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Everyone has seen the phenomenon. Great comedy movies get a sequel years later. Nobody asked for it, there's no heart left in it, there's no reasonable loose ends to tie up. Sometimes it's bad but ignorable, like Anchorman 2. Sometimes it's insultingly awful, like Joe Dirt 2. And occasionally it's a decent enough movie if you let it stand alone, like Evan Almighty.

The point of this topic is to try to make the most of a bad thing. You post, and I'll assign you a comedy movie that hasn't yet gotten this treatment. Your job is then to come up with a basic plot that you think could turn out decent with your dream budget, casting, and director. Maybe include a couple jokes if you're up for it.

If there's a movie you really don't want to do, let me know and I'll skip it for at least a while. I'll try to give you a movie that shares an actor or theme with it though.

Hollywood's getting mad desperate from the writer's strike, isn't it?

DarkChozoGhost posted...

And occasionally it's a decent enough movie if you let it stand alone, like Evan Almighty.

You take that back

DrizztLink posted...

Hollywood's getting mad desperate from the writer's strike, isn't it?

I'll be selling all your ideas to my boss. He's got a studio full of scabs and connections to the big players to supply them with enough movies to outlast the WGA member's retirement savings.

Lol, jk. There's probably a few subreddits that would get much better responses to this kind of prompt, but I'm too lazy to work that out right now. Plus I like to interact with the responses.

DarkBuster22904 posted...

You take that back

This time people actually were asking for it. They wanted to see Morgan Freeman as God again, so they found a way to make that happen without messing with the plot or main characters of the first one.

DarkChozoGhost posted...

This time people actually were asking for it. They wanted to see Morgan Freeman as God again, so they found a way to make that happen without messing with the plot or main characters of the first one.

I dont deny that.

I deny it being anything close to good, mediocre, or even not that bad, whether as a sequel or standalone.

The movie is dogshit.

I, the Evil Math Magician, shall capture all the children and force them to do homework forever!

DrizztLink posted...

Hollywood's getting mad desperate from the writer's strike, isn't it?

Anyway, are you going to play? If so, take a stab at "I Love You, Man."

DarkBuster22904 posted...

I dont deny that.

I deny it being anything close to good, mediocre, or even not that bad, whether as a sequel or standalone.

The movie is dogshit.

Fair enough. I'm certainly not about to argue in support of Evan Almighty. Anyway, can you outline a sequel to "Hall Pass?"

Verdekal posted...

I, the Evil Math Magician, shall capture all the children and force them to do homework forever!

This is a mean one "School of Rock."

DarkChozoGhost posted...

Anyway, are you going to play? If so, take a stab at "I Love You, Man."

It's just Paul Rudd wandering around being Paul Rudd.

Unscripted and hidden camera.

DarkChozoGhost posted...

Anyway, can you outline a sequel to "Hall Pass?"

Hey now, thats not fair, that one was bad to start with!

But fine.

Gary gives the hall pass a whirl.