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TRIGGERED

TRIGGERED
By Ritchie Johnston

GENRE: Action, Comedy
LOGLINE:

A grizzled detective and his tech-obsessed partner uncover a mind-control conspiracy hidden in smart glasses — and must go rogue to stop a digital takeover before their own families are turned against them.

SYNOPSIS:

When a political rally ends in gunfire and the shooter appears to be under mind control, cynical detective Rufus Malone is forced to team up with Cameron Sol — a tech-savvy rookie who still believes in the system. Their investigation leads to Red Bird, a powerful tech company whose augmented reality glasses are being used to hijack the minds of the public through a secret government program called Mind’s Eye.

As civil unrest erupts and the Prime Minister is assassinated behind closed doors, Rufus and Cam are pulled from the case by corrupt officials and forced to go rogue. With riots breaking out and their own families at risk, the unlikely pair must navigate a city tearing itself apart to stop a digital takeover — one that turns citizens into programmable weapons.

TRIGGERED is a fast-paced, satirical action-thriller that blends the buddy-cop energy of Lethal Weapon with the tech paranoia of Black Mirror and the sharp wit of Hot Fuzz. Gritty, timely, and darkly funny, it explores free will, surveillance, and what it takes to fight back when the system is the enemy.

TRIGGERED

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Maurice Vaughan

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Maurice Vaughan

A Buddy Cop movie with a mind-control conspiracy and hi-tech gear. This is going to be fun to watch, Ritchie Johnston!

Great job on the logline, but I suggest adding more to the stakes. Something like "before their families are turned against them and everyone becomes programmable weapons."

And here's another logline option: After a grizzled detective and his tech-obsessed partner uncover a mind-control conspiracy hidden in smart glasses, they go rogue to stop a digital takeover before their families are turned against them and everyone becomes programmable weapons.

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