I've been looking back on my adventure in Hollywood, culling pages from my journal...
A few days later, when next we spoke, I told Kevin that the option on the script expired May 6th, 1991, only a few weeks off.
Meanwhile, I completed and sent them the 75 pages I had. I thought the story was more heavily plotted but not “as funny.” I didn’t trust my judgement at this point. I scribbled that I was hoping the script reverts back to the Nick Flebber version.
Just a few days later and I had finished the draft of “Kringle.” I dropped the final 1/3 in the mail. Now it was out of my hands…
Meanwhile, I completed and sent them the 75 pages I had. I thought the story was more heavily plotted but not “as funny.” I didn’t trust my judgement at this point. I scribbled that I was hoping the script reverts back to the Nick Flebber version.
Just a few days later and I had finished the draft of “Kringle.” I dropped the final 1/3 in the mail. Now it was out of my hands…
“Everyone keeps telling me how talented I am,” I wrote, “yet others rip apart my work.” Hollywood is not a place to seek validation.
Now what was I to do? Work on “Like Magic?” I had an idea for a play I called “Space Rocks” and I seemed to think that would be a viable project to continue. Or maybe my book, “The Write Stuff;” pull that out and work on it.
As we entered the month of May, Kevin left a message on my answering machine, simply telling me he received that last batch of pages. By the time I bothered noting Kevin’s call, it was after May 6th, so, the Warner option had expired. I hadn’t heard anything about that from anyone. And Kimberly was supposed to be leaving Warner as well. And I had no idea what was going to be what.
Now what was I to do? Work on “Like Magic?” I had an idea for a play I called “Space Rocks” and I seemed to think that would be a viable project to continue. Or maybe my book, “The Write Stuff;” pull that out and work on it.
As we entered the month of May, Kevin left a message on my answering machine, simply telling me he received that last batch of pages. By the time I bothered noting Kevin’s call, it was after May 6th, so, the Warner option had expired. I hadn’t heard anything about that from anyone. And Kimberly was supposed to be leaving Warner as well. And I had no idea what was going to be what.
As it turned out, I didn’t know what was what. After speaking to Kevin again, I learned the option expires in July, not May; there’s some 60-day extension I missed. Anyway, my error seemed to have pried loose some info; with the confusion of the expiration date, Kimberly said something about Warner not wanting to let the option expire. Interesting, encouraging. But the main news was they were marking up and readying a copy for me to edit into a final draft (not Final Draft. Ha! scriptware humor!).
Also, Kevin and I got into a lengthy discussion about “Like Magic.” He had seen another script of mine, “Little Devil,” and it needed to be more like that; layers to the duo, their involvement in the plot. They kinda come off as comedy relief in their own movie. Other changes are discussed (especially in light of the movie called “Brain Donors” which was announced and it was ripping off the end of the climax to “Night at the Opera,” which I wanted to rip off!). I wound up re-reading “Little Devil,” and yes, the relationship between the boys is more a little complex then I had remembered; job/family/vows.
Things needed to be written. Things needed to happen…
Things needed to be written. Things needed to happen…
