The Majestic

The Majestic Outline

1. 1. Peter Appleton, an ambitious young screenwriter living in Hollywood, is introduced. His first movie is being screened, and his girlfriend is a young actress who stars in it.


2. .Just when his life is perfect, Congress accuses him of being a Communist when they discover he attended a Communist meeting in college.


3. -His contract for his movie Ashes to Ashes gets cancelled.


4. -In a fit of self pity, he gets drunk and goes for a drive, landing in the river in a terrible accident.


5. -He washes up on a beach, where an old man and his dog discover him. His memory is gone.


6. -The town is small and friendly, Peter learns they suffered a tragic loss of sons who served in WWII.


7. -At a trip to the doctors to help his head injury, Peter discovers he bears a striking resemblence to Luke Trimble, a son who went in the war.


8. -Peter becomes Luke, not knowing he was ever Peter. He reunites with Luke's highschool sweet heart and helps Luke's father rebuild the Majestic, the old movie theatre.


9. -Peter realizes he is not really Luke right in the middle of a seemingly happy ending. Luke's dad dies without ever knowing Peter was not his son.


10. -Communist Hunters come into the small California town to arrest Peter Appleton and tell him to testify infront of Congress.


11. -When he testifies, instead of reading the written testimony, he decies to standup for the integrity of the United States, read part of the Constitution, and honor those who died in the war.


12. -Peter Appleton returns to the California town, where he is greeted by a celebration. He ends up running The Majestic, marrying Adele, and starting a family.