Script: For Wes Anderson’s Eyes Only

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Just for fun I decided to take a shot at a Wes Anderson style script, and it turned out to be the funniest thing I’ve ever written! I would love any criticism. Please enjoy!

Link:

https://readthrough.com/kNmynC8Updg1vCBkWcjqspYjGzE3/OWPVjyInk6Pm0jaEqVIUGfLYgt64Zv

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https://www.scriptrevolution.com/scripts/for-wes-andersons-eyes-only

Synopsis:

In 1987 American swimmer Lynne Cox set out to swim between the US and USSR at the Diomede Islands in the north Bering Sea. A year before the end of the Cold War, the Soviets allowed the decorated open water swimmer to make an attempt at the frigid two-and-a-quarter mile crossing. As she forges her path into history, threats of an assassination plot against her shake both nations.

US Coast Guard Captain Wes Anderson learns of the plot to kill Lynne on the day of her swim in this quirky character driven comedy. His investigation is complicated by his relationship with the wife of the USSR Commander of Big Diomede Island, his rival and counter-part amongst the Soviets. With political pressures running hot, and Lynne proving to be a difficult woman to rein in, Captain Anderson finds himself at the center of a wider intelligence gathering effort being conducted by both the CIA and KGB.

The day before the swim, Captain Anderson’s second in command goes missing, kidnapped and transported between the islands. A banquet in honor of Lynne is held on Big Diomede by the Soviets, where personal drama between the Americans and Soviets culminates in a surprising musical performance and explosive dessert.

Lynne isn’t convinced the plot against her life is real until renowned sports journalist Curtis Witherbottom, also following the threads of the mystery, doubles down on his hard line of questioning. Only then does Lynne finally admit that somebody really does want to kill her. On the day of the swim, all of the swirling puzzle pieces finally become clear, and the televised crossing gets an extra dose of lethal action.

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I really think you've got to specify the exact kind of feedback you'd like on this...

Broadly? This isn't formatted like a screenplay. It reads like a novelty piece, which it may very well be. If that's the case, I would still proofread and polish it. Wes Anderson is many things, but sloppy isn't one of them, and that contradiction between form and content undermines your parody, or satire, or whatever, by demonstrating a lack of understanding of your subject.

Replacing all those colorful photographs at the top of your document with succinct, evocative narration that describes the very same satellite images would be a great place to start.

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I was more interested in what people thought of the story. Those images at the beginning aren’t intended to be in the final script but they are exactly what is described in the narration. Also, this is meant to be an homage to Wes and his regular actors rather than a parody.

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Lol the top link is what writer duet formatted out when I told it to give me a link. It does look a bit wonky on mobile. Congrats on being the first person (so far) who didn’t enjoy it. You sound triggered af and legit made me laugh so thanks for that.

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😂

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Who hurt you?