Michael Elliott
My adult daughter said, "You know, Dad. seems like you've had 50 careers." The list includes HS English teacher, studio musician, stand-up comic. Was represented by Brenda Feigen at William Morris from 84-87. Swore I'd never return to screenwriting until I did in 2019. Won many awards, top 2% on Coverfly, a regular on their Red List (Action Feature). If I'm not ready now, I never will be.
Award Category
Screenplay Award Category
Two lifelong friends, a Vietnam-combat-shattered Marine and an anti-war activist wanted by the FBI, join forces to flee to Canada. A vengeful FBI agent pursues and corners them in a small Vermont border village that ends in a life-or-death struggle. "Catch Me if You Can" meets "We Were Soldiers".
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Comments
Some interesting questions…
Some interesting questions posed about the futility of war and in the aftermath succeeds in turning civilians into enemies of the state.
Interesting idea
Interesting premise. Characters could be fleshed out more.
A wide ranging look at the futility of war
The story took a while to get going, and the characters were not fleshed out enough, so not compelling.