• Kings of Maine

  • Kathy Charles
  • Available
  • Drama
  • 2016
  • Black List
  • 81.1
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Market: Thu, 06 Oct 2016
ManagerJohn Zaozirny (Bellevue Productions)
AgentCharles Ferraro, Peter Dodd (UTA)
Living with his wife and child in a trailer while working as a janitor, Stephen King struggles with alcoholism and his own dark history as he attempts to complete “Carrie.”
In the early 1970's, a 24-year-old Stephen King battles Alcoholism and poverty while living in a trailer park with his budding family, as he tries to write his first bestselling novel, "Carrie".
A budding writer and alcoholic struggles to make ends meet while having to support his family.
Stephen King battles poverty, alcoholism, and inner demons in order to write his big break "Carrie."
Film
Biopic, Drama, Period, School, Slice of Life, Alcoholism, Baby, Father, Father/Daughter, Fatherhood, Home, Husband/Wife, Love, Marriage, Parenthood, Poverty, Pregnancy, Small Town, Teacher, Workplace, Writer/Writing
101
PG-13
Medium
M
White / European
24
Average
Shining in the Dark, Rocketman, Bohemian Rhapsody, Limitless
Spans Five Years
Set in Bangor, Maine in a trailer, Laundry factory, woods, school, several bars, hospital, TV studio, delivery room, suburban home.
Flashback to a young STEPHEN KING rifling through books in his father's attic. He gets caught by his father, and has a vision of his dad growing devil horns.

CUT TO- Stephen at age 25 in his trailer. He comforts his infant daughter, NAOMI. The next morning, his wife, TABITHA finds empty beer cans in the trash, and gets angry with Stephen.

Stephen gets a call from his book editor, BILL, stating that they passed on the book.

Later that day, Stephen is at the industrial laundry plant where he works. He has a vision of his friend, Tony's hand being cut off by one of the machines.

When he gets home from work, Stephen finds a check in the mail. However, his joy is short lived when he sees Naomi has an ear infection. They take her to the doctor. They are dismayed to find out that she needs expensive ear medication.

Stephen shaves his beard, and gets in a suit. He makes his way to HAMPDEN ACADEMY to interview with the principal. The principal states that no jobs are available, aside from janitorial. Stephen agrees to take the janitor position, despite him having a bachelor's degree.

Stephen goes to...