A ferocious wildcat is loose in the countryside, and it may—or may not—break into an old blind man’s house.
Type:
Short
Status:
For sale
Page Count:
12pp
Genre:
Drama, Thriller
Budget:
Shoestring
Age Rating:
13+
Based On:
“Wildcat” (1947), a short story by Flannery O'Connor.
Synopsis/Details
Rural Georgia, early 1930s.There are reports of a wildcat loose in the area. The young men are planning to hunt it down, while Old Gabriel, a blind, elderly black, is afraid of being attacked by the cat—which he claims to be able to smell. Thus does Old Gabriel stew, stir, and speculate. Will the ravenous animal break into his house and pounce on him, or will it devour only a lone cow in the pasture? The act of waiting draws Gabriel closer to his own death; indeed, despite his fears, he may greet the wildcat with open arms.

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Submitted: 2020-Dec-12
Last Updated: 2020-Dec-18
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The Writer: R. J. Cardullo

A former university film teacher, I turned to screenwriting several years ago. I have also written film criticism for many publications. A New Yorker by birth, I grew up in Miami and was educated at the University of Florida, Tulane, and Yale. My last U.S. address was in Milford, Connecticut; I am now an expatriate residing in Scandinavia. Many of my scripts (both long and short) are adaptations of lesser-known works by well-known authors. I am happy to re-write, collaborate, or write on demand. Thanks kindly for any attention you can give my work. Go to bio
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