Or never made.

Yes! And not only that, but she was so impressed with the script (and my performance in this scene ), that she agreed to work for 5 points on the back end and forgo her salary. Looks like Vegas Knights may be setting up to be the next Rounders, or at least the next Casablanca.

Oh, I've contacted some Hollywood people. One agent said Hollywood was not really interested in Vegas scripts because of the TV show "Vegas" which was playing at the time. I sent out letters to creative directors at production companies. But that was before I started to win honors. Then when I got the honors I had work and family issues to take care of and didn't have much time to send out query letters. Now I'm starting to get more time. I now have imdbPro.

I've just googled script submissions and found a guide on a website called Backstage. It tells you how to write a Script treatment which is a summary of the script which various people will read when deciding whether or not to read the whole text. It also includes a list of 1353 production companies which you can filter by location or special interests, and their contact details.
Why don't you spend a day writing a solid script treatment and email 25 production companies? You could easily do this and let us know how you get on. Surely its a better use of your time than lurking around here waiting for more people to mock you relentlessly?

Next OP will say ideas for movies like The Godfather and Titanic were originally his.

This is crazy because I, too, have finished a script for a poker-related movie set in Bay 101. It's won 4 awards (4 is more than 3) and includes all of these things AND MORE in the script:

the positive aspects of gambling
the negative aspects of gambling
the "eh, I could take it or leave it" aspects of gambling
showing that there are good people who gamble
showing that there are bad people who gamble
gypsys
tramps
thieves
looking at San Jose during the poker boom (2005)
looking at San Jose not during the poker boom (every other year)
a look at the deep strategy and skill involved in poker
a look at limit holdem and dramaha (this plays a pivitol role in the movie)
relationships
drama
TNT
TNT knowing drama
a look at sports betting
a look at slots
a look at the Clue slot machine
whatever happened to the Clue slot machine?
I mean seriously, there used to be banks of them in every casino and even had group play features and then one day there was one random one in the back corner of the Aria and that was it, I mean it's not like when it came out Clue was a hot property or a new movie or anything
showing the Shooting Stars poker tournament
showing a shooting star
a look at a man in a hat
an inside look at poker dealers (this is the sad part of the movie)
an inside look at a Prius
a 5 minute panning shot of a crack in the sidewalk
a look at a man without a hat
a look at trees
a look at birds
a look at one fish
a look at two fish
a look at red fish
a look at green fish
I am colorblind
and the final scene where the protagonist does the "I got your nose" finger trick to fool the bad guy, foil his evil plot, and win the girl

It's called San Jose Sharks

EasyGo/Gerry's IMDB page is quite hilarious too, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5446307/..._=nm_ov_bio_sm

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Screenwriter Gerry Burlage is the author of the 3x honored Vegas/gambling/poker themed screenplay "Vegas Knights" which is for sale. Also, will option. Professional coverage has been done and is available. Will consider a hip pocket deal with an agency.

When living in Vegas, Gerry worked at both the Imperial Palace Hotel and the legendary Dunes Hotel. Gerry's 9 years living and working in Vegas has made him uniquely qualified to write a screenplay set in the world's most exciting city. Gerry is an expert on all forms of gambling as well as Vegas culture and history. He is a college graduate and has extensive knowledge of business, sports, world religions, and life itself, all contributing to his unique writing style. Gerry attributes this knowledge for being part of the reason for the success of "Vegas Knights". The script's honors are listed below:

Nevada Film Festival screenplay contest {a 1st place award} Las Vegas Film Festival screenplay contest (Honorable Mention} Scriptapalooza Screenplay Contest (Quarterfinalist in a contest with 3,798 entries}

Due to the fact that it looks like Rounders 2 will not be made, an argument could be made that "Vegas Knights" (with its 3 honors) is the best Vegas/gambling screenplay in the world right now. Script is still available for sale as of 2023.


And some trivia for you movie buffs out there:

There is a scene in "Vegas Knights" at a Catholic Mass. Not many of those in Vegas films. Actually, there is a Catholic Cathedral about 500 yards off the famous Vegas Strip just North of the Encore Hotel and casino.

The first edition of the script was copyrighted a few years "before" the Vegas Golden Knights ice hockey team was formed.
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Note its not a few years before but a few years "before"

PS: If you've written 1 script which hasnt been sold yet, could you really say you're a screenwriter Gerry?

oh hell yeah, love this part....scha-wing

Looks like someone changed the title of this thread and added

A day in the life of a $5 chip for some reason

Could a mod please change it back to the original title.

A day in the life of a $5 chip has won 4 major awards from unverifiable film festivals. Sounds promising!

This thread is fantastic.

I think maybe changing the name to the following and having some relevance to said titles may award you more honors.

“Robbi goes wild”
“Two flops one Robbi”
“BROKEBACK Airball”

I have many other names just feel free to request.

Also can make up some story lines on the spot if needed.

Here is the twist: The $5 Chip was in Mike Gorodinsky's box at the Belagio!!!

Also I am disheartened to learn that if you sign up for IMDb pro they will give you your own IMDb page, regardless whether you actually have any credits. I worked endless months and years of 60-80 hour weeks to EARN my IMDb page, (and yes, I am proud of the work I did, and that I earned that page.) It is sad to know they will just give you one if you pay them a small fee, even if you have never worked in Film or Television. I guess I feel it devalues my page somewhat. I wonder how many IMDb pages there are, like OP's, that have zero actual credits.

While it's true that you can't copyright a title, you can potentially trademark it.
And "Star Wars" is a trademarked brand. So you almost certainly couldn't title a movie "Star Wars", as it would cause brand confusion with this trademark.

Hey I got another idea you can have, a boxer gets wrongly convicted of murder in Raleigh.

Carolina Hurricane

I’m a budding screenwriter too, wrote a little something about a convenience store thief kidnapping a baby

My working title, Arizona Coyotes

Hey guys, you and anyone else who posts a possible script or has an idea might want to know that you can't copyright ideas. Someone can steal your ideas or script excerpt and there's pretty much nothing you can do about it. Get a book on writing a screenplay, then write it and have it US copyrighted.

My script has been copyrighted. For example I could possibly sue someone who wrote a gambling movie and put a church scene in it where the priest or minister talks about gambling. Especially with the fact that a church scene in a Vegas/gambling movie is highly unusual.

Well, go have at it.

One such movie that includes a church scene where a priest talks about gambling in Las Vegas is "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" (1998). While the scene is not a central focus of the movie, there is a brief moment in the film where a priest gives a sermon about the dangers of gambling, set against the backdrop of the chaotic and drug-fueled story.

I'm too lazy to find the clip, but I'm sure its on youtube somewhere...

Well if true, I'd like to see it or maybe someone can try to find it. I'm sure it wouldn't have the priest saying wagering according to our catechism is not in itself sinful and then having someone put a gambling chip in the offering basket.

Anyone who tries to steal my chit will be sorry they did. I don’t play games

The only thing I could find about a priest in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is this excerpt:

"The men considered buying priest’s robes, which they thought “might come in handy in Las Vegas,” but the costume stores were closed and they felt uncomfortable burglarizing a church".

https://www.gradesaver.com/fear-and-...i-chapters-1-4

I laughed throughout EvolvedSavage's post, but these two sections particularly got to me, and I'm not even sure why.

Incidentally, after Papa preaches a little gospel and sells a couple of buttles of Dr. Good, does he have any opinion on what the Bible has to say about gambling? He'd better not, or consider your ass sued.

Reminds me of one of my favorite dad jokes. There are three kinds of people in the world – those who know how to count, and those who don't.

In the movie "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," the church scene with the sermon about gambling goes as follows:

Priest: "And the beast shall be made legion. Its numbers shall be increased a thousand thousand fold. The din of a million keyboards like unto a great storm shall cover the earth, and the followers of Mammon shall tremble."

During this sermon, the main characters, Raoul Duke (played by Johnny Depp) and Dr. Gonzo (played by Benicio Del Toro), are seen sitting in the pews, looking somewhat out of place in their wild and drug-fueled state.

It's worth noting that the dialogue in this scene is part of the film's surreal and hallucinatory narrative style, which is characteristic of the movie adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's novel. The scene is not meant to be a traditional, straightforward sermon and instead contributes to the overall chaotic and bizarre atmosphere of the film.

I’m disappointed. I was hoping for the next scene of your masterpiece.

oh, don't worry... it's coming...

Oh snap, thanks for the advise. I wouldn't want someone to steal any of my ideas, they are award winning and I think could make upwards of dozens of dollars domestically and maybe even double that worldwide. I had another I wanted to run by you, I made it in college when I was going to Wayne State where I interviewed a bunch of people working in a shoe factory about their life and struggles. I was really inspired by Michael Moore.

It was called Detroit Red Wings


There are two types of people in this world:

1. Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data,