The Wonder

There was a time a few centuries ago I was waiting tables and depressed. My friend Vinnie yanked me from my doldrums by insisting we make a short film. And thus, The Wonder was born. The story of a young, naive “waiter prodigy” who comes to the Big City to fulfill his dream of becoming the greatest waiter that ever lived. Our hero ultimately becomes sidetracked when he gets cast in a summer blockbuster and takes the rocket ride to movie stardom. Vinnie acted, I directed, and together we nearly made cinematic history. Neither of us had any idea what we were doing, but we pushed ahead with ignorant bliss. Below are three of the more mildly successful scenes from our 15 minute epic. If you are 9 years old or under, you will especially enjoy this film. Our little screwball comedy was accepted to a handful of festivals and actually won 1st place at two of them: First Glance (Philadelphia) and the San Diego Film Festival. I’ve recently put the finishing touches on a full-length screenplay based on the idea. Last month it made the top ten of the Cinequest Film Festival screenwriting competion. If you happen to know Jack Black and can get him my script, let me know.