[fancy_heading style=”style1″ size=”medium”]Screenplays[/fancy_heading] An accomplished screenwriter with four options and two development deals to his credit, Mark excels in writing a variety of genres. Mark has written six feature screenplays with many top finishes in multiple screenwriting competitions. Mark has collaborated on two feature book adaptations and one documentary film script.

Partial list of finished scripts follows. See also, Stage Plays

Screenplay Titles

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FROM BEDSIDE

Drama Feature
Log Line: Fred is a young teacher already jaded with the system and reconsidering his career choice. But when he agrees to tutor Steven, a teenager suffering from a rare form of bone cancer, they forge a unique bedside bond causing Fred to reevaluate his capabilities and reinvest himself in teaching. Based on the true story.

Written by Fred Goldstein & Mark Violi. Rights held by the authors.
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PREGNANT PAUSE

Comedy Feature
Log Line: Rebecca is a hard-boiled career woman focused solely on making partner at her firm. But when she’s confronted by an unplanned pregnancy and begins falling for the baby’s father, she fears she’ll have to choose between her career and the family life she never expected—unless this city girl really can have it all.

Written by Mark Violi. Rights held by the author.
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THE PINES

Horror/Creature Feature
Log Line: August 1969, a group of friends traveling from Maryland to the Woodstock Festival have their plans for peace, love and music diverted when they uncover a top secret military operation that has them crossing paths with New Jersey’s oldest and deadliest resident—the Jersey Devil.

Written by Mark Violi. Rights held by the author.
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WIFF

Comedy Feature
Log Line: Shunned by the fans who once adored him after an epic on-field collapse, ex-major leaguer Carter McCain is a personal and professional failure. But when his World Series nemesis challenges him to a high-stakes Wiffle Ball game, Carter gains the courage to once again take the field leading his rag-tag team in a final shot at redemption.

Written by Mark Violi. Rights held by the author.
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TEST DRIVE

Action/Comedy Feature
Log Line: Following a harsh break-up, Jim and his brash buddy broker a deal for a free Aston Martin weekend test drive when the car is mistaken for one involved in a Mob drop. With the car salesgirl as an unwilling passenger, downtrodden Jim shifts into a high speed adventure to outrun the bad guys, impress the girl and return the Aston Martin by 9:00 am Monday unscratched.

Written by Mark Violi. Rights held by the author.
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MOBBED UP

Comedy Feature
Log Line: Financial straits force brother and sister owners of a beach side ice cream shop to rent their back room to the local Mafia for a gambling parlor.

Written by Mark Violi. Rights held by the author.
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