The Undefeatable Penny

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The Undefeatable Penny


As Christmas approaches, a chronically unemployed young woman who dreams of a better life struggles to remain positive even as everything around her goes badly.


Drama-Comedy (Rated PG)
103-page feature screenplay (also formatted as 30- and 60-minute pilots)
4-page synopsis
$1+ million budget
© 2014


“Penny Gallagher? In apartment 207? Pretty. Hard-working. Honest. Lovable, really. But what a cr?p-magnet!”

Twenty-three year-old Penny loses another job, through no fault of her own, lands on welfare, faces eviction from her run-down apartment, is too far gone for bankruptcy to help much, and tries to fend off a cad of an ex-boyfriend who insists on getting reacquainted.

And that’s just for starters!

Because as she pens a manuscript that might turn her life around, (shades of J.K. Rowling!) an eclectic band of neighbors offer truckloads of advice - some wise, some not, and some just plain ridiculous.

Yes, it's a wonderful life if you have the perseverance of Penny!

Major Characters/Casting Possibilities (I have already reached out to some of these or their reps):

Penny, 23 years:  Emilia Jones or Angourie Rice
Ex-boyfriend Alex, 23
Neighbors Ronnie, 22; Robert, 9; Kiri, 8; Rache, 35
Miriam Blumenfeld and husband Avi (Billy Crystal), both 70
Mr. Proctor:  Delroy Lindo, Keith David or Danny Glover


Accolades:

Quarter-Finalist (Wiki: The World's Fastest Screenplay Contest! August 2022)
Official Selection (Culver City Film Festival 2022)




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