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STRAY DOGS

STRAY DOGS
By Alyse Kane Riley

GENRE: Action, Drama
LOGLINE:

After 30 Kilos of cocaine wash up onto a Miami shore, Jeff and his best friends don't have time to think twice before grabbing all they can. But what will happen when they learn that the drugs they stole belonged to an infamous Italian crime family, responsible for killing Jeff's father? All we know is, no high can last forever.

(Inspired by true events about my father and grandfather)

SYNOPSIS:

A STORY SET IN MIAMI FOLLOWING THE WAR, A YOUNG FAMILY SETTLES IN AFTER RELOCATING FROM NEW YORK. THE STORY CHRONICLES A FATHER AND SON OF AN ITALIAN CRIME FAMILY, FROM AN INTERESTING POINT OF VIEW, BEING JEWISH I N THE ERA OF MEYER LANSKY AND FOCUSING ON THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE SON (JEFFREY) AFTER HIS FATHER IS KILLED.

THE STORY SHIFTS FROM 1959 , JEFFREY AS A THIRTEEN YEAR OLD, SUFFERING THE LOSS OF HIS FATHER— TO 1971, A STRUGGLING TWENTY- FIVE YEAR OLD COMING INTO THE SEVENTIES . A BLEND OF CULTURAL MISFITS, JEFF AND HIS TWO BEST FRIENDS: EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ AND RODNEY WILLIAMS UNDER PRESSURE OF FITTING IN WITH THEIR OWN KIND, ALL THREE BOYS, WITHOUT A FATHER FIGURE IN THEIR LIFE FIGHT FOR THEIR FUTURE TOGETHER LIKE A PACK OF STRAY DOGS.

AFTER 30 KILOS OF COCAINE WASH UP ONTO A MIAMI SHORE, JEFF AND HIS BEST FRIENDS DON'T HAVE TIME TO THINK BEFORE GRABBING ALL THEY CAN. BUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN THEY LEARN THAT THE DRUGS THEY STOLE BELONGED TO THE MAFIA RESPONSIBLE FOR KILLING JEFF'S FATHER? IT QUICKLY TURNS INTO A CAT AND MOUSE GAME BETWEEN THE OLDER GENERATION OF MADE MEN AND THE THREE YOUNGER STRAYS BROUGHT TOGETHER BY BROTHERHOOD.

Tasha Lewis

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Maurice Vaughan

STRAY DOGS LIKE US sounds like a unique Action/Crime/Drama, Alyse Kane Riley, and I like the title and poster.

Your logline is more of a short synopsis. This is a logline template that I use. It might help you:

"After ______ (the inciting incident/the event that sets the plot in motion), a _______ (the protagonist with an adjective) tries to _______ (goal of story) so ________ (stakes)."

Loglines are one or two sentences (a one-sentence logline sounds better and it takes less time for a producer, director, etc. to read it). You can add the antagonist in the logline. The inciting incident can also be at the end of the logline.

Example #1:

"After a group of dog criminals arrives in a small town, an impulsive dog sheriff defends a dog treat factory so they won't steal food that's meant for hungry dog families."

Example #2:

"A dysfunctional couple works together to survive against bears after they crash on an abandoned road miles from help."

NOTE: Not all stories will follow this logline template. Biopics, TV shows (the overall logline for a show might not follow this template, but the logline for an episode in the show could), and documentaries might not follow this template.

Also, I would change the synopsis to lowercase so it's easier to read.

Nate Rymer

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