GET LOST... or GET EVEN...

 GET KICKED OUT!!!               

Kicked Out follows four twenty-ish (pun intended! 420 is the police code for marijuana posession!!) skater/ surfer slacker dudes existing in Venice Beach, the mischief they induce and the styley girls they hook up with. A quick-witted, character-driven comedy that’s both realistic and absurd, experienced through the actions of these four dudes with ‘tudes:

Blake, a spiritual and passive tattooed surfer dude, is the "leader." Driven by eclectic pursuits from Shamanism to Mysticism, he is unpredictably insightful. As a seeing-eyed dog leads a blind man to a place he doesn’t particularly know he’s going, so does Blake’s third-eye vision propel forward this motley group.

Thrash is the skateboarder-elite, a young Tony Hawk techno-rat in a world of design and schematics. He is ruled by logic, in stark contrast to Blake’s leap-of faith beliefs. A necessary evil in this crew of benign misfits.

Kingston, the young Rastafarian, hails from Jamaica as his name implies. He is clearly challenged to adhere to his native "don’t worry, be happy" mantra as American oppression quickly closes in.

Seaweed is a Latino gangbanger-type, either too happy or hapless to actually qualify. Oblivious and often a load to bear, he’s got your back and can come through in the clutch.

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The dudes arrive home to their disheveled bungalow one evening to discover a notice of pending development on the site for a luxury resort. Their ultimatum- - move or get kicked out.

Contemplating their future and recoiling from the shock of the news, Seaweed unearths a startling revelation: one of the names of the developers matches a name on his paper route! The dudes take matters into their own hands. Their subversive actions uncover a sinister plan- - for an offshore casino cruise to operate in conjunction with the luxury resort.

The dudes enlist the aid of the styley girls. Blake is smitten by Kelly Linkman, daughter to the architect of the firm constructing the hotel. Yu is an Asian hottie who works at the government office. Stephie and Marisa round them out- - all realistic, savvy chicks and quite formidable in the battle of the sexes (but face it, these guys are easy prey to begin with!).

After countless hilarious and misguided efforts, the dudes ultimately devise a tactic to expose the guilty parties. By using themselves as the bait in a grand scheme of cat-and-mouse, they engage the villain in a FOX’s GREATEST POLICE CHASE- style endeavor to attract media attention. It culminates in a free-for-all X-Games style slapstick comedy relay-race chase along Oceanfront Walk in Venice, utilizing all forms of transportation from skateboards to BMX bikes to motorcycles to rollerblades to motorized scooters during which the dudes prove how home court advantage is indeed most critical.

KICKED OUT by Jeff A. DeLucia (310) 200-4306