The Definitive Spec Script Deals List: 1995

Pretty much ever since I sold a spec script in 1987, I have been fascinated by them. The very idea that a writer could conceive a story concept, research, craft and write an original screenplay, then sell it to a Hollywood buyer is in and of itself a remarkable thing. When you consider that each year an estimated 25,000–40,000 stories filter through the studio acquisition system and only about 100 spec scripts sell annually, that makes it even more notable.

I didn’t start tracking all spec script sales until 1991, but then I tried my best to note the details whenever I learned about them. Over the years I often thought about those files and wouldn’t it be great to have a comprehensive list of all spec script sales in Hollywood? Here are some reasons why:

• To create an historical record of these special accomplishments by screenwriters in the movie business.
• To compare what spec scripts sold and got produced to those that never got made.
• To track buying trends in Hollywood [e.g., genre, high-concept].
• To create a resource for contemporary writers to brainstorm new story ideas.

And then this: With spec script sales being as high as they have been the last 18 months, can we consider this a new Golden Age of the Spec Script, or does it pale in comparison to the supposed gilded age back in the early to mid-90s? Is that collective memory true or perhaps incorrect?

I mulled over the possibility of collating all the information about spec sales I had amassed. Unfortunately the documentation takes the form of actual clippings from the Hollywood Reporter and Variety, as well as hard drives on a number of old computers stashed away somewhere, and a variety of other sources.

In step two hearty souls, Black List interns Mikal McLendon and Evelyn Yves who agreed to help assimilate all the data into a comprehensive spec script sales list from 1991–2007 [to go along with my lists from 2008 to present]. It took Mikal and Eveyln months to pull this information together and I thank them profusely for their help [I hope you will, too, in comments].

Please note, when I say ‘Definitive’ in the title, that means two things. First I am engaging in a bit of Hollywood hyperbole. I know there are some spec script sales that we will have missed. Every sale is covered nowadays through the trades and various tracking boards. That type of coverage was not the case back in the 90s. Which leads to the second point:

I want your help!

If you are a screenwriter who sold a spec script and you don’t see it on the list or you spot some details that are wrong or incomplete, please email me with updates.

If you are a studio exec, agent, manager, producer or movie fan who happens to know of a spec script sale that’s not listed, please email me.

Let’s see if we can round out this research project as best we can.

With that lengthy introduction, here is the list of spec script deals in 1995.

1. Title: In Times of War & Insurrection Logline: Writer: Dan Gordon, Sabi Shabtai Production Co.: Neufeld/Rehme Productions Genre: Thriller Date Sold: 1995

2. Title: Phenomenon Logline: Man’s life is changed after seeing a flash of light. Writer: Gerald DiPego Studio: Walt Disney Production Co.: Touchstone Genre: Drama Date Sold: 1/1995

3. Title: Prince of Darkness Logline: A female FBI agent finds out that the assassin she’s tracking is also her new lover. To make matters worse, he’s part of a plan to throw New York’s financial district into a tailspin. Writer: Joseph Finder Agency: Pleshette, Green & Sanders Studio: 20th Century Fox Production Co.: Schindler Swerdlow Prods Price: $1.5M Genre: Thriller Date Sold: 1/1995

4. Title: Solstice Logline: A married woman is lured into a romance with a ghost. Writer: Chirstopher Kyle Agent: David Styne, Byrdie Lifson Pompan Agency: CAA Production Co.: Savoy Price: $150K/$350K Genre: Supernatural Thriller Date Sold: 1/1995

5. Title: Spare Parts Logline: The black market selling of body parts and their donors is investigated by a cop and an INS officer. Writer: Gary Devore Agent: Frank Wuliger Agency: Innovative Artists Studio: Paramount Price: Mid-six figures Genre: Thriller Date Sold: 1/1995

6. Title: Turbulence Logline: Convicted killer enroute to his execution kills Federal Marshalls and flight crew on a 747 from New York to Los Angeles. Writer: Jonathan Brett Production Co.: Rysher Ent. Price: $500K/$1M Genre: Action Date Sold: 1/1995

7. Title: Paradise Lost Logline: Screenplay version of John Milton’s 17th century epic poem “Paradise Lost.” Writer: Brian Daly Agent: Michael Goldman Agency: ICM Production Co.: New Regency Productions Genre: Drama Date Sold: 1/9/1995

8. Title: Kyle Supernatural Thriller Project Logline: Supernatural thriller in which a married woman is lured into a romance with a spirit who roams the family’s new home. The story takes on a deadly turn when the ghost’s agenda is revealed to be one of revenge, and the woman must protect her family. Writer: Christopher Kyle Agent: David Styne, Byrdie Lifson-Pompan Agency: CAA Production Co.: Savoy Price: $150K/$325K Genre: Thriller Date Sold: 1/24/1995 Add’l Info: Writer’s first spec sale

9. Title: The Gingerbread Man Logline: Set in South, story is about a seductive woman who convinces an attorney to commit her father to a mental institution and then tries to manipulate the attorney into killing the old man. Writer: John Grisham Agent: Marti Blumenthal Agency: Writers & Artists Production Co.: Island Pictures/Polygram Filmed Entertainment Genre: Thriller Date Sold: 1/27/1995

10. Title: Courage Under Fire Logline: Rashomon-like story concerns an army officer who investigates the first female nominee for congressional medal of honor and the Desert Storm incident in which she demonstrated her heroism. But the more he learns about the incident, the more he is faced with dramatically different accounts and eventually a conspiracy. Writer: Patrick Duncan Agent: Mary Kimmel Agency: Preferred Artists Studio: 20th Century Fox 2000 Production Co.: Davis Ent. & Joseph Singer Prods. Price: $ 1M/$2M Genre: Drama Military Date Sold: 1/27/1995

11. Title: Pandora Logline: Giant defense plant has been taken over by terrorists and it is up to the former head of security and a temp. secretary to save the day. Pandora refers to a secret computer warfare system the terrorsits want. Writer: Dale Ashcraft Agent: David Murphy Agency: The Maggie Field Agency Studio: Warner Bros. Price: Low-six/mid-six figures Genre: Action Date Sold: 2/1995

12. Title: The Fish Logline: Man in small town is mistaken for a fish. Writer: Rick Cunningham Agent: Lucy Stultz Agency: The Rothman Agency Studio: Walt Disney Pics. Production Co.: Avatar Entertainment Price: Five figures/six figures Genre: Comedy Date Sold: 2/1995

13. Title: The Doorkeeper Logline: A dissolute senator at the end of career gets an opportunity to redeem himself by exposing corruption involving his nemesis in the senate. The term, “doorkeeper,” is capitalese for “intern.” Writer: John Rice, Rudy Grimes Agent: Sandra Lucchesi Agency: Michael J. Bloom Agency Production Co.: Interscope Price: Mid to high six figures Genre: Political Thriller Date Sold: 2/1995

14. Title: The Willies Logline: Twins who were abused by parents, relatives and other kids return as adults from the dead to wreak havoc on their former torturers. Writer: John Jarrell Agent: Rima Greer Agency: Writers & Artists Production Co.: Island Pictures Genre: Horror Date Sold: 2/10/1995

15. Title: The Metro Logline: Wise cracking hostage negotiator and his rookie partner navigate through the craziness of the negotiator’s love life. Writer: Randy Feldman Agent: Steve Rabineau, David Greenblatt Agency: ICM Production Co.: Caravan Price: $1M Genre: Action Comedy Date Sold: 2/17/1995

16. Title: Legalese Logline: Satire along the lines of “Network.” It looks at medias’ impact on courtroom proceedings and court’s manipulation of media. Writer: Billy Ray Agent: Bruce Kaufman Agency: Broder/Kurland/Webb/Uffner Studio: New Line Price: $1M/$1.5M Genre: Comedy Date Sold: 2/23/1995

17. Title: End over End Logline: A place kicker returns to football to settle a score and propels his Cleveland Browns to a Super Bowl berth. Writer: Martin Mull Agent: Jon Sheinberg Agency: William Morris Production Co.: Caravan Price: Genre: Comedy Date Sold: 2/26/1995

18. Title: Paul Bunyon Logline: Scientist finds 19th century folklore hero and his blue ox, ‘Babe,” preserved under the ice at the North Pole. An entrepeneur then tries to capitalize on the discovery. Writer: Joseph Brutsman, Tony Peck Agent: Jon Sheinberg Agency: William Morris Studio: Universal Price: $500K/$750K Genre: Fantasy Date Sold: 3/1995

19. Title: Poker Night Logline: Happy-go-lucky husband/dad loses his house in a poker game while his wife is away and must get it back before she returns. Writer: Blake Snyder, Colby Carr Agent: Bruce Kaufman Agency: Broder/Kurland/Webb/Uffner Production Co.: Touchstone/Avatar Productions/Baumgarten/Prophet Price: Six figures/$550K Genre: Comedy Date Sold: 3/1995

20. Title: Prey Logline: Computer professor’s wife and little girl are killed in a terrorist attack on an airplane. He sets out to identify those responsible and puts himself at risk to go after them. Writer: Ron Roose Agent: Alan Gasmer, Mike Simpson Agency: William Morris Studio: Warner Bros. Price: Mid-six figures Genre: Thriller Date Sold: 3/1995 Add’l Info: Writer’s first spec sale

21. Title: Nine Lives Logline: Guy gets pumped full of truth serum so potent that not only is he forced to tell the truth, but he believes whatever he’s told. He has to find the antidote. Writer: Tom Vaughn Production Co.: Rysher Entertainment Price: Mid-six figures Genre: Action Thriller Date Sold: 3/1995

22. Title: My Blockbuster Logline: Goofball toll booth attendant/filmmaker woos actress by putting her in his commercial. Writer: Steve Adams Agent: Richard Arlook Agency: Gersh Production Co.: Castle Rock Price: $625K Genre: Comedy Date Sold: 3/1995

23. Title: Manhattan Transfer Logline: Man is caught between two dimensions; the real world and the mirror world where everything is reversed. Writer: Evan Katz Agent: David Greenblatt, Jim Rosen Agency: ICM Manager: Production Co.: Interscope Price: Mid-six figures Genre: Sci-fi Date Sold: 3/1995

24. Title: Three to Tango Logline: Contemporary take on the film, “The Apartment.” Writer: Rodney Patrick Vaccaro Agent: Richard Arlook Agency: Gersh Agency Studio: Warner Bros. Genre: Romantic Comedy Date Sold: 3/1995

25. Title: It Had to Be You Logline: Story takes place in a marriage counselor’s office. Writer: Stephen Carpenter Agent: Agency: UTA Studio: Universal Production Co.: Daybreak Productions Price: $200K/$600K Genre: Romantic Comedy Date Sold: 3/1995

26. Title: The Agreement Logline: Couple has a half-hearted agreement giving each the right to have one last fling. Their happiness is in jeopardy when the female invokes the fling privision. Writer: Kevin Levine Agent: Steve Rabineau Agency: ICM Production Co.: Interscope Price: Low-six/mid-six figures Genre: Romantic Comedy Date Sold: 3/1995

27. Title: Swiss Family Rubinstein Logline: Wealthy Milken-type tycoon and his pampered family crash land on a desert island. They must now survive without servants, hair dryers or corned beef. Writer: Edward Savio, Peter Mackie Agent: Jon Klane (for Mackie), Lisa Lindo Leiblein (for Savio) Agency: Acme Talent & Agency, The Jon Klane Agency Studio: Touchstone Production Co.: All Girl Productions/Colleton Company Price: $150K/$450K Genre: Comedy Date Sold: 3/7/1995

28. Title: The Shredder Logline: What would happen if America’s war on crime was taken to the absurd extreme? Writer: Tom Matthews Agent: Barry Mendel Agency: UTA Studio: New Line Price: Low-six figures Genre: Comedy Satire Date Sold: 3/15/1995

29. Title: Tentacles Logline: Story takes place on the China Seas. A group of gun runners come across an almost entirely deserted luxury liner, only to discover it’s occupied by a killer creature. Writer: Stephen Sommers Agent: Todd Harris, Arnold Rifkin Agency: William Morris Studio: Walt Disney Pics. Production Co.: Hollywood Pictures Price: $1M Genre: Action Thriller Date Sold: 3/17/1995

30. Title: From Behind the Sun Logline: Scientist discovers a superior human species whose very existence threatens to end the world. Writer: Josh Richmond Agent: Emile Gladstone, Jerome Zeitman Agency: The Agency Studio: Universal Production Co.: Imagine Price: $500K/high-six figures Genre: Sci-fi Thriller Date Sold: 3/29/1995 Add’l Info: Writer’s first spec sale.

31. Title: Omnivore Logline: Scientific expedition uncovers insects from 65 million years ago. When the insects come to life, they devour the scientists and other animals, ultimately taking on the form of whichever creature they devour. Writer: Dan O’Bannon Agent: David Saunders Agency: APA Production Co.: American World Pictures Price: Six-figures/$1M Genre: Sci-fi Date Sold: 4/1995

32. Title: Rat Race Logline: An Italian mafioso is mistakenly given an FBI computer nerd to escort him across the country. Writer: Darryl Quarles Agent: Scott Schwartz Agency: Dytman/Schwartz Agency Studio: Walt Disney Pics. Production Co.: Hollywood Pictures Price: $500K/high-six figures Genre: Action Comedy Date Sold: 4/1995 Add’l Info: Writer’s first spec sale.

33. Title: Waves Logline: Teenagers seek to surf the perfect waves. Writer: Rick Way Agent: John Ufland Agency: Premiere Artists Agency Production Co.: E.K. Gaylord 2 Productions Price: Five figures/mid-six Genre: Comedy Date Sold: 4/1995

34. Title: The Executive Logline: Workaholic corporate executive winds up a political prisoner in a South American country. During a harrowing journey through the jungle, his relationship with an aging revolutionary challenges his value system. Writer: Jason Brett, Thomas Bishop Agent: Jon Klane Agency: The Jon Klane Agency Production Co.: Trimark Pictures Price: $ 250K/$500K Genre: Thriller Date Sold: 4/1995

35. Title: Class Clown Logline: High school teacher, a nun, is at war with a class clown. Written in the same vein as “War of the Roses.” Writer: Gabby Gruen Agent: Larry Kennar Agency: Writers & Artists Studio: Fox 2000 Production Co.: Price: Low-six figures/mid-six Genre: Black Comedy Date Sold: 4/1995 Add’l Info: Writer’s first spec sale.

36. Title: Auggie Rose Logline: Character-driven drama about a man who takes over identity of a stranger who has died in his arms. Writer: Matthew Tabak Agent: Bruce Kaufman Agency: Broder/Kurland/Webb/Uffner Production Co.: Fine Line Price: Genre: Drama Date Sold: 4/1995

37. Title: Firestorm Logline: “Cliffhanger” in a forest fire. Fireman/smoke jumper must parachute into a Yellowstone Park forest fire to save a female senator, who’s been kidnapped by escaped con. Writer: Christopher Britton Soth Agent: Adam Kanter, David Styne Agency: CAA Production Co.: Savoy Price: $ 325K/$750K Genre: Action Date Sold: 4/4/1995

38. Title: Play Ball Logline: Cuban national baseball team’s attempt to win World Series after some of its players flee the country and form U.S. team. Writer: Jeff Valdez Agent: Martin Spencer Agency: CAA Studio: Walt Disney Pics. Production Co.: Mandeville Productions Price: High-six figures Genre: Comedy Date Sold: 4/6/1995

39. Title: Two by Two Logline: Male and female detectives go undercover to track down a murderer in the world of swinging couples. Writer: David Golden, Jay Rosen Agent: Larry Kennar Agency: H.N. Swanson Inc. Studio: Universal Production Co.: Bregman/Baer Price: Low-six/mid-six figures Genre: Thriller Date Sold: 4/11/1995

40. Title: Halfback Logline: American photojournalist in Russia uncovers a plot to restore the Soviet Union and bring back the cold war. Writer: Eric Tipton, Sasha Gelbart Agent: Adam Shulman Agency: APA Manager: Warren Zide Production Co.: TriStar/Adelson Entertainment Price: $ 400K/$600K Genre: Political Thriller Date Sold: 4/12/1995

41. Title: The Cable Guy Logline: Buddy pic about a cable TV technician who infiltrates the life of a company subscriber, tormenting hima nd providing him with romance. Writer: Lou Holtz Jr. Agent: Tom Strickler Agency: Endeavor Studio: Columbia Pictures Production Co.: Brillistein/Grey Price: $ 750 k/$ 1 mil Genre: Black Comedy Date Sold: 4/25/1995 Add’l Info: Writer’s first spec sale.

42. Title: Mockingbird Logline: Post apocalyptic love triangle about a man, a woman and an android set in drug ridden future. Writer: Gigi Gaston Agent: Ken Hardy Agency: CAA Manager: Warren Zide Studio: New Line Price: Low-six figures Genre: Romance Fantasy Date Sold: 4/27/1995

43. Title: Exit Zero Logline: Set in the near future, a young man and woman discover that computers have linked up and are plotting to annihilate the human race. Writer: Kurt Wimmer Agent: Tom Strickler Agency: Endeavor Studio: New Line Production Co.: Forge Productions Price: $ 1M/$1.5M Genre: Action Thriller Date Sold: 4/27/1995

44. Title: The Ten Per Cent Man Logline: College professor who has finally decided to retire from a career of planning bank heists using virtual reality is pulled back in for one last robbery. Writer: Edward Jones, Angela Hynes Agent: Larry Kennar Agency: Writers & Artists Studio: 20th Century Fox Price: $350K/$750K Genre: Drama Date Sold: 4/28/1995

45. Title: Logline: After his best friend is murdered, a young New York City teamster must prevail over the loyalties within a Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood. Writer: Bobby Moresco Production Co.: Tricoast Entertainment Genre: Drama Date Sold: 5/1995

46. Title: The Master Logline: Convicted forger is kidnapped out of jail by two wacky artists and forced to complete the final painting of the last great master, Enrique de Castilla. Writer: Edward Savio, Peter Mackie Agent: Jon Klane (for Mackie), Lisa Lindo Leiblein (for Savio) Agency: Acme Talent & Literary Production Co.: Tricoast Entertainment Price: Mid-six figures Genre: Black Comedy Date Sold: 5/1995

47. Title: Icarus Logline: Facing retirement, an F 15 pilot named Albert Fisk, steals a plane so he can die in combat. Writer: Robert Stitzel Agent: Jon Klane Agency: The Jon Klane Agency Studio: Paramount Production Co.: Flying Heart Prods & MK Prods Price: $750K/$2M Genre: Drama Date Sold: 5/1995

48. Title: Where’s Stanley Logline: Network executive and the woman who is to present the Stanley Cup at the N.H.L. playoffs lose the trophy and have to get it back in time for the game. Writer: Eric Champnella, Keith Mitchell Agent: Susan Sussman Agency: Premiere Artists Agency Studio: Walt Disney Pics. Production Co.: Hollywood Pictures Price: $250K/$500K Genre: Comedy Date Sold: 5/1995

49. Title: Killer’s Kiss Logline: Young female assassin is trained in finer social graces so she can eliminate a higher level political business figure. Writer: John Byrum Agent: Agency: CAA Studio: MGM Production Co.: Genre: Action Adventure Date Sold: 5/1995

51. Title: The Come Up Logline: Story is about black kids who decide to heist hotels. Writer: Devon Shepard Agent: Tony Oleshansky Agency: Don Buchwald & Associates Studio: New Line Production Co.: Single Cell Productions Price: Low-six figures Genre: Drama Date Sold: 5/1995

52. Title: Brushback Logline: Arrogant, modern day baseball player gets hit in the head with a baseball and is transported back in time to the Negro National League of 1940. Writer: Eric Daniels Agent: Jim Lefkowitz Agency: Gersh Production Co.: New Deal Prods Price: Mid-six figures Genre: Fantasy Date Sold: 5/1995

53. Title: Blameless Logline: Romantic thriller about a top flight accident attorney caught in the web of a woman who refuses to sue after being paralyzed in a train wreck. Writer: Dan Pyne Agent: Agency: UTA Studio: Fox 2000 Production Co.: Illusion Entertainment Price: $ 1.5M/$2M Genre: Thriller Date Sold: 5/1995

54. Title: Love Jones Logline: Story centers around two black artists trying to make it in Chicago. Writer: Theodore Witcher Agent: Adam Kanter, David Lonner Agency: CAA Manager: Spencer Baumgarten Studio: New Line Price: Six-figures Genre: Romantic Comedy Date Sold: 5/4/1995

55. Title: Fled Logline: Two escaped convincts on the lam pursue a nest egg one of them left behind while dodging the FBI, the local authorities and the Cuban mob. Writer: Preston Whitmore II Agent: Jon Sheinberg Agency: William Morris Studio: MGM Production Co.: Price: $300K/$550K Genre: Action Comedy Date Sold: 5/4/1995

56. Title: Flash of Heaven Logline: Thunderstorm research pilot uncovers government cover up of a flaw in stealth planes. Writer: Todd Kessler Agent: Sandy Weinberg, James Ward Agency: Innovative Artists Studio: Columbia Pictures Production Co.: Rastar Prods. Price: Low-six/mid-six figures Genre: Action Date Sold: 5/11/1995

57. Title: Party of Four Logline: Two women become chums without knowing that the younger woman is having an affair with the older woman’s husband. Writer: Tracey Jackson Agent: Richard Arlook Agency: Gersh Production Co.: Working Title Films Price: $750K Genre: Comedy Date Sold: 5/15/1995

58. Title: Suspect Zero Logline: The story involves a vigilante, a serial killer and the F.B.I. Writer: Zak Penn Agent: Tom Strickler Agency: Endeavor Studio: Universal Price: $750K/$1M Genre: Drama Date Sold: 5/16/1995

59. Title: Hardwired Logline: Story about a murder in which all suspects are sophisticated computers. Writer: Jeff Vintar Agent: Robert Stein, Andrew Cannava Agency: UTA Studio: Walt Disney Pics. Production Co.: Laurence Mark Prods. Price: $300K/$600K Genre: Thriller Date Sold: 5/19/1995

60. Title: The Sky is Falling Logline: Two priests go on a killing spree. Writer: Howard Roth, Eric Singer Agent: Dan Aloni, Marty Bowen Agency: UTA Studio: N/A Production Co.: TriStar Price: Low-six/mid-six figures Genre: Drama Date Sold: 5/30/1995

61. Title: Outrider Logline: Young deputy’s pursuit of a notorious outlaw who escaped from prison. Writer: Mark Montgomery Agent: Candace Lake Agency: Candace Lake Agency Studio: Paramount Production Co.: Neufeld/Rehme Productions Genre: Western Adventure Date Sold: 6/1995

62. Title: Shields Green & the Gospel of John Brown Logline: 19th century abolitionist movement in America. Writer: Mitch Brian Studio: 20th Century Fox Production Co.: 1492 Pictures Price: $500K Genre: Action Drama Date Sold: 6/1995

63. Title: Burning Down the House Logline: Writer: Bill Robinson & Jason Rothenberg Agent: Jeff Field, Rob Carlson, Alan Gasmer Agency: William Morris Studio: Walt Disney Pics. Production Co.: Hollywood Pictures/Caravan Price: Low six figures Genre: Political Thriller Date Sold: 6/1995

64. Title: Act of Treason Logline: “In the Line of Fire” meets “The Bodyguard” Writer: Elliot Stern Agent: Michael Van Dyke & Emile Gladstone Agency: The Agency Studio: Warner Bros Production Co.: Jerry Weintraub Productions Price: Low six figures/ $ 500K Genre: Political Thriller Date Sold: 6/1995

65. Title: White Deer Lake Logline: Yuppie returns to his hometown and finds love thanks to a magic lake. Writer: Alanna Hamill, Robert Pucci Agent: Alan Gasmer Agency: William Morris Production Co.: Live Entertainment Price: Six figures Genre: Romance Fantasy Date Sold: 6/6/1995

66. Title: A Day in November Logline: Marathon runner’s zeal to get into the marathon gets him mixed up with a mysterious woman, who is bent on blowing up the Verazanno Narrows Bridge during the race. Writer: Kirk DeMicco, Stu Zicherman, Glen Trotiner Agent: Rob Carlson, Alan Gasmer, David Lubliner Agency: William Morris Manager: Management Firm: Studio: Warner Bros Production Co.: Arnold Kopelson Prods. Price: $ 750K/$ 1M Genre: Action Thriller Date Sold: 6/6/1995 Add’l Info: Writers’ first spec sale

67. Title: Scary Movie (Scream) Logline: Small southern town killer is on the loose. Writer: Kevin Williamson Agent: Justen Dardis, Rob Paris Agency: APA Production Co.: Miramax/Dimension Films Price: $400K/$500K Genre: Horror Date Sold: 6/8/1995

68. Title: Curse of the Bambino Logline: Two Red Sox fans decide to break the curse that fans believe was placed on the team when the Red Sox sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees in 1918. Writer: Patrick Kopka, Dan Ljoka Agent: Agency: CAA Studio: 20th Century Fox Genre: Comedy Date Sold: 6/9/1995

69. Title: Homeboy Logline: Two African American brothers seek to adopt a child to whom they can teach basketball. They hope the kid will succeed and financially care for them in their old age. But the only kid they can find toa dopt is a while country bumpkin. Writer: Dode Levenson Agent: Richard Arlook Agency: Gersh Agency Manager: Bettina Sofia Viviano (helped broker deal) Studio: Fox Family Films Production Co.: Trilogy Entertainment Price: $250K/$500K Genre: Comedy Date Sold: 6/15/1995

70. Title: Where Heroes Go Down Logline: Set in year 2020 when the world is facing a scourge of dragons. A dragonslayer and a fireman team up to take on the beasts. Writer: Gregg Chabot, Kevin Peterska Agent: Rajeev Agarwal, Lawrence Mattis Agency: Circle of Confusion Studio: Fox 2000 Price: Low-six/mid-six figures Genre: Sci-fi Fantasy Date Sold: 6/21/1995 Add’l Info: Writers’ first spec sale

71. Title: Time & Time Again Logline: Two 40 year old men travel back in time to their elementary school. Writer: Rowdy Herrington, Seth Pearlman Agent: Jim Lefkowitz (for Pearlman), Bill Block (for Herrington) Agency: ICM Production Co.: David Saltzman Ent. Genre: Comedy Date Sold: 6/1995

72. Title: Niccol Sci-Fi/Thriller Project Logline: Set in world where genetic engineering is being used as a way to separate social classes. Writer: Andrew Niccol Agent: Ken Stovitz, Jessica Tuchinsky Agency: CAA Production Co.: Jersey Films Price: $2M (inc. directing fees) Genre: Sci-fi Thriller Date Sold: 7/1995

73. Title: Hope Floats Logline: Written in the same vein as “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore,” and “My Girl.” Story is about mother and daughter who return to hometown to start over after mom’s divorce. Writer: Steven Rogers Agent: Agency: UTA Studio: 20th Century Fox Production Co.: Lynda Obst Productions Price: Low-six figures Genre: Comedy Drama Date Sold: 7/1995

74. Title: Dream Thief Logline: An ex government operative gets involved in fantasy adventures. Writer: Michael Blodgett Agent: David Phillips Agency: William Morris Production Co.: Trimark Pictures/Metafilmics, Inc. Price: Mid-six figures Genre: Action Adventure Date Sold: 7/1995

75. Title: Disconnector Logline: Doctor invents a pain killing drug that disconnects the soul from the body and allows it to travel into another reality. Writer: Preston Sturges Jr. Studio: Dreamworks SKG Price: Low-six figures Genre: Sci-fi Date Sold: 7/1995

76. Title: Criminal Style Logline: A bank robber who never uses a gun is recruited by the CIA. Writer: Barry Simon Production Co.: ITASCA Genre: Thriller Date Sold: 7/1995

77. Title: Frequency Logline: The story is about a time warp that enables a cop to communicate back to 1969 and make contact with his dead father. Through their “conversations,” the son is able to prevent his father’s death and track down the killer of his mother. Writer: Toby Emerich Studio: New Line Production Co.: Price: $500K/$1M Genre: Sci-fi Date Sold: 7/1995

78. Title: Rock the Bus Logline: Teen bus tour of the Western states is taken over by an MTV-like show. Writer: Josh Goldstein, Cathy Yuspa Agent: David Murphy Agency: The Maggie Field Agency Studio: 20th Century Fox Production Co.: Robert Lawrence Prods/Daniel Stern Prods. Price: Low-six figures Genre: Comedy Teenage Date Sold: 7/6/1995

79. Title: The Colony Logline: Setting is an island off the coast of Greece that serves as a safe haven for CIA agents whose cover is blown. A man has to escape the island in order to seek revenge on his arch enemy. Writer: Don Jackoby Agent: Guy McElwaine, Richard Feldman Agency: ICM Studio: Sony Pictures Production Co.: Mandalay Entertainment Price: $ 1M/$1.5M Genre: Thriller Date Sold: 7/10/1995

80. Title: Vicious Logline: A couple who is hired to destroy other marriages. Writer: David Brendel Agent: Tom Strickler Agency: Endeavor Studio: New Line Price: Low-six figures Genre: Black Comedy Date Sold: 7/12/1995

81. Title: Alias Logline: Female “Three Days of the Condor.” A female CIA analyst studies money transactions and notices a strange currency purchase. When she follows the transaction, it leads her to a shell corporation belonging to the CIA. As a result of her discovery, she is targeted by boss and an attempt is made on her on her life which the CIA believes is successful. In order to survive, she has to assume the identity of the woman who is the head of the shell corporation — a woman who doesn’t exist. Writer: Jason Rothenberg Agent: Rob Carlson, Alan Gasmer Agency: William Morris Studio: Warner Bros Production Co.: John Peters/Caravan Price: $800K/$1.2M Genre: Thriller Date Sold: 7/13/1995

82. Title: Drips Logline: Two plumbers accidentally strike oil. Writer: Blake Snyder, Colby Carr Agent: Bruce Kaufman Agency: Broder/Kurland/Webb/Uffner Studio: Walt Disney Pics. Production Co.: Hollywood Pictures Price: $ 300K/$650K Genre: Comedy Date Sold: 7/14/1995

83. Title: High Roller Logline: “Die Hard”-type action film set in casino targeted for an extremely hostile takeover by an over the top mobster. Heroes are the mobster’s former hitman and a gambler who reluctantly agrees to be the bodyguard for the daughter of the casino owner. Writer: J.F. Lawton Agent: Marty Bauer, David Kanter Agency: UTA Production Co.: Savoy Pictures Price: $1M/$2.5M Genre: Action Date Sold: 7/17/1995

84. Title: Prisoner of Love Logline: When drunk, a lonely, unlucky-in-love woman kidnaps attractive man. When she tries to apologize and release him the next day, he insists on going to the cops, so she holds him until they fall in love. Writer: Jennifer Heath Agent: Rob Carlson, Alan Gasmer Agency: William Morris Studio: Warner Bros Price: $300K/$600K Genre: Drama Romance Date Sold: 7/19/1995

85. Title: Hard Sun Logline: New York ity cop on a criminal investigation that takes him to South Africa. Writer: Darryl James Roodt, Gregg Latter Agent: Arnold Rifkin, Rick Hess (for Roodt) Agency: William Morris Production Co.: Miramax Genre: Drama Date Sold: 7/22/1995

86. Title: Playing God Logline: Surgeon becomes on call gunshot medic for the Miami criminal underworld. The wayward doc gets chance of redemption when he falls in love with Miami cop. Writer: Mark Haskell Agent: Lucy Stutz Agency: Rob Rothman Agency Studio: Columbia Pictures Production Co.: Beacon Com. Price: Low-six/mid-six figures Genre: Drama Date Sold: 7/27/1995

87. Title: Rubicon Logline: A mercenary is hired by the government to investigate radioactivity and uncovers a plot to entrap aliens for experimentation. Assassins are sent after mercenary as he struggles to free the aliens. Writer: Eric Small Agent: Sara Margoshes Agency: Amsel, Eisenstadt & Frazier Inc. Studio: Walt Disney Pics. Production Co.: Hollywood Pictures Price: Potential $1M Genre: Sci-fi Action Date Sold: 8/1995

88. Title: A Simple Wish Logline: A fairy godmother loses her magic wand. Writer: Jeff Rothberg Agent: Alan Gasmer Agency: William Morris Production Co.: Bubble Factory Price: Six figures Genre: Fantasy Date Sold: 8/1995

89. Title: Soft Kill Logline: American special agent’s family is killed by a terrorist. Writer: Craig Randelman, Michael Berlly Studio: Warner Bros. Production Co.: Arnold Kopelson Productions Genre: Action Date Sold: 8/1995

90. Title: Sutton Comedy Thriller Project Logline: Story is about an apparently happily married female professor who accidentally gets involved with a killer for hire. Writer: Phoef Sutton Agent: Elliot Webb Agency: Broder/Kurland/Webb/Uffner Production Co.: Carsey/Werner Price: $500K Genre: Comedy Thriller Date Sold: 8/1995

91. Title: Haven Logline: “Haven” tells the story of a former U.S. Marine who returns to Martha’s Vineyard to patch up his relationship with his mother. The President of the US and his family are vacationing there. During their trip, the island falls under siege, and the Presdient’s family is kidnapped. The marine and the president team pup to take on the villains. Writer: Drew Yanno, Tony Borghi Agent: David Phillips Agency: William Morris Studio: Universal Price: $300K/$600K Genre: Action Date Sold: 8/1995 Add’l Info: Writers’ first spec sale

92. Title: Prometheus Project Logline: Underwater thriller set in a cave. Writer: Tom Wheeler Agent: Jason Spitz, Jeff Robinov Agency: ICM Studio: 20th Century Fox Production Co.: Blue Tulip Productions Price: $500K/$850K Genre: Sci-fi Thriller Date Sold: 8/1995

93. Title: Like a Lady Logline: Young tomboy, who likes riding horses more than flirting, meets a drag queen, who educates her about men. Writer: Gigi Gaston Agent: Larry Kennar Agency: Writers & Artists Studio: Miramax Production Co.: Flower Films Genre: Comedy Drama Date Sold: 8/1995

94. Title: Tin Cup Logline: “Bull Durham” in the world of golf. Golf pro at a driving range makes his way back to the U.S. Open. Writer: John Norville Agent: Lee Cohen Agency: William Morris Production Co.: New Regency Price: Mid-six figures Genre: Comedy Date Sold: 8/1995

95. Title: In Too Deep Logline: Writer: James Orr, Jim Cruickshank Agent: Adam Kanter, Byrdie Lifson Agency: CAA Price: Six figures Genre: Action Comedy Date Sold: 8/1995

96. Title: Frigid & Impotent Logline: Story concerns two serial killers, a frigid woman and an impotent man, who fall in love. Writer: Carter Blanchard Studio: New Line Production Co.: Single Cell Pics/Flower Films Genre: Black Comedy Date Sold: 8/1995

97. Title: Final Judgment Logline: In a futuristic police state, cops are judge, jury and executioner. Writer: Dean Devlin Agent: Dodie Gold, Jeff Field Agency: William Morris Studio: Walt Disney Pics. Production Co.: Hollywood Pictures Genre: Supernatural Thriller Date Sold: 8/1995

98. Title: Bulletproof Logline: A cop has to transport former mobster from Arizona to Los Angeles. Writer: Joe Gayton Agent: Richard Lovett, Adam Venit Agency: CAA Studio: Universal Price: $ 500K/$750K Genre: Action Comedy Date Sold: 8/1995

99. Title: Archangel Logline: Sophisticated sci-fi conspiracy thriller with a female protagonist. Writer: Greg Martin Agent: Emile Gladstone Agency: The Agency Production Co.: TriStar/Monarch Pictures Price: Low-six figures/mid-six Genre: Sci-fi Thriller Date Sold: 8/1995 Add’l Info: Writer’s first spec sale

100. Title: Freeze Logline: Race between good and evil forces to control highly radioactive substance beneath the tundra. Writer: Adam Mazer, Bill Rotko Agent: David Phillips Agency: William Morris Production Co.: Mandalay Entertainment Price: $150K/$1.5M Genre: Action Adventure Date Sold: 8/1995

101. Title: The Role of a Lifetime Logline: Love story about an actress who turns tables on a director when he uses reverse psychology to persaude her to star in his play. Writer: Allison Burnett Agent: Gary Pearl Agency: Paradigm Studio: Columbia Pictures Price: $350K Genre: Romance Fantasy Date Sold: 8/1/1995

102. Title: Gorilla Boy Logline: Story of a young woman who goes on a safari and creates such problems for her group that she is ostracized, gets lost, and meets a gorilla boy, a sort of tarzan figure. She brings the boy back to her snooty Boston family where he has to learn to adapt. Writer: Dana Olsen Agent: Andrew Cannava Agency: UTA Studio: Walt Disney Pics. Production Co.: Mandeville Productions Price: $1M Genre: Comedy Date Sold: 8/1/1995

103. Title: Daddy’s Little Ghoul Logline: Third grader by day, mad eating ghoul by night. After her grades suffer, sally begins to eat all her teachers. Writer: Marcelle & Michael Dobris Production Co.: Sheepshead Bay Productions Price: $125K/mid-six figures Genre: Comedy Date Sold: 8/3/1995

104. Title: Spoils of War Logline: A newly found treasure map leads three soldiers to look for its rewards just days before the Kuwait Desert Storm invasion. Writer: John Ridley Agency: CAA Studio: Warner Bros. Production Co.: Witt/Thomas Films Price: $225K/$500K Genre: Action Adventure Date Sold: 8/4/1995

105. Title: Rush Hour Logline: Story is about an FBI investigator and his hostage negotiator wife who team up to try and figure out where a bomb has been hidden. To make things worse, the terrorist who planted the bomb is killed before the pair can get to him. Writer: Ross La Manna Agent: Rob Carlson, Alan Gasmer, Jim Crabbe Agency: William Morris Studio: Walt Disney Pics. Production Co.: Hollywood Pictures/Caravan Price: Low-six/mid-six figures Genre: Action Drama Date Sold: 8/1995

106. Title: Hostage Logline: Their bus hijacked by a group of terrorists, a hit man teams up with a secret service agent to save the President’s daughter. Writer: Stephen Katz, John Darrouzet Agent: Rob Carlson, Alan Gasmer Agency: William Morris Studio: Walt Disney Pics Production Co.: Hollywood Pics/Caravan Price: $750K/$1M Genre: Thriller Date Sold: 8/10/1995

107. Title: Powers That Be Logline: Affluent Beverly Hills high school students emulate the behavior of their South Central Los Angeles counterparts. After tragedy strikes, they get help from a teacher who helps the story’s heroine see the jolly of her ways. Writer: Jessica Kaplan Agent: David Greenblatt Agency: Endeavor Studio: New Line Production Co.: Single Cell Pictures Price: Low-six figures Genre: Drama Date Sold: 8/21/1995 Add’l Info: Writer’s first spec sale

108. Title: Crossing Belmont Logline: Prosecutor, who, after meeting a mysterious woman, gets entangled in a murder and ends up assigned to case. Writer: Dennis Osborne Agent: Andy Reif, Jeff Robinov Agency: ICM Studio: Paramount Price: $325K/$575K Genre: Thriller Date Sold: 8/25/1995 Add’l Info: Writer’s first spec sale

109. Title: Post Office Logline: Institutional comedy in the vein of “Police Academy” or “Car Wash.” Writer: Kenneth Robins Agent: David Murphy Agency: The Maggie Field Agency Studio: Universal Price: Low-six figures Genre: Comedy Date Sold: 9/27/1995

110. Title: Norhtwest Harbor Logline: Two spies seek to walk away from the past. In the same vein as “North by Northwest” and “Three Days of the Condor.” Writer: Cheryl Heuton, Nicolas Falacci Agent: Caren Bohrman Agency: Bohrman Agency Studio: Warner Bros. Price: Mid-six figures Genre: Action Suspense Date Sold: 9/1995

111. Title: Prom Wars Logline: Small town high school is turned upside down when the most popular girl in school is suddenly dateless for Prom Night. Writer: Tom Franck, Steven Kurtz Agent: Michelle Wallerstein Agency: MIchelle Wallerstein Co. Production Co.: Miramax/Woods Entertainment Genre: Comedy Date Sold: 9/1995 Add’l Info: Writers’ first spec sale

112. Title: Rewind Logline: Screenplay involves murder, call girls and big city sex clubs. Writer: Harvey Jackson Production Co.: Dick Clark Group/TYO Productions Price: Low-six figures Genre: Erotic Thriller Date Sold: 9/1995

113. Title: King of Fire Logline: Volcanologist assigned in a resort in mountains of Northern California discovers that government is doing secret underground nuclear testing in nearby Nevada, and he’s sure this will set off the volcanoes. Writer: Todd Slavkin, Darren Swimmer Agent: Rob Carlson Agency: William Morris Studio: Walt Disney Pics. Production Co.: Touchstone/Scott Free Prods. Price: $800K/$1.25M Genre: Action Date Sold: 9/1995

114. Title: Smart Logline: A man is transformed into a genius and then into a blithering idiot by a drug. Writer: Jim Piddock, Margaret Oberman Agent: Nick Reed Agency: ICM Studio: Fox Family Films Price: Mid-six figures Genre: Comedy Date Sold: 9/1995

115. Title: Mr. Hawaii Logline: Telemarketer determined to win Hawaiian vacation won’t take no for an answer. Consequently, he stalks the one subscriber that stands between him and the holiday. Writer: Kamala Lopez Dawson, Jay Locopo Agent: Jon Klane Agency: The Jon Klane Agency Production Co.: Mandalay Price: $300K/$750K Genre: Comedy Date Sold: 9/1995

116. Title: We the People Logline: Tale of greed and manipulation that occurs when interactive technology enables voters to pass judgment immediately on issues facing Congress and the White House. Writer: Kevin Elders Production Co.: Mandalay Entertainment Price: High-six figures Genre: Drama Date Sold: 9/1995

117. Title: The Enemy Logline: Experimental U.S. governemnt aircraft crashes in desert, and when investigators arrive, they find that a nearby town has been eliminated and UFO activity is on the rise. Writer: Lowell Canon Agent: Marty Bauer, Chris Buchanon Agency: UTA Production Co.: Turner Pictures/Di Novi Pics. Price: Low-six figures/mid-six Genre: Sci-fi Date Sold: 9/1995

118. Title: The Best Woman Logline: Woman is asked by her closest male friend to be the best woman at his wedding. As the big day nears, the two realize they’re in love. Writer: Randy Miller, Jody Savin Agent: Justin Connolly Agency: APA Studio: Universal Price: $ 250K/$ 850K Genre: Romantic Comedy Date Sold: 9/1995

119. Title: Adrenaline Logline: Two outdoorsmen in the Colorado Rockies stumble upon a drug running operation. Writer: Matt Johnson Agent: Jeff Robinov, Jason Spitz Agency: ICM Production Co.: Lawrence Gordon Productions Price: Mid-six figures Genre: Action Thriller Date Sold: 9/1995 Add’l Info: Lloyd Kevin found project

120. Title: Abominable Logline: United Nations task force investigating the disappearance of Red Cross workers in the Himalayas comes across a huge snowman. Writer: Troy Neighbors, Steven Fienberg Agent: Richard Feldman Agency: ICM Studio: Universal Price: Mid-six figures Genre: Sci-fi Thriller Date Sold: 9/4/1995

121. Title: Cold War Blues Logline: Cat and mouse game between retired C.I.A. operative and chess partner who uncover Afghan conspiracy to use Russian plutonium to arm warhead aimed at Manhattan. Writer: Adi Hasak, Ric Gibbs Agent: Rob Carlson, Alan Gasmer Agency: William Morris Production Co.: Cinergi Price: $750K/$1.25M Genre: Political Thriller Date Sold: 9/11/1995

122. Title: Air Speed Logline: Crop duster pilot winds up cometing against world class aviators in Reno’s national championship air races. Writer: Cooper Layne Agent: J.J. Harris Agency: UTA Studio: Fox 2000 Price: Mid-six figures Genre: Action Date Sold: 9/14/1995 Add’l Info: Writer’s first spec sale

123. Title: Black Box Logline: Local hunter finds a black box from a UFO in 1910. Eighty years later, the hunter’s descendants are pursued by evil aliens and the government, all trying to reclaim the box. Writer: Mark McQuade Crawford, William Crawford, Nell McCue Agent: Ron Carlson & Alan Gasmer Agency: William Morris Production Co.: Hollywood Pictures Price: $800K/$1.2M Genre: Sci-fi Action Thriller Date Sold: 9/19/1995 Add’l Info: Writers’ first spec sale

124. Title: Lunatic Fringe Logline: Group of prisoners is recruited to rob another planet’s gold reserves, only to discover that when they reach the planet their real mission is to save thousands of other prisoners being held hostage by a group of intergalactic planet raiders. Writer: Robert Franke Agent: Lisa Sullivan Agency: Shapiro Lichtman Production Co.: Live Entertainment Price: Low-six/mid-six figures Genre: Sci-fi Action Date Sold: 9/20/1995 Add’l Info: Writer’s first spec sale

125. Title: Favorite Son Logline: Son of assassinated president discovers the conspiracy theories about his father’s death are true. Twenty years later, he’s pursued by his father’s killer. Writer: Miles Millar, Alfred Gough Agent: Dave Warden Agency: Warden, White & Kane Studio: Fox 2000 Production Co.: Mandy Films Price: $ 100K/$400K Genre: Action Adventure Date Sold: 9/20/1995

126. Title: The Negotiator Logline: Former FBI negotiator who has retired after being blinded in line of duty is called back into service to negotiate a final case while at odds with his former co-workers. Writer: Richard Kletter, D.W. Owen Agent: Diane Cairns Agency: ICM Price: $500K/$750K Genre: Action Date Sold: 9/21/1995

127. Title: Wedding Planner Logline: Workaholic wedding planner’s devotion to career has prevented her from meeting Mr. Right. When she finally meets the man of her dreams, he turns out to be the fiance of one of her clients. Writer: Pam Falk, Mike Ellis Agent: Jason Spitz, Jim Rosen Agency: ICM Production Co.: Savoy/Dee Gee Ent, Tapestry Films Price: Low-six figures Genre: Romantic Comedy Date Sold: 9/28/1995

128. Title: The Long Rains Logline: Convict in small Mississippi town escapes prison with two other inmates and attempts to retrieve cache of stolen money and take revenge on the crooked sheriff who framed him for murder. Writer: Ken Nolan Agent: Justen Dardis, Rob Paris Agency: APA Studio: Universal Production Co.: Imagine Price: $600K/$1M Genre: Action Thriller Date Sold: 9/29/1995

129. Title: Nurse Betty Logline: Black comedy about modern Don Quixote, who is a waitress living in a small town in Kansas. She falls in love with a soap opera character and chases after him only to realize she can live without her character and her dream. Writer: John Richards, James Flamberg Agent: Ronda Gomez Agency: Broder/Kurland/Webb/Uffner Production Co.: Propaganda Films Price: Low-six/mid-six figures Genre: Black Comedy Date Sold: 10/1995

130. Title: Pathfinder Logline: N/A Writer: George Nolfi Agent: Jeff Robinov, Jason Spitz, Steve Kaplowitz Agency: ICM Studio: Paramount Price: $550K/$750K Genre: Action Date Sold: 10/1995 Add’l Info: Writer’s first spec sale

131. Title: Player’s Club Logline: Story is about a strip club in Atlanta and focuses on the relationship between a gangster and a stripper. Writer: Ice Cube Agent: Rick Hess, Michael Gruber Agency: William Morris Studio: New Line Price: $1M inc. acting, writing and producing Genre: Comedy Drama Date Sold: 10/1995

132. Title: Warriors Logline: Odyssey of an Amazonian Indian who travels to Manhattan in order to stop a ruthless businessman from destroying the rain forest and its indigenous tribes. Writer: Hana Bauer, Craig Mitchell Agent: Jim Lefkowitz Agency: Gersh Agency Production Co.: Lumiere Price: Low-six/mid-six figures Genre: Drama Date Sold: 10/1995

133. Title: In Deadly Earnest Logline: Tom Clancy-like thriller centers on a scientist from the Department of Energy who has to stop a renegade terrorist group from deploying a nuclear bomb. He teams up with a female CIA agent to do so. Writer: Robert Collector Agent: Norman Aladjem, Marti Blumenthal Agency: Writers & Artists Studio: Universal Production Co.: Radiant Prods. Price: $550K/$1.15m Genre: Political Thriller Date Sold: 10/1995

134. Title: Gilded Cage Logline: Update of “Body Heat” and “Fatal Attraction.” Writer: Peter Callahan Agent: Jon Klane Agency: The Jon Klane Agency Studio: Turner Pictures Production Co.: Di Novi Pictures Price: $150K/$350K Genre: Erotic Thriller Date Sold: 10/1995 Add’l Info: Writer’s first spec sale

135. Title: First Date Logline: Two thirty somethings are at the point of giving up dating for good when they decide to gon one last date together. The evening turns out to be a date from hell, and things go bad when a mob hit takes place and the two have to gon the run. They fall in love while eluding the bad guys. Writer: Kevin Quinn Agent: Jim Stein Agency: Writers & Artists Studio: Universal Price: $175K/$475K Genre: Comedy Date Sold: 10/1995

136. Title: Fallen Logline: Sophisticated horror film about a serial killer who may turn out to be a fallen angel. Writer: Nick Kazan Agent: Geoffrey Sanford Agency: Sanford, Skouras & Gross Agency Studio: Turner Pictures Production Co.: Atlas Entertainment Price: $1M/$1.75M Genre: Horror Date Sold: 10/1995

137. Title: A Day at the Zoo Logline: Zookeeper takes control of the zoo in order to free the animals that he loves. Crowds gather, and the animal lover is hailed a hero. Writer: Sasha Jenson Studio: Walt Disney Pics. Production Co.: Touchstone/Illusion Entertainment Group Price: Low-six figures/mid-six Genre: Drama Date Sold: 10/1995

138. Title: Dante’s Peak Logline: Scientist is called to the rescue when a volcano explodes, threatening a small town. The scientist is forced to take on a slew of officials in his attempt to save the townsfolk. Writer: Leslie Bohem Agent: Peter Turner Agency: Peter Turner Agency Studio: Universal Price: $1M/$ 2.3M Genre: Action Date Sold: 10/1995

139. Title: Booty Call Logline: Couple of guys chase after two beautifulw omen but lack the requirements to go to bed with them — condoms. Writer: Takashi Bufford, Bootsie Parker Agent: Spencer Baumgarten, David Lubliner (for T. Bufford), Michelle Wallerstein (for B. Parker) Agency: William Morris Production Co.: Rastar Price: Mid-six figures Genre: Comedy Date Sold: 10/1995

140. Title: Double Tyke Logline: Two boys — the look a like bratty son of the Mayor of New York and a poor orphan — switch places leading the mayor’s double-crossing campaign manager to use the event against the mayor. The boys then conspire to foil the plan. Writer: Brandon Camp, Mike Thompson Agent: David Lubliner Agency: William Morris Studio: Walt Disney Pics. Genre: Comedy Date Sold: 10/2/1995

141. Title: My Best Friend’s Wedding Logline: 28 year old woman pacts with her closest male friend that if neither marries within a decade, the two will wed. After ten years, the man tells her that he’s marrying another and asks her to be his “best man.” She goes to the wedding, intending to break up the couple, only to come to terms with what has happened. Writer: Ron Bass Agent: Byrdie Lifson Pompan, Beth Swofford Agency: CAA A Production Co.: TriStar/Monarch Pictures Price: $2M Genre: Romantic Comedy Date Sold: 10/10/1995

142. Title: Temblor Logline: Disgruntled seismologist decides to level Los Angeles as a wake up call about secret weapons. Writer: Alan Cohen Agent: Richard Arlook, Matt Solo Agency: Gersh Agency Manager: Warren Zide Studio: Warner Bros. Price: Low-six figures Genre: Action Thriller Date Sold: 10/12/1995

143. Title: Wild Things Logline: In vein of “Body Heat,” teenage guidance counselor is accused of crime he didn’t commit. Writer: Stephen Peters Production Co.: Mandalay Entertainment Genre: Thriller Date Sold: 10/16/1995

144. Title: Save Me an Angel Logline: Set in Albanay, New York, the story’s about two married guys and their relationship with a young, single waitress/painter. Writer: Tom Leopold, Mike Lobell Agent: Ronda Gomez (for T. Leopold) Agency: Broder/Kurland/Webb/Uffner Production Co.: TriStar/Andrew Bergman Productions Genre: Comedy Date Sold: 10/24/1995

145. Title: Dante & the Debutante Logline: A guy who owes money to the mob and is pressed into being the inside man on the heist of a Long Island mansion becomes a wealthy chauffeur. While waiting for the heist to take place, he falls in love with the millionaire homeowner’s handicapped daughter. Writer: Chaz Palminteri, Tony Spiridakis Agent: Joe Rosenberg (for T. Spiridakis), Mike Menchell (for C. Palminteri) Agency: ICM, CAA Studio: New Line Price: $ 300K/$600K Genre: Romantic Comedy Date Sold: 10/26/1995

146. Title: G Man Logline: Garbage man in Chicago unwittingly becomes a kicker for the Chicago Bears football team. Writer: Tim Kelleher, Greg Fields Agent: Alan Gasmer (for Kelleher), Larry Grossman (for Fields) Agency: William Morris Studio: Walt Disney Production Co.: Touchstone Price: Mid-six figures Genre: Comedy Date Sold: 10/27/1995

147. Title: Picture Perfect Logline: The last single woman among a group of coupled friends meets an engaged guy at a wedding and creates an elaborate fantasy about her romantic life with him. Writer: Arleen Sorkin, Paul Slansky Agent: Leslie Maskin, David Kramer Studio: Fox Searchlight Price: $300K/$600K Genre: Romantic Comedy Date Sold: 11/1995

148. Title: Mr. Morone Logline: A comedy in the “Dumb & Dumber” vein. The film concerns an unemployed loser, who, through strange events, becomes involved in an international espionage ring. Writer: Eric Taras, Russell Taras Agent: Stuart Jacobs Agency: CNA Studio: Paramount Production Co.: N/A Price: $125 k/$300 k Genre: Comedy Date Sold: 11/1995 Add’l Info: Writers’ first spec sale

149. Title: Masterpiece Logline: A slick heist movie about an art thief who steals a Van Gogh. Subsequently, a female FBI agent tracks him down and then falls in love with him while trying to prove his guilt. Writer: Dean Georgaris, Killian Kerwin Agent: Joanne Roberts, Alan Gasmer Agency: William Morris Studio: Paramount Production Co.: Blue Relief Price: $750K/$1.25M Genre: Drama Date Sold: 11/1995 Add’l Info: Writers’ first spec sale

150. Title: Vanished Logline: Trial attorney finds herself and her client embroiled in a government conspiracy. Writer: Robert Roy Pool Agent: Ross Fineman Agency: Major Clients Agency Studio: Walt Disney Pics. Production Co.: Touchstone Pictures/Via Rosa Productions Price: High-six figures Genre: Drama Date Sold: 11/1995

151. Title: Worst Case Scenario Logline: Government funded think tank that comes up with worst case terrorist scenarios has its most brilliant member turn traitor. Writer: Steve Kaire Production Co.: Interscope Genre: Action Date Sold: 11/1995

152. Title: Killin’ Time Logline: Story is about competing hit men. Writer: Ken Gamble, Adam Glass Agent: Sandy Weinberg Agency: Innovative Artists Production Co.: Def Pictures Genre: Drama Date Sold: 11/95

153. Title: The Greatest Escape Logline: Several 12 year old kids escape from a camp from hell. Writer: Bill Bindley, Scott Bindley Agency: William Morris Studio: Paramount Production Co.: Nickelodeon Genre: Comedy Date Sold: 11/1995

154. Title: Gargoyles Logline: Sci-fi thriller focuses on an Indiana Jones-style scientist and a female archaeologist who discover gargoyles living in contemporary New York City. Writer: Doug Wallace Agent: Jordan Bayer Agency: Original Artists Studio: Paramount Price: Low-six figures Genre: Sci-fi Date Sold: 11/1995

155. Title: First Strike Logline: Former member of the Nuclear Emergency Search Team is called to the rescue when a guy steals a nuclear bomb with three warheads. The target: three East coast cities. Writer: Eric Tipton, Sasha Gelbart Agent: Adam Shulman, Rob Paris Agency: APA Studio: 20th Century Fox Price: $200K/$400K Genre: Action Thriller Date Sold: 11/1995 Add’l Info: Writers’ first spec sale

156. Title: Fast Track Logline: Terrorists take over the 500 mile per hour bullet train during its trial run. Writer: David “Sprint” Thomas Agent: Peter Donaldson Agency: Susan Smith & Associates Studio: Universal Production Co.: Imagine/Action America Price: Low-six/mid-six figures Genre: Action Thriller Date Sold: 11/1995

157. Title: How to be a Player Logline: Sister thinks her brother is a womanizer, so she throws a birthday party for him and invites all his former and current girlfriends. Writer: Mark Brown Agent: Larry Kennar Agency: Writers & Artists Production Co.: Island Pictures/Outlaw Productions Price: Mid-six figures Genre: Comedy Date Sold: 11/1995 (1st week) Add’l Info: Writer’s first spec sale

158. Title: The Loved One Logline: In vein of “Fatal Attraction.” Erotically charged drama about a happily married couple whose life is a turned upside down when a beautiful stranger draws them into a menage a trois. Writer: Louis Venosta Agent: Jeremy Zimmer Agency: UTA Production Co.: Interscope/Secondary Motion Pictures Price: Low-six figures Genre: Thriller Date Sold: 11/1/1995

159. Title: Volcano Logline: Earthquake in L.A. triggers a volcanic eruption at the La Brea tar pits. The head of the L.A. Office of Emergency Operations and a young volcanologist are at loggerheads. Writer: Jerome Armstrong Agent: The Jon Klane Agency Studio: Fox 2000 Price: $500K/$1M Genre: Action Date Sold: 11/3/1995

160. Title: Tom, Dick & Harry Logline: Advertising executive discovers that he’s one of identical triplets who were separated at birth. Writer: Ben Zook, Stephan Falick Agent: Jeff Okin, Jeanne O’Brien Agency: Metropolitan Agency Studio: New LIne Price: Low-six figures Genre: Comedy Date Sold: 11/6/1995 Add’l Info: Writers’ first spec sale

161. Title: The Cell Logline: Female scientist journeys inside the mind of a comatose serial killer, in order to find out the whereabouts of a girl who the killer kidnapped. Writer: Mark Protosevich Agent: David Wirtschafter, Jeff Robinov, Doug MacLaren Agency: ICM Studio: MGM Price: $ 400K/$750K Genre: Psychological Thriller Date Sold: 11/9/1995 Add’l Info: Writers’ first spec sale

162. Title: Bad Karma Logline: A group of bad guys takes hostages at a disco hotel, not realizing that the First Lady is among the captives. They also don’t realize that a secret service agent is in the crowd, even though the First Lady has told him not to follow her. Government tries to keep incident under wraps. Writer: Judy Taylor Worth, Robert Steinberg Agent: Rob Carlson, Alan Gasmer Agency: William Morris Studio: Columbia Pictures Production Co.: Cinema Line Genre: Drama Date Sold: 11/13/1995

163. Title: Mastermind Logline: Heist story about an elegant thief who gets out of prison and constructs an elaborate scheme involving a double cross to turn the tables on a Miami crime lord. Writer: Tom Ropelewski Agent: Ken Kamins, Barbara Dreyfus Agency: ICM Studio: Universal Price: Mid-six figures Genre: Drama Date Sold: 11/16/1995

164. Title: Ladies Man Logline: Story of a womanizer who is cursed by former love. Her curse, however, goes awry and guy finds himself gifted with the ability to read women’s minds. Writer: Diane Drake Agent: Justen Dardis Agency: APA Production Co.: Caravan Price: $275K/$600K Genre: Romantic Comedy Date Sold: 11/16/1995

165. Title: Two by Two Logline: Modern day telling of the Noah’s ark story. It’s about a regular guy in middle America who receives a visit from God warning him about a flood. He then starts to build an ark in his backyard. Writer: Stewart Gibbs, David Koff Agent: Jeff Robinov, Robert Newman Agency: ICM Studio: Fox Family Films Price: $150K/$300K Genre: Comedy Date Sold: 12/1995

166. Title: Where the Money Is Logline: Darkly comic spy thriller centers on a bored young nurse who meets a retired bank robber living in a nursing home and persuades him to rob a bank simply to put some excitement in her life. Writer: E. Maxe Frye Agent: Bill Block Agency: ICM Studio: Walt Disney Pics. Production Co.: Scott Free Productions Price: $375K/$1M Genre: Comedy Date Sold: 12/1995

167. Title: Kiss Me, Guido Logline: Macho Tony from the Bronx catches his brother in bed with his girlfriend. Trying to get away from it all, he moves to Manhattan and unknowingly takes up residence with a gay choreographer. Writer: Anthony Vitale Production Co.: Redeemable Pictures Price: Low-six figures Genre: Romantic Comedy Date Sold: 12/1995

168. Title: Kinsey Logline: Bio of well known sex researcher, Alfred Kinsey, who, in 1938, launched a sex survey that scandalized the country. Writer: David Ives Agent: Norman Aladjem Agency: Writers & Artists Studio: Fox 2000 Production Co.: Price: Low-six/mid-six figures Genre: Biography Date Sold: 12/1995

169. Title: Godforsaken Logline: Ailing hit man puts out a contract on himself when he discovers that he has a terminal illness. After he finds out it’s a mistake, he has to go on the run. Writer: Rand Ravich Agent: John Lesher Agency: UTA Studio: New Line Production Co.: Mad Chance Price: $350K/$700K Genre: Action Comedy Date Sold: 12/1995

170. Title: Forget Me Knot Logline: A groom has four days before his wedding to undo a hate spell cast on his bride to be. Writer: Rita Rudner, Martin Bergman Agent: Richard Feldman Agency: ICM Studio: Universal Production Co.: Lawrence Gordon Productions Price: $400K/$600K Genre: Romantic Comedy Date Sold: 12/1995

171. Title: An Organized Crime Logline: Story is about the Rodney King beating in Los Angeles. Writer: Jun Hemphill Production Co.: Greenhouse Film Group Price: $65K/$100K Genre: Drama Date Sold: 12/1995

172. Title: Love, Squid & Pavarotti Logline: A Northern California professor accidentally adopts a penguin, and this bird ends up saving the man’s marriage and helping his dysfunctional family. Writer: Richard Cray Agent: Rick Berg, Marti Blumenthal Agency: Writers & Artists Production Co.: Chrysalis Films Genre: Romantic Comedy Date Sold: 12/1995

173. Title: Why Can’t I Be Audrey Hepburn? Logline: Story is about a closet romantic about to get married to the perfect man…except for his secret obsession with Audrey Hepburn. When he leaves her at the altar, she’s comforted by her best man, and they begin a torrid romance fueled by their mutual love for the novel, “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.” Ultimately, the fiance comes back to claim his bride. Writer: Ryan Murphy Agent: Mitchell Kaplan, Elliot Stahler Agency: Kaplan/Stahler Agency Studio: DreamWorks SKG Production Co.: Yorktown Productions Price: $150K/$400K Genre: Romantic Comedy Date Sold: 12/13/1995

Analysis

* A mind boggling year in terms of sales. Many sales over $1M. Huge number of first-timers. Dueling projects with similar story concepts. Dick Clark buys an erotic thriller. All in all a crazy year.

* Agents and managers refer back to the Golden Age of Spec Scripts as being fueled by “stupid money,” studios throwing dollars at projects without nearly as much scrutiny as they observe today. A good way to test out that theory is to compare the number of scripts sold to the number of them produced as movies.

* Check out this trendline of spec script sales:

1991: 28

1992: 40

1993: 89

1994: 102

1995: 173

Could 1996 top them all? Tune in tomorrow to find out.

Now it’s your turn to do some analysis. Who’s willing to get the stats on these questions:

* Breakdown of sales by studios.

* Breakdown of sales by genre.

* Which of these scripts were produced as movies and what percentage of the total does that represent?

Finally your opinions: Which one of these loglines strikes you as the strongest and why?

Tomorrow: 1996.

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