Loglines & Screenplays by Richard Buzzell

GENRES: Romance, Comedy

In this nuanced take on the difference between genuine and self-serving relationships, a woman recovering from a recent breakup starts a business as "The Dating Doctor", but then accidentally becomes involved with one of her client's dates.

GENRES: Sports, Drama

In this inspiring drama about how we cope with fear, a successful Latina cage-fighter wants to leave the sport to pursue her dream of becoming a singer, but she finds that getting out is harder than she thought.

GENRES: Sci-fi, Drama

In this cautionary tale about the emotional hazard that AI will present in our lives, a man messes up his romantic relationship by becoming emotionally involved with an artificially-intelligent erotic robot.

GENRES: Thriller, Drama

In this disturbing story about consensus, coercion, and control, a man who takes three people into his underground shelter finds himself embroiled in a power struggle as his guests come to question his motives.

GENRES: Comedy

It's Zoomer's against the world as a group of young people attempt to carve out a role for themselves within the American cultural landscape.

GENRES: Comedy

In this comedic take on inter-generational conflict, a mature filmmaker, once at the pinnacle of the business but now fallen on hard times, and desperate to finance a comeback project, secures funding from a crypto-cash billionaire, with the condition that the billionaire’s egotistical son be the co-director of the film.

GENRES: Family

“That’s Just Who I Am” is a comedic drama in which eleven-year-old Thomas has to struggle for acceptance when he finds that the only way he can successfully shoot a basketball, is with his eyes closed.

GENRES: Romance

A spoiled egocentric Indian-American young man gets booted out of college and his parents send him to visit his cousin in India in the hope that connecting with his roots will somehow straighten him out.

GENRES: Comedy

A writer discusses the experience of losing the best screenplay Oscar to an AI called the Robo-Writer 3000.

GENRES: Sci-fi, Drama

A man and a woman join forces to oppose an impending gender dystopia scenario.

GENRES: Thriller

A woman holds a former lover captive and tries to convince him that he's still in love with her.

GENRES: Comedy

A single woman in her late thirties wants a family before it's too late. As she becomes increasingly desperate, she manages to discover love where she thought it had been lost.
 

GENRES: Comedy, Drama

A young woman is forced to deal with sexual harassment when she gets a bit part in a movie with a famous comedian.

GENRES: Comedy, Drama

A woman seeks out an intervention to help her deal with an unusual form of sexual addiction that she believes she has.

GENRES: Drama

A brat-pack of drone paintball competitors must overcome their differences in order to save their group which has become a lifeline for them all.

GENRES: Family

Two twelve-year olds lead the hunt for mysterious cave dwellers hiding out in the desert. In a race against local authorities, the kids confront their fears in different ways and discover their inner hero as they save the day.
 

GENRES: Comedy, Drama

This is a short script (14 pp) in which two students clash over a Pussy Riot tribute band entered in the school's talent contest.

GENRES: Fantasy, Comedy

The introduction of the Robo-Writer 2000 to the film industry turns out to have un-expected consequences.

GENRES: Comedy

The Robo-Writer franchise continues with the introduction of the character of Redundant Writer.

GENRES: Comedy

A man makes a fortune in the look-book business, and then it all goes wrong.

GENRES: Comedy

Kassidy and Sharyn stumble into taking the Syphilitic Monkey Pledge.

GENRES: Comedy

Sharyn gets a job prospect but it would involve working for one of the industry's leading sex-rassers.