About "Mobbed Up"

"Mobbed Up" is a comedy screenplay written by New Jersey writer Mark Violi. Mark recently signed an agreement with Starline Films to develop the film. Investment opportunities are available.

Log Line:
Financial straits force brother and sister owners of a beachside ice cream parlor to rent their backroom to the local Mafia for a gambling parlor.

Genre: Comedy Feature

Length: 114 pages

Expected MPAA Rating: PG-13

Short Synopsis:
With their parents gone, no cash and bills mounting against their unproven Jersey Shore ice cream shop, Jeanie and her older brother Ethan must make adult decisions about their immediate future. In an effort raise some quick cash for Jeanie’s Ivy League education, Ethan brokers a deal with Frank and Dean, two equally desperate Philadelphia mobsters. Jeanie first balks at the idea of an illegal gambling hall in her back room, but eventually capitulates when she realizes the potential profit could save the business and send her to Princeton.

The mob crew arrives and quickly turns a quiet family business into a disorderly mobster haven, much to the delight of Ethan who is sure this new arrangement will get him more girls. Jeanie meets Tommy the hit man and is initially turned off by his barbaric ways. The mob’s silent boss Gino, pressures Frank and Dean into recovering a large sum of cash they have misplaced. As the city mob crew adapts to beach life, their raucous parties and outrageous behavior give Jeanie increasing doubt about this arrangement. But her regrets are met with sharp refusal by the crew who have made themselves quite at home. A nosey neighbor, Mrs. Rostmeiwicz lurks amid the chaos and has the police hot on their heels. This leads to several close calls and quick side-stepping. Jeanie’s only solace comes in her late night talks with Tommy who turns out to be more than the hood Jeanie initially took him for.

While Ethan plans his future as a wiseguy, Jeanie’s growing relationship with Tommy encourages her to face an uncertain future. But when the police finally do discover the illegal gambling hall, troubling truths are brought to light leaving Jeanie to revaluate all that has happened; prompting her to discover the truth in her own life.

With a strong female protagonist, a heartfelt storyline and a side-splitting ensemble, Mobbed Up is anything but your typical gangster flick and should appeal to a wide audience.

"Mobbed Up" is WGA Registered #1081082.