• Trolled

  • Ali Schouten & Devin Field
  • Available
  • Scouted
  • 85.6
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When a spineless woodworking hobbyist unwittingly becomes an embarrassing internet meme at the hands of a malicious, young YouTuber, he must salvage his reputation and his dignity by confronting his teenage assailant.
A humble hardware store owner becomes a YouTube troll's next victim and struggles to put his life back together.
A kind pushover becomes the victim of online bullying by a teenage YouTube celebrity known for scathing online attacks. In the face of increasing consequences, the man must overcome his weakness to try to stop the bullying, just as the teenager steps up the attacks in an effort to secure a lucrative TV deal.
When a dorky, timid carpenter becomes the target of a bitter teenager’s cyber-bullying campaign, the man decides to fight back, forcing the two to face not only one another, but some unexpected truths about themselves as well.
Film
Film, Character Study, Comedy, Romance, LGBTQ, Movie Business, School, Teen, Troubled Youth, Social Commentary
103
PG-13
Medium
M
White / European
37
Average
Cyberbully, Neighbors, Bully, Mean Girls, The Campaign, Heathers.
Present / A Few Months
50% Los Angeles, 50% Boston including various houses, a workshop, a hardware store, a police station, an office, a restaurant, a high school, a park, a supermarket, an airplane, LAX, a travel lodge, a liquor store, and Logan Airport
ETHAN HEINEKEY (30s-40s), a hardware store owner, begins his day by creating a Youtube video about how to make a birdhouse. While he films the video, there are a series of mishaps: paint drips and the wood he cuts is mismatched in size. Nevertheless, he loads the video onto Youtube where no one watches it. After he's finished, he goes to work with MARSHALL (?), his teenage employee, where Ethan meets SABRINA MILLER (30s). She needs help making a desk, and in the process of helping her, Ethan realizes that she writes a column for the local paper.

Meanwhile, JAZERUS (15) is also filming a Youtube video. Instead of being helpful however, he likes to make videos where he insults other Youtube users. Today, he makes fun of a little girl for throwing a temper tantrum. Unlike Ethan's video, this gets many hits. Unfortunately, Jazerus' parents, HERB (?) and DIANE (?), have decided that he needs to get out of the house and away from the Internet. They force Jazerus to help Diane build a birdhouse based on some Pinterest instructions. When those instructions don't pan out, Jazerus checks Youtube and finds Ethan's video. Realizing the potential, he instantly uses it for the...