Post #177210 by midnite on Wed, Aug 3, 2005 11:47 PM

I composed this message yesterday and it took a lot out of me

If you can post on Tiki Central, you can dodge a ball.

Pretty good story, Arty... needs a little tweaking and I think you got something. I got a friend over at CAA that owes me, no gurantees but he's got juice at Miramax and Dreamworks. This is just some back of the napkin stuff, let me know what ya think. I don't know about points, maybe we can work something out on the foreign box, or DVD sales.

All we need is to tighten things up a bit, include a few bright and shiny's to what is already a great story. I love it, really, it's got that raw authenticity to it, but maybe... Ok, I am seeing a car chase from Rosarita, some Federales on the take from a South of the Border drug ring (steroids, keeping it topical). The wife character is pretty good, heart of gold and all, loyal, devoted...yadda yadda. I like her, but can she bring in the tween ticket? Go with me here... Tina, as played by Angelina Jolie, is an international travel journalist under the employ of the Defense Intelligence Agency. She could not be in Mexico on vacation, 'cause she's being held for ransom in Dubai by Islamist terrorists! I hear Tony Shaloub is available.

Ok, with me? Come on, keep up! Now, we have peril, we need to tie it together. Take 'em to the edge, our hero is in bad shape, the good wife is in danger, eeek! Need to wrap it up and give the folks the conclusion they want. This is the feel-good hit of the Summer. We're taking there nine dollars, we gotta give the people that sweet and sugary afterglow of a happy ending.

So, there's a code, maybe a combination to a safe, involved. A password to billions in Swiss accounts, something invloving Washington, the Prez? You're the only one that has it, and the Islamists demand it as ransom for Tina. So, without you, she's doomed. If we can get Morgan Freeman to play your mortally wounded partner or old football coach(Federales shoot-out at the border) that'd be great. I'd like the Olsen twins (see tween ticket above)to play the Cardiologist/Pulmonary specialists who bring our protagonist (that be you) back from the brink. Now healthy and safe, you can travel to Dubai and rescue Tina. I see a big chase scene (ever ride a camel?), a hidden nuclear weapon, a countdown, you know, "conflict". Another wild shoot-out, you swing down from a helicopter and pull Tina out of the burning limo (did I see this movie before?), lob a grenade into the Islamist headquarters(really just a tent, hey, they're Bedouin!).

You and Tina fly off over the Arabia Sea...Vern Troyer is your comic sidekick/helicopter pilot. Close iris to black. Cue the Aerosmith song over the final credits and out takes from your surgery.

Two hundred million domestic, easy.

That's it for now, glad to hear from you and that you're up and about. Stay strong!

midnite

ps I've talked with Leo about the lead role, he's stoked about your story. Too ethnic to play you?