This totally cracked me up! And sorry Blake my love, I'm gonna run these winners before checking with ya'! The idea was to change ONE letter in the title of a film and then write a logline to fit the new title. I laughed myself SICK with these--some of my favorites are in "bold:"
But now the winners:
those that kept coming back like any catchy pitch as best by our judges. We
decided to note all below as the 10 Honorable Mentions and throw them into a hat from which to draw our three top winners (this will also stop the torch-wielding mob from tarring and feathering moi — always a good move!) The Honorable Mentions and ultimate lucky winners include:
Eric 1368. Into the Mild
- Disillusioned with his life and his materialistic parentsa young man runs away
to live in the city park down the street.
Bradford Richardson 97.
Batmun - A laid-back Rastafarian crime fighter by night. A peacelove and
understanding Reggae superstar by day.
Paul Teolis 74. Lawrence
of Awabia - A sweeping epic about the real life adventures of British Major E.J.
Fudd and his journey throught the desert of Awabia to fight the Turks and unite
the Awab empire.
Killertv 31. Lie Hard —
When terrorists seize the building and take everyone hostage an out-of-town cop
evades capture and must save his ex-wife with his fast talking skills which
ironically led to the divorce in the first place.
David Schults 80. The
Pursuit of Happiness — A lonely miserable cat-loving proofreader sets out to
show the world that the Will Smith box-office smash had a misspelled titleonly
to discover that she completely missed the point of the movie.
Mike K. 833. The Sixth
Tense — A deceased English teacher haunts his former students with new grammar
parts.
Muffin MacGuffin 109.
Annie Hill — A neurotic New Yorker has an ill-fated romance with the daughter of
a British comedian.
And the awards for the
best — by luck of the draw – are:
Third Prize and winner of
a complete set of Save the Cat! books and software: Nicholas Horwood 768. Dial N
For Murder — A dyslexic telephone engineer suspects his wife is plotting to bill
him.
Second Prize and winner
of a spot in an upcoming LA Beats Weekend: Makya McBee 814. Thank You For
Smoting – High-paid lobbyist to God convinces DC to recognize the political
importance of the religious right.
First prize and winner of
a script read and one-hour consultation: Bill Weinberger’s 1389. Dr. So – Only
James Bond can stop a mad scientist who plans to take over the world by
infecting teenagers with exasperating indifference.
Our heartiest and
grateful congratulations to you all!