january
2019 Screenplay
by dr. anne watson
A rite-of-passage suspense film with a flawed heroine,
like Leaving Las Vegas suffering a Fatal Attraction.
Based on a true story about a feisty, inventive
retired child psychologist whose fear of loneliness drives her to welcome a young alcoholic into her Mexican casita life,
even while his violence becomes lethal.
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Main Characters
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Set in a Mexican beach town (or any international backpacker/surfer world) the characters are based on real people whose names have been changed:
Dr. January (Jan) Cook, the feisty psychologist;
Carlos Gardel Cabrera, her young sociopathic lover;
Pudique, the French woman Carlos loves;
Jon, Dr. Jan's friend (would-be lover);
Isabella, the RipTide Hotel concierge;
Robin Cook, Jan's daughter;
Rory Cook, Jan's son.
Writing began in the Spring of 2015: the Universe guided the author's hand. Through courses and blogs and professional readings (coverage), revisions have taken it from "Curing Che" to "Soul Child" to "Wrongful Therapy" to "The Burden of Solitude" and "Passionate Burden", and "January", but A THOUSAND REASONS is EXACTLY IT!
I am grateful to all who read it for me, improved the dialogue and scene descriptions, and gave me encouragement. Screenwriting is the most complex writing form: a doctoral dissertation is a cakewalk in comparison. However, it is exquisite agony to write a movie script.
I am learning how to pitch it, while getting my next one ready.
(Registered as Wrongful Therapy, Writers Guild of Canada registration number S17-00912, Copyright (c) March 22, 2017. )
Dr. January (Jan) Cook, the feisty psychologist;
Carlos Gardel Cabrera, her young sociopathic lover;
Pudique, the French woman Carlos loves;
Jon, Dr. Jan's friend (would-be lover);
Isabella, the RipTide Hotel concierge;
Robin Cook, Jan's daughter;
Rory Cook, Jan's son.
Writing began in the Spring of 2015: the Universe guided the author's hand. Through courses and blogs and professional readings (coverage), revisions have taken it from "Curing Che" to "Soul Child" to "Wrongful Therapy" to "The Burden of Solitude" and "Passionate Burden", and "January", but A THOUSAND REASONS is EXACTLY IT!
I am grateful to all who read it for me, improved the dialogue and scene descriptions, and gave me encouragement. Screenwriting is the most complex writing form: a doctoral dissertation is a cakewalk in comparison. However, it is exquisite agony to write a movie script.
I am learning how to pitch it, while getting my next one ready.
(Registered as Wrongful Therapy, Writers Guild of Canada registration number S17-00912, Copyright (c) March 22, 2017. )
