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| Created Date | April 12, 2019 | |
| Expiration Date | June 07, 2019 | |
| Posted by | Administrator | |
| Country | United States | |
| State | California | |
| City | Camp Pendleton | |
| Location | Riverside/San Bernadino/Ontario,San Diego/San Marcos/Carlsbad,Los Angeles | |
| Project Type | Pilot, Union or non-union, PAID | |
| Project Title | GRUNTS | |
Description:
Casting "Grunts," a student-produced mini series pilot. Synopsis: An ensemble piece centered around a squad of Marines from 3rd Battalion 1st Marines. The series follows a group of Marines after returning home from their final tour together. On their last weekend in the Corps together dark secrets emerge between them that threaten their families, relationships and their bond of brotherhood. The pilot focuses on a young Marine, Tex, who struggles to live with the guilt of having slept with the wife of the Marine (his Team Leader) who saved his life in combat.
Breakdown:
| Role Name | Gender | Ethnicity | Age Range | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tex | Male | Caucasian | 18-25 | Suffering with survivors guilt after being saved from an ambush by the Marine- whose wife he had slept with prior to deployment, Tex must face the consequences that threaten his career, title, honor and respect from his brothers. Forced to tell the truth to the Marine who saved his life about the affair, Tex struggles morally of what is right and what is needed to ensure the survival of the brotherhood. |
| York | Male | African American | 22-28 | Joining the service to escape the streets and a life behind bars, Corpsman "Doc" York finds himself slipping back to old habits he thought he left when he enlisted. However, as the platoon Doc that looks after his Marines, the lines of integrity are tested as he uses his clearance in medical- to supply a demand of painkillers, medications and clean piss tests for his brothers. |
| Shy | Male | Caucasian | 20-25 | Built like a Greek God with the mind of a dog in constant heat, coupled with an over confident and obnoxious personality, Shy is the quintessential "fratboy" of his squad. However, his larger than life personality hides his true sexual preference; a secret that could have dire consequences in a community of alpha ego's, even amongst those who consider themselves his brothers. |
| Cal | Male | Hispanic | 25-30 | Unable to face civilian life due to his wife and kids leaving him during a deployment, Sergeant Cal remains in the Marine Corps as a lifeline- seeking redemption through the Marines he leads in combat. As the Platoon Sergeant he must keep his Marines combat ready, even if it means enforcing decisions that are morally unacceptable in the real world. His demand of unit cohesion and camaraderie amongst his Marines are what he instills to save them from any situation they may face together in combat, and life. |
| Pierce | Male | Asian | 24-28 | Continuously undermined in an alpha Male society, Pierce has become the overachiever in the squad. Struggling to find his place as a Marine he battles with self identity as he comes to realize his Asian heritage isn't welcomed with equal opportunity amongst his seniors. He becomes dependent on the use of anabolic steroids and Adderall as he strives to become an image of a Marine that he believes will be respected by his seniors, leading him into addiction and an identity crisis. |
| Cox | Male | Caucasian | 20-25 | After surviving a horrific ambush where all, but one- of his Marines died, Cox returns home a changed man from war. However, his violent past as an abusive husband isn't easily forgotten- or forgiven by his wife, Suzy- who now seeks a divorce through infidelity with the only Marine he was able to save in the ambush. Struggling to keep his family together while dealing with the deaths of the Marines he couldn't save- the only thing keeping him together is the daughter he came back to, or so he thinks is his daughter. |
| Suzy | Female | ambiguous | 20-25 | Believing she would have it made as a Military wife, Suzy- a young beautiful European mail order bride, marries a Marine who promises her citizenship and benefits. However, the reality of her marriage soon becomes one of survival from abuse and alcoholism. Growing bitter and vindictive of her marriage she secretly seeks a divorce from her husband. Seducing a young Marine in her husband's fire team she gives birth to a baby girl during the (her husbands) deployment. Seeing the newborn baby as a means to gain the military life she believes is owed to her, Suzy threatens to reveal the affair she's had with her husband's subordinate and the truth of who the real father is. |
