parenzfictionPARENZFICTION

an original screenplay by

Bryan Root

© 1997

 It's 1977 and Will Blunk hates his eighth-grade classmates, his mom is in a mental hospital, his big sister has dropped out and he's the only one who knows about his father's sexual liasons with the lonely single-mother next door. He's a loving and resourceful kid -- but he's driven to mischief to set things right. 120 pgs

sides: (listed in script order)

  1. Introducing Will, Hal and Kathy Blunk
  2. Family therapy with Lucy Blunk
  3. Will calls foul, Lucy acts out.
  4. Will runs away, tries to connect with Kathy.