Screenplay
Bad Love Tigers
AFIN 2022 Finalist
- 2022
- 94pp
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USA - English
- Sci-fi
- Historical Fiction
- Young Adult
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Synopsis
It is New Year’s Eve, 1974, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and the fun-loving and adventurous teens of the Bad Love Gang are ambushed by a Russian KGB agent. This propels them to use the White Hole Project Time Machine to time travel back to World War II. The gang meets with President Franklin Delano Roosevelt who guides them on their mission to protect a mysterious alien spaceship and America’s top-secret Area 51. On their perilous mission, the gang must deal with Russian, Chinese, and Indian espionage forces who stand in their path. Along the way, the gang encounters danger, intrigue, betrayal, and a little romance. Ultimately, the intrepid Bad Love Gang triumphs over their adversaries to protect the alien spaceship and maintain the security of Area 51. It's Stand by Me Meets Raiders of the Lost Ark.
A Note from the Writers
I read the true WWII story of “The Phantom Fortress” in early December 2018 and became inspired (felt like I was “struck by lightning”) to write Bad Love Strikes, the first book in the series, based on time travel and my boyhood memories of our childhood “Bad Love Gang”. Our childhood neighborhood gang was always on an adventure and these memories formed the basis for the story. Nine of the Bad Love Gang characters are based on real people, two of those have people have died and seven (six-plus me) know they are referenced in the book. We all had nicknames growing up. My nickname was “Bubble Butt” or “BB” and I am the narrator of the story. I have always loved time-travel stories and the science of physics (that is what attracted me to become a radiation oncologist). Connecting all these dots, brought the book together in an organic way! I am gratified by the dozens of awards the books have received and the incredible number of international Film Festival awards the screenplay for Bad Love Strikes has garnered. My hope is the series will be brought to the 'big screen' and shared with millions worldwide.
What makes this one special
- 9 awards at other festivalsMadrid International Film Festival · Hollywood International Golden Age Film Festival · Hollywood Weekly Magazine Film Festival and 6 more
- Programmed at 10 other festivals
Also selected at
9 awards, 1 finalist placing across 10 other festivals
- WinnerMadrid International Film Festival
- WinnerHollywood International Golden Age Film Festival
- WinnerHollywood Weekly Magazine Film Festival
- WinnerLA Film Awards
- WinnerNew York Tri-State International Film Festival
- WinnerRotterdam Film Festival
- WinnerSeoul International Film Festival
- WinnerSouth Florida International Film Festival
- WinnerTokyo Genre Celebration Film Festival
- FinalistHarlem Film Festival
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Director's Biography
Kevin L. Schewe, MD, FACRO is a board-certified cancer specialist who has been in the private practice of radiation oncology for over 34 years. Schewe, a multi award-winning bestselling author is a WWII history buff, has a background in physics and always loved stories about time travel. Bad Love Strikes is the first book in the Bad Love series. The second book is Bad Love Tigers, the third is Bad Love Beyond and fourth is Bad Love Medicine. You can connect with Schewe through his website KevinSchewe.com or Instagram: @realkevinschewe. Watch the book trailers for each book at https://bit.ly/BadLoveStrikes-Trailer or https://bit.ly/BadLoveTigers_Trailer or https://bit.ly/BadLoveBeyondTrailer or https://bit.ly/BadLoveMedicineTrailer