Posted by Bill Clay at hvc-24-169-139-19.hvc.rr.com on January 27, 2003 at 23:22:47:
I just read the winner: "The Battle of Shaker Heights", good stuff, subtly emotional to say the least. It'll be the first screenplay I've ever read blind (before the flick was made). Another one about a duo of youths (these ones, Bart and Kelly, are seniors in High school.)
One plot point that is either brilliant satire or total lack of originality features a Porky's style prank on a bully. Those whove read it know what I'm talking about.
The runner-up, "Order of the Dragon", is awesome. It's a WAY bigger story, too big for a cool million, and of course it's unfair to compare Lawrence of Arabia to The Bad News Bears, but it stands out.