The Confidence Kid

[lizzo1014]

THE CONFIDENCE KID – (comedy) During a three-day layover in Lisbon, a naive flight attendant forges an unlikely friendship with one of her passengers, a charming teenage grifter who cons wealthy closeted gay men

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During a three-day layover in Lisbon, a naive flight attendant forges an unlikely partnership with one of her passengers, a charming teenage con artist

[mybrainhurts]

I personally like the second one, but it isn't saying comedy to me. Sounds like more of a touching drama the way it is written.

[lizzo1014]

mybrainhurts: Read it again and agree with you. I revised it below hoping that it incorporates the

1) working relationship a la "Paper Moon" (unlikely partners as the flight attendant and straight and narrow and the passenger, a charming con artist)
2) romantic relationship a la "Manhattan" (the flight attendant is 28 and the passenger is 19, generational difference)
3) unity of opposites (reason why the flight attendant and passenger won't make a truce in the middle of the story and call it quits, in other words, what binds them until the end)

Any ideas of what binds them would be helpful.

THE CONFIDENCE KID - (comedy)
[Unity of opposites], an uptight flight attendant reluctantly pairs up with one of her passengers, a charming teenage grifter, to con closeted wealthy gay men all over the world

[mybrainhurts]

I spun it around. Am I getting off the mark?

A charming teenage boy hilariously uses a flight attendant as his pawn in his game to con wealthy closeted gay men.

[mscherer]

Okay, I can picture the flight attendant as the Protagonist.

I can picture the charming grafter as the Antagonist.

I understand the situation: con closeted wealthy men.

But what are the stakes? If there are no consequences, there is no story and this goes for comedies as well as dramas, thrillers, action flics, etc.

Learn. Teach. Do.

[lizzo1014]

mscherer: I agree and I'm working on that right now. Debating on whether to make the passenger the antagonist or her partner in crime.

Will come back with my ideas and would love to get the feedback. Thanks!

[churnage]

Maybe he's trying to raise money... to go somewhere... to help somebody... to pay off the mob...

[lizzo1014]

churnage: The flight attendant is female, the passenger is male

I'm leaning towards her being a gambler who owns money to dangerous people or her trying to pay back student loans.

Still brainstorming

[mscherer]

Lizz,

Hmmm well your antagonist is a con man, so...

Wouldn't it be logical that he cons her into going along with him. He would play on her flaw (whatever that is) and exploit it to his advantage. Now the stakes are... can she extract herself from this guy's influence before he ________________?

Fill in the blank.

Just a thought.

Keep Writing!

[churnage]

Question, why just closeted gay men?