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MAUSOLEUM MAN

After his wife's sudden death, her husband fights his sister and a cemetery official to stay with her in the family mausoleum.

After Tony Aversa's wife is killed in a car crash, Tony takes up residence in the family mausoleum to be near her. When the owner of the cemetery, Virgil Stonesypher finds out about his new "resident," he pleads with Tony's sister, Vera, to help get him to leave. But Tony is adamant and refuses to leave. A few days later, Tony meets Gertrude Addams, who has injured herself while attending a burial. Tony takes Gertrude to his mausoleum, where she becomes attracted to him. After a pleasant afternoon - and a few martinis - Gertrude decides to stay with Tony, which only infuriates Stonesypher even more when he finds out, forcing him and Vera to find a way to force Tony to leave no matter what.

Written by:
Format:
Screenplay
Genres:
Budget:
Low
Starring Roles For:
Anthony Hopkins
Laurie Metcalf
Kathy Bates
In the Vein Of:
The Loved One
Love Among the Ruins
Posted:
01/16/2014
Updated:
10/10/2024
Author Bio:
Award-winning playwright and screenwriter. A number of plays produced, three published. Several screenplays optioned. A three-time winner of a Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Fellowship in Scriptwriting. Also a member of SAG-AFTRA.

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