A Screenplay by Jason Francois

"A wickedly amusing story of a reversed kidnapping, psychological perversions and fantasies that are better left unsaid"

Damaged Goods is a film which lends itself well to both the commercial masses and those seeking artistic vision, in a way that few films succeed at. It is a film that takes advantage of the voyeur and deviant that lays deep within most people and fuses it with wonderfully rich, psychological and artistic elements.

Damaged Goods benefits greatly from a sharp, simplistic structure which is rare in a market where many small films are failing miserably in an attempt to be complex and loosing any semblance of good story-telling. Strong story structure and compelling characters are paramount in this wicked little film with a ton of heart. Or is it heartlessness?

The premise is something that was designed to appeal to a strong share of the film viewing audience on many different levels. It is a film that involves the audience in it's twisted, yet seemingly naive motives and actions, crossing the boundaries of demographics, posing as many questions about ourselves and the human mind as it answers. Deeply psychological, yet amusing and easy to follow, it draws its reader/viewer in and shows them bits of themselves in each of the characters. Simultaneously elating and frightening, the well "drawn" inhabitants of Damaged Goods evoke strong emotional responses from every participant.

The story line lays on strong doses of sensuality, healing, and kindness as well as it's fair share of violence, foul-mouthed rants and good old unadulterated perversions; in a manner that will make Damaged Goods a winner between both men and women alike. A definite must-see date movie for couples of... most ages.

Damaged Goods is best described as Extremities meets War of the Roses with one hell of a twist and a few stray gunshots.

The Synopsis

Damaged Goods is a wicked, dark-comedy about a lonely executive named Rebecca who takes her hopeless would-be rapist, Traci, hostage without fully weighing the consequences such an action carries. A woman who, for all appearances, is orderly and in complete control of her life is now faced with an incredibly perplexing and frightening question: Now what in the hell do I do? Quickly, the remaining bit of order in her life begins to crumble as her level of self control declines in relation to the amount of psychological damage that her hostage, a man named Traci, is intent on inflicting. What ensues is a sometime explosive, but always psychological and hysterical interaction between two completely different people as she tries to fend off work obligations, a drinking problem and visiting family while he tries to haphazardly free himself or better yet, win his way into her heart. Apologies and flattery take on a shameless new meaning as Traci tries desperately to mend what he sees as a wounded friendship that is hard to deny exists in some twisted sort of way: Or does it?

The shocking conclusion is only reached after the stereotypical molds of the "uptight executive" bred from high expectations and the "hopeless loser" raised on no expectations slowly crumble away revealing two people that despite their differences, share one common thread with each other as well as every other human being: we are all, in some way, damaged goods.