Column Chronicles: Francodamus forecasts, part three

New screen stories in development revealed again

Frank Cotolo
September 27, 2018

We continue to have many connections in Hollywood and the film industry, all of who are happy to leak secret projects they would love to make into movies. As is the standard in pitching movie ideas, a single sentence is presented to describe the basic story's dramatic approach. We cannot guarantee that the descriptions of movies leaked in this article will ever be made but we can be sure that they are under consideration at major and minor studios. All of them listed here appear with working titles.

TARZAN'S EMOTIONAL VINES

This is a tale of betrayal concerning Tarzan, King of the Jungle, and Jane, his mate, who abuses Boy, their son, after the murder of Cheetah, their monkey.

DUST BOWL FLUSHING

During the Great Depression, a homeless man hijacks a passenger train to get from the East Coast to the West Coast where he learned to play the banjo as a boy.

BOYS WILL BE BOYS

Twin brothers fall for the same girl and pretend to be each other so she can decide which brother is best for her.

MUSCLES UNBOUND

In order to get back into the ring and compete, a has-been wrestler undergoes experimental cosmetic surgery to make it appear he has hugely strong muscles.

PIRATE PLAYHOUSE

Sailors of the Spanish Armada plan to put on a show to amuse pirates chasing them through the seven seas.

CURLING GAMES

The inventor of a life-like robot enters it in the U.S.A. Olympic Curling Team to prove a point.

ROMANCE ON THE ROPES

A trapeze artist falls in love with a retired snake charmer while on an ill-fated cruise to Costa Rica.

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