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| The Liberty Bell Sweepstakes |
by
Craig Peters
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Genre: Comedy
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Logline:
It’s the Fourth of July. Three guys are chasing the same girl -- and she’s chasing a big pile of cash. Before they know it, they’re tangled in an offbeat love quadrangle with tons of money at stake.
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Synopsis:
Kathy arrives in Los Angeles flat broke and with no place to live. When her car dies, she sees a “Room for Rent” sign across the street, moves in with Al and Fred, and turns their lives upside down. She’s a spirited, stunning young woman, and they both fall for her on the spot.
A computer programmer, Al hasn’t had a girlfriend since the last Ice Age. In his fumbling way, he asks her out on a date. Kathy tells him no, making it clear that she doesn’t get involved with her roommates. Al vows to keep trying.
Fred’s a struggling novelist. He’s got a wall covered with rejection letters and twelve cents in his checking account. He’s dying to hit on Kathy, but figures he doesn’t stand a snowball’s chance in hell, considering what she’s just told Al. Nonetheless, he gives it a shot too.
Then Kevin, Fred’s unemployed, beer-drinking, Shakespeare-spouting buddy shows
up. Kevin and Kathy don’t get along at all -- they’re constantly sparring -- but he boasts that she’s secretly got the hots for him. So against all odds, he joins the hunt as well, claiming he’ll be the one to share her bed.
While the three guys are chasing Kathy, she’s chasing $88,000.00 in The Liberty Bell Sweepstakes, a contest she heard about on the radio. She greets each day with a
wild aerobics workout on the back lawn, then plunges into the pool where she sits underwater in a deep, meditative trance. A very spiritual young woman, she practices her own unique form of magic, weaving mystical spells in the air, trying to “invent the future.“ She rallies her new friends to the cause, convinced they’re destined to skate
off with all that cash.
For Al, Fred, and Kevin, a big pile of money would be a dream come true -- but
Kathy is the prize they most desire. Her lithe body and sparkling personality drive them crazy. The fact is, they’d crawl a mile over broken glass to win her. The Liberty Bell Sweepstakes heats up, and so does the rivalry for Kathy’s love.
On the Fourth of July, they lay it all on the line. It’s a day of stolen kisses, bungled opportunites, and divine intervention. There’s love and money to be won and lost. Their dreams hang in the balance -- and nothing turns out as expected.
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Bio:
After surviving a pair of degrees, Mr. Peters set out to fulfill his life’s true ambition: to become a starving writer. He was immediately successful. His first play was greeted by rave reviews from friends and family, but never produced. During this trying time, he found solace in the violence of the martial arts. His second play won two national play writing awards, receiving a total of seven productions in theatres across the country -- and suddenly his mother stopped telling him he should have been a lawyer. Riding the wave of newfound success, he launched into screen writing as well. Mr. Peters has now penned three plays and four screenplays, all based on former friends who have read his scripts and refuse to speak to him anymore. The Liberty Bell Sweepstakes, in the words of the author, “reeks with promise.” He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and two boisterous, defiant, squalling little girls. It’s been ten years since he’s had a good night’s sleep. Like most journeymen screenwriters, Mr. Peters looks forward to that happy day in the not-so-distant future when he can finally fork over the Guild’s hefty initiation fee. On writing comedy, he offers this one insight, “I need to feel funny when I sit down to write. Looking funny is not enough.”
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craigpeters@roadrunner.com
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