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HOSTAGE
By Craig D Griffiths
Two cops take a local criminal to beat info out of him regarding the shooting of another cop. The criminal makes them doubt each other, the truth and who is going to survive the encounter.
SYNOPSIS:
A cop take a criminal off the street after hearing he may be involved in the death of his old partner. As the interview (beating) progresses, the criminal begins to drive a wedge in between the cops resulting in a stand off between all three of them.
The screenplay takes place in a single room.
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A twist on 'Good Cop, Bad Cop'? Or something more? Interesting.
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i truly like this kind of movies. It provokes SUSPENSE
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I'd watch that. Being an ex cop myself I'm interested to see how that plays out and what screen writing techniques you use.
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Timely theme with the country raging over police brutality issues. A one room set sounds more like a play, unless replete with flashbacks (like The Usual Suspects). The logline could be condensed into one sentence, perhaps: ‘Two cops searching for a killer rough up a suspect who drives wedge between them in a lethal psychological battle.’
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I was looking for a link to read "Hostage". I really like a good cop story ever since I read my first Joseph Wambaugh book. The Black Marble I think is was. I am new to STAGE 32 so am just learning how to navigate my way around. Look forward to hearing from you.
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The fact that the criminal is able to make the cops doubt each other, the truth, and who will survive the encounter suggests that this is a psychological thriller to me at least. This genre is often very popular with audiences, including myself as I not into horrors, but thriller such as this make me think. The logline generates interest in the story.