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DEPARTMENT OF FAIRY TALES
By Maurice Vaughan
A lone agent and her first partner try to catch the Gingerbread Man before he ships mind-control cookies worldwide.
SYNOPSIS:
Fantasy/Action/Comedy short script for sale
"Men in Black" with fairy tales
Synopsis:
The Gingerbread Man prepares cookie batter and adds mind-control liquid to it. An agent posing as his henchwoman finds out his plan to take over the world using mind-control cookies, and she reports it to the Department of Fairy Tales, a secret government agency that pursues fairy tale criminals and keeps the existence of fairy tale characters a secret.
At the agency, a lone agent named Solo thinks about a teenager who the Big Bad Wolf ate during a mission. Solo’s first partner, Jack, arrives at her office. They get their mission: catch the Gingerbread Man so he can’t ship the mind-control cookies.
The Gingerbread Man and his henchman package cookies. The agents show up, disguised as delivery workers. Jack tells Solo he has a plan to catch the Gingerbread Man, but Solo freezes Jack so he can’t get involved.
Solo tries to catch the Gingerbread Man, but he has super speed. She decides to work as a team, and the agents catch the Gingerbread Man. The agents find out a boy was watching the entire time. Solo gives him candy that erases his memory.
Solo, Jack, and a tiny agent named Big get the next target: Big Bad Wolf.
Potential: Feature script(s) and/or a series (TV or web). I'm pitching the short script in hopes that a producer, director, company, or actor buys the rights and turns the story into a feature or show, which is commonly done with short stories, articles, etc.
Thanks for hearing my pitch. Message me on Stage 32 or email me with any questions.
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Hey, Tim Bragg. What are you confused about?
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Not the cookies! C'mon, Maurice Vaughan. Ice cream and cookies are sweet and nice forever ;-) How else are ya gonna bribe the kids and the kids at heart?
Yes, the cookies, Matthew Kelcourse. Gingerbread Man knows people love cookies. Muahahaha
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Not the Gingerbread Man taking 'bite me' to a whole new level!
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Haha Jacqueline Sandee Valle. Great one.
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Maurice Vaughan The logline is super playful and original. How far along are you on the screenplay? It feels like a spoof or comedy. For some reason, the title (the name of the department) doesn't carry the same feeling. What if the department (or special unit, title of special ops) directly related to cookies and police work? Like "Gingerbread Squad" or "Operation Cookie Monster" or "G is for Gingerbread Man." Something more specific?
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Thanks, Robin Gregory. I'm done with the script. It's a short script. I'm pitching it in hopes that a producer, director, company, or actor buys it and turns it into a feature or show, like they do with short stories, articles, etc.
Thanks for the feedback. The Department of Fairy Tales is a secret government agency that keeps the existence of fairy tale characters a secret and pursues fairy tale criminals. Think "Men in Black" with Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones.
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Maurice. I am not confused, it is actually an original idea and it sounds fun after reading the synopsis. I posted before you had the synopsis up. I would read this, it sounds silly like Spaceballs.
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I see you posted the script, I read it, it's interesting, I laughed over that line do you like fairytales and the response is as long as they are not criminals,
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Thanks for rating and reading the script, Tim Bragg! I rewrote the script today. Small things here and there.
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