"Front Man" was entered in a number of contest in 2008 and advanced into the top
10% in most of them.
Red Inkworks top 50 finalist
Scriptapooloza Quarterfinalist
Filmmakers Contest Top 20 Finalist
Front Man
An original screenplay by Kevin Conder
Genre
Drama
Pages
111
Pitch
After a terrible accident a singer on the verge of
superstardom loses everything and winds up homeless on Venice Beach.
Synopsis
A gifted but arrogant singer, Stefan Stavros, suffers a
terrible accident on stage when a lighting tower crushes him.
While recovering at his estranged wife's house, Stefan is
upset and confused when he discovers that a fan died in the accident. He speeds
off in his car but loses consciousness and crashes into a Santa Monica hotel, aggravating
his injury to the extent that he loses himself completely.
Stefan winds up homeless on Venice Beach, a shadow of who he
once was, hidden behind a full beard, sunglasses and a cowboy hat. He ekes out
a living panhandling on the boardwalk and sleeps in an abandoned lifeguard
tower.
He longs for his wife- even though he can’t remember her
name. He is periodically attacked by a gang of homeless men, who beat him and
take what little money he has.
His wife and best friend search for him. Despite several
near-misses, Stefan disappears completely.
Time passes. His wife and friend still look for him whenever
they can. One day, by blind luck more than anything, Stefan sees his friend from
a distance and realizes he knows him. After a wild chase through the streets
of L.A. , Stefan stumbles into his friend’s studio.
He returns to his wife’s open arms. He slowly recovers and
tries to reconstruct what he can of his life and once bright career. He
discovers a new well-spring of creativity. He brings his old band together as
equal partners to play once more- in the concert of a lifetime.