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Syndrom(E)
- Mark Heyman
- Set Up
- 2014
- Black List
- 75.4
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Market: Mon, 15 Dec 2014Sold: Mon, 15 Dec 2014
Producer: Steven Zaillian, Garrett Basch, Steven M. Rales, Mark Roybal
Executive: Geoff Stier, Jeff Sommerville
AgentJon Cassir, John Garvey, Rob Kenneally (CAA)
ManagerMatt Rosen (Grandview)
StudioParamount
ProductionFilm Rites, Indian Paintbrush
Producer: Steven Zaillian, Garrett Basch, Steven M. Rales, Mark Roybal
Executive: Geoff Stier, Jeff Sommerville
AgentJon Cassir, John Garvey, Rob Kenneally (CAA)
ManagerMatt Rosen (Grandview)
StudioParamount
ProductionFilm Rites, Indian Paintbrush
A detective solving the case of a disturbing film with subliminal images that is killing people who come in contact with it discovers a greater evil.
A weary FBI agent and a dogged Rochester detective investigate a film that causes the deaths of those who watch it, uncovering evidence of a more sinister operation at work.
An FBI agent and New Jersey detective must work together to catch a serial killer while also decoding psychological torment behind the kills.
An old 50mm film found at a yard sale haunts those who view it and leaks scandalous government experimenting information from the past.
Film
Film, Thriller, Conspiracy, Cop/FBI/CIA, Organized Crime, Criminal, Cult
123
R
Medium
M
White / European
45
Average
The Ring, Untraceable, The Experiment
A Few Weeks to a Month/Modern Day
New York: Police Department, F.B.I. Headquarters, Skateboard Rink, Halfway House, Apartment, Suburban Home; Cairo, Egypt: Abandoned Structure, Bar, Airport Terminal, Police Headquarters, Hotel, City Streets; New Jersey: Princeton campus, Transit Train
A group of teenage boys skateboard and rough-house as the sun sets under a bridge. The group thins out until one boy is left alone. The boy carries on, oblivious to the darkness, and is only startled when a dog runs up to him. With his attention on the dog, he doesn’t notice the figure standing over him that sticks a syringe into his arm.
A group of barge workers lift a load out of Lake Erie with a crane. When they dump the crane onto the barge, a decomposed human arm is visible.
Special Agent FRANK “SHARKO” SHARKOVSKY (mid-40s) examines the five skeletons laid out on the shore of the lake, noting that all seem to belong to young boys and that the skulls have been sliced off on the top.
At a garage sale, DOMINICK (30s) examines a box full of old film and makes an offer for it. Once home, he loads the film on his projector and readies himself to watch, noting that the amount of frames per second is unusual.
In an interrogation room, LUCY BRENNAN (mid-30s) questions a teenager, trying her best to come across as tough and no nonsense. After...
A group of barge workers lift a load out of Lake Erie with a crane. When they dump the crane onto the barge, a decomposed human arm is visible.
Special Agent FRANK “SHARKO” SHARKOVSKY (mid-40s) examines the five skeletons laid out on the shore of the lake, noting that all seem to belong to young boys and that the skulls have been sliced off on the top.
At a garage sale, DOMINICK (30s) examines a box full of old film and makes an offer for it. Once home, he loads the film on his projector and readies himself to watch, noting that the amount of frames per second is unusual.
In an interrogation room, LUCY BRENNAN (mid-30s) questions a teenager, trying her best to come across as tough and no nonsense. After...