A take on a Tarantino Western, set against the backdrop of a gold mine being re-opened in present-day California.  But when Townsfolk try to re-open the mine, they face off against the murderous Wilson sisters, who have sworn to wrest ownership back after it was taken from their family in the 1990's.

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DEAD BY NEXT WEEK makes for a fun read, vacillating between the sort of staid, stilted comedy found in a Coen Brothers movie (or a Tarantino film) with genuinely exciting action.

The Wilson family (previous owners of the gold mine that was wrested from them in the 1990's) are easy to get behind and, actually you end up rooting for them quite a bit of the movie (but the same is true of a Tarantino movie, as well).

This story is about quirky, yet delightful Townsfolk working together in order to save their town from certain demise.

The strong emotional core is about redemption and teamwork - striving toward a common goal.

There are lots of funny scenes, particularly between Chantel 35, strong, determined, a new age hippie, and Michael, 39, sexy, black & damaged, who seem to bumble their way through most of this. After a failed marriage and negativity from her father, Chantel transitions from a shy wallflower into an assertive, give 'em shit entrepreneur. Eventually there's a romance between Chantel and Michael.

This screenplay takes a really funny, contemporary angle into a Western, drawing on the real fact that gold has suddenly become desirable again.

In a humorous, uplifting final scene, in order to save the gold nuggets from the Wilson family, the Townsfolk must hide the nuggets up their butts!!!

(based on a true story - a former Canadian Royal Canadian Mint employee steals $190,000 of gold by sticking it up his rectum)

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