THE PLAYERS
The real life characters fictionalized in John Henry Peabody's The Reeducation
of a Turd Peddler
and John Graham's biographical magazine article Who Stole Junpero Serra's
Heart in a Jar?
(The Chronicle of the Founder of the California Mission System's Lost Ticker)
are shown below.
The working title of the film is Who Stole Junipero Serra's Heart in a
Jar?
although author and real life archaelogist Peabody is hoping the studio
will stick with the title of his book. "They're a little shy about the
word `turd' being
on the marquee," Peabody remarked. "But you never know.
It just might
be the thing that brings the audience into the theater."
The film should be in theaters
next year.
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John Henry "Hank"
Peabody is the curator of the El Fornio Historical Society. An expert
on Central California Coastal Native American Coprolites, Peabody's
investigation into the theft of Father Serra's heart leads Hank on
a journey into his own life.
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Janet Librado,
the daughter of the legendary town mayor and leader of the Fornay
Indians, is a an environmental lawyer and "cousin" of Hank
Peabody. Janet finds herself in a predicament when she has to sue
the tribe to comply with the Clean Water Act. Along with Hank, she
sets out to find the thief of the heart.
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Sean Heaney is
know around town as "The Pelican Man," as well as a writer
for the local paper, The Daily Breeze. Sean, a friend of curator
Peabody's, has made a living wearing a pelican costume in support
of local events. While Sean sees it only as an act, members of the
local Fornay tribe believe him to be the reincarnation of a legendary
shaman.
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Elihu Targuman
is a semi-homeless sage. Working behind the scenes, Targuman has become
a go-to guy to many people in town when information or sublime deeds
are needed. Targuman's expertise in formulating datura-based hallucinagenic
cocktails is well-known to a particular few.
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READ excerpts from The Reeducation of a Turd
Peddler
READ excerpts from Who Stole Junipero Serra's
Heart in a Jar?
READ OTHER WORK by
JOHN GRAHAM
