• The Half of It

  • Alice Wu
  • Set Up
  • No Manager
  • 2018
  • Black List
  • 81.2
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Market: Fri, 07 Dec 2018Sold: Fri, 07 Dec 2018
Producer: Anthony Bregman
AgentSteve Jo Eads, Darian Lanzetta, John McGregor (CAA)
FinancierNetflix
Set to start shooting April 2019.
A smart, lonely teen is commissioned by the high school running-back to write love letters to the object of his,<br /> and her, affection
A nerdy high school outsider gets hired by an earnest football player to write love letters to the girl that he wants to win and that she too secretly loves.
A simpleminded but kind-hearted jock pays a nerdy girl to pen love letters under his name to a popular girl whom they're both interested in.
A female high school student is prompted by a football player to write love letters to his school crush.
Film
Female Protagonist, Comedy, Family, Faith/Spirituality, Romance, Coming of Age, LGBTQ, Teen, Asian Theme, Philosophical, Feel Good/Uplifting, Teen Comedy, Chick Flick, Social Commentary, Love Triangle, Inspirational, Romantic Comedy, Contemplative, Dating, Daughter, Father/Daughter, Female, Football, Friends/Friendship, Heartwarming, High School, Identity, Love, Relationship, Small Town, Student
100
PG-13
Medium
F
Asian / Pacific Islander
17
Average
"To All the Boys I've Loved Before," "Kissing Jessica Stein," "The Fault in Our Stars" "Sierra Burgess is a Loser"
Present, Spans Several Weeks
Takes place entirely in and around the town of Squahamish, Washington. Major locations include a high school, a train depot, a road into town, a run-down apartment, and a low quality rec room. Minor locations include a Catholic Church, a gravel yard, a sausage shop, a McMansion, a couple of diners, a movie theater, a pharmacy, a cowfield, a football stadium, and a forest hot spring.
ELLIE CHIU (17), a high school senior, walks to Squamish high school, being bullied by peer high school students, then enters mass. At mass, DEACON FLORES Ellie is venmoed twenty dollars by a classmate which is later revealed that Ellie runs a business writing papers for students.

After mass, Ellie is conversing with MRS. G about the papers she writes for different students. Mrs. G then attempts to persuade Ellie to apply to Grinnell College. Ellie declines Mrs. G expressing her desire to stay in Squamish.

The next morning rises and Ellie again is bullied on her walk to school, though PAUL MUNSKY (17) football player, aggressively stops Ellie. Ellie, assuming Paul’s desires, immediately lists her prices for academic papers. Paul declines this offer, asking Ellie to write his love letter to his crush, ASTER FLORES (16). Ellie initially declines Paul’s offer.

Later the same evening, Ellie receives a notice that the light and power bill in the Chiu apartment is overdue, and she needs urgent money to pay the bill before the services are removed. The next day, Ellie clashes with Aster in the hallway while on customer service. With limited time and options, Ellie reconsiders Paul’s offer and...