Tagline – “Life Can Change In An Instant”
“25 words or less” summary – A budding romance between co-workers comes to a sudden end when they are trapped inside the South Tower of the World Trade Center on 9/11
Full summary:
Gary McGregor is a tall, good-looking man in his late twenties who works for a firm on one of the top floors of the World Trade Center’s South Tower. Although Gary is all business and completely professional, he ends up becoming fast friends with Dana De Luca, a recently hired junior analyst at the firm.
To help integrate her into the company Gary invites the new girl to after work social gatherings with his fellow co-workers. After a few group outings they start hanging out with just each other on the weekends, strictly as friends. During a picnic on Central Park’s Great Lawn, Gary musters up enough strength to ask Dana on a date but she declines because she’s not ready to re-enter into the dating world after a bad break-up.
Even though Dana isn’t ready to date, the two of them continue hanging out. They do brunch and activities together; Gary even takes her to a black tie charity fundraiser event at the Waldorf-Astoria. After the event, Gary asks Dana out again on an official date, but she declines again. Although she declines again, they still remain friends, so much so that the two families get together for an impromptu Saturday night dinner in the city. During dinner, Dana mentions in passing how much she wants to go to a Broadway show so the next night, undeterred by past rejections, Gary asks her to go to “The Producers.” Dana finally accepts.
After a few days, she starts having second thoughts because the date is such a big deal to her. So to alleviate her concerns, Gary nixes the show and plans a more low key night. Finally on September 9th 2001, after months of friendship, Gary takes her on a dinner date. The night ends innocently as Gary drops Dana off at her friend’s apartment.
After not being in the office the next Monday, Dana talks to Gary on that Tuesday morning to thank him for a wonderful night out. Shortly afterwards a plane crashes into the North Tower. Not knowing what exactly happened, Gary and Dana decide to evacuate with the rest of their co-workers. However, the security guards in the lobby assure Gary that the building is secure so he decides to go back up to his floor and convinces Dana to go with him.
As he settles back into his office, Gary is startled to see a plane fly right into his office building, several floors below him. He makes a mad dash through debris to reach Dana a few floors below him. Once he gets to Dana they try to escape down the stairwell but are quickly blocked by fire, so they take cover on another office floor and patiently wait for help. There they reminisce about their good times, reveal their true feelings to each other and talk about how they wish they had more time together. As the smoke gets thicker and the heat more intense, they realize that they’re running out of options. Both are forced to make a choice that seemed unfathomable only an hour beforehand, but not before they profess their love for each other and finally share a kiss that has eluded them for so long.9 11 Screenplay
Monday, February 15, 2010
"Big City - Epsiode #1"
This was written a while ago, only a couple years into my first job. I basically wanted to create the pilot episode of a TV series using people I knew in real-life as characters within a story about a bunch of recently graduated kids from around the country who work at a big advertising agency in New York.
Years later, I'd revisit the subject, tweak the plotlines and write a feature film length screenplay entitled "Cool Kids" (which was posted in January).
Here's a summary of "Big City:"
"Big City" is a “fish out of water” series about a group of twenty-somethings who have moved to New York City from different parts of the country over the past several years and work at Sullivan MacDonald, a fictitious major advertising agency.
Over this time, friendships have formed and they develop their own “clique” at the agency (which has the mentality of your typical high school, complete with the different cliques, the endless gossip, and everybody hooking up). “Work hard, play harder” is their motto as the line between work and fun is continually blurred.
The show follows the personal and professional lives of the people within the group, led by the always wild and politically incorrect Matthew Angelo and Jonathan White, two of its older members.
The series picks up at a time when all principle characters have been in New York City and associated with the agency for at least a year. Most are still with the agency but some, who have been in NYC for a while- like Kelly Evans and Eddie Omar, have moved on to other agencies in Midtown Manhattan. The job changes haven’t affected the group dynamics since they have all remained close friends.
In the first episode, the action begins on a late Friday afternoon in early autumn. Work is winding down for a long, busy week; Matt, Johnny and company begin to relax and enjoy themselves at the office as they prepare for a Friday night party being thrown by a fellow co-worker.
Big City - Episode #1
Years later, I'd revisit the subject, tweak the plotlines and write a feature film length screenplay entitled "Cool Kids" (which was posted in January).
Here's a summary of "Big City:"
"Big City" is a “fish out of water” series about a group of twenty-somethings who have moved to New York City from different parts of the country over the past several years and work at Sullivan MacDonald, a fictitious major advertising agency.
Over this time, friendships have formed and they develop their own “clique” at the agency (which has the mentality of your typical high school, complete with the different cliques, the endless gossip, and everybody hooking up). “Work hard, play harder” is their motto as the line between work and fun is continually blurred.
The show follows the personal and professional lives of the people within the group, led by the always wild and politically incorrect Matthew Angelo and Jonathan White, two of its older members.
The series picks up at a time when all principle characters have been in New York City and associated with the agency for at least a year. Most are still with the agency but some, who have been in NYC for a while- like Kelly Evans and Eddie Omar, have moved on to other agencies in Midtown Manhattan. The job changes haven’t affected the group dynamics since they have all remained close friends.
In the first episode, the action begins on a late Friday afternoon in early autumn. Work is winding down for a long, busy week; Matt, Johnny and company begin to relax and enjoy themselves at the office as they prepare for a Friday night party being thrown by a fellow co-worker.
Big City - Episode #1
"Solitude"
Tagline – “Me. Myself. And I.”
“25 words or less” summary – A single man in his early thirties adjusts to his new life when all his good friends move away or start their own families
Full summary:
Daniel Cutler, a thirty year old man in New York City, attends his friends’ going away party before the couple moves back to their home state of Kansas.
At the end of the party, Danny takes stock of his life and realizes that most of his friends have been “lost” due to marriage, kids, and people moving to the suburbs or even farther away. Danny tries to cope with his friends leaving New York City and adjusts to a new phase of his life where he finds himself isolated at times in a city of millions.
Not wanting to rob himself of the New York experience, Danny learns to become his own best friend and social partner - whether it’s going out to the bars at night, walking through a museum, seeing a concert, visiting a strip club where the staff knows him by his first name, late night trips to his favorite diner or just doing the everyday things that all New Yorkers do.
Danny learns to deal with the isolation that comes with being single in a big city while also navigating himself through the rough and tumble world of dating. He runs the gamut of emotions each day but in the end realizes the only thing he can do is sit back, relax and enjoy life one day at a time.Solitude Screenplay
“25 words or less” summary – A single man in his early thirties adjusts to his new life when all his good friends move away or start their own families
Full summary:
Daniel Cutler, a thirty year old man in New York City, attends his friends’ going away party before the couple moves back to their home state of Kansas.
At the end of the party, Danny takes stock of his life and realizes that most of his friends have been “lost” due to marriage, kids, and people moving to the suburbs or even farther away. Danny tries to cope with his friends leaving New York City and adjusts to a new phase of his life where he finds himself isolated at times in a city of millions.
Not wanting to rob himself of the New York experience, Danny learns to become his own best friend and social partner - whether it’s going out to the bars at night, walking through a museum, seeing a concert, visiting a strip club where the staff knows him by his first name, late night trips to his favorite diner or just doing the everyday things that all New Yorkers do.
Danny learns to deal with the isolation that comes with being single in a big city while also navigating himself through the rough and tumble world of dating. He runs the gamut of emotions each day but in the end realizes the only thing he can do is sit back, relax and enjoy life one day at a time.Solitude Screenplay
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