Award-Winning Screenwriters Auction Script on E-Bay; Bidding Now Open on Comedy ''Wayne Newton Ruined My Life''.REDONDO BEACH Redondo Beach (rĭdŏn`dō), city (1990 pop. 60,167), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1892. Once a commercial port for Los Angeles, it is a residential and resort city with a protected harbor and an excellent marina. , Calif. -- They've had options dropped, won contests with no prizes and been hoodwinked by managers, friends and relatives. Now Joel and Lisa Canfield, owners/partners of joined at the hip inc., are taking their quest to sell a screenplay to the place where all Americans go to rid themselves of useless junk -- Ebay. The screenwriters (Joel sold a screenplay to Joel Silver that was never produced) have opened bidding on their original comedy "WAYNE NEWTON Carson Wayne Newton (born April 3, 1942, in Roanoke, Virginia) is an American singer and entertainer based in Las Vegas, Nevada. He performed over 30,000 solo shows in Las Vegas over a period of over 40 years, earning him the nickname Mr. Las Vegas. RUINED MY LIFE" at $999.99. Described as a road movie/buddy movie/romantic comedy, WAYNE NEWTON follows the adventures of Johnny Hogan, who travels to Vegas with his best friend Howie a week before his wedding and is accidentally married to a stranger -- by Wayne Newton -- during the legendary entertainer's Vegas act. "We have more meaningful, comedy/drama-type scripts, more "out-there" scripts, but WAYNE is probably our most accessible, mainstream comedy," explains Joel. "Plus, it's been stolen twice since we first wrote it in 1998 -- so we know it's a great idea!" WAYNE NEWTON is only one of the Canfields' screenplays to have been honored by Triggerstreet.com, the screenwriting website launched by actor Kevin Spacey spac·ey adj. Slang Variant of spacy. Adj. 1. spacey - stupefied by (or as if by) some narcotic drug spaced-out, spacy unconventional - not conventional or conformist; "unconventional life styles" in 2003. While WAYNE NEWTON was one of five Canfield-penned scripts to reach the site's coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. Hall of Fame, and one of four to be in the site's Top Ten SIMULTANEOUSLY, Mr. Spacey has yet to call. And neither has anyone else. As Lisa puts it, "Selling a script is like winning the lottery. No, wait. It's like buying a winning lottery ticket and having someone else claim it and take your money." The Canfields are planning to move with their four children to New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. in mid-2005. Interested bidders may check out the script in the Canfields' Ebay store, "Leaving Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. ," or visit http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=20158&item =3773384839&rd=1 for more information. About Joined at the hip joined at the hip inc. is a television promotion company founded in 1997 in Redondo Beach, CA. Clients include Paramount, Fox Network and Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . |
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