Triathlon Blues - a screenplay
Author: Rick Mannoia
Genre, Keywords, & Market Focus:
110 pages. Tremendous visuals with strong characters. Handsome young athletes train and compete in Hawaii's grueling Iron-Man Triathlon competition.
Duke Kahanameku - 1915
Author Bio:
Rick Mannoia-father, husband.
Author, singer, songwriter, musician, sailor, Triathlete
Logline:
Why do it? Because they all said “no."
2 best friends battle for the ultimate title, “The Worlds Greatest Athlete."
Synopsis:
Two young men share a common goal; winning the Iron-Man Triathlon. With the guts of Rocky, the emotion of Rudy and the warmth of Breaking Away, Triathlon Blues follows the voyage of passage as best friends train, scheme and love their way into the incredibly grueling Iron-Man Triathlon competition.
Once our heroes Travis and Quick, partners on a small Claming-Boat, learn of the Iron-Man Triathlon in
Training is near impossible without money, but thanks to Travis’ friend Buck an old, cantankerous, chicken-farming grandfather, they find a long lost treasure giving them the opportunity to buy the time and gear they need to win.
Battling the odds while striving to overcome adversity every step of the way, Triathlon Blues is the story of everyman; his hopes and loves, his triumphs and failures. Something for everyone?...we think so.
The ending will have you on your feet!
Rick Mannoia and the screenplay Triathlon Blues are no longer under contract or represented by the WL Screenplay Agency
