| Tricia Lynn Tomasky |
updated 5.3.10
Copyright 2009 Tricia Lynn Tomasky. All rights reserved.
Copyright 2009 Tricia Lynn Tomasky. All rights reserved.
Screenwriter
Logline: A trio since childhood, the heroic death of one forces the remaining two
to face the dark history that bound them together.
Description: Two Irish kids and an Italian kid growing up together in a
predominantly low-income cesspool of a Northeastern factory city. If you’ve known
them their whole lives, you consider them one entity living in a world of their own. If
you meet them today, you see a career criminal, a barmaid, and a cop with
seemingly nothing in common. People often ask them why they are friends, but
the three of them know that the answer to that question is too disturbing for an
innocent mind to comprehend. At the end of the movie, you will wish you could
forget the answer to that question. When one of the trio dies a heroic death, the
remaining two have to face the abusers that made their childhood hell: Their own
families.
Purpose: This movie gives a disturbing visual example of how a child may be
“groomed” by someone they trust for molestation and manipulation and how the
abuse progresses in nature as perpetrators gain confidence the longer they go
without being caught, as well as some of the countless reasons why children
never speak of the abuse. Statistically, less than ten percent of children that are
sexually abused are victimized by strangers. As Oprah Winfrey states on her
show: “[Child molesters] are not strangers lurking in the bushes, waiting to steal
your children.” Over ninety percent of sexually abused children are victimized by
family members, friends of the family, or other children well known to the victim.
The issues tackled in this drama, without filter and with depth of emotion, include
child molestation, exploitation, and the unbreakable bond of friendship that results
when children share a tragic secret. I do not resort to a predictable ending where
a criminal trial puts the bad guys behind bars. The fact is, abusers of this type are
rarely convicted or even charged with the crime. These victims continue to face
their childhood abuser at family holiday dinner tables for the rest of their lives,
most likely having to pretend that nothing ever happened for the sake of the
happiness of the innocent family members. The number of people that will relate
to this movie is astounding. The movie does not preach. My message is
embedded in a dramatic story with dynamic characters.
Similar Movies: Sleepers is the first movie that comes to most minds upon hearing
my general story idea. My story is different from Sleepers for several reasons, the
most important of which is the fact that the abusers are predominantly family
members. My characters are also not captive. The children are groomed, which
means they have a level of trust and love for the adults that abuse them. Violence
and brute force are not necessary due to careful manipulation. Grooming is a
major theme in the story because parents and the country in general need to be
educated on this subject. It is common to the point of nearly universal. If, as a
child, you were never groomed for some sort of molestation or manipulation, then
you are of course lucky. However, ask ten people that you are close to and I bet
you will find at least two or three victims of this type, if they are even willing to admit
it. Upon hearing about my film and crusade, adults often share with me a story or a
reference to a parent, uncle, cousin, sibling, dear friend of the family, etc., that
crossed the line. They also share with me the scars they still have and the way that
it still affects their lives and their ability to trust decades later. Elements of both
male and female perspectives are covered in my story.
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire would be more similar in style to
my film than Sleepers. However, Two Micks and a Mook stands apart from
Precious in that these children had to helplessly witness their best friends being
abused, which was much worse for each of them than the abuse they were
suffering themselves.
This movie is written as the first of a trilogy, somewhat in the style of a cross
between Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire and the Girl with the
Dragon Tattoo series (Swedish version), but each movie can easily stand alone.
Two Micks and a Mook is a complete manuscript registered with the U.S. Copyright
Office and the WGA (West).
Link to my other movies:
Masks and Blindfolds
Grudges and Promises
Fat Mom
An Officer Down
Viatical
to face the dark history that bound them together.
Description: Two Irish kids and an Italian kid growing up together in a
predominantly low-income cesspool of a Northeastern factory city. If you’ve known
them their whole lives, you consider them one entity living in a world of their own. If
you meet them today, you see a career criminal, a barmaid, and a cop with
seemingly nothing in common. People often ask them why they are friends, but
the three of them know that the answer to that question is too disturbing for an
innocent mind to comprehend. At the end of the movie, you will wish you could
forget the answer to that question. When one of the trio dies a heroic death, the
remaining two have to face the abusers that made their childhood hell: Their own
families.
Purpose: This movie gives a disturbing visual example of how a child may be
“groomed” by someone they trust for molestation and manipulation and how the
abuse progresses in nature as perpetrators gain confidence the longer they go
without being caught, as well as some of the countless reasons why children
never speak of the abuse. Statistically, less than ten percent of children that are
sexually abused are victimized by strangers. As Oprah Winfrey states on her
show: “[Child molesters] are not strangers lurking in the bushes, waiting to steal
your children.” Over ninety percent of sexually abused children are victimized by
family members, friends of the family, or other children well known to the victim.
The issues tackled in this drama, without filter and with depth of emotion, include
child molestation, exploitation, and the unbreakable bond of friendship that results
when children share a tragic secret. I do not resort to a predictable ending where
a criminal trial puts the bad guys behind bars. The fact is, abusers of this type are
rarely convicted or even charged with the crime. These victims continue to face
their childhood abuser at family holiday dinner tables for the rest of their lives,
most likely having to pretend that nothing ever happened for the sake of the
happiness of the innocent family members. The number of people that will relate
to this movie is astounding. The movie does not preach. My message is
embedded in a dramatic story with dynamic characters.
Similar Movies: Sleepers is the first movie that comes to most minds upon hearing
my general story idea. My story is different from Sleepers for several reasons, the
most important of which is the fact that the abusers are predominantly family
members. My characters are also not captive. The children are groomed, which
means they have a level of trust and love for the adults that abuse them. Violence
and brute force are not necessary due to careful manipulation. Grooming is a
major theme in the story because parents and the country in general need to be
educated on this subject. It is common to the point of nearly universal. If, as a
child, you were never groomed for some sort of molestation or manipulation, then
you are of course lucky. However, ask ten people that you are close to and I bet
you will find at least two or three victims of this type, if they are even willing to admit
it. Upon hearing about my film and crusade, adults often share with me a story or a
reference to a parent, uncle, cousin, sibling, dear friend of the family, etc., that
crossed the line. They also share with me the scars they still have and the way that
it still affects their lives and their ability to trust decades later. Elements of both
male and female perspectives are covered in my story.
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire would be more similar in style to
my film than Sleepers. However, Two Micks and a Mook stands apart from
Precious in that these children had to helplessly witness their best friends being
abused, which was much worse for each of them than the abuse they were
suffering themselves.
This movie is written as the first of a trilogy, somewhat in the style of a cross
between Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire and the Girl with the
Dragon Tattoo series (Swedish version), but each movie can easily stand alone.
Two Micks and a Mook is a complete manuscript registered with the U.S. Copyright
Office and the WGA (West).
Link to my other movies:
Masks and Blindfolds
Grudges and Promises
Fat Mom
An Officer Down
Viatical
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