Stories by @hysteria99

Brian Jones: Sympathy for the Devil

A biopic of Brian Jones the musician and co-founder of The Rolling Stones, chronicling his wild life and tragic death at the age of 27.

Anastasia

The last surviving child of the Russian Royal Family joins two con men to reunite with her grandmother, the Dowager Empress, while the undead Rasputin seeks her death. A live action remake of the 1997 animated film.

American Sports Story: Hart V. WWF

A season of the upcoming anthology series about the legal battles between Martha Hart and the WWF.

Fried Green Tomatoes (2019)

A remake of Fried Green Tomatoes. It tells the story of a Depression-era friendship between two women, Ruth and Idgie, and a 1980s friendship between Evelyn, a middle-aged housewife, and Ninny, an elderly woman. The centerpiece and parallel story concerns the murder of Ruth's abusive husband, Frank, and the accusations that follow.

Snow Dogs (2019)

What if Snow Dogs were remade today?

American Crime Story: The People vs Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle

Actor Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle was charged with murder for the death of 26 year old actress Virginia Rappe in 1921 from peritonitis. Some believed he squashed her to death with his weight while raping her at the 3-day rager. Others believe he raped her with a foreign object, causing the peritonitis. After going through three trials and making headlines of the newspapers every day, Arbuckle was finally found not guilty. https://www.encyclopedia.com/law/law-magazines/fatty-arbuckle-trials-1921-22 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roscoe_Arbuckle

Beyond Glory

Nothing in the annals of sports has aroused more passion than the heavyweight fights in New York in 1936 and 1938 between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling — bouts that symbolized the hopes, hatreds, and fears of a world moving toward total war. This biopic takes us into the careers of both men — a black American and a Nazi German hero — and depicts the extraordinary buildup to their legendary 1938 rematch. Vividly capturing the outpouring of emotion that the two fighters brought forth and illuminates the cultural and social divisions that they came to represent.

Honest Man: The Life of R. Budd Dwyer

A biopic that chronicles the Computer Technology Associates scandal that led to the public suicide of R. Budd Dwyer, the Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Pearl Harbor

Remake of the 2001 historical romantic drama

Straw Dogs

A remake of the Dustin Hoffman film Straw Dogs

Urban Cowboy

A remake of the John Travolta classic Urban Cowboy

Cocktail

remake of the Tom Cruise film

The Reckoning

In 1593 the brilliant but controversial young playwright Christopher Marlowe was stabbed to death in a Deptford lodging house. The circumstances were shady, the official account—a violent quarrel over the bill, or "recknynge"—has been long regarded as dubious. Biopic

Hysteria

A biopic on the iconic rock band.

Kerouac

A full length biopic on the life and times of legendary beatnik author Jack Kerouac

The Terry Kath Experience

A biopic on Terry Kath who rose to fame as part of the rock and roll group Chicago and who tragically died by accidentally shooting himself at the age of 31 in 1978.

Storms of Life

Randy Traywick was the second child of six born to Harold and Bobbie Traywick. Despite being raised in the small town of Marshville, North Carolina, Randy would have ambition to become a star. Influenced by Hank Williams, George Jones, and Lefty Frizzell, Randy would set his sights on becoming a country music singer. Randy would meet a club owner named Lib Hatcher who took a special interest in him and would convince him to become Randy Travis. Randy and Lib would marry and he would go on to become a major country star in the 1980s and 90s. However in 2010 He and Lib would divorce and his life would begin a downward spiral with the death of his friend/hero George Jones, Plagued by alcoholism and legal troubles Randy's life would change when he suffered a stroke leaving him unable to speak or sing. He would fall in love again and marry Mary Davis in 2015. His greatest redemption would come in 2016 when he was inducted into the country music Hall of Fame. Comparison a country music version of Love and Mercy. Biopic

Ford and Kavanaugh

A film adaption of the Ford/Kavanaugh controversy.

American Crime Story: The Downfall of Bill Cosby

The story of Bill Cosby from his a rise as a T.V and comedy legend to sexual predator to to convicted rapist

Mother Emanuel

The Charleston church shooting was a mass shooting in which white supremacist Dylann Roof murdered nine African Americans at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, United States, on the evening of June 17, 2015. Roof, a 21-year-old domestic terrorist and white supremacist, killed nine people (including the senior pastor, state senator Clementa C. Pinckney) during a prayer service. Three other victims survived. The morning after the attack, police arrested Roof in Shelby, North Carolina. Roof confessed to committing the shooting in the hope of igniting a race war. The shooting targeted one of the United States' oldest black churches, which has long been a site for community organization around civil rights. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_church_shooting