Joe Verdugo
Professional Writer
Crafting compelling stories and screenplays for the entertainment industry. Bringing characters to life through powerful narratives and authentic dialogue.
Selected Works
A showcase of my writing projects, from feature screenplays to character-driven narratives, all crafted with the entertainment industry in mind.
AWAY FROM YESTERDAY
Feature Screenplay
Tequila mogul Juan Azul wants a divorce and a simpler life— but Lucia, his vengeful wife refuses, hiring amateur hitmen for a clean break. Hiding his wealth, Juan falls for Marcela, a sweet widow. Their romance turns tragic when her rookie cop son Eduardo comes home, hears screams, assumes rape, shoots Juan. Believing him dead, they cover it up—only for Lucia’s hitmen to find Juan breathing. They finish the job, send photos of their handiwork, and get caught, landing Lucia in prison while Marcela and her son walk free… and broken.
2999 RACE TO THE SUN
Feature Screenplay
He trusted her—not the system.
Deceased physicist Dr. Lee’s secret research goes on via afterlife hologram as Vita, his star pupil, and child prodigy decodes his warning of a ravenous ballooning toxic waste entity about to devour New Earth. Instinctively tracing ancient math and memory through time Vita unlocks the keys to the planet’s survival in a 1300 BC pyramid and her own DNA.
18th & IDAHO
Feature Screenplay
When a bitter, antisemitic luxury realtor loses a million-dollar commission to his Jewish rival, he goes ballistic. Embracing his nazi ancestry, possessed by an evil entity through haunted family memorabilia, he becomes an internet idol. Spouting hate rap while getting SS sleeves tattooed on-camera under the influence of Jägermeister and ecstasy, in a blaze of rage he murders his successful rival and the man’s family, staging it as suicide murder until a clever LAPD detective in the hate crimes division brings him to justice.
All screenplays and synopsis available upon request, and more to come
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