The Last Reel

1. ConfidentialThe following logline has been classified "reliable" from an inside source:Two former covert operatives are forced to recover the mysterious film that turned them into fugitives... and enemies. Decryption (Level I):Once the top field team planted deep in the former Soviet Union, two U. S. agents have been living off the grid for decades, on the lam after a mission gone bad......until the C.
I. A. rounds them up to recover what they lost......reopening personal wounds......and national secrets.*************************2. Secret:Decryption (Level II):This document was originally written to be the final movie in the Newman/Redford "trilogy", which began with "Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid" and continued with "The Sting". Many references, both overt and covert, are hidden within.*************************3.
Top Secret:Decryption (Level III):The NCS (National Clandestine Service) suspects this entire story to be a stealth metaphor for the current state of the Hollywood movie industry, code name "The Biz". Reference: "Goddamn metaphors..."[Note: I'm a screenwriter ("THE WONDER YEARS", "TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES") and this story is presented in its original screenplay format.]