LIFE OF CRIME

A group of ex-cons kidnap the wife of a wealthy Detroit developer and hold her for ransom, only to find the husband doesn’t want her back.

Logline: A prequel to Quentin Tarantino’s “Jackie Brown,” the story finds Ordell and ‘Lou-iss’ hitting it off in prison, where both are doing time for grand theft auto. Upon their release, they join forces for one big score that finds them kidnapping the wife of a wealthy Detroit developer. When the husband refuses to pay the ransom for his wife’s return, Ordell and Louis are forced to reconceive their plan, and the angry housewife uses the ex-cons to get her revenge.