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LIFE IS NOT ALWAYS EASY
By James M. Denton

GENRE: Comedy
LOGLINE:

When a silver-spooned, over-privileged 20-something's parents suddenly leave him to his own devices, Travis faces a crash course on the harsh realities of life along his path from the mansion to the streets.

SYNOPSIS:

The Kingsley limousine races towards the hospital. Mrs. Kingsley is in the back with Mr. Kingsley, she about to give birth. Doctors and nurses rush her into the Kingsley Wing of the hospital. Mrs. Kingsley gives birth to Travis, a smiling, happy baby.

A few months of happy baby Travis is replaced by crying baby Travis. Mr. & Mrs. Kingsley go to great lengths to stop him from crying. In desperation, Mrs. Kingsley grabs a silver spoon from her wall mounted collection of spoons, this appeases Travis.

Twenty four years later in one of their weekly therapy appointments, Mr. & Mrs. Kingsley realize it was that silver spoon that started Travis’ sense of entitlement. Their therapist, Doctor, duel accented, Damon Freuden blames Mr. & Mrs. Kingsley for enabling Travis and suggests they kick Travis out of his comfort zone.

Travis, a charismatic, smooth talker consistently foils his parents attempt at an intervention by deluging them with a barrage of verbal niceties. He leaves them no choice. Travis comes home one morning after another night of partying at his favorite nightclub to find the mansion locked up and his parents gone.

Travis initially seeks refuge at Stella’s house, his girlfriend, she lives with her untraditional grandmother. His stay at Stella’s house is fleeting when he does not call out her name during a moment of intimacy. Stella and her grandmother don’t react well.

Travis is arrested after breaking into the locked mansion that was once his home. He is bailed out by Chazz Cortland, his working class best friend. Chazz works as a cook at a restaurant.

Chazz helps Travis attempt to track down his parents, this leads them to a downtown office building where Kingsley Capital was once located. The office is now closed office.

Travis assumes that he could stay with Chazz. However, both must convince Chazz’s girlfriend Imelda Mayflower, a waitress at the restaurant that Chazz cooks at to allow it. She despises Travis for his carefree lifestyle and the bad influence he is on Chazz’s work ethic. Imelda begrudgingly allows him to move in, she lays down a series of ground rules, which aren't exactly followed

In an effort to speed up Travis’ departure from their house, Chazz and Imelda help Travis hone his job seeking skills, practice interviewing and resume writing.

Travis proves to be a drain on Chazz and Imelda’s relationship, after Travis blurts out that Chazz bailed him out of jail, something he didn’t tell Imelda. Despite replenishing all the food he’s eaten, paid for by a huge deposit at a sperm bank, Travis is kicked out of Chazz and Imelda’s house.

Out of pure luck, Travis gets a job as a dishwasher at the same restaurant that Chazz and Imelda work at. This is where he is reunited with his parents, who always knew how he was faring in the real world, thanks to a private investigator, hired by the Kingsley's to keep tabs on him.

Travis gets a second job, working at Kingsley Capital with his father and uses it to win back his girlfriend.

LIFE IS NOT ALWAYS EASY

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