| Down-and out defense attorney fights to save the life of an
innocent teenage girl accused of ax-murdering her parents. True-crime author
chronicling the trial has contract problems and tilts the scales of justice
against them. Twists and turns to the very last scene.
Genre: Thriller Sub-genre: True Crime
The 1999 Writers' Network judges had this to say about SWEET LETHAL SIXTEEN:
"a dark comedy/thriller that puts the dichotomy between the media and the
criminal justice system under the microscope. Written with a wicked sense of
humor, this script just may be in the right place at the right time given
the critical and commercial success of AMERICAN BEAUTY". Nicholl agreed,
placing SWEET LETHAL SIXTEEN in "the next fifty scripts" in the 2000
Fellowship Competition.
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