MASTER DADDY (Action, Comedy, PG)

LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT

Active Development

SYNOPSIS

Successful entrepreneur and Martial Arts Grandmaster Sijo Kalahari Dukes aka “MASTER DADDY (MD),” co creator of the ‘Ma Dukes Healing Hot Sauce’ and founder of the devastating martial arts system known as, Shootokwondo, is a faithful husband, beloved instructor, and at times a ridiculously over-protective father, OBSESSED with protecting the eldest of three children, the phenomenally beautiful and irresistible, Lotus Biscuit (LB), from ending up with the wrong guy. The kind of guy, her ‘playboy’ daddy used to be. Although he promotes her having a ‘ love life,’ secretly; with the help of his loyal students; he’s been sabotaging her relationships since elementary school. Martial Arts is a way of life for this family, everybody is a master of some unique style, even grandma.

As they prepare for the upcoming 10th year anniversary celebration for his company and the birth of “Shootokwondo,” Master Daddy, nervous and knowing well, the family reputation is on the line, turns up the pressure on the staff. This event has to be perfect, and it’s the VP and ‘project manager’ Lotus Biscuit job to make sure it turns out that way.

But “Murphy’s Law” is always in the room. Over worked, under-sexed, and yearning to be free from her father’s ever-watchful eyes, LB storms out of the planning meeting when Master Daddy unfairly blames her for an unexpected setback. Seeking privacy, she checks into a hotel suite, to finish the project in peace. That night, while working on the program, she realizes she left an important folder on her desk. Driving back to the office, her car breaks down. Before she can finish sending an SOS to her daddy, a handsome highway patrolman; who happens to be in the area (secretly sent by her daddy of course) shows up to assist.

On the way to her office, the patrol car gets side swiped and the patrolman ends up in a fight with the drunk driver/gang member and is beaten up. Seeing this, Lotus Biscuit leaps out of the patrol car and whips the drunk-driver’s ass, “Shootokwondo” style, then puts the unconscious deputy into the police car and drives him to the station. When the comatose gang member is awaken by his leader they discover the hotel key Lotus dropped while fighting. Thinking they’ve been targeted by a rival gang, they decide to pay the hotel guest a visit. They end up kidnapping Lotus after finding out she’s connected to somebody rich.

They extract her address then send a couple messengers to what they think is her rich boyfriend’s house to deliver the ransom note. However, they end up at the Duke’s family mansion, the wrong house, especially if you’re trying to deliver a ransom note. After casually inviting the “messengers” inside, the family begins to pummel them with all sorts of techniques and repressed aggression.

After beating, the location to where LB is being held out of the unfortunate messengers, Master Daddy orders his top student, SoWhimpy to protect home-base, and gears up to rescue his precious daughter. However, SoWhimpy, who is secretly in love with Lotus Biscuit, defies the grandmasters orders and follows after him. Hoping to not just rescue the love of his life, but also win the approval of Master Daddy to officially date LB, after having proving himself a worthy hero.

Once Master Daddy gets to the hideout, he takes out multiple gang members with beautifully vicious Shootokwondo techniques. That is until he gets trapped. Fortunately, SoWhimpy shows up just in time and together the Master and his number one student… KICK ASS! Ultimately destroying the kidnappers, punishing their leader and safely returning home with precious Lotus Biscuit. Daddy and daughter embrace. Not even death could have kept him from her.

Thinking, he’s surely won Master Daddy’s approval, SoWhimpy prepares to announce his love for Lotus-Biscuit. But go figure, he gets shooed away by MD at the doorstep as soon as he tries to enter. Days later, the Anniversary celebration kicks off without a hitch. Dazzling martial arts demonstrations are performed by MD’s friends, students and some of todays top Martial Artist, brought in from around the world. Culminating with SoWhimpy's spectacular demonstration of his remarkable talents… AND… a public confession of love for Lotus Biscuit, Made in front of the entire audience and her father … Master Daddy, who ‘calmly flips out,’ shape-shifting from ‘humble Master’ into the ‘Crazy Daddy’ in seconds and begins chasing SoWhimpy around the room, forgetting all decorum and the hundreds of invited guest, who watch in amazing amusement!!!

All is well and the Dukes Family just grew by one.

COMPARABLES

INCREDIBLES: Budget-$92, Worldwide B.O.- $631,442,092
MEET THE PARENTS: Budget-$55M, Worldwide B.O.-$330,444,045
KUNG FU PANADA: Budget-$130M, Worldwide B.O.-$631,744,560