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Found in LA: On the Skids in Style
You know those movies, where there is a serial killer out there, and only one man who can catch him? But that one guy is an ex-cop who got on the bottle after a serial killer murdered his wife. And he's living in some cheap apartment putting whiskey on his cornflakes now. So the one guy on the force who believes in him has to go hunt him down and clean him up and then the ex-cop gets his act together and hunts down the killer who turns out to be the same guy who killed his wife! Maybe he starts dating one of the female cops, or the DA or something, and they have a lover's quarrel and he gives up. Then the serial killer kidnaps her and he has to prove he can beat the bottle and they have a big shootout on the docks and the ex-cop is the hero. Well, this apartment is totally where they go to find the ex-cop on the skids. If anyone from the studios wants to contact me, my email is on the staff page. We could even make it a buddy movie if you guys want.
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