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Movie Synopsis

Emily Tisdale is having a bad day...a REALLY bad day. Emily, a timid, aspiring romance novelist has her book rejected, catches her fiancé in the arms of another woman and loses her job...all on the same day. Looking for any bright spot in the Universe as she leaves the office for the last time, she finds a brochure in the elevator for a romantic resort – Rancho D’Amour.

The brochure for this paradise in Arizona promises world-class luxury, five star dining, European spa and more lavish amenities, along with the chance for Emily to live out her “Wild West” fantasies – riding, roping, and wild, beautiful scenery...and a rugged, handsome cowboy that will make her forget her two-timing ex. Her friend Roxie convinces her to go.

When Emily and Roxie show up, they find the reality is a far cry from the "Four Seasons at the Grand Canyon" the brochure was touting. Things get worse when the only other guests, Denny and Alex, not only work in the same building (and heard about the fiancé discovery/humiliation), but Denny works at the publishing company that rejected Emily’s book. When Denny begins talking about his work as an editor, he mentions a terrible book that he had to read...a romance novel that was one cliché heaped on top of another. Yep. It was Emily’s (she writes under the pen name of Victoria Austin). And so begins a vacation of sniping, one-ups-manship and verbal sparring, with insults batted back and forth like a tennis ball. Just when it seems things can’t get any worse, Emily finds herself trapped in the Grand Canyon Caverns, 220 feet underground, with Denny.

In the caverns they discover the fossil of a 10-foot tall ground sloth, what they think is a vein of pure gold...and true love. For Emily and Denny, at least one promise of the brochure comes true – Romance lives at the Rancho D’Amour.

Genre: Romantic Comedy Rated: PG-13 Director: Bill Evashwick

About the Director

Bill Evashwick has over 25 years experience in the entertainment industry as a writer, director, producer and even, in his checkered past, a performer. He began his career performing improv comedy, which led to work on feature films as an actor, writer, producer and director. His feature credits include You Can’t Hurry Love, Limit Up, Video Valentino, Playing Patti, The Hunting of the President, And She Was (currently in post-production) and a role as a “teary-eyed with pride” Russian soldier in tear-jerking Movie of the Week about the Olympics.

Bill has produced over 17 Biographies for A&E, numerous specials and series for networks such as the History Channel, Discovery, Court, Versus, Discovery Military Channel, Mojo, and others that have resulted in an Emmy nomination, 8 Telly Awards, 5 CINE Golden Eagles, 2 Gold Medals from the New York Festivals and 2 Cable Ace Nominations for Best Comedy Special.

Directors Influences:

I love the “snappy patter,” wise-cracking rat-a-tat-tat machine gun style dialogue in Hollywood pictures of the 1930s, screwball comedies and movies like His Girl Friday, The Thin Man, The Philadelphia Story, and It Happened One Night. I’m also a huge fan of the low-budget exploitation movies of the late 1950s and early 1960s. How could you not love a movie like The Ghost Of Dragstrip Hollow or The Cool and the Crazy..

 

The Director's Favorite's

Favorite Movies:

The Graduate (the ultimate ‘60s movie); One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (ultimate ‘70s movie); The Breakfast Club (ultimate ‘80s movie); Pulp Fiction (ultimate ‘90s movie); and the original Pink Panther.

Favorite Movie Quotes:

“Smoke goooood!” the Monster in Bride of Frankenstein
“Why did it have to be snakes?” (Harrison Ford) from Raiders of the Lost Ark
“Dyin’ ain’t much of a livin’ boy” (Clint eastwood) from The Outlaw Josey Wales

From Shakespeare in Love
Philip Henslowe: "Mr. Fennyman, allow me to explain about the theatre business. The natural condition is one of insurmountable obstacles on the road to imminent disaster."
Hugh Fennyman: "So what do we do?"
Philip Henslowe: "Nothing. Strangely enough, it all turns out well."
Hugh Fennyman: "How?"
Philip Henslowe: "I don't know. It's a mystery."

Favorite Movie Scenes:

Robin Hood (Errol Flynn) swinging up onto a tree branch and addressing the Sheriff of Nottingham, “Welcome to Sherwood.”
Brad Pitt picking up George Clooney from prison at the end of Ocean’s 11. “Ted Nugent called. He wants his shirt back.”
Scarface – "Say Hello to My Little Friend"
Mary Phelan unmasking Lon Chaney in The Phantom of the Opera

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