The Movie Game Thread

TheOmniWarrior · May 12, 2011

Title- InterDate

Lead Actor- David Spade (?)

Lead Actress- Daffney (?)

Supporting Actor- Jensen Ackles (?)

Supporting Actor- Terry Funk (?)

Supporting Actress- Erica Durance (40,000)

Director - Todd Phillips (175,000)

Genre- Romantic Comedy

Plot- Daniel Anderson(Spade) is a middle-aged man who has never had a girlfriend, so in desperation he joins an internet dating site called InterDate, within the first week, he has a date with Alice Norman(Daffney). When he goes to pick her up for their date, her father, former professional wrestler Ben Norman(wrestling legend Terry Funk) starts attacking him and even lights him on fire after piledriving him. After Alice uses the fire extinguisher she helps Daniel to his car, and apologizes profusely, explaining that because of her dad she has never had a serious boyfriend. Daniel says he still wants to date her, and they go to Denny's with Spade still in the singed clothes. Their dates are going smoothly, two months in, at one point Alice decides to test Daniel, having her best friend Erica(Erica Durance) make out with him. After it happens Daniel immediately tells Daffney, who says he passed the test. At Thanksgiving, Daniel has his brother, Donny(Jensen Ackles) as well as Alice and her father Ben over for thanksgiving. Not liking to see his brother happy, Donny immediately starts hitting on Alice, Ben, taking exception to this young punk hitting on his daughter locks Donny in a sleeperhold and making him pass out. After Ben and Alice leave, Donny wakes up, only for Daniel to ask "What the hell is wrong with you?" and then knock him out with a punch to the face. As the movie progresses, Daniel asks Alice to marry him, to which she agrees. As they are getting married, on Christmas Day, when the Priest asks "If anyone has any reason why these two should not be married speak now or forever hold your peace." Ben walks into the chapel, and just as hes about to say something, Donny does the least selfish thing he has ever done. He spears Ben so the wedding can finish, afterwards, he tells Daniel that the spear was his wedding present.

Location- Texas

Budget- 1,150,000 (Total, that includes production cost and talent fees.)

Duration - 86 Minutes

crayon · May 12, 2011

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="TheLeviticalLawKid3" data-cite="TheLeviticalLawKid3" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="31201" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Supporting Actress- Karl Urban ($15,000)</div></blockquote> Whoah, I know he's not the most manly looking guy about, but that's a bit stiff!

TLLK · May 12, 2011

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="crayon" data-cite="crayon" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="31201" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Whoah, I know he's not the most manly looking guy about, but that's a bit stiff!</div></blockquote> What are you talking about? It says actor! <img alt=";)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/wink.png.686f06e511ee1fbf6bdc7d82f6831e53.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

mad5226 · May 12, 2011

Just a quick update guys Im at work so TheLeviticalLawKid3 will be taking over review duties at least for a few hours

mad5226 · May 12, 2011

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="TheOmniWarrior" data-cite="TheOmniWarrior" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="31201" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I think what it is is were meant to be "starting" studios so it would make sense for us to have to build up from "small" films up to "big" films or blockbusters</div></blockquote> Bingo

hellboy2 · May 12, 2011

Title- The Basterds

Lead Actor- Robin Williams

Lead Actress- Zooey Deschanel

Supporting Actor- Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler, Christoph Waltz, Kevin Bacon

Supporting Actress-none

Director - Uwe Boll

Genre- Comedy, Action, Spoof

Plot- Once upon a time in a **** occupied France, Severals attempts at Hitlers life had been made...all failed, Now War Crazed Veteran Haldoe Rains (Williams) and his nine basterds carve a hole in France, striking fear into the nation, with german born Detective Hans Landrover hot on thier trails

Sophie is an american lady who owns a independant cinema "Le Candlemaker" in France, sick of making no money she has decided she is going to burn it down and get the insurance

The President of France (Bacon) decides he wants to be more down with the people and goes to watch a film, at the local independant cinema which Sophie owns

The Basterds complete with Dinny Donutowich (Sandler) a baseball loving

psycho wth a mother fixation and Hugo Stitches (Buscemi) a prison escaping psycho, who thinks he's Dinnys mother, as they carve through France will Hans Landrover be able to convince them the war is over, that it is in fact 2011, and that they took thier role playing session in the psycho ward a bit too seriously...

When Sophies life connects with The Basterds, will Landrover get to the cinema, before The President burns with it!!!!

Location- France

Budget- 240,000 on actors and director correct me if i've added it wrong, 100, 000 production

Duration - 96 mins

Company name - Better in than out Productions

TheEffect · May 12, 2011

Title- I Want To Crucify Rebecca Black

Lead Actor- Matt Damon ($50,000)

Lead Actress- Rebecca Black ($30,000)

Director - Paul W.S. Anderson ($75,000)

Genre- Comedy Crime

Plot- Following his major success in the Bourne trilogy Damon continues his steallar acting as a rogue agent in this new film, but with a twist.

In this film Matt Damon plays the extremely serious Jason Slaughter who after hearing Rebecca Black's infamous song "Friday" goes on a crime spree to get his wish of ending Rebecca Black's life, while doing it in such a serious way that it becomes comedic.

The film also shows the life of Rebecca Black running from angry mobs and denying calls from Justin Bieber (who isn't shown in the film)

But in the end she learns what it means to write a listenable song, before finally meeting with Jason Slaughter....

Location- New York, USA

Budget- $142,000 = Staff: $55,000 + Production Costs: $87,000

Duration - 1 Hour 35 Minutes

TheEffect Current Bank Balance after this film: $2,783,000 Dollars

mad5226 · May 12, 2011

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="1234" data-cite="1234" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="31201" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Wow, this really kicked off over night. Guess I will join the party. Studio - Ascending Numbers Production Title- Interview: Death-Row Lead Actor- Joseph Gordon-Levitt (40'000) Lead Actress- Natalie Portman (75,000) Supporting Actor- Jim Parsons (45,000) Supporting Actress- N/A Director - Christopher Nolan (200,000) Genre- Psychological Thriller Pitch (Slightly tired, hopefully this makes sense) - The plot centres around an un-named Journalist (Jim Parsons) interviewing a notorious mass-murderer Michael Boothe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt). The scenes between the Journalist & Boothe take place within a police interview room, presumed to be within the prison where Boothe is held, with other scenes taking place in the form of flash-backs triggered by the Journalists questions. Boothe had been recently convicted of the murder of 9 victims, and the attempted murder of Hollywood actress Jade Fincher (Natalie Portman). The un-named journalist has gained exclusive access to interview him. While the scenes between Boothe and the Journalist provide the basis of the film, and provides nessecarry insights into the life of Boothe (along with occasional humor from the Journalist (Parsons)) the main story of the film occurs from flashbacks. These show Boothe's process of stalking & intimidating Jade Fincher, causing fear to take over her life, and builds towards the attack on the Actress (which police manage to stop at just in time). However, while being dragged away, Boothe proclaims that he is not done killing yet. Coming out of the flash-back, the Journalist is seen laying in a pool of his own blood, police sirens are heard in the background, with the door to the interview room wide open, leaving the film on the cliff-hanger of whether Boothe had escaped. The film focuses more on the psychological side of the murderer, rather than focusing on action. Location- Chicago, Illinois Budget- $700'000 ($360'000 Cast/Director - $340'000 Production) Duration - 1 Hour 55 Minutes (115 Mins.)</div></blockquote> Ascending Numbers Production has produced a movie unlike any we've seen so far. Death-Row is a movie that will keep you on the edge of your seat, and just when you think you have it all figured out, it changes the rules on you again. The selection of Jim Parsons was an odd choice for this genre of movie and I found myself laughing at him mannerisms at very in appropriate times. Aside from that though everything seemed to go right for this film, and they can expect some solid numbers at the box office. Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Revenue: 2,500,000 Effects: Psychological Thrillers are on the rise 1234 now has a bank balance of 3,160,000 dollars

Zeel1 · May 12, 2011

Imagi-Nation Productions presents:

Title- Cinemania

Lead Actor- Will Farrell (Maybe $60,000?)

Lead Actress- Betty White ($50,000) Anna Farris ($25,000)

Supporting Actor- John C. Reilly ($40,000)

Director - Adam McKay ($100,000?)

Genre- Comedy

Plot- In the beginning, best friends Will Farrell and John C. Reilly (as themselves) are two famed actors just enjoying their lives - and in Farrell's case, a happy marriage to the admittedly unstable Alicia (Anna Farris), who incidentally HATES movies for some reason - when suddenly they wake up one day in another realm, the realm of Cinema. The realm is inhabited solely by actors, (cameos aplenty~) and in it, movie cliche`s are the law.

The confused duo wander the Hollywood-like streets, and are bore witness to many different movie genres, depending on where they are. In the Action-genre street, they are inexplicably chased by a giant rolling boulder over a pit of snakes. As this is going in the Cinema Realm, Farrell's wife Alicia becomes more and more impatient waiting for him to come home in the real world. (One example of this sees her answering the phone, excitedly thinking it's Will. The second she learns that it's someone else, however, she immediately shoots the phone with a crossbow.) Fed up with it, Alicia storms out, determined to find him herself.

Back in the Cinema Realm, the duo stumble out of the Romantic Comedy room, remarking on how it was somehow both amusing and heartwarming at the same time. So amazed where they, that they didn't notice they had gone into Horror territory, where a masked psycho was stabbing everyone to death. Reilly and Farrell run for their lives, but the psycho magically teleports in front of them and stabs the ever-loving hell out of them. The two scream in terror and agony - before realizing that it actually doesn't hurt a single damned bit.

At this moment, a loud echoing voice comes from the sky yelling "Cut! Print!" And down descends an omnipotent-looking woman. She is known only as The Director, (Betty White) and commends the two for a great performance, noting that she was convinced for a moment that they were truly terrified. It is here that we learn that the danger being real is something that can be turned on and off, and most of the time, it's off - making the place entirely safe. Here, Farrell and Reilly ask her just what the hell is going on, and how they can get back to the real world. At this, the Director panics, pleading for them not to leave.

Turns out, The Director is an exceedingly lonely woman. Despite building the Cinema Realm for all to enjoy, The Director doesn't seem to get much appreciation or have any friends. A nearby stagehand implies that this is because she treats everyone so horribly, which the Director responds to by hitting her with her ringhand. Reilly and Farrell agree that the Director is completely out of her mind, and demand to be returned home. Enraged at this, the Director decides to turn the switch to "real". The duo aren't quite sure what to make of this, until the Psycho stabs Farrell in the shoulder - and as it turns out, this time, it HURTS LIKE A MOTHER. Farrell shoves him away and the duo run like hell away.

After a bit of a chase, the two elude the Psycho and hide in a randomly-placed cabin. Here, all seems calm - until a sudden tear in the realm appears, and on the other side, is Alicia! Apparently, she learned that Farrell had been sucked into the Realm via Verizon Wireless' Family Locator. (Product placement~!) She then tore through to the dimension via sheer force of will. She demands that she be pulled in, but Will tells her not to come in, warning her that it's too dangerous. She responds by grabbing him by the testes - the agonized Farrell desperately tries to pull away, and ends up pulling her into the realm in the process.

Shortly after this, the Psycho finds the three, and chases them across the cabin. Anna wastes little time in making a trap for him on top of the stairs. It works perfectly, ensnaring him on the top of the stairs. Farrell commends her on her ingenuity, and she replies by saying she's been in this situation like four times before. She then very literally turns to the camera and winks at the audience. The trio take this opportunity to unmask the Psycho, revealing... Michael J. Fox?! They ask him why he would try to murder him, and he responds "If you had Parkinson's, you'd understand!" Deciding he's too dangerous to keep alive, Alicia takes out her gun and shoots him in the forehead. Farrell can't help but ponder why she brought a gun to look for him and what she was planning on doing with it, but she tells them there's no time for that. So the trio go on to look for the Director, and force her to send them back home.

After fighting past some of her other cliche'd villains, they reach the Director's lair. Alicia threatens her with her gun, but the Director laughs it off. She tells her that shouldn't dare shoot her, because killing the Director would cause the entire fabric of the movie realm to collapse, as she's the one that gives it continuity and reason. Alicia tells her that she has absolutely no problem with that. She then lets everyone know that years ago, her father was a director himself, until one of his actors got fed up with his torture and abuse, and strangled him to death. From this, she somehow concluded that movies killed her father, and vowed to put an end to that particular media. She proceeds to shoot the Director over and over - reloading twice and continuing to shoot.

With the Director dead, everything seems to go wrong - the walls turning to static. Suddenly, the masked Psycho, thought to be killed off for real, materializes out of the wall behind Alicia, and slits her throat. There is now no continuity at all in the Cinema Realm and it's utter chaos! Farrell grabs Alicia's gun off the floor and shoots the Psycho in the head several times, but he's seemingly unaffected! Reilly tackles and unmasks him, expecting Michael J. Fox - but the Psycho has inexplicably turned into a robot! Realizing that they're screwed, the duo run out into the streets to see all of their fellow actors and actresses rioting, jumping off of buildings, and attacking each other.

The duo run for their lives from the now robotic Psycho, into the Drama-genre street. There, they see Tommy Wiseau pulling his wife up off the edge of a bridge, having convinced her not to kill herself. Woodenly, he tells her how much he loves her and how he will never let her fall. Reilly and Farrell "aw" at this, as the wife rolls her eyes at his 'acting'. This ends abruptly when the robotic Psycho comes up from behind! He charges them. Reilly and Farrell jump out of the way, and he ends up crashing into Wiseau's wife, sending them both plummeting off the bridge. For some reason, they're both now permanently dead.

After giving out the world's longest and driest-ever NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, Wiseau turns to Reilly and Farrell and tells them that he will have his vengeance~! Farrell responds by shooting him in the chest, killing him. They walk away, and try to find a house to protect themselves from the rioters. But when they open the door, Wiseau is standing there. He again vows to get his REVENGE for them killing his wife and him! He again gets shot, and this happens several more times throughout the movie. At this point, the duo think all is hopeless, and that they'll never get home - when the ghost of the Director comes before them.

She tells them that even as a ghost, she has enough power to send them home. But before she can do it, the rioters break into the house and charge the duo. They punch through a window and make their escape, running from the band of rioters who seem to blame them for killing the Director and sending everything into chaos. They get chased up to the top of a clock-tower, where the two see a bomb squad agent (The Rock) working on a ticking time bomb. The agent informs them that the bomb would destroy all of the Cinema Realm - but not to panic, because he'll have it diffused in a matter of seconds.

Just before he can finish, however, a knife is suddenly thrown into his back, killing him. Farrell and Reilly turn to see Tommy Wiseau jumping up and down in victory, shouting "REVENGE!!!". They shoot him one last time, before cursing their luck, wishing they had never gotten into acting in the first place. The clock ticks down to it's final ten seconds, as the barricaded door is about to busted down by the rioters - and in comes the Director's ghost again. She apologizes for getting them into this, telling them that all she ever wanted was a friend. With three seconds left, she sends them back to the real world, narrowly saving them just before the bomb goes off...

...Reilly and Farrell wake up in the middle of the night at the exact same time. They go over what just happened, and wonder if it was all real. In the end, they agree that they'd much prefer to think it was all just a dream. They both vow never to act in a movie again, before going back to sleep.

Location- Hollywood

Budget- $330,000 for cast + $645,000 for production = $975,000 total

Duration - 1 hour, 45 minutes

3k · May 12, 2011

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="mad5226" data-cite="mad5226" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="31201" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Ascending Numbers Production has produced a movie unlike any we've seen so far. Death-Row is a movie that will keep you on the edge of your seat, and just when you think you have it all figured out, it changes the rules on you again. The selection of Jim Parsons was an odd choice for this genre of movie and I found myself laughing at him mannerisms at very in appropriate times. Aside from that though everything seemed to go right for this film, and they can expect some solid numbers at the box office. Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Revenue: 2,500,000 Effects: Psychological Thrillers are on the rise 1234 now has a bank balance of 3,160,000 dollars</div></blockquote> Woot <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />. Didn't know whether Parsons would be a good choice or whether I would get punished for it. Now to work out my next film <img alt=":cool:" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/cool.png.f00d2562b2c1d873a09323753efdb041.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />.

Imarevenant · May 12, 2011

Revenant Productions

Host

Lead Actress – Sandra Bullock

Lead Actor – David Tennant

Supporting Actor – Brad Dourif

Supporting Actor – Timothy Olyphant

Director – Duncan Jones (Moon, Source Code)

Genre – Sci-Fi/Horror

Plot- Set in the future the Kuhlvult Corporation is one of the galaxies largest multi-purpose manufacturing organizations. Specializing in war-time manufacturing the corporation has also expanded into mining operations and domestic manufacturing as well. The company has invested a tremendous amount of time and money in setting up a mining facility on the planet simply known as LN-854, as the large caves located on the planet contain large quantities of one of the galaxies most sought after types of ore.

Each attempt to set up these mining colonies has ended in disaster. The planet is devoid of all but one species of sentient life, small pink and orange caterpillar-like organisms. Although they appear harmless these organisms are parasitic in nature, usually boring into all plant life on the planet. Once attached these “caterpillar” release a toxin which stimulates growth in the plants while they feed off of the plants vital nutrients. This toxin while beneficial in plants appears to cause serious neuropathological problems within human beings, often resulting in violent mood swings, disorientation, and uncontrolled rage. Naturally, the heads of the Kuhlvult Corporation would love to get their hands on these organisms in order to develop what would be a powerful chemical weapon. And so, they have sent in recovery team, headed by corporate stooge John Halloway (Dourif) to “investigate” the facilities disaster and more importantly obtain a live organism for scientific purposes.

Enter, Morena Reynolds (Bullock) a brilliant scientist and researcher for the corporation who hasn’t actually worked in over a year. You see, Reynolds was a single mother, but the loss of her daughter sent her life into a downward spiral. With bereavement time over she has returned to work but elected to take the first assignment that would take her off planet in an attempt to get as far away from home as possible. She along with her close friend and colleague Bill Tomasi (Tennant) and various other members of the recovery team, including the capable head of security Laurence Jackson (Olyphant) believe they are to determine the cause of the outbreaks of violence on LN-854.

Upon arriving on the planet they find the facility in complete destruction, however, there is an outstanding discovery made within the facilities laboratories. Contained within an incubator is a small pink and orange caterpillar. The scientists, led by Reynolds, study the creature and examine the previous occupants findings. Halloway knows it’s only a matter of time before they determine the threat these creatures pose to humans and uncover the real purpose of the recovery mission. In an attempt to subvert the scientists efforts he infects Reynolds with the parasitic caterpillar.

Throughout the rest of the movie we watch Morena Reynolds desent into madness and a murderous rampage, aided by visions of her deceased daughter, and the attempts of Tomasi and Jackson to uncover the corporations true interest in the planet and their escape to expose this truth.

Location – Hollywood, Backlot

Length – 105 mins.

Budget - $500,000 + (whatever the cast and director costs, since they aren't on the list)

BHK1978 · May 12, 2011

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Imarevenant" data-cite="Imarevenant" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="31201" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Revenant Productions Host</div></blockquote> Wait a moment this sounds familiar...

Imarevenant · May 12, 2011

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="BHK1978" data-cite="BHK1978" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="31201" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Wait a moment this sounds familiar...</div></blockquote> lol <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

TLLK · May 12, 2011

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Astil" data-cite="Astil" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="31201" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Astilian Productions presents: Title- Dark as Night and Cold as Hell Lead Actor- Denzel Washington - 75,000 Lead Actress- Supporting Actor- Joseph Gordon-Levitt - 40,000, Jason Schwartzman - 20,000 Supporting Actress- (See above.) Director - Chris Nolan 200,000 Genre- Western Plot- Charismatic train robber and former cityman Dupount Black (Freeman) is looking to retire having just scored his biggest heist yet. He begins living outside of St. Louis in a barn outside the city. While he thinks the barn is abandonded, it belongs to a rich cityman Mr. Mercury (Swartzman) and his lazy farmhand Oscar (Gordon-Levitt). When Black sees Oscar shooting cans off of a fencepost he knows he has some real skill. While Black trains Oscar to take his place as the most charismatic train robber of the west the duo deal with themes of responsibility, freedom and racism. The movie's climax comes when Mr. Mercury finds out about Black and orders him executed, only for Oscar to come in guns blazing. The duo rides off into the sunset, Black unritired and Oscar liberated of his tyrannical boss. Location- Missouri Budget- $615,000 Duration - Opening 20 minutes, Middle 60 minutes, Climax 30 minutes = 1 hour 50 minutes</div></blockquote> Dark as Night and Cold as Hell is the debut film from Astilian Productions, and it surely packs a punch. The company has managed to join the modern Western revolution...this film is riding the coattails of the success of films like True Grit and 3:10 to Yuma. The difference? Those two films were remakes, but this is a completely original story. Denzel Washington's gritty performance as Dupount Black, filled with deadpan humor, is truly Oscar-worthy. Gordon-Levitt's character also shines, masking the so-so performance of Jason Schwartzman and some choppy editing. Bottom Line: Great story, solid action, and memorable scenes make Dark as Night and Cold as Hell a complete indy film success. 4 out of 5 Stars Revenue: $2.6 Million Effects: - All Westerns will be compared to this hit film. - Denzel Washington will now cost $100,000 per movie. - Joseph Gordon-Levitt will now cost $50,000 per movie. Astilian Productions now has $2,985,000.

moon_lit_tears · May 12, 2011

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="BHK1978" data-cite="BHK1978" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="31201" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Wait a moment this sounds familiar...</div></blockquote> He stole it from me. <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

3k · May 12, 2011

Damn you Astil...casting JGL in a better film than the one I cast him in <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/mad.png.69834f23b9a8bf290d98375f56f1c794.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

<img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

Studio- Ascending Number Productions

Title- Rubik's Cube

Lead Actor- Tom Hardy (30,000)

Lead Actress- Eva Longoria (50,000)

Supporting Actor- 50 Cent (20,000)

Supporting Actress- Zooey Deschanel (30,000)

Director- Martin Scorcese (225,000)

Genre- Drama

Plot- The film opens with a close up, black and white shot of a Rubiks cube in a pair of rugged, beat up hands. A narrative opens the film, while the camera remains on the Rubik's cube slowly being solved "Life...Life is a lot like a Rubik's Cube...you know how you want it to be...but your lucky if you ever make it there...you know there are methods you can use to help you, to remove the stress, the confusion...but they never work...and when you finally get it perfect...everything can be ruined by one...twist..."

The film cuts to an Airport, where a couple are walking, slowly trying to find their way out of a swarm of media, and the airport. This couple is revealed to be a superstar pairing consisting of World-Famous Singer Sarah Black (Eva Longoria) & Undefeated Boxing Prodigy Robert Richardson (Tom Hardy). They are in town for Richardsons World Middleweight title shot, against the also undefeated (but-veteran fighter) George Silva (50 Cent) set to happen in one week.

The opening hour of the film focuses on the relationship between singer Black & Boxer Richardson, and more importantly there relationship with the media. While Richardson is understandably pre-occupied with his build up to the fight, and talks to the media about his preperation for the biggest fight of his career, Black uses the opportunity to gain extra publicity for her up-coming album and singles. This is brought to Richardsons attention by obsessive fan Rachel (Zoeey Deschanel), who seems to lurk wherever he goes. He confronts Rachel when it appears she is trying to drive a wedge between him and his girlfriend.

The situation finally gets to him when Silva, at the weigh-in, taunts him about just being the flavor of the month to his girlfriend, leading to Richardson smashing his hotel room up in anger in front of Sarah when she refuses to verbally commit to the relationship.

On the day of the fight Richardson makes his way to the arena alone, although Sarah has promised to show up for the fight. After fighting the for 11 Rounds, just being beat each round on the judges scorecards, Richardson looks to the crowd for support, only to see the seat reserved for Sarah empty. While sat in his corner audio flashbacks play of people telling him that his relationship was a lie, that she wasnt interested in him, etc. As he walks out to begin the final round of the fight, he moves to the centre of the ring, before dropping his guard. The camera quickly turns away to show the reaction of the crowd (opposed to the action in ring), whose expressions and shocked silence as we hear repeated punches, seem to suggest Silva is delivering repeated blows to the defenseless Richardson, and a large gasp is heard after a thud is heard (presumed to be Richardson hitting the canvas unconscious.) The sound of the referee counting fades to the background as the opening monologue replays, with the addition of (E.G carrying on from the end of the opening monologue) "...one week..."

Location- Las Vegas, Nevada

Budget- $1.5 Million ($355'000 Cast/Crew + $1'145'000 Other Expenses)

Duration- 1 Hour 50 Minutes (110 Mins.)

Studio Notes-

-During casting for the critically aclaimed "Interview: Death Row", Tom Hardy was promised a leading role in a future film by the studio, having just missed out on the leading role for the Christopher Nolan directed film.

-50 Cent's casting was largely down to his performance in recent film "If I Just Lay Here".

-The studio went all out on production for the film, including filming of the Hardy/50 Cent fight in-front of the live crowd at the recent Pacquiao vs Mosely fight in the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

3k · May 12, 2011

And just a thought on how to keep the game fresh and interesting in the long run:

-Each real-time week is a new period in game : So for example one real time week could represent 1 or 2 in-game months.

-Each studio is limited to a certain number of films in that time period, (to keep it so we don't end up using pretty much every movie idea too quicklly)

-Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday's are when we can submit our films.

-Fridays (& possible Saturdays) is(are) reviewing day(s)

-And (Saturdays? and) Sundays are awards voting days, maybe something like the top 5 rated movies get entered and we get to vote for our favourite, with the winner recieving some type of reward (probably increased revenue).

-And of course at the end of each in-game year the winners from the individual awards get entered for a film of the year award, which carries an even bigger prize.

As I say just brainstorming ideas to make this a little bit more organised and fun. As it has obviously become very popular so far on this forum.

TheOmniWarrior · May 12, 2011

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="1234" data-cite="1234" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="31201" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>And just a thought on how to keep the game fresh and interesting in the long run: -Each real-time week is a new period in game : So for example one real time week could represent 1 or 2 in-game months. * -Each studio is limited to a certain number of films in that time period, (to keep it so we don't end up using pretty much every movie idea too quicklly) ** -Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday's are when we can submit our films. -Fridays (& possible Saturdays) is(are) reviewing day(s) -And (Saturdays? and) Sundays are awards voting days, maybe something like the top 5 rated movies get entered and we get to vote for our favourite, with the winner recieving some type of reward (probably increased revenue). -And of course at the end of each in-game year the winners from the individual awards get entered for a film of the year award, which carries an even bigger prize. As I say just brainstorming ideas to make this a little bit more organised and fun. As it has obviously become very popular so far on this forum.</div></blockquote> * The one week being one or two months might be a bad thing. As we cant tell any of the actors who debut in the future and within a few REAL months if you take aging into account we'd run out of youngsters **Im all for that rule, but definitely not for the reason listed. Im for it because it prevents power-gaming. I dont really see running out of ideas being a big issue, as that would be fault of the ones lack of creativity

3k · May 12, 2011

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="TheOmniWarrior" data-cite="TheOmniWarrior" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="31201" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>* The one week being one or two months might be a bad thing. As we cant tell any of the actors who debut in the future and within a few REAL months if you take aging into account we'd run out of youngsters **Im all for that rule, but definitely not for the reason listed. Im for it because it prevents power-gaming. I dont really see running out of ideas being a big issue, as that would be fault of the ones lack of creativity</div></blockquote> Fair enough, I didn't really think about ageing. Could just leave it as a generic time period (I just thought a week doesnt seem like a very good in-game time period). And power gaming was another reason I put in the suggestion, just couldn't be bothered to go into detail, so just put one reason down.

Linsolv · May 12, 2011

Title- Haydn

Lead Actor- Steve Buschemi (45,000)

Lead Actress- Natalie Portman (75,000)

Director- David Lynch (115,000)

Genre- Drama?

Plot- Franz Weber (Steve Buschemi) is a wrung-out concert pianist, and despite living relatively well off his family's wealth, he has a deep-set ennui. Portman's character (who remains nameless throughout the film) attends one of his concerts, and he begins to form a friendship with her as the film goes on, and thanks to his new-found friendship his music improves enough to garner him some new-found success.

However, after they have grown to be good friends, she makes a pass at him in fun while they're out having a drink and he finds himself unpleased with the idea, which gnaws at him day and night. Eventually he decides to bid her farewell and the protagonist returns to the way he was before the film began.

Location- US, Boston, maybe?

Budget- ~4.5 million

Duration- 100 Minutes (1 hr. 40 min.)

mad5226 · May 13, 2011

Title- InterDate
Lead Actor- David Spade 50,000
Lead Actress- Daffney 10,000
Supporting Actor- Jensen Ackles 20000
Supporting Actor- Terry Funk 10000
Supporting Actress- Erica Durance (40,000)
Director - Todd Phillips (175,000)
Genre- Romantic Comedy
Plot- Daniel Anderson(Spade) is a middle-aged man who has never had a girlfriend, so in desperation he joins an internet dating site called InterDate, within the first week, he has a date with Alice Norman(Daffney). When he goes to pick her up for their date, her father, former professional wrestler Ben Norman(wrestling legend Terry Funk) starts attacking him and even lights him on fire after piledriving him. After Alice uses the fire extinguisher she helps Daniel to his car, and apologizes profusely, explaining that because of her dad she has never had a serious boyfriend. Daniel says he still wants to date her, and they go to Denny's with Spade still in the singed clothes. Their dates are going smoothly, two months in, at one point Alice decides to test Daniel, having her best friend Erica(Erica Durance) make out with him. After it happens Daniel immediately tells Daffney, who says he passed the test. At Thanksgiving, Daniel has his brother, Donny(Jensen Ackles) as well as Alice and her father Ben over for thanksgiving. Not liking to see his brother happy, Donny immediately starts hitting on Alice, Ben, taking exception to this young punk hitting on his daughter locks Donny in a sleeperhold and making him pass out. After Ben and Alice leave, Donny wakes up, only for Daniel to ask "What the hell is wrong with you?" and then knock him out with a punch to the face. As the movie progresses, Daniel asks Alice to marry him, to which she agrees. As they are getting married, on Christmas Day, when the Priest asks "If anyone has any reason why these two should not be married speak now or forever hold your peace." Ben walks into the chapel, and just as hes about to say something, Donny does the least selfish thing he has ever done. He spears Ben so the wedding can finish, afterwards, he tells Daniel that the spear was his wedding present.
Location- Texas
Budget- 1,150,000 (Total, that includes production cost and talent fees.)
Duration - 86 Minutes

The over the top comedy seems more forced than actually funny. David Spade does a nice job of carrying the cast, but his star presence just isn't big enough to pull this movie out of the gutter. The acting from Daffney was laughable and really brought down the entire movie. I was more focused on her awful acting than I was the actual movie. In the end Inter Date fell flat and left movie goers scratching their heads.

Rating: 1.5 out of 5 Stars

Revenue: 500,000 Dollars

Effects:

Daffney was laughed out of Hollywood and will be unavailable for 3 days.

Comedy movies are grossly overplayed and as a result all Comedies will receive a Revenue decrease of 25%

Burning Pegasus Productions now has a budget of 2,500,000

TheOmniWarrior · May 13, 2011

... yep... definitely glad I decided to make sure I saved the big chunk of my money instead investing everything into that horrible film

Btw, I asked before and didnt receive an answer... are we allowed to buy "movie rights" from pre-existing franchises?

mad5226 · May 13, 2011

... yep... definitely glad I decided to make sure I saved the big chunk of my money instead investing everything into that horrible film

Btw, I asked before and didnt receive an answer... are we allowed to buy "movie rights" from pre-existing franchises?

Sorry must have missed it... for now I will say no, but by the time you're big enough to actually be able to buy it I may change my mind.

mad5226 · May 13, 2011

Title- The Masters Plan
-A Way Out In Left Field Production-

Lead Actor- Zac Efron ($30,000)
Lead Actress- Cameron Diaz ($50,000)
Supporting Actor- Morgan Freeman ($75,000)
Supporting Actor- Karl Urban ($15,000)

Director- John Lee Hanc0ck (The Rookie, The Blind Side) ($75,000)

Genre- Sports Drama

Plot- The mind behind surprise comedy hit The Mark tries a new direction in Way Out In Left Field Productions' second film, The Masters Plan. The wit and subtle humor that made The Mark a box office gem is still flowing out of Left Field, but it takes a backseat to a more serious film about ambition, revenge, self-control, and forgiveness.

Zac Efron (Charlie St. Cloud)stars as TJ Matthews, a young golf prodigy known for his furious 325+ drives off the tee and undying will to make it on the PGA Tour. As Matthews finishes off his collegiate career at Stanford, we learn more and more about that inner fury and drive to succeed inside him.

His mother, played by the great Cameron Diaz (Knight and Day, The Green Hornet), has been training up her son for the ultimate revenge since he could walk. A former exotic dancer with a troubled past, Diaz's character, Molly Matthews, gave birth to then-hotshot rookie, now five-time PGA champion Chris Danielson's (Karl Urban, RED) illegitimate child. Before walking out on Molly and unborn TJ, Danielson told her that she or TJ "would be poor, worthless trash that would never amount to anything".

Molly repeated this to her son throughout his childhood, driving him to one day beat his father at his own game. The pain of Danielson's abandonment and the pressure to defeat him makes TJ hit the ball a country mile, but lose control...on and off the course.

Enter Reggie Jones (Morgan Freeman), a civil rights legend in the game of golf and TJ's new swing coach and caddie. Jones begins the process of controlling TJ's power and character under pressure as they fight for a chance get in the Tour and ultimately, The Masters tournament.

TJ's frustrations make him a terrible student, but Jones sticks with it until he gets the prodigy into the Tour and into the Masters. In Danielson's signature event, TJ shoots up the leaderboard all the way to a Sunday pairing with his hated father.

What followed would be an emotionally-charged fight to the finish, as TJ's former demons come out again at the sight of Danielson. This gripping drama and intense look into raw emotion will have audiences on the edge of their seats to the very last hole at Augusta National.

Location- Various golf courses in US, including Pebble Beach, Pinehurst No. 2, and, of course, Augusta National

Budget- $300,000 (Cast...includes cameos by PGA Tour pros and television personalities) + $800,000 (Production) = $1.1 million

Duration- 2 Hours, 27 Minutes

Unless Way Out In Left Field Productions is trying to promote teen pregnancy this critic finds it hard to believe Cameron Diaz would have a son the age of Zac Efron. Especially when you take the storyline of TJ Matthews being a college kid. The flash back scenes of Molly Matthews, played by Diaz, as an exotic dancer were...stimulating to say the least. In fact that really seemed to be the highlight of the movie, with the rest just looking more like a remake of another mediocre film, Happy Gilmore. Golf enthuses will enjoy the beautiful scenes from Augusta and other courses around the US. A it should be noted that production wise this movie was decent.

Rating: 2.5 out of 5 Star

Revenue: 800,000 Dollars

Effects:

Zac Efron held a press conference after the release stating that he really wants to evolve as an actor. He says he would like to try his hand in a horror film. As a result Zac Efron will work for 10,000 to do a Horror Film.

Way Out In Left Field Productions now has a bank balance of 2,705,000

TLLK · May 13, 2011

Damn you Astil...casting JGL in a better film than the one I cast him in

Studio- Ascending Number Productions

Title- Rubik's Cube
Lead Actor- Tom Hardy (30,000)
Lead Actress- Eva Longoria (50,000)
Supporting Actor- 50 Cent (20,000)
Supporting Actress- Zooey Deschanel (30,000)
Director- Martin Scorcese (225,000)
Genre- Drama

Plot- The film opens with a close up, black and white shot of a Rubiks cube in a pair of rugged, beat up hands. A narrative opens the film, while the camera remains on the Rubik's cube slowly being solved "Life...Life is a lot like a Rubik's Cube...you know how you want it to be...but your lucky if you ever make it there...you know there are methods you can use to help you, to remove the stress, the confusion...but they never work...and when you finally get it perfect...everything can be ruined by one...twist..."

The film cuts to an Airport, where a couple are walking, slowly trying to find their way out of a swarm of media, and the airport. This couple is revealed to be a superstar pairing consisting of World-Famous Singer Sarah Black (Eva Longoria) & Undefeated Boxing Prodigy Robert Richardson (Tom Hardy). They are in town for Richardsons World Middleweight title shot, against the also undefeated (but-veteran fighter) George Silva (50 Cent) set to happen in one week.

The opening hour of the film focuses on the relationship between singer Black & Boxer Richardson, and more importantly there relationship with the media. While Richardson is understandably pre-occupied with his build up to the fight, and talks to the media about his preperation for the biggest fight of his career, Black uses the opportunity to gain extra publicity for her up-coming album and singles. This is brought to Richardsons attention by obsessive fan Rachel (Zoeey Deschanel), who seems to lurk wherever he goes. He confronts Rachel when it appears she is trying to drive a wedge between him and his girlfriend.

The situation finally gets to him when Silva, at the weigh-in, taunts him about just being the flavor of the month to his girlfriend, leading to Richardson smashing his hotel room up in anger in front of Sarah when she refuses to verbally commit to the relationship.

On the day of the fight Richardson makes his way to the arena alone, although Sarah has promised to show up for the fight. After fighting the for 11 Rounds, just being beat each round on the judges scorecards, Richardson looks to the crowd for support, only to see the seat reserved for Sarah empty. While sat in his corner audio flashbacks play of people telling him that his relationship was a lie, that she wasnt interested in him, etc. As he walks out to begin the final round of the fight, he moves to the centre of the ring, before dropping his guard. The camera quickly turns away to show the reaction of the crowd (opposed to the action in ring), whose expressions and shocked silence as we hear repeated punches, seem to suggest Silva is delivering repeated blows to the defenseless Richardson, and a large gasp is heard after a thud is heard (presumed to be Richardson hitting the canvas unconscious.) The sound of the referee counting fades to the background as the opening monologue replays, with the addition of (E.G carrying on from the end of the opening monologue) "...one week..."

Location- Las Vegas, Nevada
Budget- $1.5 Million ($355'000 Cast/Crew + $1'145'000 Other Expenses)
Duration- 1 Hour 50 Minutes (110 Mins.)

Studio Notes-

-During casting for the critically aclaimed "Interview: Death Row", Tom Hardy was promised a leading role in a future film by the studio, having just missed out on the leading role for the Christopher Nolan directed film.

-50 Cent's casting was largely down to his performance in recent film "If I Just Lay Here".

-The studio went all out on production for the film, including filming of the Hardy/50 Cent fight in-front of the live crowd at the recent Pacquiao vs Mosely fight in the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Ascending Number Productions gambled a bit with Rubik's Cube, drawing off of the underground success of a very underrated Interview: Death Row.

It was a knockout punch.

Seriously, one of the best movies we've seen so far this box office year, bar none. Tom Hardy excelled as hotshot boxer Robert Richardson, and Eva Longoria's performance as the selfish girlfriend was perfect. Add that to a delightfully eerie Zooey Deschanel, and you've got a gripping drama on your hands.

The cube itself is used in many flashbacks and transitions in the film, a great move by Ascending Number. The electricity of the crowd and the stinging emotion throughout makes this movie one to watch in theaters. Sorry, but your living room won't be able to match that same intensity in a few months.

The only negative this reviewer can point out in this movie is the action side of things. The actual boxing didn't quite come out as good as the production company might have hoped, but it still is a solid part of the movie.

Bottom Line: Beautiful acting goes hand-in-hand with an emotional story, hiding the average and less-detailed action scenes. Combine that with a chilling ending that will be stuck in your mind for weeks. The first smash hit of the year.

Revenue: $6.8 Million

4.5 out of 5 Stars

Effects:

- The explosive success of this movie will cause it to be the measuring stick against all dramas. Dramas will become more popular, but the ultimate risk/reward. If you can match this success, it will pay off big-time. But the slightest drop down can end up blowing a hole in your bank.

- Tom Hardy now asks for $50,000.

- 50 Cent is taking a few months off from his busy acting career, will be back to making movies a little later on down the road.

- Zooey Deschanel's performance spikes her performance and her salary, which is now $45,000.

- Eva Longoria is HOT, causing every male to watch this movie to melt in their seats. DVD sales will be monumental.

- Great advertising on ESPN and the use of the Pacquiao/Moseley crowd makes sports-related movies get a great increase in popularity.

Ascending Number Productions now has a whopping $8.4 Million in the bank.

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