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Don't Go in the Water
- Peter Gaffney
- Set Up
- Thriller
- 2019
- Black List
- 76.4
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Market: Wed, 29 May 2019Sold: Wed, 29 May 2019
Producer: Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, Adam Rodin
AgentDavid Boxerbaum, Parker Davis (Verve) ,
ManagerAdam Rodin (Old Soul Entertainment)
Production21 Laps
StudioUniversal Pictures
5-29-2019 - Per Deadline, Universal paid high to mid six figures. Gaffney was previously repped by UTA but is now repped by Verve. This occurred during the ATA-WGA standoff and was the first spec sale since Verve signed the WGA code of conduct.
Producer: Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, Adam Rodin
AgentDavid Boxerbaum, Parker Davis (Verve) ,
ManagerAdam Rodin (Old Soul Entertainment)
Production21 Laps
StudioUniversal Pictures
5-29-2019 - Per Deadline, Universal paid high to mid six figures. Gaffney was previously repped by UTA but is now repped by Verve. This occurred during the ATA-WGA standoff and was the first spec sale since Verve signed the WGA code of conduct.
A Suspensful Monster Movie.
A struggling alcoholic tries to finally push past his alcoholism by isolating himself on his uncle’s private island. Soon after his arrival, a lake monster begins to threaten the security of the island and it's up to him to defeat it.
A struggling alcoholic isolates himself on his late uncle’s remote island but must survive the adaptable monster that lurks within the water.
A struggling alcoholic stays at a desolate lake house to prevent himself from drinking. There, he faces a mysterious and dangerous creature.
Film
Film, Horror, Thriller, Monster, Dramedy, Dark Comedy, Survival, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Boat/Ship, Creature, Escape, Gory, Suspenseful, Violence/Violent
104
PG-13
High
M
Unspecified
35
Average
"The Thing," "The Monster," "Underwater"
Present, spans about six weeks.
85% in and around a decaying cabin on an island and the surrounding lake. Additional locations include a tent, a rehab center, a Subaru, an apartment, a street, a holding cell, a country road, a grocery store, a dormitory bedroom, a recreation room, and a bar.
A WOMAN and a MAN backpacker (Adults) face off against a wolf before the woman falls into a lake. An unseen creature eats the wolf, and then the backpackers.
ATHENA (Adult) picks up her brother HENRY (30s) from rehab. She tells him that their uncle PAT (Adult), who has been missing for two years, was officially declared dead. HENRY calls his ex, MARIA (Adult), but throws the phone away before she answers. He goes to a bar, relapsing.
Athena takes Henry to the decrepit cabin on Pat’s island to isolate him from alcohol. She leaves, promising to return in six weeks. Over the next five weeks, Henry improves the house and himself. He takes a canoe out on the lake, hoping to call Maria, but there is no signal.
One night, Henry senses something disturbing the house. He finds a snake skin-like fabric in his bathtub.
The next morning, Henry sees a splotch of red on the lake. Henry goes to it and finds he has signal. He talks to Maria, but the signal cuts out. A wave arises from the lake, flipping his canoe. He starts to drown and sees the wreck of a “US Army Chemical Corps”...
ATHENA (Adult) picks up her brother HENRY (30s) from rehab. She tells him that their uncle PAT (Adult), who has been missing for two years, was officially declared dead. HENRY calls his ex, MARIA (Adult), but throws the phone away before she answers. He goes to a bar, relapsing.
Athena takes Henry to the decrepit cabin on Pat’s island to isolate him from alcohol. She leaves, promising to return in six weeks. Over the next five weeks, Henry improves the house and himself. He takes a canoe out on the lake, hoping to call Maria, but there is no signal.
One night, Henry senses something disturbing the house. He finds a snake skin-like fabric in his bathtub.
The next morning, Henry sees a splotch of red on the lake. Henry goes to it and finds he has signal. He talks to Maria, but the signal cuts out. A wave arises from the lake, flipping his canoe. He starts to drown and sees the wreck of a “US Army Chemical Corps”...