Gentlemen Gunfighter

In his relentless pursuit of an outlaw, Ben Thompson embarks on a journey that unveils a tumultuous path filled with hardship, violence, love, and the ultimate quest for redemption. As fate would have it, this pursuit not only seals Thompson's tragic fate but also brings about the demise of his loyal companion, John King Fisher.

  • D.R. Pedraza
    Writer
    Love Death, My Tempest, To Serve and Protect, Duque
  • Project Type:
    Screenplay
  • Genres:
    Western, Drama, Historic
  • Number of Pages:
    91
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Charleston International Film Festival
    Charleston, South Carolina
    July 13, 2012
    Semi-Finalist
  • Four Corners Film Festival
    Farmington, New Mexico
    July 8, 2020
    Official Selection
Writer Biography - D.R. Pedraza

D.R. Pedraza is an award-winning screenwriter, a novelist and film director and Founder/CEO of DB Media Entertainment, founded in 2008.

Originally from Texas, Pedraza now lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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Writer Statement

This is a very personal story to me. After being named a semi-finalist in 2012 in the Charleston International Film Festival, I was contacted by the great-granddaughter of Marshal Ben Thompson, Mrs. Anne Beck, who asked to read my screenplay. Later I was invited to her home where I was given the opportunity to hold Ben Thompson's revolver, his whistle and many other items personally owned by Marshal Thompson.

Mrs. Beck backed my project/screenplay telling me that many people had approached her about telling Ben's story, but they all painted him in a dark light. My story did not. And so, she gave Gentlemen Gunfighter her blessing. Mrs. Anne Beck passed away in 2020. My only wish was that she was alive to watch it on the big screen.