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🍁 FUCK MAGA Bacon lover, music, books & scripts; Winner Shore Scripts '24 1/2 Hour Pilot; Semi-final Austin FF. Author of THE JUDAS APOCALYPSE & CAN'T BUY ME LOVE; Beatles Crowded House Tom Petty Genesis Pink Floyd 🚫DMs - I DON'T RESPOND TO DMs 🚫MAGA SHIT
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THE LONG SHOT

Two brothers on the run from a Canadian mobster take the reins in New York gangster Frankie Yale's audacious scheme to fix the 1924 King's Plate.

Based on a true story (sort of)

Shore Scripts recommend

#specscript #roaringtwenties #thelongshot #basedonatruestory
THE LONG SHOT; horse and jockey; Two brothers on the run from a Canadian mobster take the reins in New York gangster Frankie Yale's audacious scheme to fix the 1924 King's Plate; Based on a true story (sort of)
November 7, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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THE LONG SHOT

Two brothers on the run from a Canadian mobster take the reins in a New York gangster’s audacious scheme to fix the 1924 King's Plate.

Based on a true story (sort of)

Shore Scripts recommend

#scriptsky #spec
Horse and jockey; THE LONG SHOT; Written by Dan McNeil and Jasmine Aziz; Two brothers on the run from a Canadian mobster take the reins in New York gangster's audacious scheme to fix the 1924 King's Plate; Based on a true story (sort of)
November 3, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Taco's trying to say that a doctor told him, that of Barak Obama and George Bush, he was "the strongest, the best physical specimen of the three."

#idiottrump #lyingsackofshit #nicetrydumbass
The doctor in question; Dr. Nick from the Simpsons; The actual specimen he's referring to; photo of urine specimen
October 6, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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THE JUDAS APOCALYPSE

During WWII, a bookish archaeologist embarks on a perilous quest behind enemy lines to hunt for a long lost treasure that the church has zealously kept hidden for centuries

Top 1% Coverfly
Semifinalist, Austin Film Festival 2024
Finalist, Barnstorm Fest 2024

#scriptsky #spec
The Judas Apocalypse; stylized graphics of skull, a Knight Templar, soldiers; THE JUDAS APOCALYPSE During WWII, a bookish archaeologist embarks on a perilous quest behind enemy lines to hunt for a long lost treasure that the church has zealously kept hidden for centuries. Top 1% Coverfly; Semifinalist, Austin Film Festival 2024; Finalist, Barnstorm Fest 2024 Written by Dan McNeil and Jasmine Aziz; Based on the novel by Dan McNeil
October 4, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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#rfkjrsnakeoilsalesman #facelikeanoverdonehotdog
RFK Jr. as snake oil salesman holding bottle of Leucovorin; "Ingredients - No Acepa... Acetopo...Acemato... No Tylenol
September 23, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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First Page Friday -

THE LONG SHOT

Two brothers, on the run from a Canadian mobster, take the reins in a New York gangster’s audacious plan to fix the 1924 King's Plate.

Based on a true story... sort of...

Shore Script Recommended (spec script available)

#FirstPageFriday #fea #ac #ad #IP #ISA
Graphic for "THE LONG SHOT"; "Sometimes the long shot really isn't the long shot": title' graphic of jockey on horse in a circle; based on a true story (sort of); Screenplay by Dan McNeil & Jasmine Aziz First page of "The Long Shot"; CHYRON - TORONTO, MAY 1924 EXT. WOODBINE RACETRACK - TORONTO - DAY Under an unusually hot May sun, trainers work out horses on a heavy track. SPECTATORS mill about on the grounds and in the grandstand. Two young men amble along the racetrack concourse. JACK GILMOUR (mid-20s, tall), in a light, cotton jacket and his brother RUSS (early 20s, rugged), in a cap, casual shirt and suspenders, wend their way through the crowd. RUSS (V.O.) Horse racing is the only sport where the participants don't have a mind of their own. Russ and Jack separate. Jack queues up at the ticket window, deftly rolling a silver dollar across his knuckles. Russ buys an ice cream and heads over to the fence to watch the horses warm up. RUSS (V.O.) It means that the horse is the one that's really in charge. Jack takes the ticket and winks at the seller. RUSS (V.O.) I've seen enough races to believe it. A second-rate rider on a great horse will almost always beat a better rider on a lousy horse. Russ watches a jockey comically trying to mount a horse but the horse keeps turning and won't let him. Jack goes over to Russ and hands him the ticket. JACK Sixty to one. Long shot. Russ looks at the ticket and nods. EUGENE MARTINI (40s, chubby) waddles over. Eugene breathes heavily and fans himself with his racing form. JACK Eugene. RUSS Eug. EUGENE Fellas. Geez, my nuts are meltin' into my Oxfords.
September 19, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Movie poster; Taco J Trump is THE INFORMER; photos of Patel, Bondi, Trump, Epstein and Maxwell
September 6, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Florida surgeon general Joseph Ladapo and Ron DeStunnedass; Florida plans to become first state to eliminate all childhood vaccine mandates; Monty Python and the Holy Grail "Bring out your dead" scene
September 5, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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THE LONG SHOT - Two brothers, on the run from a Canadian gangster, take the reins in a New York mobster’s audacious plan to fix the 1924 King’s Plate.
Based on a true story... sort of.

Recommend, Shore Scripts 2025

#ScriptSky #Action #fea #Screenwriter #ip
The Long Shot; Horse race in background; Logline: Two brothers, on the run from a Canadian gangster, take the reins in a New York mobster’s audacious plan to fix the 1924 King’s Plate. Based on a true story... sort of... ; Script by Dan McNeil & Jasmine Aziz
September 1, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Fixed it...
AI pic of Taco Teats in a swat uniform; SWAT crossed out - replaced with TWAT
August 31, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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National Guard carrying guns now.

Anyone remember what happened last time the National Guard carried weapons?
Kent State photo from May 1970; student crying over dead student after National Guard shot him
August 25, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Tree; "Alligator Alcatraz" sign; CLOSED over it; Fuck You Taco
August 22, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Another Taco text fuck up...
Marlon Brando from "A Streetcar Named Desire"; he's saying "Bela" and "Hey Bela!" mimicking some stupid shit Trump posted
August 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Not many people know that Pootie auditioned for an American movie in the early '70's...
Vladimir Putin's head shots - audition for role of "Banjo Boy" in "Deliverence"; I can't believe this gormless loser ever got laid...
August 17, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Ready for Pootie Poo...
Trump waving on Air Force One wearing red kneepads
August 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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THE JUDAS APOCALYPSE

During WWII, an archaeologist embarks on a quest behind enemy lines to search for a long lost treasure that the church has zealously kept hidden for centuries

Semifinalist, Austin Film Festival 2024
Finalist, Barnstorm Fest 2024

#ScriptSky #Action #fea #Screenwriter #ip
The Judas Apocalypse; stylized graphics of skull, WW2 soldiers; LOGLINE - "During WWII, a bookish archaeologist embarks on a dangerous quest behind enemy lines to hunt for a long lost treasure that the church has zealously kept hidden for centuries"; Coverfly Top 1% / Austin Semifinalist 2024; Script based on the novel by Dan McNeil
August 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Red and green diagram; "What Americans know about Canada"; little sliver of green (Actual facts about Canada); Almost all red ("It's Cold"); Proud Canadian logo
August 2, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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THE JUDAS APOCALYPSE

During WWII, an archaeologist embarks on a quest behind enemy lines to search for a long lost treasure that the church has zealously kept hidden for centuries

Semifinalist, Austin Film Festival 2024
Finalist, Barnstorm Fest 2024

#ScriptSky #Action #fea #Screenwriter #ip
The Judas Apocalypse; stylized graphics of skull, a Knight Templar, soldiers; "Sometimes secrets are best left hidden"; written by Dan McNeil and Jasmine Aziz; Based on the novel by Dan McNeil
August 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Look who's extending the August 1 deadline for some countries...

Cluck cluck fuckity cluck...
Trump dressed like a chicken; TACO written across his chest; flags in back
July 31, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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"The best country isn't the loudest. It's the one where you feel safe, respected and free. That's why Canada will always be the best." Canadians in Canada printed clothes with maple leaves, Canadian flags
July 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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White maga hat; "Molesters Are Granted Amnesty
July 27, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Still my all-time favourite album too...
Cover for Genesis' "A Trick of the Tail" album; drawings of old lady looking in mirror, two thieves, rich dude striking a devil
July 27, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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"MPOTUS" - Micro Penis of the United States...
South Park; Trump cartoon with tiny wiener
July 26, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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Happy First Page Friday!

While all of New York is distracted by the Beatles’ Ed Sullivan debut, a revenge fueled ex-con attempts to pull off the ultimate bank heist.

#FirstPageFriday #Heist #Beatlemania #ScriptSky #screenwriting
CHYRON - NEW YORK CITY, SUMMER 1939 INT./EXT. HUDSON NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST - DAY White Italian marble counters reflect the morning sun. Customers line up at wickets underneath a cavernous ceiling. A fat SECURITY GUARD dozes on a wooden stool by the door. Dressed in battleship gray overcoats and exuding misplaced overconfidence, SONNY CARTER (31, tough, fit), MORRIE COOPER (30, chubby, genial), African American AL MURPHY (32, tall, smart) and BERNIE MILLER (30, short, hyper), burst through the main doors. Sonny strides toward the center floor mosaic. SONNY Hands up and nobody gets hurt. AL Show them we're not screwing around. Fire a shot into the ceiling. Sonny grins. He raises his gun to the ceiling and pulls the trigger. A disappointing click. Sonny scowls at Morrie. MORRIE You said you didn't want anybody to get hurt so I didn't load 'em. BERNIE Want mine? SONNY You're supposed to be waitin' in the car! MORRIE Doesn't matter. His is empty too. A SLIM BANK EMPLOYEE (30s) nudges Al. SLIM BANK EMPLOYEE You guys aren't exactly Murder Incorporated, are ya? Al fires his gun into the ceiling, scaring the crap out of the customers. AL I always load my own gun.
July 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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I'm confused. Is Milhouse the one on the left or right?
Pierre Poilievre and Milhouse on steroids
July 17, 2025 at 9:47 AM