Unscrupulous
ACTION ADVENTURE DRAMA EPIC HISTORICAL FICTION ROMANCE
19th Century
Morgan Lee Wylie
Logline
An outcast fights for an identity separate from that of his criminal father, for a woman he'll never be allowed to keep, for a fate that doesn't have him staring down the barrel of a .45. He is a gunfighter reviled as the worst of men; she is the sheriff's wife he's sent to rescue.
Genre
Action, Adventure, Drama, Epic, Historical Fiction, Romance,
Short Summary
Seven years ago, he was just a boy, smitten with a girl, wishing for a life like everyone else's. That was before he shot and killed a man, before he rode with a gang of Arizona Territory's most indiscriminate villains, and before he ended up in Yuma Prison.
Having been shot by his nemesis, the hero keeps his promise to return to his lady. He finally discovers his worth in the moment of his death.
Setting
Arizona Territory, 1885
Based on a True Story
No
Plot - Premise
,Star-crossed love story
Plot - Other Elements
Coming of Age
Mature Audience Themes
Nudity, Language/Profanity
Main Character Details
Name: Josiah Wyland
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Badass, Criminal, Lone Wolf, Perseverance, Underdog
Additional Character Details
Name: Aimee
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Role: Emotional
Key Traits: Empathetic, Faithful, Insecure, Naive, Romantic
Additional Character Details
Name: Del Cooper
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Role: Antagonist
Key Traits: Decisive, Educated, Strong Moral Code
Additional Character Details
Name: Rook Kelly
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Role: Antagonist
Key Traits: Greedy, Manipulative, Power-hungry, Secretive, Villainous
Development Pitch