Watch the December 2016 Winning 1st Scene Screenplay.
| MALICIOUS INTENT Written by Mike Briock CAST LIST: NARRATOR – Sean Ballantyne |
SYNOPSIS:
Genre: Crime, Thriller, Mystery
The manhunt for a violent parole violator takes a deadly and harrowing turn when he turns the table on his pursuers (female Deputy Parole Officer and two Detectives) and comes after them instead with no mercy.
Get to know the winning writer:
1. What is your screenplay about?
Malicious Intent is about New York Deputy Parole Officer Erin Green and a team of NYPD Detectives are on a manhunt for vicious, vile, and ultra-violent parole violator Johnnie Carrillo, who has an Armani exterior with the personality of an automatic shotgun. Johnnie’s name strikes fear into anyone living in the seedy underbelly of New York City. Things take a very chilling, deadly, incredibly harrowing, and suspenseful turn when Johnnie unexpectedly turns the table on his pursuers… and comes after them without mercy.
2. What genres does your screenplay fall under?
Drama. Suspense. Thriller.
2. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?
It has an independent vibe and budget. It is a believable, dramatic, intense, suspenseful, edge of your seat unrelenting thriller. Straightforward. Johnnie Carrillo is an intense and memorable character whom people will certainly talk about. Very strong female lead and supporting roles. It is a story that keeps you locked in from FADE IN to FADE OUT.
3. How would you describe this script in two words?
Harrowing. Suspenseful.
4. What movie have you seen the most times in your life?
This question is very tough to answer. Hard to limit to a single film. I would say Mean Streets. The Fugitive. Goodfellas.
5. How long have you been working on this screenplay?
16 months.
6. How many stories have you written?
6 screenplays (completed). Currently working on 3 more, which are in various stages of completion.. I have another 8 screenplays plotted and ready to write.
7. What motivated you to write this screenplay?
I really wanted to write something gritty, intense, and suspenseful with an independent feel and vibe. I wanted it to be strong female protagonists in great peril against the most vile and vicious bad maIe antagonist I could dream up. Someone so badass and cold that he is seemingly unstoppable and thoroughly grips the audience. I wanted it to feel “real” and “believable”, but at the same time keep you on the edge of your seat.
8. What obstacles did you face to finish this screenplay?
Editing. Making hard decisions to delete a few good scenes to maximize flow. Also, the ending. I had two very good endings. I went with the ending I felt is more believable. In the other ending, the lead female protagonist makes a decision that the audience would love, but that she really wouldn’t make in real life. So, in the end, I kept it real.
9. Apart from writing, what else are you passionate about?
Photography.
10. What influenced you to enter the festival? What were your feelings on the initial feedback you received?
I was actually contacted by the festival and asked to enter. I was given an offer I couldn’t refuse.
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Director/Producer: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com
Editor: John Johnson
Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne
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