Movie Pitch Challenge

Donald Pleasence, genetically cloned Michael Crichtons, and some movie pitches.We open on two film fans: Dave B and Casey.Mortal enemies who must introduce the audience to this show and compete in a battle of wits.Who will win the day?What will the loser do?And can Donald Pleasence still surprise us all?NOTES:Who Donald Pleasance is.Michael Crichton’s Twitter pageFantastic Voyage TrailerShoney’s 

Chumbawamba, a World War II buddy movie, and some movie pitches.Imagine a world in which the band Chumbawamba never existed. Nuclear war has wiped out humanity.Wise-cracking banana slugs are the dominant species. Sounds awful, right? Luckily, Chumbawamba does exist. And they provide some inspiration for Dave B’s pitch.NOTESAll about Chumbawamba The Power of NowIn the Mouth of Madness — “Everything turns blue”“Budd & Leni,” Longreads

Ancient Greeks, Deadpool Lies & Videotape, and some movie pitches.Imagine two movies that don’t belong in the same universe.Now jam them together.For example, DIE HARD meets WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S.Can you see it? In this one, Dave B and Casey mash several unlikely movies together.“How to write an elevator pitch,” No Film School“The Mutilation of the Herms,” Bryn Mawr Classical Review“Schizopolis,” Wikipedia“His Girl Friday,” Wikipedia”

Sequels, prequels, Peckinpahs, Brian Dennehys, and some movie pitches.The long awaited sequel is here!(Even though this is episode 4. But never mind that.)Your favorite characters are back in an all-new zany adventure, with some lovable new guests joining them along the way.Dave B and Casey make fake sequels to real movies you may not have heard of.NOTES:“F/X is the coolest movie franchise you forgot about,” CHARGE! “Convoy,” WikipediaBuckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League by Ernest Cline

It’s a genre within a genre, and some movie pitches.We open on a movie pitch that soon realizes it’s in a movie about movie pitches. That’s right… Dave B and Casey are going meta.NOTES: Wim Wenders Sets The Record Straight On…‘Hammett’, IndieWireInterview: Charlie Kaufman on Synecdoche, New York, RottenTomatoesUltimate Genre List, StudioBinder You can rent a Blockbuster to sleep in at AirBnB

From the cradle to the grave, and some movie pitches.Fade in on Dave B. and Casey arguing about why those who pronounce the word biopics as “BI-opics” are wrong. Then they pitch some movies about people.NOTES:I Have A Confession To Make About Biopics, Britt SkrabanekWhat is a Biopic & Why Are They Dominating Hollywood?, No Film SchoolThe Curious Case of the Biopic, Film School Rejects

We’re putting together a team of safecrackers, getaway drivers, con artists, and some movie pitches.Dave B and Casey turn to a life of crime… in the movies, of course. This episode is all about the crime genre.NOTES:Criminal Conduct, Season 2Unlocking the Crime and Gangster Genre in Film and TV, No Film SchoolThe 40 Best Movies Based on True Crimes, EsquireThe 25 Best Heist Movies of All Time, VultureIt turns out “Perfection is the enemy of good” is a well-known aphorism, attributed to Voltaire.

A long time ago… in the future… which may or may not be a dystopia… there’s some movie pitches.In space, no one can hear you pitch movies. So Dave B and Casey are using this episode as an opportunity to talk about all things sci-fi.NOTES:George Kennedy scene from Modern RomanceThe 50 Best Sci-Fi Movies Of All Time, EmpireGeorge Orwell’s review of Yevgeny Zamyatin’s We10 Great Movies That Owe a Deep Debt to Philip K. Dick, Popular MechanicsThe American Astronaut, IMDBSuperintelligence by Nic Bostrom, WikipediaMiddle Aged Metalheads podcast“The Farts of Others”, Excerpt from “Easy Riders Raging Bulls”

Dave B and Casey are back with some new movie ideas. And they’re all horrific.This episode is all about the genre we love to scream at. Dave B. and Casey talk about how horror films have shaped their lives. And they tackle the biggest question of them all: Fast zombies or slow zombies? They also pitch two films that fit into two different subgenres of horror, but are both somehow connected to BLACK CHRISTMAS (2019).NOTES:The 9 Most Important Horror Genres Of The Last Century, ScreenRantWill Zombies Be Fast or Slow?, The Zombie Research SocietyVery Important Question: Is ‘Alien’ A Horror Movie?, Medium12 Surprising Facts About Black Christmas, Mental FlossSwitchblade Sisters podcast

In the end, there’s only good ideas and bad ideas. Dave B. and Casey talk about the latter.Starting this podcast was a great idea. Ending it would be a terrible one. So in that spirit, Dave B. and Casey are talking about bad ideas. And how a potentially bad concept can lead to a good one. Then they pitch the worst ideas from their 30-day movie pitch challenge.And while this might be the end of their first season, they’ll be back.“There’s No Such Thing as ‘Bad Movie Ideas,’ Only Stories Poorly Told,” Script Magazine“Rewriting Bad Movies,” John August“Why All Filmmakers Should Make Bad Films,” Filmmaking Stuff