Hardcastle
Courage is a just a whisper; if you listen it will tell you what to do.
Logline:
An idealistic farm boy, desperate to help save his family’s property from foreclosure, hires on as a gun thug for a coal mine and soon must choose between a paycheck or humanity.
Summary:
Armed with a gun, a badge, a partner with twisted principles, and the love of a bitter murder widow, Billy Music struggles to overlook the pain and suffering brought on by the well-fed owner of the mine who is determined to keep business afloat no matter what the human cost. The boy’s reluctant choice between the almighty paycheck or standing up for what he believes is right starts a domino effect of violence followed by heartbreaking loss.
Reviews
“A strong, spare story about love, courage and human responsibility during the 1930s with deep soundings of American strengths and values.”
“From now on, there are bound to be two classics of the Great Depression —The Grapes of Wrath and Hardcastle.”
“A heroic novel of social endurance and individual humanity.”
“One of the strongest American novels in some time.”
“You wrote a damn fine script.” ~ John Yount, Author, Hardcastle
Awards
Top 100 in the 2022 Capital Fund Screenplay Competition
Quarterfinalist in the 2020 Austin Screenwriting Competition
Script of the Month: October 2020 -Talentville