Splashdown by Don Stroud | Script Revolution

Splashdown

A mysterious space capsule adrift in the Pacific Ocean pulls a disillusioned Air Force pilot into battle against a shadowy paramilitary force hell bent on utilizing the astronauts' otherworldly cargo to enslave humanity.

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1967. The Vietnam War rages. As young Navy pilot Patrick Maguire takes a long-delayed vacation, sailing with his parents Michael and Joan across the Pacific Ocean, he drops a bomb on his parents: he hopes to avoid the conflict in Asia by entering NASA's fledgling astronaut program. His father is vehemently against it, but his mother understands her son needs to find his own path.

Distancing himself from the family drama below deck, Patrick witnesses a mysterious space capsule plunge into the ocean. He convinces his parents to turn the boat around, and race an oncoming storm in an attempt to aid the spacecraft's pilots. But while investigating the damaged capsule, Patrick's parents are taken prisoner by an extra-governmental military force that unexpectedly arrives on the scene, led by the menacing Director Greene.

Impersonating one of the soldiers, Patrick inserts himself into the heart of the high-tech warship in hopes of freeing his parents. Patrick's subterfuge uncovers the truth of the capsule's true mission: to explore a rift in time and space, a doorway to the realm of the Elder Gods. His cover blown when Michael is killed in an inhuman experiment, Patrick fights for Joan's life as he tries to prevent the evil cabal from achieving their ultimate goal: the overthrow of all humanity.

With a hurricane raging, his mother in peril, and the fate of mankind at stake, can Patrick stop Greene and his masters from destroying the world?

All Accolades & Coverage: 

2024 Creative World Awards - Action/Adventure Feature - FINALIST
2023 Depth Of Field Int'l Film Festival - Screenplay - WINNER
2023 Horror Hotel Int'l Film Festival - Sci-Fi Feature - 1ST PLACE
2023 Sci-Fi Horror & Action Film Festival - Screenplay - SILVER
2023 Astrophobia Science Fiction & Horror Film Festival - 3RD PLACE
2023 LA Int'l Sci-Fi Film Festival - Best Feature Screenplay - FINALIST
2022 LA Sci-Fi Film & Media Festival - Europa Gold: Unproduced Screenplay - WINNER
2022 LA Sci-Fi Film & Media Festival - HG Wells Silver: Best Screenplay - WINNER
2022 LA Sci-Fi Film & Media Festival - Leviathan Platinum: Best Drama Screenplay - WINNER
2022 MidWest Weird Fest - Best Feature Screenplay - 2ND RUNNER UP
2022 Zed Fest Feature Screenplay Contest - 5TH PLACE
2022 Page Turner Screenplays - 5th Annual Genre Competition - FINALIST
2022 Visionfest Screenwriting Competition - FINALIST
2021 Fade In Awards (25th Annual - Sci-Fi) - GRAND PRIZE
2021 Multi Dimension Independent Film Festival - Best Screenplay - EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENT

Submitted: April 16, 2022
Last Updated: January 24, 2025

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The Writer: Don Stroud

Hailing from the wilds of North Carolina, I spent my formative years making my own comic books and toys. After a lengthy career in the software industry, I decided to dust off my artistic dreams and get back to creating. I became an editor in Hollywood, working on low-budget horror movies and award-winning documentaries. But after time spent playing with other peoples' toys, I decided to craft my own, and transfer the stories in my head to the written page. Over the last several years I have dedicated my energies towards screenwriting, producing some award-winning original screenplays in the process. My goal is to sit in a darkened theater and see my work up on the big screen. Go to bio

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