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LA - '88
Patrick, “Puck”, HIV+, gay, actor, in recovery, accused of having AIDS on set, assaults the director, ending his career. Needing solace, he visits a past lover finding he’s near death. At wits end, he gets drunk, crashes a party and is forced to move out.
He flees to his estranged mother’s trailer park - a community of Hollywood retirees and learns she's suffered a stroke. To make matters worse, he offends the HOA president, an uptight homophobe.
His drinking causes tension, jeopardizing his new found sanctuary. Needing to make amends, he tries to set things right, but endangers his mother by leaving her alone. She gets injured and winds up in hospital.
Having failed, Puck ventures to the community pool, plunges in and nearly drowns. But is rescued by a waif-like, figure, Halcyon.
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Title Life During Wartime
LA - '88
Patrick, “Puck”, HIV+, gay, actor, in recovery, accused of having AIDS on set, assaults the director, ending his career. Needing solace, he visits a past lover finding he’s near death. At wits end, he gets drunk, crashes a party and is forced to move out.
He flees to his estranged mother’s trailer park - a community of Hollywood retirees and learns she's suffered a stroke. To make matters worse, he offends the HOA president, an uptight homophobe.
His drinking causes tension, jeopardizing his new found sanctuary. Needing to make amends, he tries to set things right, but endangers his mother by leaving her alone. She gets injured and winds up in hospital.
Having failed, Puck ventures to the community pool, plunges in and nearly drowns. But is rescued by a waif-like, figure, Halcyon.
Work type Script
Tags drama
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Identifier 2307114809917
Entry date Jul 11, 2023, 8:00 PM UTC
License Attribution 2.5
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Author. Holder Mark Bowes. Date Jul 11, 2023.
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