Nuthouse
Logline
The year is 1970. The "Summer of Love" was only three years before. The "Woodstock Generation" is in full bloom. Mike Ridley has a job working the night shift at the State Mental Hospital...the men's section of Pima Ward..."Psycho Central." Only fourteen months earlier, Ridley woke up in restraints on the floor of the Phoenix Police Station, battered and beaten by two hits of green double-dome acid...his mind hung out to dry on Main Street in Hell. Now he's in charge of a whole ward of patients who are clinging to reality...just as he is himself. What he finds behind the walls of the State Mental Hospital is much more than he expected...a doorway to something far greater than his fragile and fractured eighteen-year-old mind could ever imagine...
Genre
Memoir,
Short Summary
The year is 1970. The "Summer of Love" was only three years before. The "Woodstock Generation" is in full bloom. Mike Ridley has a job working the night shift at the State Mental Hospital...the men's section of Pima Ward..."Psycho Central." Only fourteen months earlier, Ridley woke up in restraints
Setting
Phoenix, Arizona
Based on a True Story
Yes
Plot - Premise
Internal Journey/Rebirth
Plot - Other Elements
Coming of Age
Mature Audience Themes
Language/Profanity, Substance Abuse
Main Character Details
Name: Mike Ridley
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Adventurous, Faithful, Funny, Masculine, Visionary, Empathetic, Engaging, Lone Wolf, Underdog
Additional Character Details
Name: Taza
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Role: Mentor
Key Traits: Crazy, Educated, Honorable, Engaging, Heroic, Lone Wolf, Adventurous, Complex, Empathetic, Selfless, Strong Moral Code, Aspiring, Extraordinary Powers and Abilities, Romantic, Modest, Secretive, Underdog, Visionary, Beautiful, Faithful, Masculine
Additional Character Details
Name: Aimee
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Role: Emotional
Key Traits: Empathetic, Faithful, Lone Wolf, Naive, Beautiful, Selfless, Aspiring, Complex, Engaging, Obedient, Adventurous, Charming, Sexy, Strong Moral Code, Underdog
Additional Character Details
Name: Pete
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Role: Sidekick
Key Traits: Badass, Blunt, Crazy, Masculine, Adventurous, Aggressive, Funny, Manipulative, Underdog