
Synopsis/Details
If 'The Cadillac Man' and 'Family Guy' were thrown in a blender, then topped with Unicorn ejaculate... you'd have "Used and Abused"
This edgy comedy focuses on a 2-bit used, sorry... "Pre-Owned", car dealership and all the strange and unusual people who work the lot. While occasionally narrated by a mysterious figure known as 'the Guru', we follow Josh Stone - the new kid on the block - learning every dirty corner of the business, the tactics, the shenanigans, the outright debauchery it takes to make a living selling used cars.
With an ethnically and sexually diverse cast of miscreants - a well-intentioned Asian salesman, a hot, latina Femme Fatale, a rough old Indian bamboozler, a former investment banker with odd sexual proclivities, an ex baseball player - we find ourselves in a variety of wild vignettes, fantasies and vivid scenes that peel back the various cultures and sub-cultures of our society.
Like the Guru says, "There are 11 steps in a car sale. A good salesman learns these steps, then makes them his own... like a renaissance painter, or a bus station prostitute."
But as you'll see, for better or worse, this gang of horrible f'ing creeps are a family.
*There's that moment in your writing career where you realize you'd rather make people laugh than win awards... I'm fairly certain that when I wrote this script, I walked past that imperceptible line. Let's face it, people don't win awards for stuff like this:)
Story & Logistics
Story Type:
Rite of Passage
Story Situation:
All sacrificed for passion
Story Conclusion:
Bitter-sweet
Linear Structure:
Linear
Moral Affections:
Bad Man, Condemnation, Contempt, Dereliction of Duty, Disrespect, Selfishness, Virtue
Cast Size:
Many
Locations:
Single
Special Effects:
Blue/green screen, Minor cgi
Characters
Lead Role Ages:
Female Adult, Female Middle Aged, Female Young Adult, Male Adult, Male Middle Aged, Male Young Adult, Male over 45
Hero Type:
Ordinary
Villian Type:
Bully
Advanced
Action Elements:
Physical Stunts
Equality & Diversity:
Diverse Cast, LGBT+ Focused, Minority-Centric
Life Topics:
Adolescence, Coming of Age, Mid-life Crisis/Middle Age, Quarterlife Crisis
Drug Topics:
Legal Drugs
Time Period:
The Social Age (2004–present)
Country:
United States of America (USA)