Saturday, February 14, 2009

DADNAPPED ON DISNEY


It's time. After 2 years - 4 drafts - numerous notes - and who knows how many hours in edit suites (probably tons) - the movie that I wrote for the Disney Channel will be airing Monday night at 8:00pm e.s.t.

It's exciting to know that the characters I made up and the story I plunked them into will finally be alive and in color and the subject of online debate and comments from tweens all over the world.

DADNAPPED began as a one sentence idea I had years ago: What if a girl had to compete for her father's attention with a fictional character that the father felt closer to.

In the movie - Melissa (played by the wonderful Emily Osment from Hanna Montana) despises that her father's success as an author comes from the series of books that feature Tripp Zoome, a super-slick teen James Bond type of kid who is so popular fan-conventions are devoted to him. Dragged along on a vacation with her dad, Melissa is confronted by her fictional nemesis, Tripp Zoome, when her father makes a "quick stop" at a Zoomer Convention, where he gets kidnapped by a bunch of teen fans desperate to prove they are Zoome Worthy!

Forced to prove she is just as clever as "Tripp" Melissa teams up with some Zoome-maniacs and figures out how to get her father back!

I haven't seen the movie yet - but the trailers look fun and the Disney Channel is promoting it as part of their "Night Of Stars". I'll be watching Monday night.

Hope you will be too!

5 comments:

Jen Robinson said...

I just set it on my DVR!

Jay Asher said...

After following the progress of this movie on your blog, I can't wait to finally watch it! I'll be spending some quality time Monday night watching DTV and eating Ben & Jerry's Chubby Hubby.

Congratulations!

Anonymous said...

Rats! I don't have cable! If I know Disney, though, it will be on DVD before too long. Way to go, you!

SilberBook-Blog said...

Thanks everyone - I appreciate the support! (sitting on couch waiting nervously....)

alan

Anonymous said...

they aired it again today and I love it!