A Jolly Good Fellow
Logline
Two weeks before Christmas, Duncan Wagner gets into his car for another attempt at kidnapping the son of his most despised enemy, State Representative Win Booker.
Genre
Crime, Drama, Suspense / Thriller,
Short Summary
Duncan Wagner, a fake charity Santa Claus, sets out to kidnap the son of a politician, and when he drives into the wealthy suburb, he discovers the boy hitchhiking. So begins Wagner's quest for revenge as he finds himself face to face with a real boy, and no clue about how to run a kidnapping.
A fire breaks out in Wagner's apartment building and he and the boy are forced to escape into the cold night into a crowd of onlookers, firefighters and police.
Setting
Boston, MA
Based on a True Story
No
Plot - Premise
Internal Journey/Rebirth
Plot - Other Elements
Twist, Meaningful Message
Mature Audience Themes
Information not completed
Main Character Details
Name: Duncan Wagner is a self-styled charity Santa Claus intent on revenge. When he succeeds in kidnapping eleven-year-old Gabriel Booker, be comes to realize that the boy is a runaway, much more curious than scared.
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Desperate, Empathetic, Complex, Sarcastic, Clumsy
Additional Character Details
Name: Gabriel Booker
Age: 11
Gender: Male
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Engaging, Naive, Empathetic, Outspoken, Adventurous, Blunt
Additional Character Details
Name: WInthrop Booker
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Role: Antagonist
Key Traits: Aggressive, Confident, Decisive, Educated
Additional Character Details
Name: Dick Murphy
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Role: Sidekick
Key Traits: Adventurous, Charming
Development Pitch
A Jolly Good Fellow is compelling, memorable, and certainly unusual -- the characters are in charge of this sleigh ride, and they're driving through Boston without a map. The visuals of an old Boston apartment, a kidnapping, the streets of the city in snow, the wrangling of a sad and desperate man and a clever, adventurous boy, all leave a great canvas for any film developer.