Spyder: One Man's Quest for the "Little Bastard"

In the aftermath of a bad breakup, a heartbroken James Dean fanatic embarks on a quest to find the late actor’s 1955 race car, the infamous Porsche 550 Spyder, known as the “Little Bastard.“

  • Brett Howard Nelson
    Writer
  • Project Type:
    Screenplay
  • Genres:
    Drama, Adventure, Character-Driven
  • Number of Pages:
    113
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • SILK ROAD FILM AWARDS CANNES
    silkroadproduction.org
    February 1, 2023
    WINNER — BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY
  • GREECE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    giffestival.net
    May 11, 2023
    WINNER — BEST FEATURE SCRIPT
  • COSTA BRAVA FILM FESTIVAL 2023
    https://costabravafilmfest.wixsite.com/home
    November 30, 2023
    WINNER — FEATURE SCRIPT
  • COSTA BRAVA FILM FESTIVAL 2023
    https://costabravafilmfest.wixsite.com/home
    November 30, 2023
    WINNER — BEST SCREENWRITER
  • FELLINI FILM FESTIVAL
    Italy
    March 7, 2023
    WINNER — BEST FEATURE SCRIPT
  • NEW YORK SCREENWRITING AWARDS
    nysawards.com
    March 20, 2023
    WINNER — BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY DRAMA
  • CANADIAN CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARDS (CaCA)
    canada.cawards.org
    September 29, 2022
    WINNER — BEST SCREENPLAY
  • VEGAS MOVIE AWARDS
    vegasmovieawards.com
    October 13, 2022
    WINNER — BEST FEATURE SCRIPT/SCREENPLAY - AWARD OF MERIT
  • VEGAS MOVIE AWARDS
    vegasmovieawards.com
    October 13, 2022
    WINNER — BEST SCREENWRITER / FEATURE - AWARD OF MERIT
  • ONIROS FILM AWARDS
    onirosfilmawards.com
    May 6, 2023
    WINNER — BEST FEATURE SCRIPT
  • EAST COAST MOVIE AWARDS
    eastcoastmovieawards.com
    January 9, 2023
    WINNER — BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY
  • NEW YORK FILM AWARDS
    newyorkfilmawards.com
    January 10, 2023
    WINNER — BEST SCREENPLAY
  • VANCOUVER INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
    vancouverindiefestival.com
    January 19, 2023
    WINNER — BEST UNPRODUCED SCRIPT (Feature Film)
  • HOLLYWOOD GOLD AWARDS
    hollywoodgoldawards.com
    April 5, 2023
    WINNER — SILVER AWARD - FEATURE SCRIPT
  • SAN DIEGO MOVIE AWARDS
    sandiegomovieawards.com
    January 28, 2023
    HONORABLE MENTION WINNER — BEST SCREENPLAY FEATURE
  • INFLUX FILM AWARDS
    influxmagazine.com
    April 20, 2023
    HONORABLE MENTION — SCREENPLAY LONG-FORM
  • BIG APPLE FILM FESTIVAL SCREENPLAY COMPETITION
    bigapplefilmfestival.com
    October 14, 2023
    HONORABLE MENTION — BEST DRAMA FEATURE SCREENPLAY
  • NOMADIC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    nomadicinternationalfilmfestival.com
    April 16, 2023
    NOMINEE — BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY
  • TORONTO FILM AND SCRIPT AWARDS
    torontofilmandscriptawards.com
    November 11, 2022
    NOMINEE — BEST UNPRODUCED SCRIPT
  • MONTREAL INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
    montrealindependentfilmfestival.com
    November 14, 2022
    NOMINEE — BEST UNPRODUCED FEATURE SCRIPT
  • DAVINCI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL'S STORYLINE COMPETITION
    https://storyline.davincifilmfestival.com
    January 18, 2024
    FINALIST — FEATURE SCREENPLAY
  • 13TH CATALINA FILM FESTIVAL
    catalinafilm.org
    August 2, 2023
    TOP 20 SCREENPLAY FINALIST
  • THE NEW YORK INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
    New York, New York
    September 12, 2023
    FINALIST — FEATURE SCREENPLAY
  • RED MOVIE AWARDS
    redmovieawards.com
    July 1, 2023
    FINALIST — BEST SCRIPT
  • FLICKERS' RHODE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    http://www.film-festival.org
    July 29, 2023
    SEMI-FINALIST
  • DALLAS MOVIE AWARDS FESTIVAL
    dallasmovieawards.com
    August 27, 2023
    SEMI-FINALIST — BEST UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY
  • SANTA FE INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
    santafefestival.net
    April 29, 2023
    SEMI-FINALIST — BEST UNPRODUCED SCRIPT
  • EMERGING SCREENWRITERS DRAMA SCREENPLAY COMPETITION
    https://www.emergingscreenwriters.com/drama-winners-2023/
    March 30, 2023
    QUARTER-FINALIST
  • GOLDEN STATE FILM FESTIVAL
    goldenstatefilmfestival.com
    February 21, 2023
    OFFICIAL SELECTION — FEATURE SCREENPLAY
  • CULVER CITY FILM FESTIVAL
    culvercityfilmfestival.com
    November 28, 2022
    OFFICIAL SELECTION — SCREENPLAY
  • HERCULES INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
    herculesfestival.org
    April 25, 2023
    OFFICIAL SELECTION — BEST FEATURE SCRIPT
  • LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL SCREENPLAY AWARDS
    Los Angeles, CA
    December 12, 2022
    OFFICIAL SELECTION — FEATURE SCREENPLAY
  • LILY INDIE FILM FEST
    lilyindiefilmfest.com
    December 2, 2022
    OFFICIAL SELECTION — BEST FEATURE SCRIPT
  • NEW CREATORS FILM AWARDS
    newcreatorsfilmawards.com
    October 26, 2022
    OFFICIAL SELECTION — BEST UNPRODUCED SCRIPT (FEATURE)
  • THE MACOPROJECT FILM FESTIVAL
    https://macofilm.org
    August 31, 2023
    OFFICIAL SELECTION — FEATURE SCREENPLAY
Writer - Brett Howard Nelson
Writer Statement

Status: Available.

Spyder is also currently listed on The Black List: https://blcklst.com/profile/BrettHNelson