Synopsis/Details
Cold War, 1966... Giles Yeoman - medical doctor, scientist, pilot - is the opposite of James Bond. He gets conned into missions, betrayed by both sides, beaten, kidnapped, and shanghaied, and he never gets the girl. Still, driven by terminal curiosity, he slogs from Denmark to England to Vienna to the Sahara to learn the secret of Britain's newest spy drone, "Tree Frog."... "Tree Frog" was a 1966 NYT and International bestselling techno-thriller by Dr. Martin Woodhouse: RAF pilot, medical doctor, screenwriter for Supercar and The Avengers, author of many novels. The script was adapted with his collaboration prior to his death. There are three more Giles Yeoman books available. FOX BOUGHT AND OWNS ALL RIGHTS. I have Fox's permission to shop it around, and they welcome inquiries for production.
Story & Logistics
Story Type:
Set Mission
Story Situation:
Self-sacrifice for an ideal
Story Conclusion:
Happy
Linear Structure:
Linear
Moral Affections:
Detraction, Good Man, Probity, Right
Cast Size:
Many
Locations:
Many
Special Effects:
Aerial image effects, Blood, Bullet time, Minor cgi, Significant pyrotechnics
Characters
Lead Role Ages:
Male Adult
Hero Type:
Ordinary
Villian Type:
Pure Evil
Stock Character Types:
Absent-minded professor, Fall guy, Farmer's daughter, Villain
Advanced
Adaption:
Based on Existing Fiction
Subgenre:
Action Suspense-Thriller, British Humor, Espionage, Euro-Spy, James Bond, Techno-Thriller
Action Elements:
Hand to Hand Combat, Pyrotechnics, Weaponry
Time Period:
The Sixties (1960–1969)
Country:
Austria, Denmark, Libya, United Kingdom (UK)
Writer Style:
Coen Brothers, Guy Ritchie, William Goldman
