First Annual Freeper Screenplay Festival and Chili/Bar-B-Cue Cook-Off

Danny Lee ^ | 2-27-2005 | Danny Lee

[sonofatpatcher2]

Pappy's Tree was a screenplay I wrote the first draft of in 1981. I have fiddled with it off and on over the years. I finally tuned it down to a TV Special for Christmas. In that form I posted in on Zoetrope.com in 2003. Even on that nest of liberals it got read by some and it was voted the 2nd best teleplay for the month it was listed. And to top it off, my script had someone mentioning God in a positive way, not one thirty-mile car chase and none of my character jumped in the sack for carnal knowledge.

Here is a a link to "Pappy's Tree" in .pdf (.pdf) HERE
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Here is a link to "Pappy's Tree" in a .zip file four saving and reading at your leasure (.zip) HERE
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I hope any here who read it enjoy it. I know it has brought me a lot of pleasure in writing and rewriting it over the past twenty odd years. And I look forward to any criticism, both pro and con.

Now, you other Freepers who have screenplays, get them linked. And if you don't write, but do cook, tell us about it.

My chili is known far and wide as Armadillo Chili. Nothing special in the making, yet I do include the trimmed hind quarter of a rabbit. When someone always ask, "Armadillo Chili?" I stir around a mite and laddle up those hind quater bones and say, "See? Road kill always makes my brew tasty!"

BTW I saw Sideways recently and it was fairly funny. Thomas Haden Church was much better than expected and I must admit a guilty pleasure in watching Sandra Oh do anything. Loved her 'Rita Wu' in "Arli$$."

I saw The Aviator when it first came out and enjoyed it very much. The style of the film, the music, the atmosphere was terrific! Cate Blanchett was super as Kate Hepburn and this was the first film where I truly enjoyed Leonardo DiCaprio acting. He was dead on 'Howard' in the Senate scenes and Alan Alda was at his top form. Martin Scorsese directing was excellent. I would vote down the line for The Aviator if I could.

Enough from me, let the Festival begin!

[buffyt]

We LOVED Sideways. We have lived in the LA area three times and we recognized all the places, like Solvang, in the movie, and we recognized restaurants we have eaten at. Fun movie. I think a really good movie last year was also Napoleon Dynamite.

[sonofatpatcher2]

Never saw Napoleon Dynamite yet due to your recomendation, I might rent it as it is out on DVD. Any Oscar picks?

[sonofatpatcher2]

Here's something to chew on until football season starts...

[DainBramage]

WELLESLEY WENCH

An FR origianal. A fascinating tale of love, murder,intrigue, and black pantsuits!

[sonofatpatcher2]

Ah! Ha! "...a dark and stormy night" classic.

I shall read it and we'll do lunch...

[DainBramage]

A compilation of many authors, darting from scene to scene faster than you can yell "You FJB".

[dakine]

No "first annual"....just not right.....

[sonofatpatcher2]

Gad! The WELLESLEY WENCH thread is locked. I was going to add:

Hillary took another deep drag from her cigarette, then exhaling heavily through her nose. "How dare she!" she thought, then said aloud, "How dare she?"

"What's that, Hun?" asked Bill.

"How dare Condi Rice wear that black outfit!" she blasted back.

"Well," Bill replied, "She did look hot in those high heels. Say, Hun, want me to promote a pair for you?"

Hillary didn't think twice as she picked up the marble ashtray and planted it square on Bill's noggin, ringing it like a chapel bell.

[sonofatpatcher2]

Re: - No "first annual"....just not right.....

Well, next year we can call it the Second Annual...

[truthkeeper]

Interesting. My 16 year-old son had "Napoleon Dynamite" on his Christmas list.

[sonofatpatcher2]

Having not seen Napoleon Dynamite and with little knowledge of it... I think it is about kids in high school. What leads you to find it "Interesting" that your 16 year-old son had it on his Xmas List?

[truthkeeper]

Just the fact that a FReeper recommended it as well. Maybe I'll look into getting it for him. I haven't been to a movie in ages, so I'm out of it. (Too expensive, I usually wait for the video.)

[Drango]

We LOVED Sideways

Very, very good movie. Aviator sucked.

[sonofatpatcher2]

Went to http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374900/ and got this plot summary: Preston, Idaho's most curious resident, Napoleon Dynamite (Heder), lives with his grandma and his 32-year-old brother (who cruises chat rooms for ladies) and works to help his best friend, Pedro (Efren Ramirez), snatch the Student Body President title from mean teen Summer Wheatley (Haylie Duff).

Rated PG for thematic elements and language.

Rated on IMDB as a 7.2 out of 10.

Looks tame enough, but you never know...

[truthkeeper]

Thanks for that.

[sonofatpatcher2]

Re: "Aviator sucked."

That pretty much takes the other side of my picks. Well, that's why they have horse races and give out Oscars...

[sonofatpatcher2]

Re: "Thanks for that."

Happy to be of service...

[squarebarb]

Then Hillary stepped over Bill's prostrate fat body and went to the freezer to check on Buddy. Still dead. Impatiently she clicked on her high heels to the closet. Still no black high-heeled boots.

Impatiently she picked up the telephone and with great impatience she screamed, "Juanita! Get me my personal shopper, now!"

[sonofatpatcher2]

To which, Juanita shouted back, "You no have no percanal chopper. You fired hem when yew found out he waz chewish!"