Hellcat

J. Alan Hostetter farmboyhos@aol.com 1019348025403

DETECTIVE MYSTERY ROMANCE SUSPENSE/THRILLER MELODRAMA

Contemporary

J. Alan Hostetter

Logline

A Pennsylvania State Police Detective investigates a cold case murder involving a mysterious woman with a notorious past, but his attraction to her will have consequences.

Genre

Detective,Mystery,Romance,Suspense/Thriller,Melodrama

Short Summary

Cat True, who saves a deputy from a biker at the bar where she works, goes hunting in the woods after her shift and stumbles upon a human skeleton holding a bouquet of fresh roses.


Cat helps rescue the wounded detective from a band of coked-up bikers led by a nasty mercenary from her past, only to face her nemesis one-on-one in a final showdown.

Setting

A rural Pennsylvania community.

Based on a True Story

No

Plot - Premise

Overcoming Monster/Villain

Plot - Other Elements

Twist

Mature Audience Themes

Extreme Violence,Nudity

Main Character Details

Name: Cat True

Age: 40ish

Gender: Lgbt

Role: Protagonist

Key Traits: Badass,Heroic,Uneducated,Modest,Skillful,Lone Wolf,Unapologetic,Secretive

Additional Character Details

Name: Joe Sterner

Age: 40ish

Gender: Male

Role: Protagonist

Key Traits: Complex,Engaging,Heroic,Educated,Honorable,Skillful,Selfless,Unapologetic

Additional Character Details

Name: Billy Three

Age: 40ish

Gender: Male

Role: antagonist

Key Traits: Badass,Aggressive,Confident,Criminal,Decisive,Villainous,Skillful,Manipulative,Unapologetic

Additional Character Details

Name: Vernon Guise

Age: 60ish

Gender: Male

Role: sidekick

Key Traits: Faithful,Patriotic,Unapologetic,Naive,Honorable,Charming,Confident,Decisive

Development Pitch

This screenplay is based on my novel but the character of Joe Sterner could make an interesting series where he is more catalyst than protagonist involving stories more complex than the average whodunnit.

About The Author

J. Alan Hostetter is a playwright, novelist, screenwriter and poet who works in the film and video industry as a lighting technician and cameraman based in New York. His extensive credits stretch from Spielberg’s “West Side Story” and DC’s “Joker” to “Living In Oblivion” and “Myth of Fingerprints” and include DP work on “Co. K” and “the 24th day.” “Hellcat” is based on his first published novel.

Target Audiences

Age: 18-34,35-54,55+

Target Gender: Universal

Publishing Details

Hard Copy Available

No

WGA Number

129389

Logline

A Pennsylvania State Police Detective investigates a cold case murder involving a mysterious woman with a notorious past, but his attraction to her will have consequences.

Short Summary

Cat True, who saves a deputy from a biker at the bar where she works, goes hunting in the woods after her shift and stumbles upon a human skeleton holding a bouquet of fresh roses.


Cat helps rescue the wounded detective from a band of coked-up bikers led by a nasty mercenary from her past, only to face her nemesis one-on-one in a final showdown.

FEEDBACK

This screenplay is based on my novel but the character of Joe Sterner could make an interesting series where he is more catalyst than protagonist involving stories more complex than the average whodunnit.

About The Author

J. Alan Hostetter is a playwright, novelist, screenwriter and poet who works in the film and video industry as a lighting technician and cameraman based in New York. His extensive credits stretch from Spielberg’s “West Side Story” and DC’s “Joker” to “Living In Oblivion” and “Myth of Fingerprints” and include DP work on “Co. K” and “the 24th day.” “Hellcat” is based on his first published novel.

Mature Audience Themes

Extreme Violence,Nudity

Characters

Main Character

Name: Cat True

Age: 40ish

Gender: Lgbt

Role: Protagonist

Key Traits: Badass,Heroic,Uneducated,Modest,Skillful,Lone Wolf,Unapologetic,Secretive

Character 1

Name: Joe Sterner

Age: 40ish

Gender: Male

Role: Protagonist

Key Traits: Complex,Engaging,Heroic,Educated,Honorable,Skillful,Selfless,Unapologetic

Character 2

Name: Billy Three

Age: 40ish

Gender: Male

Role: antagonist

Key Traits: Badass,Aggressive,Confident,Criminal,Decisive,Villainous,Skillful,Manipulative,Unapologetic

Character 3

Name: Vernon Guise

Age: 60ish

Gender: Male

Role: sidekick

Key Traits: Faithful,Patriotic,Unapologetic,Naive,Honorable,Charming,Confident,Decisive