Mark Violi | Screenplay Writing, Playwright

Screenplays

FROM BEDSIDE

Drama Feature New

Log Line: Fred is a young teacher already jaded with the system and reconsidering his career choice. But when he agrees to tutor Steven, a teenager suffering from a rare form of bone cancer, they forge a unique bedside bond causing Fred to reevaluate his capabilities and reinvest himself in teaching. Based on the true story.

Written by Fred Goldstein & Mark Violi. Rights held by the authors.
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PREGNANT PAUSE

Comedy Feature New

Log Line: Rebecca is a hard-boiled career woman focused solely on making partner at her firm. But when she’s confronted by an unplanned pregnancy and begins falling for the baby's father, she fears she'll have to choose between her career and the family life she never expected—unless this city girl really can have it all.

Rights held by the author.
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THE PINES aka Jersey Devil

Horror/Creature Feature

Log Line: August 1969, a group of friends traveling from Maryland to the Woodstock Festival have their plans for peace, love and music diverted when they uncover a top secret military operation that has them crossing paths with New Jersey’s oldest and deadliest resident—the Jersey Devil.

Rights held by the author.
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WIFF

Sports Comedy Feature

Log Line: Shunned by the fans who once adored him after an epic on-field collapse, ex-major leaguer Carter McCain is a personal and professional failure. But when his World Series nemesis challenges him to a high-stakes Wiffle Ball game, Carter gains the courage to once again take the field leading his rag-tag team in a final shot at redemption.

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TEST DRIVE

Action/Comedy Feature

Log Line: Following a harsh break-up, Jim and his brash buddy broker a deal for a free Aston Martin weekend test drive when the car is mistaken for one involved in a Mob drop. With the car salesgirl as an unwilling passenger, downtrodden Jim shifts into a high speed adventure to outrun the bad guys, impress the girl and return the Aston Martin by 9:00 am Monday unscratched.

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MOBBED UP aka Boardwalk Nights

Comedy Feature

Log Line: Financial straits force brother and sister owners of a beach side ice cream shop to rent their back room to the local Mafia for a gambling parlor

Official Website:
www.mobbedupmovie.com

Formerly in development, rights have returned to the author.
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Stage Plays

ROEBLING:

THE STORY OF THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE

Historic Drama; 97 pages; Cast: 12 M, 3 F

Brief Description: John Roebling sets out to build the most amibtious engineering project of the Industrial Revolution—The Brooklyn Bridge. But the project is beset with set-backs and tragedies that leave the Roebling family and the bridge project in crisis. Based on the true story.

Official Website:
www.roeblingplay.com

Currently in development with Theater To Go
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RIDING THE COMET

Drama; 79 pages; Cast: 5 M, 2 F

Brief Description: In WWII Occupied France, a resistance family is visited by two American GIs. A plan is in motion to return them safely to England. But as the family endures the horrors of war, the eldest daughter, Linette, can no longer bear the loss and fragmentation of her family and becomes desperate to restore her peaceful life, while nine-year-old Andie discovers her own way of dealing with grief. When Linette is forced into an unfamiliar role, the safe return of the GIs is in jeopardy as fear takes its toll and Linette becomes increasingly desperate.

Rights held by the author.
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All works are registered with The Writer's Guild of America and/or The U.S. Copyright Office