THE STRANGER THING
The Stunt List presents
A Special Release featuring
The Stranger Thing
(Stranger Things x John Carpenter’s The Thing)
In 1986, Jim Hopper and RJ MacReady team up to take on the Upside Down, culminating in an epic battle between Vecna and The Thing.
Written by Eric Moyer
The Blonde Fight
(Legally Blonde x The Good Fight)
Diane Lockhart and Elle Woods team up to save abortion in Texas.
Written by Jelena Woehr
Industry Highlights: WB Writers' Workshop finalist script. Winner of JHRTS Pilot Writing Contest and a Stowe Story Labs fellowship. Contributed to two award-winning scripted audio projects for Disney. Her viral 2020 West Wing spec thread caught fire on Twitter and drew praise from the likes of Brian Koppelman and Krista Vernoff. Two of her original scripts have recently been picked up by producers, and her interactive immersive audio space opera for Spotify Creative Studios is currently in production.
Now Introducing
STUNT WORLD PREMIERES
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OBI GONE
“Having turned his student into Darth Vader, a despondent Obi-Wan Kenobi descends into a midlife crisis bender.”
Written by Rob Kutner
Industry Highlights: Veteran late-night writer for The Daily Show, The Tonight Show w/ Conan O’Brien; Angry Birds.
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AGENTS OF THE EMPIRE
“An elite, swashbuckling ensemble of new characters from the Imperial side pursue a Rebel cell only to discover they’re serving a regime that’s veering into fascism.”
This pilot script is “timed” to the original Star Wars film featuring matching act breaks and plenty of easter eggs dramatizing familiar moments from the Imperial side.
Written by Robert Mitas
Industry Highlights: Robert was EVP at Furthur Films, Michael Douglas’ production company, providing producer services on RATCHED, FLATLINERS and WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN HIGH CASTLE.
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DROID WORLD
“Long before the rise of the Old Republic, a Droid on the planet Ennara battled his creators and won freedom for his kind. A hundred thousand years later, with the help of a fugitive Droid built to wield the Force, he'll show the Galaxy what freedom really means.”
Written by Tim Westland
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BILLY KARATE
“When martial arts master William Karate’s sensei is killed, he embarks on a bloody quest for revenge, battling mysterious assassins, rival dojos, old friends, and most dangerous of all: his own toxic masculinity. Oh wait, there’s a tiger -- the tiger is more dangerous.”
Written by Robert Brockway
Industry Highlights: Robert karate kicked the internet, going viral with this script, landing a roundhouse rep at Entertainment 360.
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WAY OF THE DINOSAUR
(AN ORIGINAL ACTION-COMEDY SPEC)
Written by Brendon Udy
“When her childhood toy is brought to life by the power of drugs and imagination, a fearless woman and her 7-foot plush dinosaur unite to take down the drug cartel that ruined her life.”
Industry Highlights: Top 10% Nicholl Fellowship (3x); Launch Pad Top 25 scripts, Filmmatic Horror Screenplay Finalist, Bloodlist.com Fresh Blood Selects.
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WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS x SNL
“THE KING OF SATURDAY NIGHT”
(CROSSOVER STUNT SPEC)
Written by Megan Rees
“Under pressure from the Baron to conquer the new world, the vampires plot to kill, turn, or befriend Pete Davidson, The King of Staten Island, at a taping of Saturday Night Live.”
Industry Highlights: Screencraft Fellowship Semifinalist. Poster Artowrk by: Mindy Strouse.
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BEHIND THE SLAYAGE
(The Not-Reboot of Buffy The Vampire Slayer)
“What if Buffy “The Slayer” Summers was based on a real woman? Meet Angela, the Eradicator. A Black woman in her early 40s, the literal demons of her past have come back for vengeance… and a side of apocalypse. “
Written by Jill Robi
Industry Highlights: Currently writing for Peacock series Those About to Die.
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GHOSTS
“VISITORS”
(TV SPEC)
Written by Hilary Van Hoose
“When a viral video draws UFO enthusiasts to the B&B, including someone from Flower's commune, Sam and Jay help Flower's friend find closure while figuring out how to make the alien-hunters lose interest in the Woodstone Estate.”
Industry Highlights: Nickelodeon’s Blue’s Clues: Nursery Rhymes; Episode Outline purchase from TeamTO; 2022 NBC Launch TV Writing semi-finalist; Women in Animation Mentorship Circle mentee; Winner - Stage 32 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Screenwriting Contest; Austin Film Festival Virtual Pitch finalist; Fellow in the RespectAbility Summer Lab for Entertainment Professionals.
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A REAL SCREAM
(Scream x New Nightmare reboot)
“Before the upcoming 6th Scream film release, iconic real life actors from the previous five films start getting murdered by a Ghostface copycat, and the killer, whoever they are, won’t stop until they can go head to head with Neve Campbell.”
Written by Alice Stanley Jr.
Industry Highlights: Writing credits include BUSY TONIGHT (EP Tina Fey), MOXIE (dir. Amy Poehler), and BARBIE CAMP SISTER SWITCH (Mattel). She currently has a girly thriller in pre-production with Invisible Narratives.
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A DUDE NAMED JIM
“Three weirdos team up and stumble through Lovecraftian horrors to find a god-like figure who’s at the center of all their problems: a dude named Jim.”
Vibe Check: What We Do In The Shadows meets Supernatural.
Written by John Quick
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TED LASSO'S FLYING CIRCUS
“As the team faces international challengers, Ted must help the players look on the bright side and win with a strategy that nobody expects. Roy sees a doctor about a personal f*cking problem while Keeley and Rebecca have an absolutely fabulous Ladies Day Out.”
Written by Kyle F. Andrews
Kyle is a writer, actor, and producer with FilmFrontier Studios. Upcoming Feature THE VEIL premieres early 2023. Host: Make Your Stuff Podcast. Visit: Website / IMDb
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HERE'S THE THING, CHARLIE BROWN
(Peanuts x John Carpenter crossover)
“A sequel to It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown: Linus and Sally prepare a watch party for The Great Pumpkin Movie while the rest of the Peanuts gang go trick or treating, but events from the films of John Carpenter begin to unfold around them. Can you spot all the John Carpenter Easter eggs?”
Written by Eric Moyer
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THE ICE MAN
(Dark comedy twist of The Office)
“When Bob Vance, Vance Refrigeration gets tired of Angela bullying Phyllis in the party planning committee, he schemes to kill her and bury her in an old refrigerator graveyard. But, when the unlikely duo of Dwight and his incompetent-assassin-sidekick Trevor catches wind of his murderous scent, it's murder, mayhem and morons running amok in Dunder Mifflin -- with Angela left in the cat-hairs... er, I mean cross-hairs. Yeah, that's more sinister-y.”
Written by Ash Lazer
Industry Highlights: Script purchased by Tribeca Ent.; Screencraft Finalist.
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COBRA KAI x FRIDAY THE 13TH
“The newly unified dojo led by Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence must train to face the oncoming threat of John Kreese as he plots to spread Cobra Kai karate across the Valley, but little do they know what horrors Kreese has in store for them...”
Written by Trey Livingston
Industry Highlights: Lead writer on podcast and soon to be animated series, Tech Witch. Established industry reader. Decent industry PA.
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THE JETSONS — Live Action!
“George is a patsy in a scheme orchestrated by his boss that is destined to have deadly consequences if he can’t get his dysfunctional family off of Las Venus before it’s too late.”
Written by Michael Samonek
Industry Highlights: Writer/Dir. of TABLE FOR THREE; R.L. Stine’s ZOMBIE TOWN; Celebrity DeathMatch.
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PARKS AND INSURRECTION
(Parks & Rec x Jan. 6th Capitol riots)
“Leslie and friends contend with COVID, a recount, and a riot in Pawnee on January 6th, 2021.”
Written by Addison Blu & Breanna Macomber
+Script bonus: Inside is a Easter egg hyperlink to an acoustic parody song performed by Breanna.
Industry Highlights: Addison - WGA Veteran’s Writing Project Fellow; Screencraft Fellowship Finalist. Breanna - Second City graduate.
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THE KENTS
“A strange baby taken-in by a desperate couple disrupts a small town, forcing them to team up with a distant stranger and local sheriff after they realize the child’s epic destiny—becoming Superman.”
Written by Eric Rogers
Industry Highlights: EP/Showrunner for MICRONAUTS and SKYLANDERS ACADEMY; FUTURAMA; NDA mischief for Amazon.
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DIMESTORE KAFKA
(Kafka x Dr. Seuss)
“If you could somehow combine Pulp Fiction, Annie Hall, Being John Malkovich and The Shining, then add a dash of talking cats, you think you’d have an idea of what Dimestore Kafka really is… but you’d be wrong.”
Written by Noah Evslin
Industry Highlights: Writer/Producer NCIS:HI, Hawaii 5-0, Colony. Producer: Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal, etc. Co-host: Screaming Into The Hollywood Abyss podcast.
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EVERY MUPPET EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
“A multiverse of 100 parodies of your favorite movies — now starring the Muppets! From The Princess Bride to Memento, to The Big Lebowski and A Nightmare on Elm Street.”
Written by Ben Crew
Industry Highlights: Ben’s basically a “viral Yoda,” best known for The Muppets Presents: The Great Gatsby.
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DIE LAUGHING
“It’s Christmas Eve. Terrorists have taken control of Saturday Night Live. There’s just one problem—Bruce Willis is the host.”
Written by Eric Moyer
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SLEIGH HARD
“When mafia boss Claus comes to town, he’s gonna deck the halls with bombs for Holly in this action comedy loaded with Christmas carnage set in the Die Hard Cinematic Universe — Better wear your second favorite Ugly Christmas sweater because it’s about to get eggnog and blood all over it.”
Written by Ash Lazer & Joe Favalaro
Industry Highlights: Ash - Script purchased by Tribeca Ent.; Screencraft Finalist. Joe - optioned writer; Script Pipeline Top 50.
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