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Laserbladers
Screenplay by
Inspired by a
Novel by Lee Garrett
Genre: Fantasy adventure
Page count: 95
Synopsis:
SHADOWMOR, LORD OF NIGHTMARE, watches as
a fissure opens to Realworld and reveals LILY, blind
and pretty and her date ERIC, a brainiac Nerd, as they approach the new hot
spot; Laserblade Rink where DAVY and his TEN PETAFLOP COMPUTER create
holographic images for kids on skates to shoot for prizes.
Eric fears that Lily would never date him if she could see him. He must
somehow prove himself.
Nightmare mines positive energy
from Realworld; it’s the fuel on which Nightmare runs, and Shadowmor must have
access to Realworld to fuel his army of SPECTERS and put down a rebellion of his
subjects. Access has been denied him by PRINCE PHOENIX OF DREAMSCAPE, Guardian
of Realworld. Lily resents and hates her father; blames him for her mother’s
death and her blindness which resulted from a kidnapping when she was five years
old. Lily, a good person who also seethes with hate, is the Nexus which will
allow Nightmare access to Realworld, but only if she admits her hate and marries
Lord Shadowmor.
Eric and Lily meet their
friends; JESSE the jock (black), his tech nerd brother Jake (black), his girl,
the free spirited Roxy (black) and her pet ferret, DOOKY. They're out to party
and don’t notice WANT, a caustic, psycho chic and her disgusting brother IGGY;
dispatched by Shadowmor to capture Lily.
If they succeed, they will cease to be lowly SHADOWS and become DARK
KNIGHTS. They capture Lily, and
Shadowmor tells her he will restore her sight and punish her father if she
marries him.
Eric and his friends are
summoned to Dreamscape and given a choice: fight to save Lily, or lose her and
open Realworld to evil. The stakes up
dramatically. The Prince grants them special powers and they become
“Laserbladers,” able to fly on skates and enter worlds in other dimensions. They
must find Lily before she gives in to her hate and resentment. Everything is on
the line; especially for Eric, who must prove that he’s a leader.
The Laserbladers enter the
dimension of Nightmare, encounter shadowy
creatures and are tempted by Want and Iggy who know their secret “wants” and
“fears”. Just as Lily is about to give in to Lord Shadowmor, they find her, but
Shadowmor snatches her and creates a vortex into Realworld.
Eric and his team chase them to find that Shadowmor is really Davy. Eric
rescues Lily and they fight Davy and the SPECTERS.
A laser gun sears Lily’s eyes and her sight is restored.
For the first time she sees Eric!
Davy captures Lily again and
hooks her up to his super computer, which needs the “Nexus” she provides to keep
the path to Realworld open. Jake gets Roxy to send Dooky to plant a VIRUS WORM
in the super computer. The computer
blows and the fissure between Nightmare and Realworld is sealed. Lily comes to
terms with her father. She and her new hero, Eric, lead the Laserbladers on in
alliance with Prince Phoenix to fight evil.
Coverage:
Some stories move directors to such vision that
they become memorable for the best reason: a story well written and well told.
This script could not only be one of the great 'tweener/teen' scripts, its
timeless message of “one for all and all for one” rings true with a modern edge.
(Silver Bitela Agency)
Locations:
A roller rink is transformed into dimensions of Realworld, Nightmare
where hate rules and Dreamscape where love and the guardians of Realworld
reside.
Characters:
Two lead, three supporting, twenty-four others
Laserbladers
is a fresh look at the fantasy adventure genre and has multi-platform written
all over it; series, gaming, novels, etc. With beats similar to the Wizard of
Oz, Tron and Matrix, we think
this script has superbly crafted and fresh visuals, and all of the right
elements for an amazing franchise. May
we send the script?
Babz Bitela
Silver Bitela Agency