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Synopsis: A quivering voice begs to screenwriter, Joel Brandt, to pick up the phone on a message from his answering machine. Thinking it a prank, Joel deletes the message. The caller is found dead. Another caller leaves Joel a message; there is another murder...then another...then another. The killer has Joel's attention, and Joel has the attention of the police. Now the prime suspect in a series of murders, Joel discovers this psychotic killer has targeted him for a reason found within his body of work. Will Joel be able to re-write his ending, or be forced to pay the ultimate price?
 
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2010
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Sugerai that would have any

connection with the crime of yesterday?

- Sir?

- No, no, no ...

- Kinda weird that you're here.

- Just walked on the street.

- Let's hear the story, Mr screenwriter.

- It's a misunderstanding. Please ...

Multiple stabbing

abdomen and thorax.

Facial bruises ...

Tweezers ...

What am I doing here?

I have nothing to do with that.

Look what the cat caught!

Look at that!

It seems a cookie

with Rava and Chinese.

- "Rich, poor, heaven and etor, thief."

- "Thief" is emphasized.

You know something about it?

- What time you get my message?

- At 2:
40.

- And where you were?

- At college.

I have the right to a phone.

Are not arrested.

Go home to your

- I know right, thank you.

- You know just what you have seen in movies.

- Tell me what rights you have!

- To make a call ...

No! Suii in your car!

Are called Miranda rights.

You have the right to remain silent,

you are entitled to a lawyer,

you are entitled to a phone.

You have the right to remain silent.

I like that!

not have any message.

But I deleted the messages.

I heard the cell.

You're a guy looking.

Do not understand? Someone came

and I deleted the messages.

There is no evidence of penetration by

efracie. Does anyone else have keys?

Yes. My friend Claire

and my friend Adam.

Look, Bonnie and Clyde!

Maybe we should arrest them.

- They work somewhere?

- Adam is a real estate agent,

and Claire's Actress.

Sometimes work, sometimes not.

Your friend has access to messages?

Honestly, not too

May we apropiai.

It's my ex-boyfriend.

As relations with Myrna Chang you were?

- I have met in my life.

- It's not strange that you were there?

I knew none of the victims.

All I have called and asked me

help and I knew what to do.

Can I take this?

Yes.

I ate food

Chinese last night.

You lucky it's not red!

You are equally important

for the killer and the victims.

That scares me and.

If it decides your murderers You

kill me ...

Excuse me, not without warrant!

You can monitor phone

or give you a security guard.

- I volunteered.

- No, thank you, I can handle.

Gain of scenarios you bread?

Try. I and Professor

Chance college.

- What predai?

- Scriptwriting, higher level.

Make me understand!

We take people's money

that I taught you something

Why are not you

able to do?

Remember my phone number.

Call me if you want to talk.

- The one thing you're right.

- That's good. What?

These random crimes

not make sense.

Senseless murder ...

- It is a rubber gun.

- Bang!

Senseless crime.

Senseless crime.

"The woman was thrown from the window."

Jack ipete go by and find one on

pavement surrounded by lot. "

Jack Powell ...

J.P.

Jeremy Potter ...

Jack Powell, Jeremy Potter.

"Detective lean

the corpse ... "

"The woman had been stabbed

several times ... "

"As pernu a needle."

"The crimes continued ..."

"The next day morning."

God ...

BC's murderers and fun of writer

scenario using them against him.

The question is why?

What is the purpose?

It is a good track, but ...

I do not know what the purpose.

Write what you know.

You can enter threat

and ready, you have obtained the suspense.

Must be linked with the hero.

- Protagonist.

- What?

- Protagonist.

- Exactly. Protagonist.

The evolution of the protagonist.

During the film can be

witness to something grand,

such as an explosion, but if

he has connection with the protagonist,

you lose the audience, which

is the main purpose of the film.

Ideal would be to his story.

- Or her story.

- Yes. To his or her.

It ...

a simple equation ...

and i. ..

It is our duty,

that are scenari,

to externalize inner evolution.

- Questions?

- Question!

Yes, detective?

If the character he has

no inner evolution?

Do not understand.

If he has a conscious memory

own actions?

It is possible that the subconscious to them

dictate negative actions.

Sugerai it's possible that

someone to commit a crime

and to not remember anything and more?

I think this is a kind of abuse

to absolve him of any blame.

And not as Hitchcock's.

Psycho, Norman Bates.

Pattern of halving

of personality.

A serial killer.

What would have to take five minutes rest?

Mrs. detective, if you want to

talk, you expect out.

What the heck do?

Trying to gain my bread!

Explain me something!

If you panda's murderers and expect

to plecai that you delete messages,

as may be the place

crime at the same time?

It's simple.

Kill someone, salt in

car, go to my house

and prices of coffee,

I delete messages,

time that I stand

the police car.

You all one explanation.

We arrange and others scenarios?

- Trying.

- Only yours you fail.

Because it is real life.

Not video.

- You do not have to make sense.

- Usually have, Mr Brandt.

If victims are chosen randomly,

not a random criminal acts.

I say if you would be

something you should know, right?

Crime meaningless,

by Joel Brandt.

Why did he and hide something,

Ms detective?

- Do not know.

- Can I go back in time?

- Of course.

- Thank you.

Did you come up and ask

the sections when you finish.

- Are accused?

- Yes.

But you are on the list of suspects,

and we want you out

on that list.

- I Put the lie detector?

- It would be a great idea.

- Get there in one hour.

- Thank you.

I never liked my story.

Do not you worry.

Hates everything you do others.

Really?

- I heard that you are screenwriter.

- I. And are and teacher.

Interesting.

I always wondered if

Put your characters in your skin.

Almost.

- It's too tight?

- No, it's good.

It said that you correctly identify

the character you write?

It's just an expression used on TV.

- Write detective?

- I wrote about five thrillers.

Gain Probably more so

The character is more negative.

Scenario is true only

if video is after him.

- We start the test?

- Not yet.

So join the criminal mind,

and he's talking through your

Perhaps you feel very strong.

Superior.

We start with simple questions?

What is your name when you were born,

sleep with the goats?

- You culcai the goats, Mr Brandt?

- Only on weekends.

Let's begin!

All right. Let's see ...

Are you frustrated that your father

was a successful man?

He was a publicist, right?

Not really understand.

You feel guilty for death

Your mother, on fire?

It was the opera singer, right?

This is not a test

polygraph.

However, it is not permissible in court.

Just trying to

understand, Mr Brandt.

Try to understand me?

Playing with me?

Take this stuff off me!

- What you are? Psychiatrist?

- Technically, no.

What does that mean?

Believe that kill people

and then call me and say:

By the way, you just killed someone.

You did a good job.

I left you a message,

but do not forget to delete it!

- That you nchipuii you do?

- I just suggested that you might like.

Have any evidence as to

I can retain the?

- Yes.

- Welcome! Thanks, bye!

It worked well.

- Why did you sorry, Mr Brandt?

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Larry Cohen

Lawrence G. "Larry" Cohen (born July 15, 1941) is an American film producer, director, and screenwriter. He is best known as a B-Movie auteur of horror and science fiction films – often containing a police procedural element – during the 1970s and 1980s. He has since concentrated mainly on screenwriting including the Joel Schumacher thriller Phone Booth (2002), Cellular (2004) and Captivity (2007). In 2006 Cohen returned to the directing chair for Mick Garris' Masters of Horror TV series (2006); he directed the episode "Pick Me Up". more…

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