G.E. Nordell's
Movie Scripts Page
This listing of completed scripts and treatments will be expanded
as time permits and more are written,
with further links to one-page synopses.
Interested producers or agents wanting to discuss and-or read this material
may contact the author by email
or visit the contact page for other options.
NOSTALGIA
science fantasy feature
Three students at Cal Tech invent a working time machine. Steve visits the 1930s and falls in love
with George Raft’s girlfriend. Ezra visits the 1950s to surf Malibu alone; he marries a girl
who dies tragically, then returns embittered. Walter visits a terrible future, with startling results...
EL TIGRÓN
urban action-adventure feature series
A Hispanic U.S. Marine returns home for his younger brother's wedding. After a gang of extortionists
put his girlfriend and his brother in the hospital, and his father's construction site is fire-bombed,
Roberto Lopez reluctantly uses all his military arts to defend his family,
finally saving his kidnapped father from a ruthless killer.
click here for synopsis and series list
[ see the Simultaneous Bilingual Feature Production page ]
"I read your script 'El Tigron'. Congratulations for a job well done. It held my attention
to the end. I hope you can find the right producer to
make it all work into a great film."
— actor/producer/director J.N. of Hollywood, CA (August 2003)
"Pass on the script. However the writing is exceptional."
— producer R.C. of South Pasadena, CA (August 2006)
LITTLE HERO
rock musical feature
A family travels to Southern California for a long weekend's vacation, where young Paul bolts to attend a forbidden rock concert at Anaheim Convention Center Arena [headlining 'Major Rock Group']. The 15-year-old protagonist meets new friends, takes a stand against drugs, and later saves his date from a knife-wielding drug kingpin, thus the title.
SACRE MERDE!
'suitcase full of money' comedy feature
Mike and Tom have always wanted to split for Tahiti, a goal that remains even after Tom's marriage to Julie. When a suitcase belonging to air-head gangsters is left in chauffeur Mike's possession, they mistakenly think Mike stole it, and begin shooting. With the help of Tom's stockbroker skills, they use the cash from the suitcase and almost make a fortune on the stock market's quarterly 'triple witching hour'. But Julie has done some stock trading of her own. The money is returned to the bad guys [who get their come-uppance], Mike finally meets the imaginary love of his life – The Girl With The Ice-Blue Eyes – and all ends well
at the Hotel de Pingouin on the balmy island of Tahiti.
RENEE, or The MAKE-OVER
romantic comedy feature
Without her knowledge, single mother mail carrier Renee is entered in a magazine contest, and wins a trip to New York City. Amidst the ruckus of the magazine's promotion, the long-missing father of her six-year-old boy finally locates her...
TELEVISION GAME SHOW
proposal for one-hour tv series
Two contestants compete by answering clues to a New York Times or other major crossword puzzle,
while the Crossword Master races against the clock to complete the same puzzle
– alone inside a soundproof glass booth.
PROJECT IDEAS
"NASHUA"
modern murder mystery feature
A young lawyer who hates handguns is honor-bound to solve the back-shooting murder
of his father, a longtime city cop.
"FOR THE DURATION"
feature film about the Home Front during World War II
Four California recruits at the beginning of World War II and their interconnected adventures;
includes issues such as rationing and the relocation of Japanese-Americans to Manzanar.
"TUSITALA"
a life of Robert Louis Stevenson [1850-94]
"CARLOS & don JUAN"
animated documentary on Yaqui shamanism
see Carlos Castañeda Page at Maison d'Être Philosophy Bookstore
"T.J. and BILL" 
comedy feature film
The ghost of Thomas Jefferson visits elderly chauffeur Bill, who works for a U.S. Senator arrested on false evidence for the shooting death of a nasty lobbyist, and they work together to save the Senator's life & career. {Both Bill and the Senator are descendants of the red-haired American forefather.}
"HABEAS CORPUS"
comedy feature film
The Homeland Security Dept. screws up big time and 100 prisoners are released from county jail,
each in possession of an unlimited-balance Homeland Security credit card.
"ATLAS SHRUGGED"
As-of mid-2007, Angelina Jolie is signed to play Dagny Taggart in the 3-part tv miniseries
the classic novel by Ayn Rand
{The key of course is the characters of Dagney Taggart & Francisco d'Anconia & Hank Rearden.
Any ideas on an actress who can pull off Dagney's persona? click here for email comment.}
of Ayn Rand's novel, “Atlas Shrugged”, produced by Lions Gate & scheduled for broadcast in 2008.
{ latest info on IMDb }
"FUZZY"
from the H. Beam Piper series of novels
"The LOST CITY of SCHNEIDERMAN"
two accountants find a treasure map
"GUNSIGHT"
an existential Western (click to see logo page)
"The HILLS of CREATION"
from the 1962 Neil Elliott Blum novel
"est: The Musical"
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