My Inspiration was Sunset Boulevard
Film about former silent film star Anna Lafontaine's uncontrollable desire for a comeback. Film opens with a scene outside her house, the police arrive and find her dead body in living room in an armchair. The daughter of millionaire and director legend Cindy Parker runs away from her father because he won't let her marry a pizza delivery boy. On the train, he meets former director and screenwriter Rick Taylor, who burned out and is now a reporter. Rick kidnaps her to secure a sensational article, but then it occurs to him that he could demand that her father let him write the script for the movie. Out of desperation, Rick is hired by Anna to write a film for her with a role that will turn her into a star. Rick agrees, takes his old script for the movie he's been working on since he finished in Hollywood, and drops the kidnapping. He and Cindy become friends, takes her with him and introduces her to Anna. He gives Anna a script to read, which he says is his best work and way back. Anna calls on her old friends and recruits Thomas Holtby and Samuel Worthton for the movie Bumpy Road to Hollywood. Holby is a robust guy with inferiority complex and shyness and loves Anna. Rick and Cindy fall in love. Cindy gets a role too. They discover that Anna have no money. Film is paused. Enraged, Worthton, who had put his money into it, decided to revenge, came to Anna's house and shot her. The police arrive and Taylor calls out: cut! 7 months later, Anna wins an Oscar and they won 5 more.
Story added by jakubduda on March 9, 2023
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(Former Silent Film Star With Uncontrollable Desire For A Comeback)
(Former Director And Screenwriter With Hope, kidnap plan and screenplay)
(Young Girl, Daughter Of Rich And Runnning Away From Father)
(Actor, Anna's old friend, Robust Guy With Inferiority Complex, Shyness, Love Her)
(Actor, Old Friend Of Anna And He Gave A Lot Of Money For The Film)
(Older man who lost his job and his dream to record movie, Cameraman for movie)
(Millionaire And Director Legend, Father Of Cindy)
(She Was Fired From Restaurant And Do Cathering For Them)
(Poor Actress, former child star, Granddaughter of Julie, lost career 5y ago)
(Old Friend Of Anna And Rick, She Did Costumes For Them)
