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LOGLINE

It's the summer of 1982.  Following their parents' bitter divorce, 13-year old Mickey and his older brother Wade stay in the country with their farm-hand father, Acre.
​This season of unexpected self-discovery for Mickey coincides with some mysterious and violent changes to the world at large.

PRESS

Screamfest 2021 Winners/Finalists: MovieBytes
ISA Virtual Pitch Challenge Winners/Finalists

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FEEDBACK

Austin Film Festival:  "There are interesting ideas throughout Boys. The script works best when it focuses on what is unique about the characters and world of the story. The early beats of the women collapsing and one foaming at the mouth, and the farmer behaving strangely going after the cow introduce an interesting tension and mystery into the narrativee.  The third act of the script brings the events together and creates a strong tone that helps the script stand out."
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Artist Vanessa Puopolo:  “'Boys' is an absolute wonder. It is simultaneously horrifying and heartbreaking. Positively riveting."

Filmmaker Monte Light:  "The scene between Acre and Mickey, after Acre's head is injured and Mickey is caught sipping a beer, is goddamn poetry.  It's beautiful, poignant, the kind of stuff you win awards for."

QUICK PITCH

90 second (+) video pitch for BOYS.
The chilling insanity of George A. Romero's The Crazies
The character self-discovery of Call Me By Your Name
The unwholesome manipulation of 1985's Smooth Talk

HEY, SHANNON!

In what has become a tradition in most of my scripts,
​​I have a character named "Shannon" within the story.
​​In BOYS, "Shannon" is Mickey's beloved childhood doll.

BASICS

  • ​GENRES:  Horror / LGBTQ / Drama
  • SUB-GENRES:  Coming-of-Age / First Love
  • PROTECTION:  WGA; West registered
  • LENGTH:  Feature-length
  • PAGE COUNT:  One hundred and six (106)
  • INSPIRATIONS:  During a daily meditation,​ a childhood memory sparked this idea.
  • BEGINNINGS:  Writing began on 05.19.20
  • COVERFLY RANKING: Top 35% (07.02.21)
  • DRAFTS:  A 5th draft is complete
  • NUMBER:  BOYS is my 13th feature spec​​
  • PROBABLE MPAA RATING: R
  • STORY CONSULTANT/EDITOR:  Jonna Jackson

SCREAMFEST

"There is a fantastic sense of danger lurking underneath the entire script.  It is impossible to tell who we can trust; nothing and no one feels safe."

ACCOLADES

2021 TOP FIVE Finalist: Screamfest
2021 Top 20%: Academy Nicholl Fellowship
2021 Feature Screenplay Finalist: FilmQuest
2021 Top 25 Finalist: NOLA Horror Film Festival
2021 Official Selection: Indie Susp./Horror/SciFi FF
2021 Official Selection: LA Int'l Horror Film Festival
2021 Horror Semi-Finalist: Table Read / Screenplay
2021 Official Selection: Austin After Dark FF
2020 Finalist: ISA Virtual Pitch Challenge
2020 Official Selection: Screamwriting Festival
2020 Official Selection: ​Vegas Cinefest Int'l FF

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READING

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[ A virtual reading was held in September 2020 ]
The Cast:  Ryan Newton Harris, Katherine LaVictoire,
Joel Liestman, Monte Light, Motown Maurice,
Matt Mercer, Steve Newman, Whit Spurgeon
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and Suzanne Voss.

PROPOSED CASTING

© 2009-2023 michael klug. all rights reserved.
  • home
  • screenwriter
    • comedy >
      • a. family portrait
      • he must smell my dog
      • rope-a-dope
      • Say Uncle!
      • tonight I shall lease your soul
    • drama >
      • one last build in Centralia
      • mariposa county
    • monster movies >
      • silver spoon
      • spider eaters
      • trip
      • You Can Never Go Home
    • psychological thriller >
      • clare, this is julia
      • harsh critic
      • my brother the serial killer
      • pactola
    • sci-fi >
      • lindsay's locker
      • structure
      • valet
    • supernatural horror >
      • bear
      • the costume people
      • don't go into the baby's room
      • ESP
      • furnish
      • unrequited love is for the birds
      • you came back
    • Zombie Horror >
      • a great yard
      • A Stench in the Nostrils of God
      • boys
      • christian demons
      • the french toast nine
      • george, frank and liza
      • me & simon baker
      • mom died
      • rest area
      • sid's apple
    • accolades
  • actor
    • sleeping ugly
    • résumé
  • filmmaker
    • chair
    • french toast
    • Immolation
    • ready to go
  • film critic
    • 5 star reviews
    • 4 / 4.5 star reviews
    • 3 / 3.5 star reviews
    • 2 / 2.5 star reviews
    • 0.5 / 1 / 1.5 star reviews
    • classic movie reviews
    • Tom Holland's Terror Time
    • marketing mentions
    • '80s horror ladies
    • '80s horror hunks
  • novelist
    • cheap therapy
    • island hunters
    • scratcher
    • What the House Saw
  • prose
    • the house up the street
    • blogs
    • klassics
    • writings
  • movie nerd
    • zombies >
      • concerns about the living dead
      • the nurse controversy
    • movie love
    • talking shop
    • stew of sin
    • fanatical
  • bio