• Stuck

  • Brandon Baer & Garrett Baer
  • Available
  • No Agent
  • 2020
  • 80.4
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Market: Mon, 17 Feb 2020
ManagerZach Cox (Circle of Confusion)
A closeted cop searches for a killer who has been targeting gay men and injecting them with a lethal virus during Grindr hookups.
A closeted gay police officer finally gets the chance to prove himself when he takes the case of a young, gay man’s unexpected death — a death which becomes the first of several mysterious killings that target the gay community.
A closest gay police officer investigates a series of mysterious deaths that turn out to be intentional murders of gay men on Grindr
After three gay men die from an unknown virus, a closeted police officer is tasked with hunting down their killer.
Film
Crime, Drama, Detective, Romance, Thriller, Mystery, LGBTQ, Cop/FBI/CIA, Kidnap, Murder, Forensic, Chase, Cop, Criminal, Dating, Death, Father/Son, Illness, Investigation, Killer, Love, Police, Secrets, Serial Killer, Workplace
115
PG-13
Medium
M
Unspecified
28
Attractive
"Sea of Love," "Free Fall," "Se7en", "Cruising", "Texas Killing Fields"
Begins March 2nd, 2018, spans over two or so weeks.
Fully takes place in Chicago, IL, highlighting Chicago areas such as Lake Michigan, Division Street, and the Lincoln Park Zoo. 10% shows the location of Jake’s two-story house with a large front yard, and also points to various trendy bars around Chicago. Roughly 30% occurs in the Police Station, in various locations such as the Communal Shower, Locker Room, Bullpen, Evidence Room, Hallway, Forensics Lab, Back Alley, and Captain’s Office. There are then four different motels/hotels, all with lobbies and security offices. The shorter appearances include various streets - one outside of a Church, several apartment complexes and AirBnB’s, a law firm office, the morgue’s exam room, the Soup Spot, one modest house, a parking structure, a house with a basement, a cemetery, and a hospital room.
Three men, including AARON (20s), all begin coughing up blood and die over the course of one weekend.

The next morning, JAKE MONKARSH (late-20s, intense stare but kind heart) jogs along Lake Michigan. He neatly throws on his field duty uniform. Three loud detectives point out their rank over him through jeers.

In the bullpen, ARTHUR (50s, police Captain) distributes cases. One is the unexpected death of Aaron White. Officers snicker at the gay district where he died, but Jake raises his hand. Begins his investigation.

While examining Aaron’s body, Jake finds track marks on his elbow and an “81” tattoo on the shoulder.

Jake travels to the forensics lab, where he greets BRENDAN (20s, smart but humble), who confirms that the track marks were used to inject some foreign and unknown virus that caused Aaron’s death.

That night, Jake meets up with a hipster guy from Grindr, CHRIS (20s). As things start to heat up, Jake suddenly panics and hurries out.

He sneaks into his house. Tries not to disturb his father, HENRY (50s). Feeling stupid, Jake tries to apologize to Chris over Grindr, but his conversation has disappeared.

The next morning, Jake receives a list of...