The Majestic 2001

Peter Appleton is an ambitious young screenwriter working for HHS Studios during Hollywoods Golden Age, 1951 in particular. "Ashes to Ashes" is about to be released, and hes dating the attractive movie star, Sandra Sinclair. Just when everything seems to be going his way, it is discovered he (unwittingly) attended a Communist meeting during college when pulled there by his girlfriend at the time, and thus heavy suspicion settles over him and hell have to stand before Congress. Afraid of what might happen if they dont, HHS cancels Appletons contract and aborts the release date of the film. Appleton promptly begins to wallow in self-pity and spends nearly an entire night at a bar, then drives intoxicated through the streets of the California course until plummeting into a stormy river and getting knocked unconscious. Washing up on the beaches of a small town called Lawson. Although the people there are pleasant and likable, the town is depressed and lifeless due to having lost 62 ...