Gary M. Lumpp - Screenwriter

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Location: Woodstock, Illinois, United States

After years of working in the database industry I decided to follow my dream and pursue screenwriting as a career. Currently I've devoted myself to screenwriting full-time, and I am in search of an agent and producers to work with.

Wednesday, June 14, 2006

My Writing Resume

I created this blog to serve as an online reference to my writing resume. If you are an agent or a producer who is interested in reading any of these scripts, please contact me at gmlumpp@comcast.net.



Gary M. Lumpp
Screenwriter
1518 Rhett Place, Woodstock, IL 60098
815-861-2838
gmlumpp@comcast.net


FEATURE FILMS
Jake Houston: Man of Action – Action/Comedy
Realizing that he's no longer the popular action star he once was, an actor decides that the best way to recapture the spotlight is by acting like a real-life hero.

Serbian Scars – Action/Drama – In pre-production with VPR Entertainment.
Based on an idea by Vladimir Rajcic. Scheduled to shoot Fall 2006.
A Serbian soldier ventures to America to find his long-lost brother, not knowing that he holds the key to a weapon of mass destruction their father designed and a terrorist will do anything to obtain.
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Tooth and Nail – Horror
A director and his crew venture into the wilderness hoping to film a mythical creature but expecting they’ll have to stage the encounter – until the actual monster makes its presence known.

Sk8r 666 – Horror – In development with X3 Entertainment, based on an idea by producer Jeremy Rubin
A teenage skater girl is all that stands between a supernatural evil and the small town she now reluctantly calls home.

When Heaven Comes Down – Thriller – Written, Directed, and Produced as Mind’s I Productions
Three years after surviving an encounter with a serial killer known as “The Savior,” a young woman starts her life over as a counselor for abused women – only to discover that the murders have started again.
*Currently being distributed by Brain Damage Films/Pendulum Pictures

Shadows of Life – Action/Horror – Previously optioned by Woofenill Works; now available
Late night commuters are being stalked – and eaten – and it’s up to one homeless man to stop the carnage.

Stone Roses – Action/Comedy
Two women – one’s a thief, the other out for revenge – unite against a bloodthirsty drug dealer.

Karanko (aka Savage Land) – Horror – In development with Fuentes Films
Archeologists surveying an island discover the remains of an extinct tribe of cannibals and awaken the spirits of the damned.

Sideswiped – Action/Comedy
An office worker’s life takes an unexpected turn when he’s mistaken for the city’s most popular – and most targeted – police officer.

Carnage Road 2 (aka Carnage 2) – Horror – In development with Rounds Entertainment
The legendary killer Quiltface returns to terrorize travelers who happen upon his desert hideout.

Where Evil Dwells – Horror – In development with Rounds Entertainment
The malevolent spirit of a miner terrorizes a young couple.

REWRITE PROJECTS
Clever Deception - Urban Drama - FTBU Productions (original script by Johnny D. Boyd)
A troubled young man’s parents are the victims of a horrible tragedy, and with the guidance of another victim of that violent night he becomes a cop in an effort to solve the mystery behind the crimes.

Hard Knox - Comedy - Murray/Lynch Productions (original script by Shawn Lynch)
A director desperate to make his movie agrees to his producer’s demands – to make it into an adult film.

Eye of the Cobra (aka King Cobra) - Horror - Sterling Entertainment
A mutated serpent is unleashed on the students at a university.

Misfortune - Action - Sunrise Productions (original script by Amy Hunter)
A drifter finds himself caught between the cops, the mob, and a fortune in hidden money he’s discovered.

SHORT FILMS
The Road To – Thriller – Written, Directed, and Produced as Mind’s I Productions
A woman decides against picking up a hitchhiker in the middle of nowhere – only to have her car stall around the next corner. (please see below for festival information)

Lab Rats – Horror - for Silver Moon Entertainment’s feature Tales from the Grave
A man awakens in a small white room not knowing where he is or even his own name – except that there’s something huge and inhuman outside the door.
*Currently being distributed by Razor Digital Entertainment

Reunion – Horror – for Blackridge Entertainment
Recipients of organs donated after the tragic death of a young man are brought together for his funeral.

TELEVISION
K-9 Capers – Half Hour Info-tainment
Profiling the health and training of dogs.

COLUMN WRITING
Microcinemascene – Microbudget film reviews and discussion – http://www.microcinemascene.com/
Shrubville – Comic strip and political commentary – http://www.shrubville.com/

PROFESSIONAL AWARDS
Sk8r 666
Best Screenplay, Shockerfest 2003;
Second Place, 2005 Nevada Film Office Screenwriters Competition
Finalist, 2003 Screenplay Festival
Third Place, Worldfest – Houston International Film Festival (2003)
Quarterfinalist, 2003 American Screenwriting Competition
Honorable Mention, Shriekfest 2003

Shadows of Life
Honorable Mention, Screamfest 2001

The Road To
Official Selection – MicroCinemaFest 2006
Official Selection – Black Point Film Festival 2004

EDUCATION
Columbia College Chicago
Bachelors Degree – January 1995
Major: Television & Video

McHenry County College
Associates Degree - June 1992



Writing samples and references available upon request.