"Dunkleosteus"
the screenplay by Robert E. Stokley Site 2
Logline; An intelligent hillbilly Kevin McPharlan, faces opposition from a fishing community of Chesapeake Bay, on the Patuxent River. Conflict arises as a conniving deputy sheriff Doyle Stieber, tries to sabotage a task force assigned to rid the area of a gigantic prehistoric predator fish called “Dunkleosteus”.
Synopsis
A present-day action adventure set in Chesapeake Bay Maryland area, on the Patuxent River.
Kevin is a professional fisherman who feels responsible for his wife’s recent death in a boating accident. Kevin heads off to the Chesapeake Bay area for the fall annual fishing tournament leaving his daughter with his close friend Driscoll Bellamy and his wife. Kevin soon arrives in the Chesapeake Bay area only to find himself, part of a “task force”, searching the river waters for what turns out to be a prehistoric predator fish. called Dunkleosteus.
There is Richard Shriver a TV reporter, Madoc Wechsler owner of WCBS TV and Charlie O’Keefe, brother to Bill O’Keefe, whom initially was swallowed by the predator fish. There is Hugh Murphy, Kevin’s friend and owner of Murphy’s Restaurant and Pub, Sheriff Lamont Erkens, along with deputies Dakota Shapiro whom studies onomastics(the study of the origin, history, and use of proper names). And Dakota’s conniving jealous boyfriend Doyle Stieber among others. All, part of a task force, searching, chasing and being chased by the predator fish, “Dunkleosteus”. In the end, Dakota reveals how everyone's name actually describes their character and their profession with accuracy.
Dunkleosteus is a thrill ride, with breath-taking action and adventure as well as intense drama. A tale of one man’s determination to rid a community of the predator fish and find true love again.