Jersey Don
Logline
When Johnny Alymo, the godson of the most notorious NJ mob boss Don Alymo, is appointed to take over the family business, Johnny must decide between following his dream or not disappointing his godfather. Don Alymo's under bosses feel betrayed and try to undermine Johnny through his journey.
Genre
Comedy
Short Summary
We see Johnny as a young boy playing baseball in the front yard with his father and uncle as his mother looks on. Johnny's mother and father are gunned down by a rival mob family. As Johnny's father is dying, he makes his brother promise that his will take care of Johnny and mentor him.
Johnny outsmarts the under bosses and not only succeeds as a mobster, but he is also successful in capturing his dream all while falling in love with the girl of his dreams.
Setting
New Jersey
Based on a True Story
No
Plot - Premise
Other
Plot - Other Elements
Happy Ending
Mature Audience Themes
Language/Profanity
Main Character Details
Name: Johnny Alymo
Age: twenties
Gender: Male
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Aspiring,Charming,Gracious,Heroic,Honorable,Underdog,Funny
Additional Character Details
Name: Vinny Placenta
Age: fifty
Gender: Male
Role: Antagonist
Key Traits: Aggressive,Criminal,Masculine,Villainous,Power Hungry,Greedy,Unapologetic
Additional Character Details
Name: Heather
Age: twenties
Gender: Female
Role: emotional
Key Traits: Modest,Sexy,Faithful,Funny,Engaging,Gracious
Additional Character Details
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Development Pitch
Jersey Don is the story about Johnny Alymo, the godson of the most notorious New Jersey mob boss, Don Alymo of the Alymo crime family. As Don Alymo's health begins to fade, he insists Johnny to take over the family business which he promised his late brother (and Johnny's father) when Johnny's father was whacked. Johnny has a different career path for himself. Johnny wants to be the next Song Parody King. He enters the first ever Kaoroke Song Parody Contest in which the winner lands a recording contract. Johnny is torn between following his dream and not disappointing his Godfather. And to make matters worse, Don Alymo has called upon his two under bosses Vinny the Plecenta and Jimmy Peanuts to mentor Johnny. The news of Johnny being named Don Alymo's successor does not go over well with Vinny and Jimmy. They feel betrayed by Don Alymo for not naming one of them as his successor. After all they have been with the Alymo crime familly for many many years. They also believe that Johnny isn't smart enough to run the mob so Vinny devises a sinister plan to set Johnny up to fail so Don Alymo has no choice but to name Vinny or Jimmy his successor. But every situation they throw at Johnny, Johnny hits a home run. Johnny powers through trying to win a recording contract while training to be a mobster. Johnny also stumbles upon the girl of his dreams, but keeping his family business a secret conflicts with his desire to be truthful and he risks losing his one chance at true love