Going Global

By Jack Sholl

With the globalization of business, American snack maker Boltz Foods is expanding into world markets and a nave American businessman whos never traveled abroad is selected to lead the way. Pursued by a Japanese competitor bent on sabotage, this comic adventure weaves in and out of different time- zones through a Japanese resort, Russian sauna, French restaurant, German barbershop, Westminster Abbey, Spanish bullring and the Tower of Babel. Going Global is a slapstick portrait of a clueless American caught up in a whirlwind of wacky multi-cultural gaffes, who at the end, finds theres no place like home.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Apr 28, 2014
• ISBN: 9781496907783

Jack Sholl

Jack Sholl is a former journalist and national editor with The Associated Press in New York and has worked for newspapers in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia. He is the author of a number of screenplays and other works. He lives in Florida.

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Published by AuthorHouse 05/09/2014

ISBN: 978-1-4969-0780-6 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4969-0779-0 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-4969-0778-3 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2014907643

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FADE IN:

INT. GERMANY—FRANKFURT AIRPORT—DAY

INSERT—DEPARTURE BOARD

Located in the main terminal, updates flights on computer screen.

AIRPLANE PILOTS and STEWARDESSES walk by rolling their luggage bags behind them.

Various nationalities pass by the board: an INDIAN in a turban, a MUSLIM woman in a robe with THREE CHILDREN, STUDENTS with backpacks and skis, two ARMY GENERALS in uniform, a tall BLACK MAN with a giant afro, MOSES carrying the Tabernacle, a BUSINESSMAN with a computer case, a HUSBAND AND WIFE with a CHILD, more BUSINESSMEN and BUSINESSWOMEN all briskly go by as the board changes, updating flight, flight number, destination, gate number, flight time and boarding status.

INSERT—

EXT. CHICAGO—SKYSCRAPER—DAY

PEOPLE on their way to work stream by the CAMERA.

INSERT—LARGE BRASS PLAQUE ON BUILDING READS: BOLTZ FOODS, INC.

INT. BOLTZ BUILDING LOBBY—CONTINUING

CAMERA follows stream of workers through the building’s lobby, which has a display of big photos of various snacks, boxes of crackers, cookies, snack pies, nuts, chips, etc. A statue of a large pretzel is prominently located at one side of lobby.

LOBBY ELEVATOR

EMPLOYEES in business suits and attire, carrying attaché cases, enter the elevator. The elevator door closes.

ELEVATOR NUMBER PANEL

Floor numbers light up as elevator goes to 40th floor.

40TH FLOOR

INSERT—SIGN ON DOOR READS: RESTRICTED ENTRY, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT NON—PRESERVATIVES AND ADDITIVES SECTION

INT. LABORATORY—DAY

SPARKY GRISWALD is at laboratory bench mixing ingredients