The Formula

After being contacted for his expertise in criminal drama, an unambitious VHS store worker must leave his uneventful life to join the police to thwart a rising tide of international espionage.

Type:

Feature

Status:

For sale

Page Count:

123pp

Genre:

Comedy, Film-Noir

Budget:

Independent

Age Rating:

17+

Copyright Details:

USCO PAu004005250 November 2019

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Submitted: 2024-Dec-29

Last Updated: 2024-Dec-31

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The Writer: Gregory T. Hoeft

Working on becoming a screenwriter, having an early start at authoring novels. Some of my screenplays have placed favorably in various online screenwriting competitions and I'm looking for producers with an eye for potential, since each script is a work-in-progress. My goal is to find producers that can get these stories in front of potential fans so that my work can be brought to fruition to entertain. Go to bio

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