Replot a work of fiction based entirely on the title

The Twilight Saga

The heroic adventures of a man who is afraid of the dark, but also suffers from photodermatitis, and so must adventure only at dusk.

Fifty Shades of Grey: Drama set at the neighborhood Senior Center. Fifty women come to the ballroom dancing class, but only three men. Which three women will get lucky?

or:

Fifty Shades of Grey: How-to guide for finding just the right touch-up paint for the scratches on your silver car.

I’ll use some of my favorites

Moonstruck- the Moon has broken loose from its orbit and is inching closer to the Earth.

Rear Window-- James Stewart is an ambitious car salesman who is trying to introduce the concept of rear windows to an uncooperative public

Eat, Drink, Man, Woman. Killer Chinese cannibals on the loose in Hong Kong

My Fair Lady: A man meets the woman of his dreams at a state exposition.

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: a pet deer suffers from nasal inflammation.

Star Trek: Reality TV series about Hollywood actors going on a two-week cross country hike.

Blazing Saddles: the events leading up to a huge fire at an equestrian supply warehouse.

True Grit: Documentary about manufacturing high-quality abrasives.

Actually not that far off the mark. Ridley Scott took the title from Alan E. Nourse’s science fiction novel about people who provide illicit medical supplies (like scalpels = blades) to black market doctors in a dystopian future. Scott evidently hated “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep” as a title, and “Bladerunner” sounded infinitely cooler.

You can’t say he stole it – he explicitly thanks Nourse (and William S. Burroughs, who did a scenario based on it) at the end of the credits for Bladerunner.

Nourse’s book is well worth the read, by the way.

Breaking Bad: a frustrated orthopedic surgeon tries to come up with new methods of repairing bones that seem to have been hopelessly fractured. Each week we see yet another case where spiral fractures and compound fractures occurring in improbable situations such as landmines and helicopters crashing into trains full of people lend themselves to not setting properly.

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - This Andy Warhol experimental film, long thought to be lost, chronicles 5 straight days in the life of a Bensonhurst elm. Will pollution cause the leaves to wilt? Stay alert for Andy’s cameo, and bring your pillow!

Gone With the Wind:

Actual: Indomitable Southern belle Scarlett O’Hara schemes and survives the American Civil War and its aftermath.

Re-plotted: Ambitious sport-stacker Scarlett O’Hara finds the open-air observation deck of one of Chicago’s highest towers to be the challenge of a lifetime.

The Hangover - Jane Fonda’s latest exercise video designed to eliminate excess abdominal fat in men.

Ghost Rider: (Originally something about a skeleton flying around on a flaming motorcycle. I only saw an ad or two.) Shane does come back, to save the great-granddaughter and her son from another evil land-owner.

Casablanca: The (mis)adventures of the first Hispanic President of the US after he renames the White House.

The Imitation Game - A young chemist figures out how to make tofu look and taste exactly like venison.

Another Ghost Rider: One of those rednecks from the end of Easy Rider fixes up the bike, and finds himself feeling strange urges to eat those funny mushrooms and ride across America.

The Shawshank Redemption: A perpetual loser, Jerry Shawshank, has pawned his grandfather’s pocket watch. Mom finds out, and is very much not pleased, so Jerry has only a couple of days to get enough money to redeem the watch. Hijinks ensue.

Apollo 13: The scion of a dynasty of boxers, looks forward with much trepidation to his annual bout with the scion of a different dynasty of boxers. This will be the 4th time he’ll have the living shit punched out of him by Rocky 13.

She Wore A Yellow Ribbon: A college sophomore is entranced when he sees a beautiful co-ed at the beach. He spends the rest of the break in search of the cute girl with the yellow ribbon in her hair.

Raiders Of The Lost Ark - Marcus Allen, Tim Brown, and Howie Long go on a search for Noah’s craft.

Game of Thrones - Eccentric builds his own version of Monopoly, using toilets as the game pieces. You’ll never “pass Go” the same way again!

Animal House - Yet another show about hoarders - this time it’s people who collect too many of their favorite pet store denizens.

The Dark Half - A family argument descends into a bloodbath at Thanksgiving dinner when tempers flare over who gets the drumsticks and thigh meat.

The Tommyknockers - Thomas, the world’s first pregnant man, goes shopping for nursing bras.

How Stella Got Her Groove Back - a recording artist fights to have her music released on vinyl.

Marley and Me - A Straight Dope moderator tangles with the wrong goddam poster this time and I REALLY MEAN IT! :smiley:

**Atlas Shrugged ** - A gripping opus detailing the societal decay after bodybuilder Charles Atlas is asked whether Rand McNally is preferable to The Thomas Guide

Stand By Me - A father struggles to get is children properly placed for a photo.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: The long-awaited sequel to Walt Disney Production’s 1960 classic, Pollyanna.