Three heads…one crime…not a thought between them.
On a cool, moonlit night, as a gossamer mist drifts eerily over the Hollywood Forever Cemetery’s emerald lawn, Scott Dunsal, a young man of dubious ambition, digs furiously in the shadow of Dominic Lourdes imposing headstone. His friend Ronnie, a large low-watt bulb, kneels on the cusp of the open grave, waiting anxiously to haul out the coffin.
Starved for money and opportunities, the Z-list actors snatch the coffin to ransom the remains. They take it to the rundown bungalow Scott shares with his girlfriend, Bella, a personal assistant to a Hollywood star.
Scott’s certain he’s stumbled upon the perfect low-risk crime – after all, the kidnap victim is dead – but fissures in his plan quickly materialize. Ronnie’s Goth-girlfriend, Lizard, shows up, demanding a place at the table. Ronnie disappears, returning to the cemetery to watch police investigate the robbery and runs into a loopy celebrity worshiper.
Snafus snowball when Scott’s cohorts squabble over the ransom and open the casket. Shit hits the fan when the widow delivers a surprising response to their demands. The heist goes from hopeful to horror show as the bumbling crooks try to salvage the endeavor and battle for possession of the remains.
Inspired by the theft of Charlie Chaplin’s casket, IDOL MINDS is a black screwball comedy sitting at the intersection of fame, faith, ambition, and greed.