WICKED WOMEN AND THEIR MEN
Feature Screenplay, 105 pages
Drama, Comedy
Posted by Merrill Jones
Written by Merrill Anway Jones
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In a Southern Gothic drama of grief and obsession, a lonely young man scarred by childhood trauma seeks love in online imposters, only to confront the deepest betrayal at the hands of his own kin.
Character DrivenCrimeEnsemble CastLaw EnforcementPsychologicalTime Period: PresentStory Location: USATarget Audience: Adult
In small town Mississippi at Christmas, socially isolated Henry fixates on a British movie star, Forrest Livesay, while his toxic extended family fractures after Aunt Ruth is killed in a hit-and-run. As online imposters circle and his aunt Joy and cousin Alice secretly catfish him for cash, Henry grieves, questions his sexuality, and relives childhood trauma under the iron rule of his venomous grandmother, Lucy. A mounting cycle of manipulation, lies, and humiliations pushes Henry toward a reckoning over love, money, and survival.
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