Story & True Events

A segmented selection of the BASED ON Selections from the IN DEVELOPMENT projects. This hub covers all In Development projects that are based on a story, true story, life rights, real events and biopics.

Logline: Based on the true story of Frank and Isaac Gildea, the only father-son duo to ever play basketball together on a college team together. Story takes place after Frank has raised his family and returned to complete his degree, thus having the opportunity to play on the same championship-winning team as his son.

Logline: Based on the true story of Bill Jakob, a man who impersonated a law enforcement officer and DEA agent in a small Midwest town and began arresting meth distributors before being exposed as only a local security guard.

Logline: During his final days, a famous American rock star in the early ’70s navigates his relationships with two women in Paris — a glamorous French Countess and his California “soulmate”.

Logline: Story centers on the events of the ATF raid on Mt. Carmel, TX, the 51-day siege on David Koresh’s Branch Davidian compound that followed, and the devastating fire that resulted in the deaths of 81 civilians, and the name “Waco” becoming a horrific household name.

Logline: Examines the mechanisms and machinations of backroom politics in France during President Nicolas Sarkozy’s rise to power.

Logline: An underdog who, with the help of foosball figures that come to life, must take on a star soccer pro to save their village.

Logline: Story centers on the true rags-to-riches story of NBA player Paul Millsap, who went from hood to hoop dreams with help and guidance from his Uncle DeAngelo Simmons, who trained him, and became his agent when no one else would.

Logline: Story centers on the late Jay Moriarity and his quest to ride the iconic Northern California break known as Mavericks, where winter swells bring in treacherous waves the size of five-story buildings.

Logline: Based on the true story of the biggest bank heist in US history that took place in Laguna Beach, California in 1972. A gang of close-knit thieves from Youngstown, Ohio get tapped by the Teamsters to steal $30 million in illegal campaign contributions and blackmail money from President Richard Nixon.

Logline: Based on the true story of grieving parents who used the unexpected death of their young daughter as inspiration to build a world class children’s hospital.

Logline: Based on the true story of James Bond creator Ian Fleming’s 30 Commando unit, which was a precursor to Britain’s elite forces.

Logline: On November 6, 1964, U.S. Army pilot Daniel Dawson went Missing In Action after Viet Cong soldiers shot down his L-19 surveillance plane. Three weeks later, his younger brother Don, a 24-year-old boat captain, left his job, his family and friends, emptied his bank account, and traveled to Vietnam to rescue his brother–or bring his body home to his widow and four children.

Logline: The story parallels a contemporary love story beside the love affair between King Edward VIII and American socialite Wallis Simpson.

Logline: The true story of Cesar Chavez, the civil rights activist who from the 1950s till his death in 1993, worked as a community organizer and fought for improved working conditions for California farm workers as he co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers Union, and campaigned to prevent illegal immigration from undermining unionization efforts.

Logline: A poverty-stricken woman in 1860s Ireland disguises herself as a man to gain employment as a waiter in a Dublin hotel. As she settles into her new role in society, she gets increasingly confused about her identity, courting a maid while pretending to be a man and revealing her secret to a hotel guest.

Logline: Centers on the life story of American chess icon Bobby Fischer leading up to his historic world championship match against Boris Spassky.

Logline: During Hurricane Charlie, six-year-old Zach Bonner took his little red wagon door to door in his neighborhood to collect clean water for his victims. After four months, Zach had collected 27 truckloads of supplies.

Logline: Based on the life of J. Edgar Hoover, the man often credited with making the FBI what it is today: an efficient, crime-fighting organization shrouded in secrecy. Hoover founded the organization in 1935 and remained director until his death in 1972.