Problem: Build a movie plot around this: Where are Alec's fathers winnings from? Card game

A: Alec Ramsey is aboard the steamer Drake off the coast of North Africa, where he sees a wild black stallion being forced into a makeshift stable and heavily restrained by ropes leading to his halter. Captivated by the horse, Alec later sneaks to the horse to feed him some sugar cubes, but he is caught by the horse's supposed owner, who tells him in Arabic to stay away from Shetan and shoves the boy away.Later in his bunk, Alec's father shows Alec his winnings from a card game and gives him a pocket knife and a small statue of Bucephalus, and tells the story of how Alexander the Great became Bucephalus' master. Later that night, Alec is thrown out of his bunk; the ship has started to capsize. In the chaos, Alec grabs his knife and his Bucephalus statue, and makes his way to the black stallion and manages to free him. The stallion then jumps into the sea. Alec himself is swept overboard by a gigantic wave. Once in the water, he swims toward the stallion and managed to grab hold of the ropes of the stallion's restraints.Alec wakes on the shore of a deserted island and starts to explore. He finds the stallion caught in his restraints with the ropes stuck between the rocks. With his knife, Alec manages to free the stallion once again and the stallion runs away. For a time, the two keep their distance. Alec discovers means to survive by catching fish and seaweed. As Alec suddenly faces a cobra eye to eye, the Black comes to the rescue and kills the snake, only to run off again.By now, Alec decides to try to get closer to the horse and offer him some seaweed. The hungry stallion finds himself unable to resist, but visibly struggles with his distrust for humans. Eventually, the hunger wins and he takes Alec's offer; their bond has been sealed and the two are now inseparable. Alec even manages to ride the unbroken horse, after many times falling off the horse. One day, a fishing ship arrives, rescuing both Alec and the stallion.Back home, Alec is given a hero's welcome. The Black has a temporary home in Alec's back...


Problem: Build a movie plot around this: Who is scheduled for execution? O'Brien

A: Equilibrium is set in 2072 in Libria, a city state established by the survivors of World War III, which devastated the world, where a totalitarian government requires all citizens to take daily injections of "Prozium II" to suppress emotion and encourage obedience. All emotionally stimulating material has been banned, and "Sense Offenders" â those who fail to take their Prozium â are put to death, as the government claims that the cause of all wars and violence is emotion. Libria is governed by the Tetragrammaton Council, led by "Father", who is seen only on giant video screens throughout the city. At the pinnacle of Librian law enforcement are the Grammaton Clerics, who are trained in the martial art of gun kata. The Clerics frequently raid the "Nether" regions outside the city to search for and destroy illegal materials â art, literature, and music â and execute the people hiding them. A resistance movement, known as the "Underground", emerges with the goal of toppling Father and the Tetragrammaton Council.The flag of Libria. The four Ts on the flag represent the Tetragrammaton CouncilJohn Preston (Christian Bale) is a high-ranking Cleric. His wife, Viviana (Alexa Summer and Maria Pia Calzone), was executed as a Sense Offender. Following a raid, Preston notices his partner, Errol Partridge (Sean Bean), saving a book of poems instead of turning it in for incineration. Preston tracks down Partridge, who is hiding in the Nether region reading the book. Partridge confesses to Preston that he believes he was wrong to serve the government. He acknowledges that the consequences of feeling emotions are a "heavy cost", but remarks, "I pay it gladly" as he slowly reaches for his gun. Preston is forced to execute him.Preston dreams occasionally about his wife and the day she was arrested. After Preston accidentally breaks his daily vial of Prozium, his son Robbie enters and reminds him that he needs to report the loss and request a replacement, but Preston is unable to before going on the next raid. As...


Problem: Build a movie plot around this: What does Van Helsing and his four employees do to Richard and Panthia? Drive stakes through

A: Dallas [Casper Van Dien] is not a very discriminating vampire. Years ago, he turned thecrippled son of famed Viennese vampire hunter, Doctor Frederick VanHelsing. Twenty years ago, without permission from Count Dracula, heturned young and waifish Nico, who has since morphed into a rogue L.A.streetwalker dubbed "The Hollywood Stalker". Even with both Van Helsingand Dracula on his tail and after 20 years in exile, Dallas can't resistreturning to L.A. to pay a visit to his dearest old friends -- beautifulUlrike [Kim Cattrall], urbane Vincent [Udo Kier], artist Richard [Craig Ferguson],and Richard's ever-pregnant wife Panthia [Natasha Andreichenk]. To celebrateDallas's return, the five of them decide to spendthe night clubbing in one of Dracula's many vampire bars. Unfortunately,Dracula [Robert Pastorelli] is also there. When he sees Dallas is back in town, he gives himthree days to scram or else.Dr Van Helsing [Rod Steiger], leader of Van Helsing's Institute of Vienna, also hashis eye on the band of merrymaking vampires. "It's an infestation," heconcludes and realizes that he can't handle the extermination alone, so heputs an ad in the newspaper looking for a "strong and brave young manwho's not afraid to get his hands dirty in a cause that is holy." What hegets is Crip brother Time Bomb [Gabriel Casseus], who doesn't believe in vampires but iswilling to put a stake through anyone's heart for $1,000 a week and abonus of another $1,000 for every vampire killed. First vampire to go isVincent.Dallas is feeling protective (and a little curious) about hisprotegee Nico [Natasha Gregson Wagner], so he drives around Hollywood Blvd that night until hespots her. After sharing a bit of each other's blood, Dallas explains thatthe vampire community is out to get her. They're afraid that Nico will getherself arrested and then the whole world will know that vampires exist.Dallas forces her to move from the junked oil tanker in which she sleepsand to come live with Richard and Panthia who clean her up...


Problem: Build a movie plot around this: Who claims the noises are interference from the ICBM detectors? Houston

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