ANNOUNCEMENT - CALL FOR PITCHES - MAX AND LAMP FILM PRODUCTION COMPANY LLC

obv. discovering-powers scene is followed by upbeat montage of her using her powers, with sexy/fun results

Suggested soundtrack for montage: "Magical Mystery Tour" covered by (research available powerpop acts, are Click Five still going?)

The movie is set in Los Angeles, a city with a cultural mix of every nationality. The story begins when several people are involved in a multi-car accident. From that point, we are taken back to the day before the crash, seeing the lives of several characters, and the problems each encounters during that day. An LAPD cop is trying to get medical help for his father, but he is having problems with a black HMO clerk who won't give his father permission to see another doctor. He in turn takes out his frustration on a black couple during a traffic stop. A socialite and District Attorney are carjacked at gunpoint by two black teenagers. She takes out her anger on a Mexican locksmith who is changing the door locks to their home. Later that night, the locksmith is again robbed of his dignity by a Persian store-owner. Many of the characters switch from being bad-person-to-hero in ways that may surprise you.

hey kevin? thanks for your "contribution" but maybe you missed this part of the original post:

this is not a joke

But when one of her predictions results in the death of a retired fireman (too heavy? needs to be focus grouped), the city turns against her and she loses her job

suggested alternate career for the dead fireman: dead beloved weatherman? it would also add to the fun with the killer tornado, etc etc

hopefully we can get some big name actors on this project. maybe if none likes the script we can get an action star and a rapper to play 'serious' roles

xxp lol sry :/

Death of local "groundhog" style weather predicting animal?

why not death of weatherman AND groundhog--perfect since movie is set in february... maybe we bump release date up to groundhog's day?

hay max yr a mod now maybe kevin needs a yellow card - just sayin - ill leave that up to u

i like that - preemptive mrkting really get the jump on some of the other vday rom coms - also i think we could work in a couple of scenes with her friends idk who's hot but i was thinking maybe asian. and i like the idea of her mom being played by holly hunter, earthy but straight-shooting and it gives the audience a positive perspective on our heroine even when everyone else is against her

maybe--mom is dead? but we get flashback scenes of her mom giving her advice--or holly hunter voiceovers--moms advice?

i like hot minority friend, but lets make it maya rudolph, i cant think of any asian actresses, sandra oh too old, for examaple

also lets get some local chi-town personalities to cameo--then really do a big chicago mkting push

maybe--mom is dead? but we get flashback scenes of her mom giving her advice--or holly hunter voiceovers--moms advice?

― max, Wednesday, February 4, 2009 10:39 AM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

infer that mom was psychic

q: sexy fireman too obvious? what about--sexy journalist? sexy photographer?

if we can't get mcdreamy on board mcconaughey could do a job, i feel.

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smells like an rdj vehicle to me morbs

i feel like morbs can help the direction of this thread--glad he's here

how about sexy weather related photog--still could be matt mcc

sexy storm chaser?

^^ i like this b/c its like--he believes her b/c hes a tornado expert--but hates her because she killed his grandfather--but then they fall in love

ooooooooooooooooooooooooh yes yes yes--love it

or not his grandfather--maybe his mentor?!

beloved weatherman Dale Rooney?

this might seem like a joke but bear with me because it is serious:

two guys on the internet start a "joke" film production company and are flooded with pitches. however, when they receive a brilliant pitch they actually decide to put the movie into production, launching them into a satirical view of today's hollywood. the brilliant pitch is that they make a movie about two guys on the internet who start a joke film production company and then decide to actually make one of their pitches into a movie, launching them into a satirical view of today's hollywood. you can get various internet "celebrities" to play themselves to appeal to the dorks, and also dip into the "get shorty"/"the player" world of getting celebrities to play self-mocking exaggerated versions of themselves (celebrities love doing this) - like you could get christian bale to freak out and yell at somebody and then wink at the camera.
the movie is called "meta" or, if you want to get edgy, "clusterf*ck."

starring seth rogan and michael cera

"charlie kaufman meets kevin smith" is how id pitch that, good work n/a

remake of Jeanne Dielman, only it's a male record store clerk in Cambridge MA

directed by guy maddin right dr maobius??

hahahaha n/a + max

would watch n/a movie.

ww 09

xxxp: no Lamp, wrong rhythm for Guy; get a mumblecore guy

everything abt n/as pitch offends my personal filmic sensibilities - its pretty much a collection of things i hate in movies - max even evoked kevin smith - but stepping back from my own critical pov i can see that it basically needs to be made - its the mix of formulaic hollywood shit w/cutting edge formulaic internet jokes that makes it - the solipsistic funhouse aspect plays well w/the whole deal too imo

the solipsistic funhouse aspect plays well w/the whole deal too imo

this makes me think david o. russell should be involved. i support this project 100%

no stars, or i won't see it

i could see it being called the 1st movie that "really 'gets' the internet" while the hardcore scoffs - in retrospect the hardcore grudgingly grants approval

bombs at b.o. but scores in home video market--big in france, too

cult classic not best seller

straight to dvd sequels w/none of the original cast/crew

who should cameo?

- c. bale
- screech

Guy that played Uncle Phil

still fightin for HOOS cameo, tbh

main characters have to go to hospital for some reason, go in wrong room, steve jobs is in bed. he takes the oxygen mask off his face and says "you didn't see anything," winks at camera. armed guards usher main characters into hallway, they look at each other and shrug

this is sounding more and more like 'Youtube Movie' a la 'Epic Movie' etc., tbh.

but the first pitch is sound.

a party scene featuring every celebrity who ever released a sex tape - their connection goes completely unacknowledged

they go to a studio and see kevin smith making 'jay and silent bob strike back 2', with kevin biggs and james van der beek reluctantly reprising their roles, and smith counting his money.

who is kevin biggs? idk.

have to have the thing with the young clean celebrity (zac ephron?) shedding his goody-goody image by swearing a lot, doing drugs, hanging out with strippers. this is dumb but unfortunately it is required in these kinds of movies

splicing up eyeballs

im working on film script abt corporate espionage in the pharmaceutical industry

i like yr idea though z_s

hows the script coming Lamp