Synopsis/Details
Boxer Jimmy Tiernan is having nightmares. Of a past he can barely recall, or maybe it's a future he
doesn't want to acknowledge... Either way, his world is crumbling. When awake, he's having spells...
Too many punches to the head? Or something else?
After his next bout ends in a 3rd round KO, he's in debt bad to Gambino, a local Hell's Kitchen wise guy.
All the while, his kid brother's in the hospital, the victim alcohol poisoning. The put-upon pugilist needs a
break, big time.
Enter old friend Freddie, a jazz musician, with a tantalizing offer... Drive eccentric millionaire Monty
McMoneagle cross country and collect twenty grand. Jimmy sees it as a chance of a lifetime, to get out
from under the mob, get his brother the care he needs, and pave a new life with best girl Darla.
But the trip's no sooner underway when Jimmy finds out he's got to be every bit the bodyguard that he
is chauffeur. Somebody wants dear old Monty dead and fast.
But why?
Maybe it's Monty's unseemly past as a bootlegger or his unsavory associations with the Thule Group, a
cult of German mystics... The latter, a troubled near Faustian relationship that has spanned decades and
allowed him to come into possession of The Oracle, a supernatural artifact that can predict the future.
Jimmy and Monty are soon dodging religious fanatics, hard boiled gangsters, and crooked prohibition
agents at every turn, fighting to get away from a dedicated cabal of evil and across the seamy underbelly
of Jazz Age America. Despite his best efforts, Jimmy loses his enigmatic employer to Deacon Rowe, a
mysterious rum-runner claiming to be Monty's long-lost son.
Upon reaching Chicago, Jimmy must choose the lesser of two evils, turning to none other than a young
Al Capone for help. The stage is set for a showdown of epic proportions as the devious Deacon has
aligned himself with the wickedest man alive, Aleister Crowley, and seeks to use the Oracle and old man
Monty for his own nefarious purposes.
It's a race against time, to Death Valley, on the eve of a solar eclipse. A race to stop an ancient prophecy
from coming true before a fateful ceremony begins.
VALLEY OF THE SHADOW
Fear no evil...
Story & Logistics
Story Type:
Escape
Story Situation:
Pursuit
Story Conclusion:
Ambiguous
Linear Structure:
Linear
Moral Affections:
Bad Man, Duty, Reward, Vice, Virtue
Cast Size:
Many
Locations:
Many
Special Effects:
Bullet time, Other on-set effects, Significant cgi, Significant pyrotechnics
Characters
Lead Role Ages:
Female Adult, Female Middle Aged, Male Adult, Male Middle Aged, Male Young Adult, Male over 45
Hero Type:
Ordinary
Villian Type:
Beast/Monster
Stock Character Types:
Damsel in distress
Advanced
Subgenre:
Action Suspense-Thriller, Blockbuster, Conspiracy
Action Elements:
Hand to Hand Combat, Physical Stunts, Pyrotechnics, Vehicular Stunts, Weaponry
Equality & Diversity:
Diverse Cast
Time Period:
Roaring Twenties (1920–1929)
Country:
United Kingdom (UK), United States of America (USA)
