Head-On Bobby Rafferty

During the Great Depression, a struggling former daredevil is lured back into the game to stage an epic train crash and win a major railroad project for his hometown. But his drinking, family strife, and a rival town’s threat of sabotage could derail his plan. (60-minute pilot)

  • Larry Portzline
    Writer
  • Project Type:
    Screenplay
  • Number of Pages:
    56
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition Spring 2023

    Finalist
  • ScreenCraft TV Pilot Script Competition 2023

    Semifinalist
  • ScreenCraft True Story & Public Domain Competition 2023

    Quarterfinalist
  • Filmmatic - Pitch Now Screenplay Competition Season 5

    Semifinalist
  • Filmmatic - Pitch Now Screenplay Competition Season 4

    Semifinalist
  • Filmmatic TV Pilot Awards Season 6

    Quarterfinalist
  • Shore Scripts TV Pilot Contest 2021

    Quarterfinalist
Writer Biography - Larry Portzline

-- Native of the Harrisburg, PA area;
-- Screenwriter and lifelong word pro who creates feel-good, character-driven comedies with quirky pop culture themes;
-- Finalist, Semifinalist & Quarterfinalist in 10 screenwriting competitions, 2021-23 (see Projects);
-- Made Coverfly’s Redlist for TV Comedies in 2022 & 2023;
-- B.A. in English from Elizabethtown College;
-- M.A. in the Humanities from Penn State University;
-- Accredited in Public Relations (APR);
-- Over 30 years in corporate, non-profit & government communications;
-- Award-winning journalist;
-- Taught writing & literature at 4 colleges;
-- Bookstore Tourism guru.

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Writer Statement

A blue-collar guy in a white-collar world, I was a PR pro for the state senate by day, moved pianos by night, and taught writing on weekends — all as a single dad. Now I write character-driven feel-good comedies with quirky pop culture themes that make the finals in screenplay competitions.