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Hopper by Miles Trahan - Short - Two men having a late bite at a roadside diner become enamored with a man at another booth, who may or may not be "King Bustin'-Ass Koopa" 6 pages - pdf, format
Pages 1-5 were very well written. I liked Ricky and Dave and the dialog was great. The ending fell very flat, however. You were on a good roll, then ______________. Flatlined.
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I'm not sure we should find out it isn't Dennis Hopper before the guys do. I think it might be more interesting if the first time we see the old man up close is when they finally approach him and see that it isn't him.
I was expecting there to be more of a conversation. The man obviously has been mistaken for DH before. There could be more there.
I have to agree with James R. Like "Stoners" the writing is clever & reads very well but the ending was a major let down. As the man above said, it flatlined.
I liked the list of Hopper characters you mentioned tho. Frank Booth being a personal favourite.
nice dialogue nice build up nice characters and then ... nothing, it kinda just falls flat. then again, i'm not quite sure how you could end this one - but i think you should rack your brain and try to extend on it. seems a shame to let such a funny script die like that. really did enjoy it aside from that though, and i hope my comment didn't come out harshly, cause i didn't mean to haha. muchlove, jayden