SYNOPSIS:

Set in 1975 Los Angeles, the film follows Dana Marigold fomerly known as "Six", a retired hitwoman living now as a suburban wife and stepmother. When her ungrateful stepson steals from a dangerous German named Wenzel who leads an elite team of hitmen, Dana is forced back into the violent world she swore off. The job reunites her with her rag tag hit crew — her unstable former protégée Seven, who still works for their calculating ex-boss Zero, and her stoic former partner Five, a man caught between professional loyalty, his secret relationship, and the judgment of his homophobic father. What begins as a desperate bid to save her new family spirals into a bloody reckoning between the people who once were her family — testing the limits of loyalty, forgiveness, and the myth of starting over.

The further: Diamondfire is a script written to be read not just a production blueprint but a story meant to live on the page. It’s my ode to Quentin Tarantino. The script helped me land my first contract offer as a sample, which left me wondering whether I’d just been lucky or if I might actually be good at this. Some readers have compared it to Pulp Fiction — a high honor that led me to describe it as Will & Grace meets Pulp Fiction: a darkly comic crime story about family, identity, and the strange tenderness hiding inside chaos. —————

In practical terms, Diamondfire could be shot economically — a handful of 1970s-style interiors, practical effects, and strong ensemble performances. Think Black Dynamite in scale, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood in texture. It’s the one story I’d want to direct myself; every frame, cut, and music cue already exists in my mind. All poster credits and likenesses are used with permission — Ellen Barkin, who graciously allowed her name on the poster, was the inspiration for Zero and Lee for allowing his image, Roger, and Clem for technical help; and the art is by the legendary Colin Murdoch. The story stands on its own but could unfold into a trilogy, each entry building on the stylish, character-driven pulp spirit that made this one possible — a dream project that proves sometimes imitation can evolve into identity.

Similar films:

• • Pulp Fiction

• • Jackie Brown

• • Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2

• • Bound

• • Drive

• • Black Dynamite

• • The Nice Guys

• • Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

• • True Romance

• • Reservoir Dogs

• • Atomic Blonde

• • Inherent Vice

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