Feature Screenplay

The Romeo and Juliet Scam

An original screenplay by Dale R. Botten

Edgy Courtroom Drama at Its Most Contentious
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Project Overview

Out of near-tragedy develops a loving friendship between two people desperately in need of each other.

Sandra

Waded into the dark waters of the Pacific Ocean and tried to fill her lungs with salt water after being tricked into having sex with nearly all the members of a small, snobbish clique. Through Edmund, she finds herself, who she is, and who she wants to be, becoming a beautiful, strong woman.

Edmund

A borderline-recluse sculptor and Vietnam War veteran who saves Sandra. She helps him touch a part of himself he thought died in Vietnam—his heart—and overcome his addiction to the pain of war. Knowing their relationship cannot last, Edmund is eventually arrested.

Accolades

Awards & Festival Laurels

The Romeo and Juliet Scam Laurels
WRPN Women's International Film Festival Selection
  • • Official Selection - International Film Awards
  • • Semi-Finalist - Paris Women Festival (Nov 2022)
  • • Semi-Finalist - New York International Women Festival (Mar 2023)
  • • Official Selection - WRPN.TV Women's International Film Festival

Inquiries & Script Requests

The Romeo and Juliet Scam feature screenplay is available for producers, directors, and literary representatives upon request.

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