ADRIENNE THORNE
Writer Lens: If “Yellowstone” were a comedy feature (and way less murder-y!), that’s where Adrienne’s writing would live. She grew up on a steady diet of country music and Catholicism, so her writing ranges from fun cowboy sh*t to lighthearted explorations of faith and family life. A firm believer in true love, Adrienne is married to her former high school boyfriend. When she’s not writing, she’s busy navigating through the non-stop adventure of life with the autistic and other neurodiverse traits that she and most of her five children live with.
Dope Vague News: Adrienne has sold a spec feature to a production company that has had multiple box-office hits. She was also recently hired to co-write an indie feature, with principal photography planned to be completed in 2024.
Rad Laurels
2x Academy Nicholl Fellowship Quarterfinalist
ISA Comedy Screenplay Competition semifinalist
ISA Fast Track Fellowship second-rounder
Staff Reader for The Stunt List
THE SCRIPTS
CAULIFLOWER QUEEN
VIBE CHECK: The small-town politics of “Parks N’ Rec” meets the upbeat sparkly optimism of BARBIE.
LOGLINE: An idealistic small-town beauty queen fights against an unscrupulous potato chip company mogul who wants to pave her town’s beloved farmland, while she unknowingly falls for his son.
THE PITCH: A hard comedy set in a quirky small-town world with several fun roles for actors to shine in.
STONES
LOGLINE: An impetuous teenage farm girl seeks freedom from her all-male household on a trip to a national dairy knowledge bowl competition, despite her overbearing brother coming along as chaperone.
VIBE CHECK: THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN meets QUIZ LADY.
THE PITCH: A coming-of-age dramedy set in a unique world, with plenty of comedy and just enough angst to be a star vehicle for a talented young actress. Nicholl quarterfinalist script.
LEARNING HOW TO COUNTRY
LOGLINE: An ex-rodeo queen works to deter a city slicker and his teenage daughter from converting her beloved ranch into a theme park, by giving them a no-holds-barred crash course in ranch life; but her plans go awry when opposites attract and sparks fly.
VIBE CHECK: A less cheesy but messier Hallmark-style romcom.
THE PITCH: A fun ranch-set romcom with a beauty pageant twist that can catch both TV romcom fans and those who like a little more flavor in their romance.
CROSSBREED
LOGLINE: After a drunken hookup, a neurodivergent teenage farmgirl falls for the son of her father’s archenemy and must rethink her obsessively planned future when she finds out she’s pregnant.
VIBE CHECK: ROSALINE meets JUNO, with a dash of “Heartland.”
THE PITCH: A modern comedic adaptation of ROMEO AND JULIET with an unplanned pregnancy twist, a Middle American setting, and diverse representation.