Hello everyone, I've recently finished my first full script on about 170 pages (still adding/deleting scenes) but would love some input on the synopsis, what do you think about the story? Is there something bothering you in the synopsis? I started this project about 10 months ago but have had it on "rest" for the last 7 months I think it was, I wrote on it every day, several pages a day and just had so much inspiration while writing it until I went into a wall when finishing it and had to leave it for a while. Now i've gotten the spark back and was thinking of doing the final touch on it, cleaning it up a bit then sending it to someone who can help me with the grammar and such since english is not my first language. Between my regular job and being a father to a 10 month baby I'm having a hard time getting anything done, and since my biggest enemy is myself when it comes to self criticism i've never actually shown it to anyone so I've never heard a single comment about the story. Talk about sidetracking, anyway, some input on the synopsis would be much appreciated! "GENRE: Comedy LOGLINE: One of the survivors from a sinking luxury cruise wakes up on the shores of Cuba mistaking it to be a lonely island. Together with the most annoying man alive they find themselves being stuck in the middle of an ongoing drug operation in the backyard of the biggest drug lord in Cuba. Being witnesses they must try to work together to get out alive. SYNOPSIS: David Strand, a 45 year old post office worker is a walking cliché with a dead end job and a loveless marriage. One day he meets the annoying gasstation clerk Ed who talks David into entering a competition to win a luxury cruise to the Bahamas. When winning the competition David realize he has no one to take along on the trip so he gives one of the tickets to Ed, insisting that they go separate. While on the ship David has no choise but to share the cabin with Ed and is having a hard time to act like he's enjoying Ed's company. The ship suddenly starts to take in water and goes down in the middle of the ocean leaving almost no survivors. David wakes up on a lonely island thinking he's alone with no food or water when he suddenly understand that the only other person alive is Ed. They try to find a way back home when they realize that they are not on a lonely island but in fact on Cuba, in the middle of an ongoing drug operation. Stuck in the backyard of one of the biggest drug lords in Cuba they are now witnesses and must try to work together to get out alive. Posing as important american drug lords the Cubans fall for it and they meet Elise, the hostage in the warehouse, who they realize might be the only one who can help them out." Best regards, a happy amateur from Sweden.
That sounds pretty interesting to me. Of course, getting from water-logged ship-wrecked survivors who wouldn't appear to be Important American Drug Lords to looking like the real thing will be addressed in a plausible way. And 170 pages? Oh....man. That sounds kinda long. Good luck and happy writing, Hussni!
Get it to Kevin Hart's reps and you're set. i dont think sinking (and dying) of luxury cruiser works for a comedy. Perhaps they get their own lifeboat because they are annoying and drift to Cuba? Good luck on rewrite. U got at least 70 pages to delete.
I Will most certainly re write a lot so thanks for the feedback!
I agree. Should be around 90 pages for a comedy. Also your logline should be condensed to 1-2 sentences. Good luck with re writing.