First Draft

First Draft: 15 Outside-the-Box Screenplays That Found Box Office Success

Published by
Ken Miyamoto

6. Pleasantville

Written by Gary Moss

Two 1990s teenage siblings find themselves in a 1950s sitcom where their influence begins to change that complacent world profoundly.

Why It’s Innovative: The gimmick of teenagers thrown into a television show world could have been a studio comedy full of hijinks and fancy special effects, but Moss managed to adapt the gimmick into an innovative way to tap into character depth and universal themes.

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