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Wayne Edmiston
Author, Contributor
UNfatally Dead: to thaw or not to thaw?
This historical fantasy begins with a mouse trying desperately to follow an ambulance occupied by a VIP being transported into a laboratory/clinic. It is Dec. 16, 1966… the day WALT DISNEY’s body supposedly was placed into cryonic suspension. A contractual provision requires a review, every five years, to assess whether or not sufficient medical advances would be feasible for reanimation. Although absent for 50 years, he has not been forgotten, figuratively or literally. He faces a momentous decision. This poses questions that each of us may have to answer in our own lives as we measure ourselves against the changes wrought by medical and scientific progress. And who might enjoy being the first person to be revived to a functioning life more than Walter Elias Disney? •\tDisney, Clemens, and Eepia experience San Francisco’s Haight Ashbury twice, 20 years apart •\thave a run-in with a bank robber; visit a nightclub; an important tool is stolen •\tseen by dismayed Mission Control at NASA, while on the moon •\tmeet Steve Jobs at a garage sale •\tthere’s more than one Mark Twain on the Bonanza television set •\ta run-in with an Olympic runner, encounters a biker •\tvisit both Disneyland and Disneyworld with hilarious and heartwarming outcomes •\tinteract with modern audiovisual technology and kitchen appliances •\texperience traumatic world-changing events and the pitfalls of not following dictates set forth prior to beginning the journey. UFD is based in part on actual events that happened to specific people and places, and incorporate technological advances since 1966. Their journeys are unique, the characters endearing, and the situations have numerous unintended consequences leaving behind a trail of effects… all the way to a President’s family. The spirit of this adventure is simply to remind us to embrace and celebrate life in the present, contemplate and examine the powerful options available tomorrow.
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Unfatally Dead: To Thaw or Not to Thaw follows a fascinating trip through time from the perspective of two prominent historical figures, Walt Disney and Samuel Clemens, AKA Mark Twain…mischievous in their antics…blend[ing] of history and fantasy with cleverness and humor.

 

The style is quick and light, but emotional and witty. A unique breath of fresh air, Unfatally Dead is funny and delightful… A must-read you won't want to put down!

 

                                                                                Liz Konkel for

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2015 Hollywood Screenplay Contest,

Family Film Competition – Official Finalist 

 

2015Los Angeles Screenplay Contest,

Family Film Competition – Official Finalist 

 

 

“This is cleverly, well-written script based on a fantastic and original concept…high concept ideas being tackled make for an intriguing read…peppered with references to philosophy, religion and literature, it explores themes such as life, death, and mortality, critical thinking and philosophy, morality, identity and destiny vs. free will…and treads fresh ground…dialog is pithy and authentic.”

 

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