Daniel Broderick

Former Public Defender for the Eastern District of California at Retired
Attorney (Non-Entertainment)

Pasadena, California

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April 2022

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About Daniel

California native. Born in Los Angeles after my parents moved there from Chicago, where my father wrote for television after WWII and college. Have lived in San Fernando Valley, Orange County, Palo Alto, Florence (Italy), Washington, D.C., New Haven (Connecticut), West Los Angeles, Germany, and Sacramento. Currently live in Pasadena, California. Stanford undergrad. Played basketball until hurt my sophomore year, Yale Law School.

Non-lawyer jobs include assembling board games, gas station attendant, assembling yachts, picking up trash at the beach, washing dorm windows, maintenance at a golf course, painting the take off boards for the long jump and triple jump (jock job, where I was literally paid between coats to watch paint dry), janitorial work at Sears, paralegal at the U.S. Justice Department. Legal jobs include judicial law clerk, federal prosecutor, law professor, and federal public defender.

I genuinely enjoy writing scripts and I appreciate any and all who read them. I've completed eighteen feature film screenplays, 10 shorts, and three television pilots. I am currently working on re-writes as well as three new feature films.

Unique traits: Being 6 foot 6 inches is what most people remember.

Gender:
Male

Height:
6' 6"

Body type:
Average

Hair:
Receding

Hair color:
Brown

Eyes:
Green

Ethnicity:
Caucasian

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Satan's Shrink Budget: $0 - $100K | Fantasy ⋄ Comedy After convincing a patient that the devil is not real, who should show up for a consult but Satan herself. It's just not as much fun anymore. Any suggestions?
Marriage Made in Heaven Budget: $0 - $100K | Romance ⋄ Comedy Til Death Do Us Part. But what about after that? Do you reunite in heaven? What if you re-married? And what about your mother, and kids? Paul seeks all the answers before he decides how to spend eternity.
The Grass is Always Greener Budget: $0 - $100K | Fantasy ⋄ Comedy Unhappy bus rider Jack has no girlfriend, no money, no status. But even after miraculously acquiring all three, there's still something missing. Ah, I got it; problem solved.
Elizabeth Key, Free Born Budget: $10M - $30M | Historical ⋄ Drama In 17th Century Virginia, a woman of African descent is the first to successfully sue for her freedom from slavery. Based on a true story.
An Almost Perfect Crime Budget: $10M - $30M | Thriller ⋄ Crime Employees at a fine art storage facility use its unique machine to paint undetectable, exact copies of contemporary paintings, then steal the originals for a rich collector.
Bearing Gifts Budget: $10M - $30M | Mystery ⋄ Horror Hitchcock horror meets Knives Out in this seminar-at-sea mystery, where a female Greek detective investigates the deaths and malignancies plaguing the ship after a beautiful mystery woman was rescued and brought on board.
Fish Frenzy Budget: $5M - $10M | Horror ⋄ Comedy Sharknado meets Frankenfish in this disaster/horror send up. An overly dedicated female Ichthyologist tries to save the residents of Catalina Island from a fish apocalypse that she created.
The Darrow Chronicles Budget: $30M+ | Historical ⋄ Drama A dramatic streaming series that follows the career of the most renowned lawyer of the 20th Century, Clarence Darrow, as he progresses from one trial of the century to another, all of which resonate in today's political climate.
Silent Music Budget: $10M - $30M | Music ⋄ Family Tricked by a musical misanthrope into eliminating all music in the world, two teens make a Wizard-of-Oz-like journey through his world to find it and bring it back
A Diamond in the Ruff's Budget: $10M - $30M | Family ⋄ Adventure A struggling suburban family finds a massive roughdiamond in their backyard, but instead of showering them withriches, it brings total chaos -- and a question whether thediamond is even theirs.
Excuse Him, Your Honor Budget: $10M - $30M | Romance ⋄ Comedy A frustrated court clerk looks for love by using the jury pool as her personal dating app; if only so many weren't knee-deep in the shallow end
Hattie's Hard Hats Budget: $10M - $30M | Romance ⋄ Comedy After uncharacteristically losing her cool, manners guru Hattie is ordered to teach proper behavior to five sexist, uncouth construction workers.
My Kingdom for a Kiss Budget: $10M - $30M | Romance ⋄ Comedy Two teen girls traveling through Europe encounter a prince at a costume ball. One dazzles him with the perfect kiss, but the only way he can find her is by kissing other American tourists.
Not in This Life Budget: $5M - $10M | Historical ⋄ Romance The undying love of two souls, thwarted when they first appear as Russian Jews in 1840, and again as Chinese immigrants in 1916, finally triumphs between two Hispanics in contemporary Los Angeles.
Your Wish Is My Command Budget: $10M - $30M | Fantasy ⋄ Adventure A female ne'er-do-well, surviving by her wits in contemporary New York City, uncorks a down and out genie who can grant almost any wish, but only on condition she surrender something of equal value.
Prester John, the Infidel Pope Budget: $30M+ | Historical ⋄ Adventure In 1177, the Roman Pope dispatches a priest to Upper Asia to determine the intentions of a rival, self-declared, Christian Pope. His mission is complicated by the unexpected arrival of the priest's adult daughter.
Impenetrable Budget: $30M+ | Action ⋄ Crime After foiling an attempt to prevent the transfer of a notorious drug dealer to ADX, the most secure prison in the U.S., the newly minted female head of security at the prison must deal with hostile male guards, difficult prisoners, and a visiting prison reformer, before the real fun begins with two simultaneous armed prison rescue attacks.
AFDs Budget: $30M+ | Drama ⋄ Crime A anxious rookie federal public defender's initiationinto federal court, where the lawyers and judges are smarter, theclients more demanding, the obstacles to "success" far moredaunting, and the personal toll unrelenting.

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Awards

Fish Frenzy, Finalist - Catalina Film Festival
(2023)
Not In This Life, Quarter finalist, Emerging Screenwriters Animation
(2023)
Not in This Life, Quarter finalist, Page Competition
(2023)
The Darrow Chronicles, Quarterfinalist, Page Competition
(2023)
Diamond in the Ruff's, Finalist, Screencraft Family
(2022)
Excuse Him, Your Honor, Finalist, Table Read My Screenplay
(2022)
Excuse Him, Your Honor, Semi-finalist, Emerging Screenwriters (Comedy)
(2022)
AFDs, Semi-finalist, Page Turner (first 15)
(2022)
An Almost Perfect Crime, Quarter-finalist, ISA Emerging Screenwriters (Suspense)
(2022)
The Worst of Times (Short), Featured, Political Film Festival
(2022)
The Darrow Chronicles, Semi-finalist, Fade In Awards
(2021)
Hattie's Hard Hats, Finalist, Screenplay Festival
(2021)
Your Wish Is My Command, Finalist, ISA Virtual Pitch Challenge
(2021)
Impenetrable, Semi-finalist, Scriptation Showcase
(2021)
Impenetrable, Semi-finalist, Page Turner Screenplay (First 15)
(2021)
Bearing Gifts, Finalist, London Greek Film Festival
(2021)
An Almost Perfect Crime, Quarter-finalist, Creative Screenwriters Unique Voices
(2021)
The Grass Is Always Greener (Short), Semi-finalist, Emerging Screenwriters, Shoot Your Short
(2021)
AFDs, Quarterfinalist, Scriptation Showcase
(2020)
My Kingdom for a Kiss, Quarter Finalist, Page International Competition
(2020)
Milton DeMedici, NFT, Semi-finalist, Table Read My Screenplay
(2020)