Spec sale: “Raindrops All Around Me”

Universal nabs comedy spec written by Neil Agnew and Eli Jorne for mid-six against high-six figures. The premise:

“The story centers on a socially inept high school teacher who learns to “dumb it down” in order to fit in with the people around him.”

Doesn’t sound like the most obvious high concept in the world, but Ben Stiller is a ‘hip pocket’ attachment and might do the movie depending upon script development, so evidently it’s a strong script. Here’s background on the writers:

“Agnew, who previously worked in journalism, has worked on comedy shows including “Drawn Together,” “Crank Yankers” and “The Andy Milonakis Show.” Jorne, a graduate of the AFI screenwriting program, previously sold the feature pitch “Cruise Ship” to Jerry Weintraub at Warner Bros. with a different writing partner, Charlie McDowell. The two discovered a similar sensibility when they shared on office on “Crank Yankers.” Although they have several blind script deals in place, this is the duo’s first script sale. “