Wendy And Frankie Character Analysis

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LOGLINE:
A woman is lead to a secluded area by a handheld device, designed to bring wellness to people. She quickly learns that the retreat she attends is less of a peaceful getaway, but rather a game of deadly tag.
CHARACTERS:
POLICE OFFICER (50s): Standard police officer. Calm, yet on a mission to complete tasks.
A CHILD (7): Impatient child waiting for cat.
MARK LOWE (28): Overly concerned guy. Casually dressed. Focused on conceiving a child with Wendy (his wife), and her overall safety.
ANCHOR VOICE
WENDY (28): Independent young woman who is well-coordinated. Goes on a retreat as her PCD (Personal Cloud Device) instructs her to do.
SAFETY LEADER
*ANNIE (29): Close friend to Wendy. Provides life advice to Wendy. “Perfectly primped” like a country club mom.
CHILDREN
MOM (25): Mom to children on the playground.
OWL VOICE: Voice of the Online Wellness Lifeforce application.
BRYSON HOPE (41): Clean-cut and well dressed. A charismatic guru. He is the founder of OWL.
CO-WORKER 1, 2
DONALD (32): Well dressed businessman. Has a superiority complex.
ELDERLY MAN
*TIM (28): A man at the retreat. Covered in mud.
*TINA (28): A woman at the retreat. Covered in mud.
GUY (32): A scary man in the forest covered in mud. He is wearing a fast food uniform and has a beard. He acts like a zombie.
*MAILMAN/OSAMU (28): Man at
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A recording of BRYSON plays, suggesting WENDY go on a wellness retreat to reset her life. ANNIE encourages WENDY to take the opportunity, and WENDY accepts the invitation to go on the retreat. WENDY presses accept on her PCD, as an indication to OWL that she has a “desire to change and become a well-being.” After she accepts she only has four minutes to say goodbye to MARK, pack her things, and start driving in the direction that OWL tells her to drive. MARK is a little disappointed as he thinks it is a good time in WENDY’S menstrual cycle to

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