Lunatic - Samuel Little - True Life Drama Feature
TRUE LIFE DRAMA After the arrest of Samuel Little, one of the most prolific serial killers in American history, a Texas Ranger is tasked with an urgent mission: uncover the truth behind dozens of unsolved murders before the aging killer dies. Inside a stark interrogation room, what begins as a routine interview evolves into a tense psychological duel. Samuel, physically weakened but mentally sharp, reveals fragments of his past on his own terms; testing the Ranger, withholding details, and relishing control over the narrative. As Samuel begins to confess, the film moves between present-day interrogations and haunting flashbacks to his younger years. We witness how he navigated the fringes of American society: bars, highways, and forgotten towns; blending in while methodically hunting his victims. Each memory reveals not only the brutality of his crimes, but the chilling simplicity of how he remained invisible for decades. The Ranger must piece together truth from manipulation, racing against time to extract as many confessions as possible. But the deeper he goes, the more he realizes that understanding Samuel Little is not just about solving crimes, it’s about confronting the disturbing reality of how evil can exist undetected in plain sight. In the end, the film becomes a haunting portrait of a man, a system that failed to stop him, and the fragile line between truth and control in the mind of a killer.
Roles For This Project
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Submissions Due: 04/06/2026
SUPPORTING - Male, 60’s - 80’s, Black. Old farmer that finds Baby Sam in the mud and looks in disbelief for Sam mother Bessie. He is concerned for the well-being of the baby and decides to take him in.
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Submissions Due: 04/06/2026
SUPPORTING - Female, 50 - 65, Black. Jean Dorsey (59) slightly overweight with average looks, is the cell mate of Lucy Madero. With the use of the air vent, Jean is able to communicate with Sam Little, who’s in the prison cell below her that Lucy is going to rat him out and testify against him. This... [See More]
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Feature Film
100/Day
Woman
Los Angeles
18 - 30
Non Union
Feature Film
Submissions Due: 04/06/2026
SUPPORTING - Female, 18 - 30, Black. Bessie is Sam Little’s Mother who works as a maid. She had Sam at 19 years old and abandoned him shortly after his birth. Later described by her son as the “Lady of the Night” and “Streetwalker”. Small but very important character in the Film.
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Submissions Due: 04/06/2026
SUPPORTING - Female 35 - 55, White. Ashley Chandler is Owen’s Wife. They have one daughter together named Hayley. Ashley manages the household and emotional health of the family at home while Owen is interrogation Sam Little and is submerged in the details of the violent crimes that haunt him at nig... [See More]
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Submissions Due: 04/06/2026
SUPPORTING - Female, 18 to look younger, Black. Nina (16). Wears a blond gaucho wig. Sam describes her as an angel. She is mentally very slow, has a sweetness about her. Very innocent and naive. She gets easily frustrated and cries and puts herself down as not smart but a few M&M’s change her mo... [See More]
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Submissions Due: 04/06/2026
SUPPORTING - Female, 25 - 45, Hispanic. Lucy Madero (30), possibly sunken cheeks. Lucy is Sam’s girlfriend. After getting caught in a gas station robbery they both end up in prison. A rundown jail that allows the inmates to communicate through holes and air vents. Lucy decides to cooperate with the... [See More]
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Submissions Due: 04/06/2026
SUPPORTING - Male, Female, 18 - 25, any ethnicity. Skater #2. Needs to lock 17 or younger. Young enough to be sent to juvenile detention if crime is committed. Any hairstyle, possibly dyed bleach blonde or any color of that matter be great but not necessary. Skates by the Oil Field. Smokes weed that... [See More]
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Submissions Due: 04/06/2026
SUPPORTING - Male, 35 - 55, White. Richard is the son of Denise Brother who was killed by Samuel Little. Grew up in Texas. Richard lives in the Royal Oaks Mobile Park. Strung out. Possibly smokes, drinks beer, has Guns & Ammo, Motor Trend and Hustler magazines around his mobile home and carries ... [See More]
More Roles For This Project
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Submissions Due: 04/06/2026
SUPPORTING - Male, 60’s - 80’s, Black. Old farmer that finds Baby Sam in the mud and looks in disbelief for Sam mother Bessie. He is concerned for the well-being of the baby and decides to take him in.
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Submissions Due: 04/06/2026
SUPPORTING - Female, 50 - 65, Black. Jean Dorsey (59) slightly overweight with average looks, is the cell mate of Lucy Madero. With the use of the air vent, Jean is able to communicate with Sam Little, who’s in the prison cell below her that Lucy is going to rat him out and testify against him. This... [See More]
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Submissions Due: 04/06/2026
SUPPORTING - Female, 18 - 30, Black. Bessie is Sam Little’s Mother who works as a maid. She had Sam at 19 years old and abandoned him shortly after his birth. Later described by her son as the “Lady of the Night” and “Streetwalker”. Small but very important character in the Film.
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Submissions Due: 04/06/2026
SUPPORTING - Female 35 - 55, White. Ashley Chandler is Owen’s Wife. They have one daughter together named Hayley. Ashley manages the household and emotional health of the family at home while Owen is interrogation Sam Little and is submerged in the details of the violent crimes that haunt him at nig... [See More]
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Submissions Due: 04/06/2026
SUPPORTING - Female, 18 to look younger, Black. Nina (16). Wears a blond gaucho wig. Sam describes her as an angel. She is mentally very slow, has a sweetness about her. Very innocent and naive. She gets easily frustrated and cries and puts herself down as not smart but a few M&M’s change her mo... [See More]
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Submissions Due: 04/06/2026
SUPPORTING - Female, 25 - 45, Hispanic. Lucy Madero (30), possibly sunken cheeks. Lucy is Sam’s girlfriend. After getting caught in a gas station robbery they both end up in prison. A rundown jail that allows the inmates to communicate through holes and air vents. Lucy decides to cooperate with the... [See More]
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Submissions Due: 04/06/2026
SUPPORTING - Male, Female, 18 - 25, any ethnicity. Skater #2. Needs to lock 17 or younger. Young enough to be sent to juvenile detention if crime is committed. Any hairstyle, possibly dyed bleach blonde or any color of that matter be great but not necessary. Skates by the Oil Field. Smokes weed that... [See More]
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Submissions Due: 04/06/2026
SUPPORTING - Male, 35 - 55, White. Richard is the son of Denise Brother who was killed by Samuel Little. Grew up in Texas. Richard lives in the Royal Oaks Mobile Park. Strung out. Possibly smokes, drinks beer, has Guns & Ammo, Motor Trend and Hustler magazines around his mobile home and carries ... [See More]