FOREVER STAY
DRAMA FAMILY YOUNG ADULT ACTION ADVENTURE ADVENTURE FAMILY
Contemporary
ACE MASK
Logline
When an autistic boy inherits a mysterious collie from his estranged grandfather, a multi-billion dollar corporation lays claim to the dog, triggering a national frenzy and an adventure that ultimately challenges the boy to make a poignant decision, testing the love of the boy and his collie.
Genre
Drama, Family, Young Adult, Action, Adventure,,Adventure,Family
Short Summary
A secret experiment endows a Collie with unusual intelligence. A multi-billion dollar corporation lays claim to the dog and he is taken from the autistic boy he loves. As a national frenzy erupts over this action, the Collie escapes and is pursued through city streets and across Golden Gate Bridge.
The young autistic boy must make a difficult decision that will allow the Collie to remain with him but will deactivate the dog's superior intelligence.
Setting
San Francisco, Northern California
Based on a True Story
No
Plot - Premise
Voyage and Return
Plot - Other Elements
,poignant,Happy Ending
Mature Audience Themes
Information not completed
Main Character Details
Name: Kane
Age: 7
Gender: Male
Role: Emotional
Key Traits: Beautiful, Complex, Decisive, Empathetic, Heroic, Skillful, Engaging, Faithful, Honorable, Secretive, Strong Moral Code,Complex,Faithful,Heroic,Selfless
Additional Character Details
Name: Ben
Age: 10
Gender: Male
Role: Emotional
Key Traits: Engaging
Additional Character Details
Name: May
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Role: emotional
Key Traits: Strong Moral Code, Unapologetic, Aggressive, Blunt, Complex, Empathetic, Honorable, Outspoken, Selfless
Additional Character Details
Name: Elizabeth
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Role: logical
Key Traits: Aspiring
Development Pitch
Since the day the mysterious collie named Kane had come to live with them, the McLaughlin family's life was indelibly changed. Seeming to possess an intelligence and consciousness unlike any dog they had ever known, he became their devoted protector and infallible friend. To Ben, their young, autistic son, his companionship was essential but daughter Elizabeth was puzzled by Kane’s unwillingness to trust the handsome young man to whom she was attracted. When the family becomes aware that they are being watched from a distance by strangers unknown and when a family secret is exposed, threatening to split them apart, they learn the importance of the collie’s existence in their lives. One dark day a truth is revealed that threatens to tear Kane from the family who loves him, setting off a national frenzy, and drawing him into a daring adventure, which includes a desperate escape across the Golden Gate Bridge. An adventure that will challenge Ben to make a crucial decision and a heart-rending sacrifice that will forever affect the special relationship he and Kane have shared, a decision that could endanger the dog he loves.