Submission Samples from the Action Genre

Title: The North Woods Adventure

Logline: Three teenage boys find action, adventure, and young love in Michigan's far-north woods.

Synopsis: With an abandoned gold mine as their base camp, three boys are confronted not only by storms and wild animals, but also by middle-eastern terrorists who crossed Lake Superior from Canada. With the help of their keen hunting skills, towns-people, U.S. Marines, and the Michigan Air National Guard, the terrorists are neutralized, and the boys receive Presidential Medals and the admiration of the United States of America.

Title: The Enemies Among us

Logline: An international chase ensues when a new form of terrorism pits Interpol and CIA agents against a seasoned terrorist in a race against time

Synopsis: Set in present day London, Los Angeles, Somalia and India. Former British Commando turned Interpol terrorist investigator Jack Wells uncovers a new terrorist threat that is more unthinkable than car bombings. When this new form of terrorism kills Jack's wife, Jack makes it personal and the chase is on to track down and stop the mysterious and deadly terrorist Zahid Abasin who developed and employs this new terrorist threat. Jack tracks Zahid through Zahid's London connections but Zahid slips away as he is a master of disguise. Interpol discovers Zahid's new identity and finds that he is off to Los Angles. Jack continues the chase in LA with his American counterpart former Army Ranger turned CIA agent Nathan (Nat) Wilson who served with Jack in Afghanistan. Jack and Nat track Zahid in Los Angeles but once again Zahid slips away. Jack and Nat engage in a race against time to stop the Zahid from taking his new terrorist method to the next level and making a global statement.

Title: Anna's - Legacy

Logline: A private island seemingly nothing more than exotic and secluded, holds but one deep, dark secret. A play ground for a wanted scientist's deadly tournaments and haven for his merciless creatures.

Synopsis: Called upon by the CIA, Bill, a former special forces operative and one of the best card players in Las Vegas, is asked to infiltrate and stop a crazed scientist calling himself "The Man". "The Man", who's Private Island seems nothing more than exotic and secluded, holds but one deep, dark secret. It is merely a play-ground for the most deadly yet richly rewarding Texas Hold'em tournaments and games of chance. Unparalleled and merciless creatures prey upon unsuspecting players in this deadly tournament, while buyers for the creatures watch on in luxury from inside the scientist's elegant mansion. logline: Bill returns in part 2 & entering into the front lines of a new legacy of evil that unfolds before his very eyes! 8 years pass after the successful but deadly infiltration of the island. Bill, in hiding, witnesses a brutal war break out. With the arrival of a beautiful woman and a shared mysterious past, Bill finds himself again on the front lines of a new deadly legacy!

Title: Warrior Under the Sun

Logline: The brutal,sensual and thrilling saga of Samson, the most powerful man in the world.

Synopsis: The Hebrews are defeated on the battle field in the valley of Sorek by the brutal, pagan and exotic Philistines. The Hebrews cry out to God and he appoints Samson at birth to begin their deliverance. Samson is seen first in a whore house where he throws a four hundred pound Philistine warrior through a brick wall. He then kills his entire wedding party because his Philistine wife was given to another man. He goes on a one man rampage against the Philistines which ends in the greatest battle in biblical history. In the battle of Rameth-Lehi he shouts "Philistine! The angel of death is upon you." He slaughters a thousand warriors and sends a message to their their King. "With the jawbone of an ass I have slain your army of a thousand. With the jawbone of an ass I have made an ass of thee, for all the world to see". After that he is betrayed, eyes put out and taken to the pagan temple where he detroys it killing himself, the rulers and three thousand Philistines.

Title: AMBER WAVES OF BLAME

Logline: In a post war world of the future, a man, falsely convicted of murder, struggles to reclaim his freedom and family, but he must overcome his greatest adversary first - The Triad Dragons

Synopsis: It is thirty one years after the great recession and ten years after World War III. Nuclear strikes carried out by the U.S. and Great Britain upon China and Russia accelerated the end of the great war, forever changing civilization. America becomes a dystopian society as unprecedented waves of Chinese refugees swell the population. Matthew Williams, a successful businessman and married father of two, works for the world's largest Chinese owned consumer home products company. After being falsely convicted of murdering his boss, Meili Chen, Matthew seeks to clear his name and get revenge against the criminals he suspects of framing him. But before he can get revenge, Matthew must first uncover the dark secrets of the Triad Dragons, a Chinese terror cell. As Matthew follows a danger ridden trail to freedom, he uncovers the Triad Dragon's sinister plot to win the Presidency and destroy America. WGAw Registration # 1494110

Title: Snow Bird

Logline: An ex-con mechanic convinces a hobby racer in Northern Wisconsin to rob banks on a souped-up snowmobile during bad weather to thwart police.

Synopsis: In the harsh, snow-laden winters of northern Wisconsin, snowmobiles are a way of life but, ironically, law officers drive cumbersome SUV's to hunt down criminals. Troy Conners is uncatchable.until his partner tries to pull off the mother-of-all-heists and rob the U.S. Bank of Minneapolis on snowmobiles. I am an optioned writer and would like to submit my screenplay, "Snow Bird," for your consideration. Yours sincerely, Carl Ames E-Mail: carlames@sprynet.com

Title: Field of Play

Logline: A school teacher goes undercover inside the country's largest drug operation - Professional Football.

Synopsis: Former Drug Enforcement Agent, Alex Robinson has been drowning her demons in alcohol since the tragic death of several students in an explosion and the untimely suicide of her mother. That was a year ago. Both incidents appear to be unrelated, but when Alex investigates the overdose of a student at her new school, she learns otherwise. The world of professional football brings in millions of dollars, but for Philip Hewitt, owner of the Texas T-Men, greed is the game of choice. Unlimited customers and a genius distribution system allow Philip and his team to deal an endless flow of drugs to their fans. After shooting a police officer and a deadly confrontation with two undercover agents, Alex becomes the newest T-Men cheerleader where she discovers that her former agency boss and estranged father are at the heart of the operation. The situation becomes more intense when Alex learns that the only person she can trust in a city saturated with drugs is a man obsessed with her.

Title: I'm Going to Ibiza

Logline: A modeling agent from New York goes to party in Europe and help two of the models from the agency find their dad's.

Synopsis: The Pineapple Agency opens up a high fashion division in New York. Two of the models discover that their fathers are living in southern Europe. After much persuasion, the two models convince their agent Giovanni to take them to Europe to search for their fathers. They decide to go with a group of freinds and encounter many adventures along the way. They end up going to a new hotel in Milan and end up getting mixed up with a couple missing bodies. After finding their fathers in Ibiza, their fathers are able to help them obtain some fake passports and help them get some money so that they can go to Alaska to hide out. They make it to Alaska but their luck runs out when Giovani and Heidi end up dying in a tragic bear attack.

Title: Agent Zero

Logline: Agent Zero is sent on a mission to save her father and stop a terrorist organization from poisoning the water supply and gaining world domination.

Synopsis: I would appreciate your taking a look at my recently completed screenplay, Agent Zero, which is based upon my published novel, Amber Stone, Agent Zero the Ultimate Spy. This original story tailored for the huge spy genre box office market pays homage to the classic James Bond films - but it turns the genre on its head by featuring a glamorous but deadly female superspy, Amber Stone, doing battle with an over-the-top female super-villain, Queen Niarb, and her lackeys. The evil ones have captured Amber's scientist father and plan to use his breakthrough discoveries to poison the world's water supplies and then demand billions of dollars for the antidote. Will Amber succeed in her effort to stop Queen Niarb and rescue her father, or will she die trying? Throw in a hijacked Trident submarine, a killer female android/ clone, plus a British agent who along the way falls desperately in love with Amber, and the audience is in for a heck of a ride.

Title: A MISSIONARY AND A REVOLUTIONARY

Logline: “A MISSIONARY AND A REVOLUTIONARY” is the story of a Colombian missionary becoming a revolutionary fighter to save his society from armed drug criminals, using only a few trained animals.

Synopsis: Colombian army's war with the drug Mafia fails as the criminals went on hiding inside the forests and start guerrilla attack. The criminals unleash terror on local people to prevent them from helping army. As the military fail to protect, the people seek asylum in the church to escape from the criminals. The missionary of the church vows to protect his parish. As a Christian missionary he didn’t want to resume to violence. He recruits an animal trainer to train scores of dogs, monkeys and other forest animals to fight armed men. He fights the criminals with the help of the trained animals and capture their leader. About the author Books:TIGER IN THE TOILET,POSSIBILITIES,THE INVISIBLE DESTROYER,JESA Screenplays:JAALIM, THE CRUEL–Action,completed shooting.DAGA, THE DITCH–Family saga-being made in Bombay.MAGICIAN MANDRAKE–Comedy-being made.THE GENTLEMAN CRIMINAL–Action-currently with a LA based agent.AN OLD GENT IN LAS VEGAS–Family saga.