Synopsis/Details
Curtis searches for his missing best friend, Charlie, after he fails to show up as the getaway driver for a bank heist. The heist of course goes wrong after Bobby Williams III, a paranoid thug, shoots and kills a security guard. While Bobby and their other crewmate Olmos lay low, Curtis continues his search, trying to find out where Charlie has vanished to.
A week later, Charlie reappears naked, afraid and without memory of the previous week, repeating over and over that "they stole his dreams." This changes the course of Curtis' investigation into the new street drug called "Dreamcatchers," which put people in a dreamlike state and causes them to relive memories. Through this journey to help a traumatized Charlie remember what happened to him, Curtis becomes entangled in a larger, extraterrestrial conspiracy. Meanwhile, Bobby, thinking he's been fingered for the bank job, has gone off the deep end and is hunting Curtis and Charlie down in an attempt to tie up loose ends.
Story & Logistics
Story Type:
Pursuit
Story Situation:
Abduction
Linear Structure:
Linear
Moral Affections:
Vice
Cast Size:
Several
Locations:
Several
Special Effects:
Animatronics/puppets, Blood, Minor cgi, Other practical effects, Significant pyrotechnics
Characters
Lead Role Ages:
Male Adult
Hero Type:
Anti-Hero
Villian Type:
Anti-Villian, Beast/Monster, Criminal
Stock Character Types:
Everyman, Villain
Advanced
Subgenre:
Action Suspense-Thriller, Aliens/Extra-Terrestrial Encounters, Crime & Gangster, Hood, Mysteries
Subculture:
Gangs, Hip hop/B-boy
Action Elements:
Physical Stunts, Pyrotechnics, Weaponry
Equality & Diversity:
Diverse Cast, Minority Protagonist
Drug Topics:
Illegal Drugs
Time Period:
Contemporary times
Country:
United States of America (USA)
Illness Topics:
Psychological
Relationship Topics:
Dating