ALL FOR REVENGE – Chris Wonnacott (Launch Pad)
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| Title: | ALL FOR REVENGE |
| Logline: | A man returns to his small Montana hometown to get revenge on the corrupt town responsible for his father’s unjust death by utilizing an intricate plan to con and bankrupt the entire community with a boxing match starring two of the world’s most famous boxers. |
| Pitch: | DEADWOOD meets CINDERELLA MAN |
| Writer: | Chris Wonnacott |
| Genre: | Drama | Period | Western |
| Why to Read: | A creative re-imagining of the true story of a world-famous boxing match between Jack Dempsey and Tommy Gibbons in rural Montana. This manuscript takes a fascinating historical footnote and crafts a captivating, character-driven revenge story. The excitement of the protagonist’s long con combined with the charm of the small Montana town and its eccentric residents engage the reader on multiple levels, creating a secondary prize fight – that of who to root for in this complex moral quandary. The story, a Sports-Western-Thriller, utilizes this creative mash-up of genres to its maximum potential in order to speak to larger truths that make this an all at once exciting and intimate experience. |
| Request: | CLICK HERE TO REQUEST THE MANUSCRIPT |
