Dunkleosteus the screenplay
Dunkleosteus
30 Feet
An intelligent hillbilly Kevin McPharlan, faces opposition from a fishing community of Chesapeake Bay, on the Patuxent River. Conflict arises as a conniving deputy sheriff Doyle Stieber, tries to sabotage a task force assigned to rid the area of a gigantic prehistoric predator fish called “Dunkleosteus”.
Screenplay by:
Robert E. Stokley
Genre:
Action/Adventure
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Synopsis
A present-day adventure, drama; Set in Chesapeake Bay Maryland area, on the Patuxent River.
Kevin is a professional fisherman who feels responsible for his wife’s recent death in a boating accident. Kevin has arrived in the Chesapeake Bay area for the fall fishing tournament. Kevin soon finds himself part of a task force, searching the river waters for a predator fish called Dunkleosteus; which had taken the life of a prominent lawyer.
There is a Richard Shriver, a TV reporter, Madoc Wechsler, owner of WCBS TV and Charlie O’Keefe, brother to Bill O’Keefe, who was swallowed by the predator fish. There’re Hugh Murphy, Kevin’s friend and owner of Murphy’s Restaurant and Pub, Sheriff Lamont Erkens, along with deputies Dakota Shapiro who studies onomastics (the study of the origin, history and use of proper names). And Dakota’s conniving trouble maker boyfriend Doyle Stieber among others. All, part of a task force, searching, chasing and being chased by the predator fish, Dunkleosteus.
“Dunkleosteus is a thrill ride, with breath-taking action and adventure as well as intense drama. A tale of one man’s determination to rid a community of a gigantic predator fish and find true love again. In the end, Dakota reveals how everyone's name actually describes who they are and thier profession with accuracy.