somedays

To quote Woody Allen: Life, what a mother fucker. I am as depressed as I have ever been over a breakup (can't sleep, can't eat) and I have to go pitch a romantic comedy to possible funders in a few days. Yay. Wow, is that going to be a fun pitch. It's not just a pitch meeting. They want to talk to me about raising GAP financing and finishing funds for some of their movies. I guess we'll see if we can help each other out.

It's a fun comedy. I have been writing it on and off for about two years. It takes place in San Francisco over a few weeks in December. I think that if I can work it right there is solid potential for a Christmas type movie. My lawyer/producer Paul says that limits the marketability of the project. I'm not sure that I agree. When Hary Met Sally was released in July and that had it's finale at a New Years party. Not really a comparison, I know. WHMS had actual stars, a star director and huge budget. I will have none of those things and the industry has changed dramatically but, so what. Live the dream is the only reason to do this. Although, it is such a small budget that I may have to open the story to take place anytime of year.

There are three main couples: Will and Sue, Peltz and Mackenzie and Ryan and Caroline. Will and Sue are a couple of young twenty somethings trying to figure out if they should stay together or break up. Sue is thinking "break up" because she is "too young to be this settled." I have 80% of their story done. I still need to work out the final scene where they see each other for real and get together.

Peltz and Mackenzie are both artists. He makes puppets. She is a singer. He loves her. She thinks he's an asshole because he's rude to her when he's nervous. Hijinxs ensue. He falls for her. Doesn't say anything. She falls for him. Doesn't say anything. Peltz friends finally push them together.

....And Ryan. Ryan is based on every bad breakup, relationship, unrequited love that I have ever had. Ryan falls for Caroline. As soon as he's open to her she leaves him (I wrote this before my bitch ex-girlfriend ripped my heart out my ass).

The three stories interlace by connecting the characters through work and friendships. I plan to get a mid range name actor for Ryan. A known, up and coming TV character actor for Peltz (I don't know what he looks like now or even if he's young enough, but I think that the chubby red headed kid from the Sandlot is the type I'm looking for). For Will a just past his teen sensation years, TV guy . For Mackenzie, I want to get a singer that can belt out a blues song with deep sultry sex. Possibly a European singer with a following there and use that to help exploit the foreign markets. And an unknown actress for Sue. I will find a hot dusky hued supermodel for Caroline.

All this and I keep getting caught up in how quickly that woman replaced me. Five months ago, I was starting to write wedding vows. Seven weeks ago we broke it off. Four weeks ago she emailed to say that she is doing much better because she met someone new. WHY THE FUCK DO PEOPLE HAVE TO BE SO MEAN? I didn't need to know that she's with someone else. Seriously, it didn't work out. Why not just call it a day and go off in different directions to heal? This is what I'm thinking about while I'm trying to gear up for a pretty god damn important god damn meeting with goddamn Shore-goddamn-line.