First, I want to thank everyone that submitted a script to the 2005 Duke City Shootout. I know it is hard to create and really appreciate your efforts. I also encourage you to stick to it and try again.

And now...THE 2005 DUKE CITY SHOOTOUT SEMI-FINALISTS:

EL JEFE/SCRIPT JUDGE TONY HILLERMAN
A Day In Heaven by Phillip Gunn
Cowboys And Indians by Patrick Mehaffy
Chili Fever by Chris Walsh
El Desierto by Tantri Wija
Pajaro Malo by Jeffrey Knudsen
The Truth By Walden Matussey by Tim Boughn
The Border Legend by Wendy Wolverton

PECKINPAH/SCRIPT JUDGE PETER FONDA
Sympathy For The Devil by Brad Stoddard
Asylum by Ricardo Marrero
Devoted by David Higgins
Spleen by Gregory Edwards
To Boddah by Tommy Garcia
Sequins Of Events by Rick Kelly
Last Chance by Nick Carr

MIRANDA/SCRIPT JUDGE PHYLLIS DILLER
Elementary by Matt McIntyre
Surreal Estate by Lori Romero
The Regulars by James Clayton
The Good, The Bad, The Sneaky by George Sanders
Do Not Donate by Dorian Frankel
Confessions Of A Reluctant Bra Buyer by Angie Comer
Assassin Emeritus by Kevin Napier

WELLES/SCRIPT JUDGE PHILLIP KAUFMAN
Christmas Spirit by Sam Martinez
Reruns, Cold Turkey & Me by Ed Fowler
Lady Liberty by Azad Jafarian
Trish by Perry Garrett
Infinity by Randy Crowder
Ten Count by Deron Albright
The Door by Buck Reynolds

COPLAND/SCRIPT JUDGE TOM SEBASTIAN
I Am by Doug Arne
In The Pink by Pamela Skjolsvik
Exodus by Barry Hantman
Angels Crossing by Dan Zepeda
Swamped by Patrick O'Connell
Something True by Dan Herrenbruck
Reality Check by Andy Lasseigne III

FELLINI/SCRIPT JUDGE AUGUST COPPOLA
Gunfight: A Love Story by Paul Gitschner
The Web by Richard Deakin
Pirates Of The White Sand by Phillip Seeger
Sand by Al Davidian

O'KEEFE/SCRIPT JUDGE MORGAN FREEMAN
Indiga by Betsy Burke
Tip Of A Lifetime by Tony Boland
The Wish by Tom Bradford
The White Hallway by Michael Tumolillo
Brando's Chocolate Cake by Frank Melcori
No Hell Below by Riccardo Costa
Dark Cloud by Vincent Spano

A hearty congratulations. It is now in the hands of our honorable script judges. Good luck to all of you.