of Time" is an adventure, sci-fi comedy screenplay. Think BEECHES meets LOGAN meets BACK TO THE FUTURE meets THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION.
The purpose of this of this screenplay is to show how a beloved movie trilogy could be continued, with all of the current constraints.
Story & Logistics
Story Type:
Road Trip
Story Situation:
Self-sacrifice for an ideal
Story Conclusion:
Bitter-sweet
Linear Structure:
Non-linear
Moral Affections:
Duty, Good Man, Guilt, Virtue
Cast Size:
Several
Locations:
Several
Special Effects:
Blue/green screen, Minor pyrotechnics, Other on-set effects, Other post processing effects, Other practical effects, Significant cgi, Stunt rigs/wire systems
Characters
Lead Role Ages:
Male Middle Aged
Hero Type:
Ordinary
Villian Type:
Bully
Stock Character Types:
Absent-minded professor, Bad boy, Professor, Tragic hero
Advanced
Adaption:
Based on Existing Fiction
Subgenre:
50’s, Action, Action/Adventure, Blockbuster, Comedy, In Peril, Road, Science Fiction
Action Elements:
Physical Stunts
Life Topics:
Approaching Death, Mid-life Crisis/Middle Age, The Elderly
Drug Topics:
Legal Drugs
Super Powers:
Transportation and travel
Time Period:
Cold War (Soviet Union and United States, and their allies, 1945–1989 or 1991), The Fifties (1950–1959), The Social Age (2004–present), The Tens (2010–2019), Time travel
Country:
United States of America (USA)
Time of Year:
Summer
Illness Topics:
Physical
Relationship Topics:
Attachment, Bonding, Endings
