Synopsis/Details
Inspired by real events, and the Maxim Magazine cover feature when Adam traveled to the Dark Continent to hunt poachers, guided by an ex-mercenary he knew since childhood, The Death Dealer is far more than an action/adventure script. It's a story about morality. About perspective. And, ultimately, about life and death.
For some, having it all means scratching that "unscratchable itch" that only prodigious sums of money will allow. But just because you can do something, that doesn't mean you should.
For millennial billionaire Joe Sinclair, for whom life has become one big "been there, done that," there's still one item on his bucket list he's yet to check off... Joe wants to know what it's like to kill a man. So he hires a former mercenary to take him on the ultimate safari — a hunting trip where the prey can shoot back. Of course, he takes his three best friends along for the ride, even though they have no clue what the trip is all about.
It isn't long before Joe and his pals get in over their heads, the tables get turned, and the hunters find themselves the hunted.
All Accolades & Coverage
Finalist in multiple screenwriting competitions, including Script Pipeline
Story & Logistics
Story Type:
Escape
Story Situation:
Pursuit
Linear Structure:
Linear
Moral Affections:
Vice
Cast Size:
Several
Locations:
Many
Special Effects:
Blood, Bullet time, Minor pyrotechnics
Characters
Lead Role Ages:
Female Adult, Male Adult, Male over 45
Hero Type:
Ordinary
Villian Type:
Criminal
Advanced
Adaption:
Based on True Events
Subgenre:
Action/Adventure, Expedition
Action Elements:
Hand to Hand Combat, Physical Stunts, Pyrotechnics, Vehicular Stunts, Weaponry
Life Topics:
Death, Mid-life Crisis/Middle Age
Time Period:
Contemporary times
Country:
South Africa, United States of America (USA)
