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DAN HUGSBY'S FRIENDS, SUPERBLUE, AND THE FACTORY OF CHILDHOOD DREAMS
TITLE: DAN HUGSBY’S FRIENDS, SUPERBLUE, AND THE FACTORY OF CHILDHOOD DREAMS
FORMAT: FEATURE | FAMILY FANTASY
LOGLINE: A teenager sets out to rescue his kidnapped father, unaware of a supervillain's fiendish plot to draw out the superhero who comes to his aid.
COMPS: IRON MAN meets THE GOONIES
WHY THIS STORY NOW: This fun, feel good, Family Comedy Adventure contains equally strong female and male characters. It subtly accentuates the fact that peoples’ differences are in fact their strengths, and that working together gets results.
The screenplay delicately raises environmental awareness on several levels, all in accordance with the mantra that ‘There’s always a peaceful solution.’ Making this the perfect movie for today’s world.
SYNOPSIS
A news anchor reports that Hugsby Towers, home of the fantastic toys created by PROFESSOR HUGSBY, has been decimated by fire.
Reports claim the building will not be rebuilt and that the fire was not an accident.
Years later, the Professor's grandson DAN (14) attends school, where he and best friend EDDIE (school genius nerd) fend off teen Jocks and Bullies, especially ZACK.
CHERYL, the popular, cheerleader distracts Zack from carrying out his threats.
Dan doesn't think Eddie should do the Zack's homework anymore.
He tells Eddie that Zack's friends, are in fact a cowedly gang, and are as afraid of Zack as Eddie is.
Something should be done.
Dan is called to the PRINCIPAL’S office. It seems his father is missing, and his presence has been ‘requested’ in a certain location by a mysterious person.
The location is a deserted drive-in movie theatre, which plays a kind of a ransom note.
Dan's father, BEN, has apparently been kidnapped by long time villain ZORBORG!
Enter superhero SUPERBLUE and his trusty sidekick BASKERVILLE, the hound, in their ever transforming, to fit the occasion, transport the GREEN LIGHTNING CONVERTIBLE.
A plan is hatched to discover where Ben is being held and to rescue him from the villain's evil clutches.
But Superblue says they will start first thing in the morning.
Dan who is unsatisfied with this idea, later sneaks out, and meets with Eddie and their cheerleader friend Cheryl, who we discover is also a fearless genius.
The three friends set off to solve the mystery of Dan’s father’s disappearance.
They in turn are followed by ANGELA, the teacher responsible for Dan while his father is gone, POLICE COMMISSIONER PARKER, who also happens to be Cheryl's father, and a MYSTERIOUS FIGURE, who shadows the whole group.
The characters eventually link up and so…
THE JOURNEY TO SAVE BEN BEGINS
They meet unique and other-worldly characters along the way, including the satellite TEL STAR, FILNLEY the dolphin, and ELECTRA the effervescent entertaining eel. Each imparting some bit of wisdom that allows them to save Ben and discover why he was taken in the first place.
Superblue and Baskerville realize that Zorborg set all this in motion to execute an even dastardlier plan, that includes exposing Superblue to the world.
The three friends, Ben, Angela, Superblue, and Baskerville travel to Dan’s grandmother’s home. Professor Hugsby’s wife, LUCILLE, imparts the truth about a secret formular that could destroy the world in the wrong hands, and that the professor had hidden it ‘in plain sight’ for many years.
Superblue attends Hugsby Towers to face his nemesis, Zorborg, to find it’s a trap, however...
Lucille arrives to rescue her grandson, Dan, who having embarked on a solo mission, was now being pursued on the roof by Zorborg’s henchmen.
Lucille recognizes Zorborg as the greedy bully from Ben’s childhood and chastises him for his deeds.
Throughout this fun filled, comedy, adventure, Superblue and Baskerville help teenager Dan Hugsby and his friends locate his kidnapped father, capture the villainous Zorgorg, restore the wonderous Professor Hugsby’s Factory of Childhood Dreams, unmask the mysterious figure. Culminating in Zack being firmly put in his place, and the secret formula hidden again in a very special place.
All in accordance with the mantra that ‘There’s always a peaceful solution.’
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This Four Quadrant – Family Fantasy, Feature, I believe, sits well in Comedy - Animation, as well as a 'Live Action' - 'CGI' production.
Also, a children's TV SHOW could be an exciting 'spin-off.'
Recent coverage feedback concluded: This as a movie children will want to watch over and over again.
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Dave MacWriter
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Project Type:Screenplay
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Genres:Comedy, Animation, Family, Adventure
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Number of Pages:99
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Country of Origin:United Kingdom
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Language:English
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First-time Screenwriter:No
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Student Project:No
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Semi Finalist - Wiki Screenwriting CompetitionWiki - Los Angeles
March 23, 2023
Semi Finalist -
Simi Finalist - Page Turner CompetitionLA
September 29, 2023
Semi Finalist
Dave Mac
Short RÉSUMÉ
I entertained on Radio and in the NAAFI (Royal Air Force) before performing COMEDY in theatres, clubs, holiday resorts world-wide.
Continuing to perform while in the Police Service, receiving commendations from The Commissioner of Police, Old Bailey Judges, and the Sheriff of London, etc. for covert work, which I reluctantly mention to highlight a rich eclectic history from which to draw inspiration, realism, and importantly comedy.
I revel in the joy of delivering narratives conjured up from the recesses of my subconscious or factual tales that are entertaining, thought provoking and invoke a myriad of emotions.
Guest at Screenwriter Awards, Paramount Studios, LA
Guest at Warner Brother Studios, LA
Guest - Cannes Film Festival
WINNER - OFFICIAL SELECTION - FINALIST - Wiki Screenwriting Competition, ScreenCraft, Hammond House Literary Competition, Filmmatic Screenplay Awards, Page Turner Screenplays, Hollywood Comedy Shorts, Screenwriting Goldmine Competition, etc.
LAURELS - AFF, ISA Fellowship, Page Turner, Creative Screenwriting, Wiki, etc.
I am also extremely fortunate to be a comedy performer.
It would be a privilege to send you a sample of my screenwriting.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Screenplays are WGA registered.
Kindest regards,
Dave Mac
In recent years I have learned to embrace my love of storytelling through the form of screenwriting, where I aim to acknowledge my past and utilize my varied background to bring a world of disparate characters and situations to life.
I am extremely fortunate to be able to draw on a myriad of personal emotions, from those as a child of a, low-income, working-class family to the source for the legal, police and covert aspects of some written works.
Throughout which I learnt the immense value of humour, and now immerse my characters in that aspect of the stories I tell.
I genuinely hope audiences will enjoy the characters, their exploits, loves, tribulations, and laughter.