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artwork by Michael Klug, via Canva.

basics

GENRES: Zombie Horror / Dramedy
SUB-GENRES: LGBTQ / Love Story / Fantasy / Road Trip
LENGTH: Feature-length
DRAFTS: Six (6) drafts completed
NUMBER: Me & Simon Baker is my 2nd feature spec screenplay
PROTECTION: WGA; West registered
PROBABLE MPAA RATING: R
PAGE COUNT: One hundred seven (107) pages
PROPOSED TAGLINE: "When there's no more room in hell, there's no place like home."
INSPIRATIONS:  Following my first screening of Land of the Dead, I dreamt I was fighting off zombies with Simon Baker, in my hometown.
MUSICAL INSPIRATIONS: While writing the script, I frequently listened to the Land of the Dead soundtrack, by Reinhold Heil and Johnny Klimek.

hey, shannon!

In what has become a tradition in most of my scripts, ​​I have a character named "Shannon" within the story.  In ME & SIMON BAKER, "Shannon" is Michael's annoying neighbor turned zombie.

logline

Eccentric Michael, obsessed with zombies since a childhood tragedy, must band together with Land of the Dead actor Simon Baker, when an actual zombie epidemic explodes.  Together, they must then travel cross-country to find the only person they believe can handle this disaster -- legendary director George A. Romero.

accolades

  • Horror Finalist @ 2013 Hollywood Screenplay Contest
  • Quarter-Finalist @ 2013 Cinestory
  • Official Finalist @ 2012 Beverly Hills Film Festival

video pitch

quick pitch

The powerful messages of home, friendship and fantasy in The Wizard of Oz combine with the devastation and zombie horror of George A. Romero's ghoulish films, creating a new vision for the "road trip" movie.

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