NAPLES ILLUSTRATED PRESENTS The Reel Deal

In many ways, K.C. Schulberg’s life reads like a screenplay. Here’s the concept: The progeny of a Hollywood dynasty, who’s worked on more than 200 films and television mini-series, falls in love with Naples, Florida, and steers his formidable talents toward advocacy for water conservation and social justice.

In the COLD OPEN, a 5-year-old Schulberg, a self-proclaimed “film brat,” is in buckle shoes and knee socks, waiting for his walk-on role as an extra in Wind Across the Everglades. It’s 1957, and his father, prominent director/producer Stuart Schulberg, and uncle, screenwriter Budd Schulberg, have teamed up to make the eco-themed film, starring Burl Ives and Christopher Plummer, on location in Everglades City.

When the crew wraps for the day, young Schulberg learns how to ride a bike and looks for