Shootin' The Shorts Reviews
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Ounce of Prevention by David Pauwels
A young couple chased by zombies attempts to escape with an abandoned car, but first, a little maintenance is needed.
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7pp
2 readers love this script
Last Christmas by Mike Murphy
Mary and Joseph are shocked when an armed stranger shows up at the Bethlehem manger where they have stopped for the night.
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7pp
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1 reader loves this script
The Rule Of Three Wishes by Kenny Colliver
After obtaining a genies lamp a young woman becomes rich and famous, but it's still not enough for her. Genies can only grant their masters three wishes, but even this sacred rule can be bent.
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1 reader loves this script
The Scream by STEVEN BLOWS
On a cold night, a woman goes to an abandoned field to release her emotions in a primal scream. On a cold night, her scream comes back to haunt her.
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Hard Bop by Kevin Pacey
Hunted like a dog, an old-time gangster goes into hiding and tries to save his estranged daughter.
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2 readers love this script
An Eclipse at Midnight by Michael Parsons
Paris, 1936: A wholesome American movie star meets a handsome English prince. Can their chaperones keep them from creating a devastating scandal?
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The Quarry by Jonathan Sieff
A police informant finds himself staring down into a pit with a gun to his head, but when he miraculously survives he fights to make his escape.
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Clown by Lewis Eastwood
An emotional support clown wrestles with his own emotions when he is hired to soften a break up.
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Flesh by Thomas Farquhar
After being spiked on a date, Bella's life begins to unravel as an evil force grows underneath her skin.
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V IS FOR VODKA by Andrew Marshall
When two teenagers decide to teach themselves how to drink for the first time, they quickly realize it's not as easy as it looks.
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4 readers love this script 
Serial Killer Killer by Robert Bruinewoud
A serial killer, outraged that the serial killers in movies aren’t actually played by real life serial killers, sets out to avenge his people’s lack of representation by killing the actors who played them.
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5 readers love this script 
Protector (subtitle: Golem) by J.E. Clarke
Trapped in a bombed out building on the Gaza Strip, a little Palestinian boy accidentally summons a Golem to protect himself from what's outside.
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1 reader loves this script 
Harbor Lights by Michael Parsons
A man and a woman meet in a coffee shop to hold vigil over the affair their spouses are having - just across the street. But which is the greater affair?
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2 readers love this script
The In-Between by J. Alexander Johnson
When a woman arrives in a garbage-filled wasteland with no memory of how she got there, the sole three residents must
help her figure out the mystery and find her way back home.
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2 readers love this script
Into the smog by Simon Parker
In a post-apocalyptic world shrouded in toxic green smog, two sisters must learn to survive and reclaim their freedom from a man who controls their fate through his precious vegetable garden
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9pp
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1 reader loves this script 
Crossroads by Anthony Cawood
A teenage girl makes a deal with the Devil to beat her friend at Pokemon Go, only to capture him in a Poke Ball and unleash chaos.
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6pp
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1 reader loves this script 
Monumental Favour by Colin Sharp
With time running out, a frantic businessman relies on a cab driver to reach the airport before his flight takes off.
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7pp
2 readers love this script
The Break In by Jane Tumminello
Two teenage guys unexpectedly encounter something horrific when they break into a house.
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Don't Forget To Remember Me by Rick Hansberry
Two sisters struggle to keep their family memories as their mother battles Alzheimers.
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12pp
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3 readers love this script 
In Your Dreams by John Staats
After a dreadful nightmare, a mother comforts her son by saying that dreams can't hurt the dreamer... or can they?
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On The Edge by Armand Arekian
A lonely man on the brink finds unlikely hope through the warmth and wit of a midnight stranger.
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5pp
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Plaid by Brandi Self
A man dressed in a horrible plaid outfit begins to bond with a flashy woman at a party after being ignored by the rest of the guests.
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3pp
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5 readers love this script