I Think That Title Was Used Already (Game)

Do a TV Guide type summary of the scenario/plot of a possible motion picture … but not the famous one of the same title.

For example:

Ben Hur “Life presents new challenges to the recipient of a female-to-male transsexual.”

Citizen Kane “Behind the scenes documentary of the out-of-the-ring life of a professional wrestler.”

Star Wars “Fictionalized story of intrigue about SDI in the Reagan White House.”

Star Wars : “Urban warfare in Hollywood ! Will your favorite actor survive ?”

Spider Man : “He feeds upon the innocent !”

Star Trek : The Wrath of Khan : “Who will survive ? Captain James T. Kirk, or the time travelling Genghis Khan ?”

Terminator : “Ruthless corporate executive fires people relentlessly.”

Them!: “An historical look at the legends surrounding the Illuminati.”

Spaceballs: “An adult film set on a space station.”

Super Troopers: “Fast-paced sci-fi action-adventure about genetically enhanced soldiers in a postapocalyptic world.”

Memento: “A young woman discovers new meaning in life after finding a keepsake of her recently dead father.”

Reservoir Dogs: “The heartwarming story of the trouble-making but lovable pack of canines who make their home near the town’s water supply.”

psst, mods - cafe society?

Batman - the touching story of a gentle naturalist photographer who studies flying mammals.

Meet The Fockers - A family of airplane engineers design a new aircraft.

Gone in 60 Seconds - The story of Joseph Blatzford, the first Revolutionary Minuteman to die in service.

The Naked Gun - Robert “Triggerman” Jones field strips and reassembles 214 different guns.

Splash - The controversial movie of 1 year old babies taking baths.

The Empire Strikes Back - Julius Ceasar crushes his enemies.

Stripes - A documentary about zebras.

Full Metal Jacket - A look at the development of armor.

Evil Dead : “All about historical war criminals.”

The Ring : “Can Sophie wheedle a marriage proposal from Bill ?”

The Yellow Submarine : “A WW II submarine crew is accused of cowardice.”

Return of the King : “Failed democratic revolutions in history.”

The Big Chill - No, it’s not global warming. It’s a new Ice Age!

Working Girl - She spends 40 hours a week doing data entry and answering phones.

The African Queen - Cleopatra’s life and times.

Men In Black - dull comedy about a funeral home

Die Another Day - sequel to the above

Men In Black II - the eleventh movie in the same series

Se7en - dire comedy about a math teacher with a faulty computer keyboard

Bruce Almighty - patriotic biopic of Robert the Bruce

Jaws - lightweight comedy set in a dentist’s practice

The Fifth Element - Generally tedious documentary about boron and its many uses

Day After Tomorrow - An awkward commedy about the few days before a Rob Hortson’s wedding

The Magnificent Seven - A documnetary about seven ordinary men who have dedicated their lives to helping the poor

Armageddon - An in-depth look at the book of Revelations

Ground Hog Day - A look at the origins of the holiday.

Nice topic - may have to contribute later on. If I recall correctly, I had a similar one, way back when, but also with TV shows…

Ah, here 'tis.

…or a look at a sausage factory.

Lost in Translation: Hard-hitting documentary about tragic deaths caused by poorly written product instruction booklets.
Shine: A bag of rags, a can of Brasso…and a dream.
The Truman Show: 1947 TV pioneers put up with baroque bureaucracy and Cro-Magnon technology while covering the President’s opening address to Congress.
You Can Count On Me: The fascinating history of the abacus.
Zoolander: NASA’s mission to send wild animals to the moon.

Oop, forgot one…

The Thing: A man is walking down the beach one bright and sunny day. He finds a great big wooden box a floatin’ in the bay…

The Shining : A history of jewelry.

**Godzilla ** : All about reptile worship in the Far East.

Dirty Harry : Drama about a boy thrown out of his home because he refuses a bath.

Basic Instict : Tutorial on the fundamentals of human psychology.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre : Due to a badly written law, all chainsaws in Texas are rounded up and destroyed. Hilarity ensues !

Little Shop of Horrors : Romantic comedy involving the relationship between a woman and the owner of a store specializing in horror novels, movies and memorabilia.

The Fellowship of the Ring: Drama about one man’s struggle to climb the ranks of a professional boxing society.

The Passion Of The Christ: An adult film based in first-century Nazareth about carpenter and his various sexual exploits.

Twelve Monkeys: Hilarity is injected into an otherwise dull court case when it is discovered that every juror is actually a monkey!

Finding Nemo: A documentary about the development of Network Mobility technologies.

Apollo 13: The sequel to Apollo 12–even more Greek sun-god hilarity!
or
Apollo 13: Heroic Apollo gathers band of 12 criminals for one last heist.

Schindler’s List: Adventures of a German accountant at a grocery store.

Casablanca: Charting the progess of America’s first Hispanic President!

Mr. Frail helped me come up with these. :slight_smile:

This did well and truly crack me up! :smiley:

Careful, you may be showing your age…

Star Trek: Reality TV show where celebrities race around the world.
Blade Runner: Documentary about razor smuggling.