The Only Living Man
With a Hole in His Head
Based on the True Story of Phineas Gage
An iron rod removed a chunk of his brain but not his courageous will to live...
In October 1981, Mars Inc. turned down an offer to have M&M’s as key product placement in the hugely popular movie, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial. Instead, Hershey agreed to let Reese’s Pieces be used, resulting in sales of that product tripling. In life, sometimes opportunity knocks. The wise answer that door, or at least crack it open to see what lurks on the other side.
Dear Film Enthusiast;
Greetings from Los Angeles. My name is Todd Pliss and, as a filmmaker, my projects have included the upcoming feature film, Life Raft, as well as the award-winning short, Execution at County Jail.
The amazing case of Phineas Gage is an inspirational tale that is one of the most dramatic cases of science in American history, is taught in all psychology and grade-school science classes, but the specifics of this stranger-than-fiction tale have never been fully revealed – until now!!!
The complete story is being told for the first time in my screenplay, The Only Living Man With A Hole In His Head.
The Only Living Man With A Hole in His Head*: (a true story)
After an iron rod blasts through his skull, taking out part of his brain, Phineas Gage enters a journey into changed personality, the P.T. Barnum freak show and driving stage coaches in South America. It ends with medical science forever changed.
Like The Elephant Man, this modestly budgeted production can bring a little-known, but inspirational subject, into the national consciousness in a thought provoking way.
The screenplay has already garnered praise:
- Winner, Best Screenplay, Great Lakes Film Festival
- Official Selection, Beverly Hills Film Festival
- Finalist, American Zoetrope Screenwriting Festival
- Finalist, Austin Film Festival
Movies dealing with psychological themes and issues have a history of connecting strongly with an audience. A Beautiful Mind (four Oscars!), As Good As It Gets, Rain Man (four Oscars!), Silver Linings Playbook are just a few examples.
Goodwill Media is now raising investment funds to bring Phineas's story to the big screen.
Why would you want to help executive-produce The Only Living Man With A Hole In His Head?
- Because it's a true story that helped change the world, never before committed to celluloid.
- Because it will attract A-list talent (and not because it is Oscar bait).
- Because it has a modest budget.
- Because of its award-winning screenwriter/director, who has been the subject of major media attention & has been featured on Fox News Channel, People Magazine, Entertainment Tonight, L.A. Times, national and local radio talk shows, Tokyo TV, UK Daily Telegraph, ABC's Shark Tank, TV, Today Show, Time Magazine, to name just a handful.
- Because being a member of the human race and/or in the creative arts sometimes means taking a risk. Pablo Picasso, The Beatles and Charlie Chaplin all understood this. So did the producers of such unconventional, groundbreaking and what turned out to be major success films such as Elephant Man, Brokeback Mountain and Twelve Years A Slave.
- Seeing your name on the Big Screen would be pretty damn cool!
If you are interested in being a part of something special that will touch people and live on likely long after we will, please contact me at (818) 880-4292 or goodwillmedia16@hotmail.com.
Thank you for your time.
Best regards,
Todd Colby Pliss
Goodwill Media Corp.
22030 Ventura Blvd.
Suite B207
Woodland Hills, CA. 91364
(818) 880-4292
Email: goodwillmedia16@hotmail.com