This thread reminds me of a game played briefly on another message board I frequent. The idea is, you change (or add or remove) one letter from the title of a film, and provide a brief synopsis of the new work. Some of them were true genius, so much so that I copied and pasted the thread to myself on email. I have just rediscovered it, so I’m including a few gems here to give you the idea (some my own work, many from other people)
Pie Hard: Big-budget pastry chef disaster flick.
Mingin’ in the Rain: A bunch of Welsh girls spend a summer in Rhyl.
It’s a Wonderful Lift: James Stewart stars in this promotional video for Otis.
Ectopussy: 007 is up to his usual exploits as he hunts down this evil villainess. His only clue to her identity is the green manifestation that is rumoured to emanate from her knickers.
Maxi Driver: A feature-length parody of the classic 70s family car.
Finnegan’s Hake: …whole day roaming Dublin looking for a decent chippie is the story of a man who spent a…
21 Grans: a strangely jumbled arty film in which the lives of an ex-con, a professor, and a host of elderly ladies become intertwined.
Pilates Of The Caribbean: Buccanneers improve their physique through physical and mental conditioning.
Sleeping with the Enema: Julia Roberts with a tube up her arse.
Alpen: Sigourney Weaver finds herself battling against the terror of muesli in outer space.
(Some of these may be a bit Brit-centric)
So… you’ve got the idea… sorry if it’s been done before. Off you go!
Maybe… I never know what is and isn’t Cafe material.
Last in Translation: Fans of Polish literature wait anxiously for the English edition of Piotr Zyzliosky’s latest work.
Shaving Private Ryan: A crack unit of barbers is despatched to France to track down the last remaining bearded member of a family destroyed by war.
Reservoir Dons: A group of perfect strangers, assembled to pull off the perfect crime. Their simple robbery explodes into a bloody ambush, and the ruthless Oxbridge professors realise one of them is a police informer. But which one?
Around the World in 80 Ways: First by car, then by plane, then by pogo stick… A Beautiful Wind: Mother Earth discovers equilibrium. Casper the Friendly _Host: A guy named Casper holds a dinner party. The Named Gun: Man names his rifle. Hilarity ensues.
Sheepless in Seattle: Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan as luckless shepherds in the Pacific Northwest.
The Man Who Would Be Bing Michael Caine and Sean Connery star in this story of a ruthless celebrity lookalike…and I’ll let you decide if it’s Matthew Perry or Bing Crosby!
The Crew: Brandon Lee plays a man who returns from the dead to avenge his and his wife’s murders…and he has a really bad haircut!
Cheech and Chung’s Next Movie: Cheech Marin and Connie Chung get stoned a lot.
Shanghai Moon: Owen Wilson and Jackie Chan star in this drama about the early days of the space program…
Damn, Snooooopy, I don’t know if I can beat that! Here’s what I’ve got:
Tree Amigos - Mexicans in big sombreros chain themselves to trees in order to save the rainforest.
Cold Fountain - The story of the little water cooler that could.
Barman - Our hero uses swizzle sticks to take down his enemies and make the world safe again… but for how long?
Con Hair - Comedy based on the juicy gossip in a prison barbershop.
Master Band Commander - The Far Side of the World - Militant maestro leads his highschool marching band to fame and fortune at an international showdown.
The Sock - Nicholas Cage is called in to save the world from the chemical threat posed by a rancid gym sock.
The Princess Pride: There was once a princess with so much pride that she spent the entire movie walking around telling all the people how wonderful she was. The moviegoers were so bored they got up and left.
Hogma: A Michael Moore Documentary on Bush is trying to end the slaughtering of pigs in the Midwest. It’s all G.W.'s fault! He-Lovely: Those whackie guys from Queer Eye for the Straight Guy go for the silver screen. White _Hicks: The crazy Wayans Brothers take on white trash America. The Germinal: A fresh take on the man in a bubble staring the ever-loved Ashton Kutcher