Rainy night street scene — a lone figure walks toward a glowing liquor store, vintage car in the foreground
IN ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT

50 GOOD
SUMMERS

"As long as you live and how you live,
you are only granted 50 good summers,
no more, no less."

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CHAPTER I

THE
PREMISE

Life grants us a finite number of perfect summers.
This is the story of a man who refuses to waste a single one.

50 Good Summers is a meditative, emotionally devastating, and ultimately life-affirming feature film screenplay about the quiet mathematics of a life well-lived.

At its core lies a simple, haunting truth: from the moment we are born, we are allotted roughly fifty summers on this earth. Some are golden. Most are ordinary. A few are lost forever.

"The question is not how many summers you have left.
The question is: will they be good ones?"

Set against the vast, unforgiving beauty of the American Southwest, the story follows a man confronting the finite nature of time — and the infinite possibilities that remain if he chooses to live deliberately.

Sun-drenched street scene — a blurred figure shields their eyes from the light, graffiti wall behind

"Some summers burn so bright
they illuminate every one that follows."

CHAPTER II

THE STORY

A man in his late forties receives a devastating medical prognosis. With perhaps a decade of summers remaining, he embarks on a final, desperate pilgrimage to reclaim the ones he let slip away — and to ensure the ones ahead are unforgettable.

LOGLINE

When a man learns he has only a handful of summers left, he sets out to transform his remaining time into a legacy of meaning — before the sun sets on his final season.

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ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
118 PAGES

The narrative unfolds across three timelines: the protagonist's childhood summers of wonder, the reckless summers of his twenties, and the urgent, luminous summers of his present — all converging toward one final, transcendent season.

It is a love letter to the American landscape, to second chances, and to the radical idea that it is never too late to live a life of intention.

CHAPTER III

VISUAL LANGUAGE

Shot on 35mm film. Golden hour obsession. The desert as both antagonist and sanctuary.

Vast golden desert dunes at sunset — the primary visual motif of 50 Good Summers
THE DESERT
Time made visible
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THE GOOD SUMMERS
Light we carry forward
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35MM + ANAMORPHIC
Organic imperfection
CHAPTER IV

IN
DEVELOPMENT

CURRENT STATUS
Third Draft Complete
NEXT MILESTONE
Table Read & Producer Attachments
TARGET
Principal Photography — Summer 2027
Concept & Logline
COMPLETE
First Draft
COMPLETE
Second Draft (Director's Cut)
COMPLETE
Third Draft — Current
IN PROGRESS
Producer / Director Attachments
Q3 2026

WRITER'S NOTE

This screenplay was written with the belief that great cinema doesn't just entertain — it reminds us how to live. Every page has been crafted to feel like a summer you wish would never end.

— Eric R. Gutierrez, Writer & Creator

Kodak 400 — rainy night neon, the atmosphere of a life at a crossroads
THIRD DRAFT — 2026
A FINITE RESOURCE

You have exactly 50 good summers.
How many have you lived well?

28 summers lived • 22 remaining (example for age 42)

FINAL CHAPTER

Bring 50 Good Summers
to the World

This is more than a script. It is an invitation to create something timeless.
We are seeking visionary producers and directors ready to turn this story into a landmark American film.

Sun setting over the American Southwest — the final act of a day, like the final summers of a life

THE SUN SETS — BUT THE STORY ENDURES

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