The Line Throwers of Riverborn County
Comedy Short - River Lifeguards, County Legends - Trailer
Special thanks to the multitalented Ninjastroni for bringing this trailer to life with music and effects.
In a place where being a lifeguard meant more than just a summer job.
This is The Line Throwers of Riverborn County.
Line Throwers have it all. Admiration, prestige, killer tans. The selection process was as rigorous as Navy SEAL training, only wetter and with less clothes.
To Johnny, being a Line Thrower meant everything. But it wasn’t going to come easy. Especially for someone from his side of the creek.
Head Lifeguard: “You think you could become a Line Thrower just because your granddaddy was? You couldn’t polish a buoy with two hands and a dropped anchor, skink.”
From the creators of Wet Leave Limos and Plight of the Brown Belts, one boy risks everything.
Grace: “I don’t know why it’s even that important to you, Johnny. We need lifeguards right here, in our trailer park pool.”
Johnny: “You don’t get it, Grace. And I don’t know if you ever will.”
Grace: “Johnny, wait.”
This summer the current was about to change. Johnny wasn’t just chasing respect, he was chasing his legacy.
Head Lifeguard: “Again. Again! Clear that channel, plebe.”
Johnny: “I’m trying to prove I’m more than just a skink from the trailer park.”
Wise Old Guy: “That river don’t know your name. It don’t know your bloodline. That river only cares if you can throw.”
Bystander: “Send the line Johnny! That canoe’s driftin!”
Failure wasn’t an option. For this county… there are no second throws.
Wise Old Guy: “Say what you want about where he’s from, that boy’s got river instincts.”
This wasn’t just about lifeguarding anymore.
(Rapid cuts)
Whistles blowing
Everyone watching the current
Johnny dives heroically off a pontoon boat
A kayak flipping in slow motion
An old woman cheers
Head Lifeguard: “So what, he saved him. Still smells like discount sunblock.”
Line Throwers of Riverborn County—coming soon.
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See you soon,
— Ricky C.
*thanks to my neighbor Candy for providing the voiceover for Grace.