"Marty Supreme" — Read The Screenplay by Josh Safdie & Ronald Bronstein
A Hustler. A Hero. A Trainwreck. America Made Him — and He Believes It.
"Marty Supreme" follows Marty Mauser, a 23-year-old table-tennis prodigy, narcissist, sex addict, manipulator, and delusional American dream chaser who believes he is destined to become the face of world ping-pong. Instead, he destroys everything he touches -- love, family, money, reputation -- all with Safdie-grade kinetic mania. From stealing shoes to hustling investors to sleeping with a movie star to melting down at the British Open, the script is a brutal, hilarious, cringe-inducing portrait of a man sprinting toward greatness and self-immolation at the same speed.
A sweaty neon character study about ambition, addiction, ego, and the myth of American exceptionalism, shot with the energy of a panic attack.
"Marty Supreme" — Educator Resources & Study Guide
Writing Chaos You Can’t Look Away From.
"Marty Supreme" is a study in characters who create their own disaster. Every scene escalates because Marty chooses the worst possible option. The screenplay teaches writers how to build tension without plot machinery -- just a protagonist who won’t stop digging. Students can analyze how rhythm, pressure, delusion, and momentum replace traditional structure, making catastrophe feel inevitable.
For young writers, it's a masterclass in Safdie-style propulsion, character-driven escalation, cringe tension, and ego-drama that becomes a horror movie.
Marty Supreme (2025) — Classroom Study
"Marty Supreme" sits in a cinematic lineage with Raging Bull, Uncut Gems, Lenny, and The Wrestler -- stories about men chasing greatness while burning the world around them like kindling. Not about winning -- about why he needs to win so badly he’d rather die than be ordinary. The film feels like a Safdie migraine, but with period Americana, table-tennis nationalism, Jewish family dysfunction, and sexual chaos as fuel. A future cult-classic character meltdown.
- Why flawed protagonists hook us when they’re spiraling.
- The difference between messy character vs messy writing.
- How Safdie pacing creates panic instead of action scenes.
- Addiction as narrative propulsion.
- American exceptionalism as delusion.
- Cringe tension vs empathy tension -- when do we root for him?
- Should art redeem or simply observe?
"Marty Supreme" One Sheet & Script Intel
Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness. A24
| Type | ... |
FYC
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| Version | ... | FinalFYC |
| Date | ... | 02.02.2025 |
| Pages | ... | 167 |
| Genres | ... | Drama Sport Dark |
| Screenplay | ... | Josh Safdie Ronald Bronstein |
| IMDb ID | ... | 32916440 |
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