Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Vitamin Water

At a time when too much is taken for granted, Vitamin Water is a story to remind us of the important things in life and our need to enrich ourselves when the opportunity comes along.

Aging beauty Renae Holcomb (Susan Sarandon) has let life pass her by these past few years. Now in the process of a bitter divorce with her husband, David (John Heard), she is at the end of her rope. It doesn't help that David is leaving her for a younger woman, an interior designer named Phoebe (Judy Greer). David, an attorney, has also done his best to make sure none of the good lawyers in town take Renae's side.

Left with few options, Renae has found an attorney on the other side of town. Sam (Mandy Patinkin) is a good guy, divorced, with a couple of kids. If he wins this case, he would have more than enough money to put his young daughter, Madison (X Fanning), through private school. He also wants to help his son, Jacob (Zac Efron), get his fitness studio off the ground.

Meanwhile, over at the studio, Jacob has been looking for someone to enter into the Fabulous Females Over Fifty Fitness Competition to help get the word out about his new business. One afternoon Jacob stops by his dad's office to bring over the loan papers, and meets Renae.

Jacob, convinced Renae is the one for the competition, persuades her to get her body - and her life - back in shape. But neither of them could have guessed at the strange and wonderful bond that would form between them.

With so much riding on the case and the competition, there will be no rest for the weary. But as each character experiences the changes brought on by these unexpected events, they just might find it was all worth it in the end.

A cross between The First Wives Club, You Got Served, and Harold & Maude, Vitamin Water is sure to be a hit with everyone!

Note: Brenda Dickson (http://www.brendadickson.com/) keeps calling me for consideration in the lead role, but I believe a producer would be better served going with a more recognizable name. Unless this thing is straight-to-YouTube, then Ms. Dickson is a great bet.

1 comment:

Boxcar said...

Man, this is going to be like taking candy from a baby.