Screenplays and TV Pilots Available

Movie screenplays written by Phyllis Zimbler Miller:

Sci fi thriller THE TRUTHFINDER: In 2030 a female FBI agent must use an experimental truthfinder procedure to determine the truth about an alleged “he said, she said” sexual assault.

Sci fi thriller THE MOTHER SIEGE: In 2049 when all children from ages six months to 18 years must be turned over to government homes, three mothers and a mother-to-be dare to save their children.

Romantic comedy PARTNERS: Two people who have never met must successfully run a business for a year together or lose a multi-million dollar inheritance as well as a bonus of love.

Women’s friendship drama MRS. LIEUTENANT: Four diverse newly married women have to learn to overcome their prejudices and support each other as new Army officer wives during unpopular Vietnam War.

Romantic suspense spy thriller CIA FALL GUY: A woman is called to CIA headquarters to identify someone from her past and instead sets off on her own to discover whether she is being made the fall guy. (Inspired by my working in counterintelligence as a Department of the Army civilian in Munich.)

Family comedy DR. SOAPY: A single mother/medical doctor becomes a part-time salesman for Yawma products to help pay for her son’s college tuition and this decision turns her life upside down.

Cozy mystery CAST THE FIRST STONE: Female LA business newspaper reporter gets dragged into a murder investigation and has to partner with the man who dumped her during their MBA program at Wharton.

Movie screenplays written by Phyllis Zimbler Miller & Mitchell R. Miller:

Cold War thriller THE WIDOW SPRINGER: The widow of a Stasi clerk becomes entangled in an intrigue of sex and revenge connected to her dead husband following the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Comedy adventure HOT POTATO: A male American con artist and a female weapons salesperson get entangled with each other, two runaway orphans, and a suitcase nuclear bomb.

Military action NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK: A male pilot and his female backseater on a U.S. Navy fighter jet are tasked with trying to prevent a terror attack on U.S. soil.

Military action LT. COMMANDER MOLLIE SANDERS: The only woman serving on a small U.S. submarine must fight a traitor within and enemies without. (Nicholl Fellowship quarterfinalist.)

Espionage thriller TERMINAL LEAVE: A veteran intelligence field agent is recalled after a disastrous mission failure and on his required leave must deal “unofficially” with his deadly nemesis.

Coming-of-age comedy MY LOVER WAS A LOGGER: A young male journalist and a female logging crew head learn to get along and have the courage to follow the less-traveled path.

TV drama series by Phyllis Zimbler Miller:

Military drama SOLOMON’S JUSTICE: A by-the-book judge of the Los Angeles County Veterans Court must dispense justice for military veterans who have pleaded guilty to committing crimes while helping the veterans overcome their personal demons.

Sci fi thriller THE UPHEAVAL: In 2029 following the contested inauguration of U.S. President Isabel Perez, in order to save civil liberties a female Army officer and a teen girl resist a technological takeover of the U.S. west of the Mississippi River. (Bible and pitch deck available.)

Young adult dramedy WHO NEEDS ENEMIES?: Female college accounting major unintentionally signs up for a job interview with the FBI and then struggles with meeting the requirements for acceptance into the agency.

Espionage thriller AMERICAN DEFENSE: CIA agent JANE MEYERSON works undercover as a fitness trainer in Frankfurt, Germany, to track terrorist threats to the U.S. and to U.S. installations overseas, including U.S. military bases in Germany and the U.K.

Coming-of-age teen drama PINKY SWEAR: The teen daughter of a Puerto Rican soldier in the U.S. Army faces prejudice at Ft. Knox in the fall of 1964 right after the passage of the Civil Rights Act.

TV comedy series:

MY 90-YEAR-OLD MATCHMAKER: A 90-year-old married for 69 years becomes a TRUE LOVE volunteer matchmaker for 30-somethings. (Inspired by the activities and comedy of 91-year-old Al Zimbler — see www.AlZimComedy.com)

DR. SOAPY (as a TV comedy series): A single mother/medical doctor reluctantly agrees to become a part-time salesperson for a multi-level product line to pay for her son’s tuition to Harvard.

BREAK A LEG (written with John Wisor): A community theater group puts on productions at a junior college. The diversified cast members, ranging from a college student to a 70-year-old former dancer, are at odds over the productions chosen and their roles in each performance.

JOHN’S FAMILY (written with John Wisor): John, a middle-aged hospital executive and in-the-closet gay, must deal with his nephew and his nephew’s girlfriend moving into his condo, his twin sister pressing blind dates on him, and his two gay friends who live in an alternate reality.

KARATE MOMS (written with Susan Chodakiewitz): Two married sisters in Beverly Hills and their best friend, a psychologist, deal with the slings and arrows of everyday life from their spouses, children, and karate mates on and off the dojo floor.

Feature Film Writing Projects:

Fantasy adventure ROAD TO ZANZICA: Sword-wielding Leeze am Holden is offered an unusual proposition by a young aristocrat, a proposition that could change her whole life. (Adapted from a fantasy adventure short story on Amazon.)

Sci fi thriller BREAD AND CIRCUSES (aka BEAUTY QUEENS): In 2029 six former Ms. Universe contest winners from around the world are unwittingly forced into a real-life survival game. (In the same sci fi world as TV pilot script THE UPHEAVAL.)

Contact pzmiller@gmail.com in Los Angeles about any of these projects.