There are two major problems with the premise of Pictures of You, a teen rom-com about a guy who finds a lost camera on the beach, develops the film, and tracks down a girl in one of the photos. First of all, losing a camera on the beach is way more likely to result in sand damage, water damage, or being built into a sandcastle. Second of all, what kind of teenager has a film camera? Is it just less romantic if the guy simply turns the damn thing on and sees her photo?
Anachronisms aside, the Pictures of You script was featured on the 2007 Black List for the best unproduced screenplays, and now Variety reports that it's been picked up by producers David Permut, Dave Gross and Jesse Shapira. The screenwriter Joshua Friedlander also has another script, One Night Stan, over at Lionsgate.
You know how this movie could work? If they set it at a mid-90s beach resort, Saved by the Bell: Summer Vacation-style. If they cast Stacey Carosi as someone's mom it's worth even more points.
