Coneheads 2: Beyond the Cones
A next-generation family continuation in which Earth, Remulakian history, and the returning Zeplak Protocol collide—forcing a family that learned how to belong here to decide what belonging means when the wider galaxy comes calling.
Controlling Source
Coneheads - 2 Beyond the Cones.pdf
Draft scale: 194 pages.
Phase 3A.1 locked the screenplay as the source for public website development, including the Zeplak Protocol, expanded Remulakian history/culture, and next-generation family architecture.
Public Package
- Title and short logline
- Source-grounded synopsis
- Genre and tone lane
- Approved visual-development art
- Clear rights/authorization boundary
Controlled Review
- Full screenplay PDF only by appropriate request
- Selected pages or treatment as needed
- Revision/source notes retained internally
- No public screenplay download by default
Adaptation Workflow
Existing Spec Script → Novel Development → Novel Canon Lock → Revised Spec Screenplay.
The website is the professional presentation layer, not the canonical screenplay repository. Public language must remain consistent with the controlling source while leaving detailed scene material protected.
Public Script Summary
The sequel begins after the family has become genuinely rooted in Earth life. Human customs are still strange, but now the larger joke is that Earth itself has become so complicated that the Coneheads' literal-minded stability can look almost reasonable. That equilibrium breaks when the Zeplak Protocol resurfaces and forces unresolved Remulakian obligations back into the family’s life. The story widens the world through Remulakian culture and history rather than treating the aliens as a one-joke premise. A next generation inherits two homes, two sets of expectations, and no clean definition of normal. Interstellar procedure, school and work pressures, neighborhood politics, public attention, and family loyalty all become parts of the same question: do they assimilate, retreat, or define a third identity of their own? The intended tone remains warm, absurd and family-forward. The science-fiction machinery supports the comedy; the emotional spine is belonging. The continuation should feel larger than the original without turning into generic space spectacle.
Public Access Boundary
The full screenplay is not published on this website. No screenplay pages, dialogue extracts, scene excerpts, or downloadable script PDF are provided publicly.
Pitch Treatment
A separate public pitch treatment is available here: Pitch Treatment. It presents the premise, story engine, tone, and development direction without reproducing the screenplay.
UNOFFICIAL FAN SCRIPT / WRITING SAMPLE. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the rights holder. Underlying franchise rights remain with their respective owners. Commercial use requires authorization.