Prankster Manifesto
We live in a fascinating and crucial time. Humanity seems
poised on the brink of either a huge breakthrough in consciousness or
self-destruction. Now more than ever there is a critical need for stories
that lighten the heart and expand consciousness. This has always been the
true purpose of storytelling - to put people in touch with the sacred - as
Joseph Campbell points out in The Power of Myth.
Prankster Entertainment is a conscious media company whose goal is to awaken slumbering spirits through entertaining stories geared for a mass audience. Our aim is not just to divert, but also to enlighten through conscious entertainment.
Prankster Entertainment owns five screenplays and a novel, all fully developed original literary properties, ready for production as mainstream feature films. All of the projects have an underlying spiritual theme, subtly interwoven within the entertaining story line. The objective is to put our audience in touch with their own inner wisdom, ultimately leading them into a new frontier of spiritual awareness. This aim is also profitable, as evidenced by the recent success of many entertaining and meaningful independent films.
Taken as a whole, the Prankster slate represents a comprehensive program of entertainments for all ages and awareness levels. In addition to domestic feature film revenues, each project can expect to gain substantial revenues through video/dvd rentals and sales, cable syndication, network sales, foreign revenues (from all the above streams), novelizations, soundtrack albums, and various merchandising.
All told, the revenue potential is staggering. But our focus is not just on the financial bottom line. We believe in a "triple bottom line", comprised of profit, people, and planet. That is, we know that by serving people's highest interests - the expansion of their consciousness - the planet will benefit and profits will accrue.
If this inspires you as much as it does us, then contact Prankster Entertainment. Please keep in mind that PG-rated films such as this one have proven to be the most reliable and biggest money makers (as evidenced by the success and branding of Pixar product). We are confident that profits from this first offering will provide a springboard for our second project, Baja (a road comedy), and beyond. All rights for our completed literary properties are fully owned. All are available for review.
Prankster dares to think globally, and has the vision and expertise to succeed. For those who dream like us, we invite you to journey with us into the lucrative emerging market of conscious entertainment, and help awaken humanity in the process. Join us if you dare, and enjoy the adventure!
Our projects, in projected order of production, are summarized below:
The Prankster:
Teen comedy/coming of age story about offbeat high
school kids who gain their identity by staging sophisticated pranks. Both
hilarious and insightful, this screenplay depicts young people finding the
courage to break free of conditioned roles to find out who they truly are.
In the vein of Breaking Away, Sixteen Candles, and She’s The Man.Demographic: 10-18 with crossover from all ages.
Budget: 1.6M. Projected Gross Revenues: 10-50M.
Baja:
Four 22 year-olds (two male and two female) get their hands on a luxury RV for winter break and head for Cabo. Each has their own youthful agenda: sex, money, love, validation. A series of comedic misadventures opens them to deeper aspirations and the wonders of nature. A road movie with a magical, uplifting dimension.Demographic: all ages over 11.
Budget: 5M. Projected Gross Revenues: 25-100M.
Region of the Heart:
Touching love story
about a relationship-scarred photojournalist who journeys to Thailand to
do an article on Bangkok's red light district. He meets an intriguing
woman who acts as his guide, then helps her search for her daughter, who
has disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Breathtaking
Asian/Buddhist environment serves as a backdrop for discovery of the true
meaning of love. In the vein of The Year of Living Dangerously and The
World of Suzie Wong.Demographic: all ages over 18.
Budget: 12-15M. Projected Gross Revenues: 100-200M
The Outsider:
Sci-fi/fantasy
drama set on a city orbiting Earth 75 years after the apocalypse. From
this strange new world, a legendary athlete is exiled for becoming too
godlike. The exile lands on Earth to find a new society living in accord
with nature. He returns to the orbiting city to share his discovery, which
is sorely resisted for sinister reasons. This story depicts the power of
one's beliefs to create reality.Demographic: all ages over 12.
Budget: 50M. Projected Gross Revenues: 500M-1B.
Largo:
Story by Tony Vidal & Alan KristalHigh-spirited adventure set in the rainforest. A cynical American expatriate reluctantly joins forces with a resourceful female eco-guerilla to oppose an exiled corporate raider, who is leveling the rainforest for profit. A mystical encounter with native people and a hunt for a legendary treasure are keys to their ultimate triumph. Romancing the Stone meets The Emerald Forest.
Demographic: all ages over 12
Budget: 50M. Projected Gross Revenues: 500M-1B.
45 Minutes to Nowhere, A Novel of Los Angeles:
A hip, exuberant look at late 70s Hollywood
from a youthful perspective. 45 Minutes to
Nowhere traces the picaresque odyssey of an ambitious film
student as he experiences the abuses of a famous film school, rubs elbows
with eccentric stars while toiling as a personal assistant for a
celebrated actress, and discovers the secret machinations of a major
studio, working as a script reader. More than an insider expose, 45
Minutes is the witty and moving story of an artistic personality's
spiritual awakening.Demographic: all ages over 16
Budget: 20M. Projected Gross Revenues: 100-200M