Synopsis/Details
Daniel Qualetee, retired billionaire of the Qualetee Service Centers, sixty-two nationwide gas and cafe centers, is concerned about his son and the way the company is going. Both are losing the integrity of what the family built over two centuries. Regretting the little time he spent with his son Henry, Daniel decides to take a road trip to visit each of the company sites to see the soul of the company from the ground level.
With them, Daniel's trusted personal assistant and bodyguard, Faith, and Henry's young daughter, Tiffany, explore the great nation and meet interesting people that work for the company while finding the time both Daniel, Henry, and Tiffany were missing.
All the while, the company CEO and President, unappreciative of Daniel's hands-on approach while he's supposed to be retired, hatch schemes to take the company public and open it up to franchisees --- something Daniel cannot allow.
Story & Logistics
Story Type:
Road Trip
Story Situation:
Ambition
Story Conclusion:
Happy
Linear Structure:
Linear
Moral Affections:
Dereliction of Duty, Duty
Cast Size:
Few
Locations:
Several
Special Effects:
Weather Simulation
Characters
Lead Role Ages:
Male Adult, Male over 45
Hero Type:
Ordinary
Villian Type:
Authority Figure
Stock Character Types:
Lovers, Wise old man
Advanced
Subgenre:
African-American, Comedy, Expedition, Family, Love
Equality & Diversity:
Diverse Cast, Minority Protagonist
Life Topics:
Parenthood
Time of Year:
Autumn/Fall
Relationship Topics:
Bonding, Family, Widowhood
Writer Style:
Cameron Crowe