Scriptapalooza

According to an e-mail I received the other day, I've made it to the Quarterfinalist round of the Scriptapalooza competition. This being the second quarterfinal round I've made out of this past round of contests I'm not too sure I'll make it past this, but hey, it's nice to make it somewhere.

I'm still on schedule for sending my script to the development service as mentioned in a past post and I'm trying my best to keep up with my two hours every other night campaign. I know I may not sound particularly confident in regards to this contest, but I am up against scripts that blow mine away, just from the title alone. These are going straight to the top, those with such compelling titles as:

Whale Farts by Brian Price and Samuel W. Gailey

Now, call me crazy here, but what could this possible be about?* There are two roads this can go on and I shall explore them both, just for the benefit of... myself.

Whale Farts is a compelling look at the future of our nation. In a time when our fossil fuel reserves are at an all time low, and the instability in the middle east has lead to broader conflicts across the region and a halt to all exports. Global Warming fears have taken a frightening new twist as increased carbon emissions in the atmosphere have actually thickened the ozone layer, making it almost impossible for solar panels to function while still increasing temperatures to unbearable conditions, causing hurricanes to batter coastal cities year round. In the midst of this crisis, Dr. Gregory Handcrotch bucks the trend, and on a small fishing trawler with a surly crew of New England natives sets out to test his new invention, one that would surely change the course of human history... that which can harness the awesome power of a whale's fart.

Alright, interesting. The Sum of All Fears meets A Perfect Storm meets The Day After Tomorrow. I like it. Get Beck to do the soundtrack and we're there. Okay, let's try this again, only without any thought (yet I'm sure more money):

Whale Farts is the latest comedy creation from the director/producer/key grip that brought you Wedding Crashers and some other recent comedy comes the story of Petie, played by that chubby guy from Knocked Up, a marine biologist fresh out of grad school starting his first real job at Sea Fun Adventure Village. His first assignment? Training Patches, the baby humpback whale. With his friends Joel, that fat guy from Superbad and Larry, the older looking friend of the main guy from Boy Meets World he must try to get Patches ready for his opening performance in two weeks. There's only one problem though: Whale Farts. Nobody will come see a performance that smells like week old krill, so it's up to Petie to fix the problem, reaffirm his friendships through adversity, and win the heart of the pretty dolphin trainer Julie, played by one of the chicks from That 70's Show, possibly the older sister of Topher Grace's character.

There. Whale Farts.

If you're a producer and you'd like me to turn Whale Farts into a feature length screenplay, feel free to drop me a line. Of course this would be selling out my artistic integrity, but hey, I promise I'll do an indie flick for my second one, I promise.

*As an aside, though, I'm not trying to knock anyone else's work, I know people are sensitive out there, I'm just having some fun with a title.