Post by spencer101f on Jul 21, 2008 14:49:03 GMT -5
Some are on the schedule and some aren't. Which of these sound interesting to you and which do you think would do well?
Sawed
-Many students at a high school convince their teacher, Mr. Martin, to let them put on their very first high school musical. Mr. Martin reluctantly agrees. However, Mr. Martin struggles to get the rights to ANY musical, including "My Fair Lady," "Beauty and the Beast," "Caroline, or Change," and "Snoopy." He tells the students and they all seem upset. Then, one kid, named Julie, says they should just make their own musical. Mr. Martin and the rest of the kids think it's a great idea. They all think about what to do and Julie decides to mention something about a musical version of a horror film. They all think that sounds cool. Then, Julie and Mr. Martin simultaneously agree on "Saw." Sure, there will be blood. All the kids begin production on the musical and they all decide to work very hard on it. The night it opens, everything goes wrong.
H.R. Pufnstuf's Big Movie
-H.R. Pufnstuf revolves around a boy named Jimmy who has accidentally found Living Island, a magical place where everything is alive. The Mayor of Living Island is a friendly dragon named H.R. Pufnstuf. Jimmy has been lured to the island with his friend, a talking flute named Freddie, by a magic boat which promises adventures across the sea. The boat is actually owned and controlled by their nemesis, a wicked witch named Wilhelmina W. Witchiepoo who rides on a broomstick-like vehicle called the Vroom Broom. Jimmy is taken in by Pufnstuf, who is able to protect him from Witchiepoo as the cave where he lives is the only place impervious to her magic. Travel with Jimmy as he and Pufnstuf try to stop Wilhelmina from taking over Living Island. Wilhelmina tries to take Freddie the flute and tries to take away all of the color from Living Island, causing an abiotic black and white scheme on the island. If she succeeds, everything on Living Island will die.
Jam For Heath
-This documentary concert is a tribute to Heath Ledger. The film shows clips of some of his biggest movie roles as well as performances from many famous artists and interesting acts that came to say one last goodbye to the great actor who will be greatly missed.
Death to Barney
-This is a dark comedy about Melvin, the guy in the Barney costume, who is allegedly smoking pot during commercial breaks. When the producers find out, they fire Melvin. Then, a new, bootleg version of Barney to Dinosaur, named Dinky the Dinosaur, replaces Melvin and his Barney suit. Upon not being able to get a job because of many seeing this incident on the news, Melvin begs for his job back. When he doesn't get his job back, he tries to sue in court because he claims he wasn't smoking pot. This is the story of all his trials and tribulations upon being fired, trying to get a job, begging and pleading, and everything in between.
College School Musical
-Two college students, Jennifer and Bobby, both turn 21 on the same night. They both meet in a bar and immediately fall in love with each other. As they continue talking, they realize they have a lot in common: they both love to sing. This film is a musical journey chronicling the two lovers, journeying through their classes and even their hearts! All of the friends learn that they are dating and support them both all the way.
Soon after they start dating, Jennifer dies in a car crash because her friend was drunk driving and she didn't realize it when she got in the car with him. Bobby hears the news, breaks down, and cries, then heads off to bed. As he's in bed, he grabs the pillow from under his head, covers his face with it, suffocating himself. He lays in the bed, dead.
His mother discovers him the next day, breaks down, and cries, then heads off to the funeral parlor. She picks out a nice casket for Bobby. Hearing Jennifer died just hours before him, she also picks out a matching casket for Jennifer. Both Jennifer and Barry are buried in the same spot, next to each other, on the same day. Friends and family mourn over the loss of the two young, charismatic, aspiring students.
In the end, Bobby's mother and Jennifer's parents get together, look through pictures of both kids, cry together, and just talk calmly to each other, reliving the happy moments of both of their lives.
Song List:
"Happy Freaking Birthday!" (Bobby's Friends), "Love at First Sight" (Bobby & Jennifer), "Let's Make Love" (Bobby & Jennifer), "Science Club" (Bobby & Science Club), "Wanna Play Some Tennis?" (Jennifer & Tennis Team), "Let's Go Out Tonight" (Jennifer & Tennis Team), "I'll Drive" (Jennifer & Tennis Captain Jim), "Sorry" (Bobby's Friends), "Suicide" (Bobby), "The Funeral" (Bobby's Friends, Jennifer's Friends, Bobby's Family, Jennifer's Family, Others), "A Romeo & Juliet Tale" (Entire Cast)
Rocko's Modern Movie
-Rocko and his friends, Heffer, Philbert, and Spunky, decide to go on a camping trip. We see them pack in very slapstick ways. Shortly after they pack, they load everything into the car and then head off to go camping.
When they arrive, they begin to settle down when they soon realize the Bigheads have also decided to spend a weekend camping there. Rocko, Heffer, and Philbert go inside the tent they set up and talk about how they wanted to get away from these people, not be near them all weekend. They decide to just deal with it and enjoy their vacation to the fullest.
However, they soon realize that won't happen. As annoying as the Bigheads are, they can't help but to bother Rocko and his gang. Bev Bighead asks Rocko to help her scrub in the pond, spend a night in the tent with her, cook dinner with her, and other stuff. Ed Bighead asks both Heffer and Philbert to go hunting for wild game with him. All three try to decline but the Bigheads are so forceful that they just have to say yes.
The film then cuts back and forth between two stories.
RMS Lusitania
-Setting: The German Embassy in Washington; April 22, 1915
"NOTICE: Travelers intending to embark on the Atlantic voyage are reminded that a state of war exists between Germany and her allies and Great Britain and her allies; that the zone of war includes the waters adjacent to the British Isles; that, in accordance with formal notice given by the Imperial German Government, vessels flying the flag of Great Britain, or any of her allies, are liable to destruction in those waters and that the travelers sailing in the war zone on the ships of Great Britain or her allies do so at their own risk." The warning seems to be printed right next to an advertisement for the RMS Lusitania's return voyage.
We then pan to a screen of the RMS Lusitania's depature on the same day.
Hearing an announcement about this warning began to frighten the passengers. However, the 58 year old captain, sailor, and master, named William "Bowler Bill" Turner, tries to calm the passengers by explaining that the ship's speed made it safe from attack by submarine. The RMS Lusitania then steams out of New York at noon, about two hours behind schedule due to a transfer of passengers and crew from the recently requisitioned Cameronia. Shortly thereafter, three German spies are found on board, arrested, and detained below docks. We see two burly men capture the three guys and drag them by their legs to detain them below the docks.
Then, the screen quickly fades to black and a title card reads "RMS Lusitania." Then, the camera abruptly zooms in on an exterior view of the RMS Lusitania. A card reads: "May 7, 1915." This day the RMS Lusitania has a dreadful destruction. This story comes from the point of view of five fairly different passengers and their families who are on board this day, as well as interludes and intermittent stories by a few other passengers.
The first passenger we learn about is H. Montagu Allan's wife, Marguerite. She has two daughters on board with her. H. Montagu Allan donated the Allan Cup for ice hockey supremacy in Canada. However, he is not on the voyage, though his wife tells their daughters about ice hockey. The daughters' names are Anna and Gwendolyn. Gwendolyn is about sixteen years old while Anna is a very young and ripe nine year old. As Marguerite is telling stories to Gwendolyn and Anna, we see Anna becoming rather curious, looking around at the other passengers on the ship, and then whispering funny things to her sister, causing her to laugh. Their mother does not seem to be upset and tells them to continue on with their horseplay. She does not mind. She grabs a knitting needle and yarn and continues to knit something that resembles a scarf in bright blue yarn. Amidst Marguerite’s conversations to her daughters, we learn that they are traveling to meet the daughters’ grandmother in the hospital who almost drowned in a pool the week before when her hip caved in. And they are knitting clothes for her to wear, especially for the winter season.
Marguerite smiles at her daughters and they look up, take notice, and smile back at her. We see that they have a very strong bond and get along well with each other. We can also see the fear in their eyes, hoping that the daughters’ grandmother is okay. They continue knitting and chatting together.
As the camera zooms out on the family, it pans over to a fairly young man with dark hair, a cap, and a large moustache. It is hard to see though, since his face in down as he is doodling in a journal. He closes the journal and we see his name written on it: Oliver P. Bernard. It looks like he is a sketch artist and works for some sort of local newspaper but perhaps not. He does not say anything at this time. Instead, he yawns, looks out the window of the boat, and then closes his eyes, attempting to rest. We know he’s on his way to send some sketches in to a far away newspaper since no local paper would accept his sketches.
The camera then pans over to an older man and a younger woman. They are having a nice conversation and as we hear the young woman say "I love you daddy," we realize it is a father and his daughter. The father gives his daughter a great big hug and the girl cries for joy. The father gets up and goes to the bathroom. While he’s gone, the daughter tells the audience that she has not been hugged in a long time by her dad because he recently physically abused her due to stress at work. She is glad that he gave her a hug and hopes this vacation they are having will ease his stress. They are just going on a nice, relaxing vacation, or at least that is what we assume from what she says. They seem to have some type of old-fashioned playing cards. They seem to be playing a game similar to that of Bridge and perhaps it is Bridge. Shortly after they begin, a man who seems to be selling wine comes up to the father and says hello. The father says hello and introduces him and his daughter to the merchant. We find out that their names are David Alfred Thomas and Margaret, Lady Mackworth. The merchant introduces himself as George Kessler. He tells them that he is also a philanthropist and that he decided to travel here in order to sell more wine because he was not making a big enough living in his own neighborhood. David Alfred Thomas mentions that he is a British MP and his daughter is a British suffragette, still fighting for women's rights. The father buys some wine from the merchant and he continues on selling, next approaching a person who looks to be very rich.
Indeed he is. The merchant recognizes the man to be none other than Alfred Gwynn Vanderbilt, leader of the Vanderbilt family and a sportsman and millionaire. All Vanderbilt wants is to flaunt is money at people and buy very expensive things that most people cannot buy. He’s traveling around the world. The merchant asks if he would like to buy some wine but Vanderbilt does not want any. The merchant sluggishly trods off to sell more wine.
At this time, the screen pans back over to the father and daughter, still playing cards. This time, however, there's a man that is joining them to play a different game. He introduces himself as Edwin W. Friend. He tells them that he is a professor of philosophy at Harvard University and co-founder of the American Society for Physical Research (ASPR). He also mentions that he is like a missionary, per se, traveling around the world, telling people all about the ASPR. The father, David Alfred Thomas, seems to think he remembers meeting Edwing W. Friend before but can't exactly remember where or how. So he just brushes it off and begins to deal out the cards. Friend offers Thomas a cigar and he accepts with great pleasure. Then, shortly after, we see all three laughing and having a great time, bonding on this long voyage.
Again, the camera pans over to a small stage in the boat's lounge. There, we see an actress, named Amelia Herbert, performing for those in the lounge. They seem to recognize her and give her boisterous applause everytime she finishes a scene or number. Soon thereafter, a few people walk into the lounge: Friend, Thomas, and Margaret, Lady Mackworth. They mention that they are tired of playing cards and just want to relax and get some entertainment.
All day, everything seems to be running smoothly with everyone interacting with each other and enjoying themselves. We even see our central characters bonding and getting to know each other. It seems as if Edwind did in fact know David and that David somehow knows both Marguerite and Oliver. They all decide to create an artwork together to pass the time. David and Margaret get some cards while Marguerite, Anna, and Gwendolyn knit a little bit. Oliver makes some sketches and Edwin offers some helpful advice. As a team, they create a wonderfully odd array of arrangements.
Things begin to change around 11:00 AM when the Admirality radios a warning and tells the entire crew and passengers that he thinks submarines would be more likely to keep to the open sea and so the Lusitania would be closer to land. The captain adjusts his coordinates accordingly.
This band of people stick together and say they will try not get separated. However, the audience foreshadows the separation of the group.
The camera then zooms out and we see a small German boat, known as the U-20, about 35-40 miles away from the Lusitania, just at a standstill in the water. The U-20, after sinking three vessels two days before, is now running low on fuel and has only three torpedoes left. At about 30 miles away from the Lusitania, the U-20's captain orders his men to dive and take to their battle stations.
The Lusitania is currently on its way to Queenstown, Ireland from Cape Clear Island, encroaching into fog, slowing speed to eighteen knots, and then slowly crossing in front of the German U-boat. The captain of the German U-boat, Schwieger, tells his men to fire the torpedo and they do.
We see the torpedo strike just forward of the bridge, sending a plume of debris, steel planting, and water upward, knocking Lifeboat #5 off its davits. The RMS Lusitania's wireless operator sends out an immediate SOS and Captain Turner gives orders to abandon ship. Water floods the ship's starboard longitudinal compartments, causing and immediate fifteen degrees starboard list. Turner tries to turn the sip toward the Irish coast in the hope of bleaching her, but to no avail, since the helm does not respond. The torpedo then knocks out the steam lines to the rudder, rendering the controls useless. The ship's propellers continue to drive the ship at eighteen knots, forcing water into her hull.
During all of this, of course, people begin to panic. We get prolonged reactions of some of the major characters, including Anna and Gwendolyn, clinging tightly to their mother, holding knitting needles, and screaming for their lives, and even David Alfred Thomas in tears near his daughter, ashamed of everything he’s done to her, hoping he can someday apologize.
The Lusitania's severe starboard list complicates the launch of lifeboats---those to starboard swing out too far to convieniently step aboard. While it is still possible to board the lifeboats on the port side, lowering them begins to present a problem. The hull plates of the Lusitania are riveted. As the lifeboats are lowered, they drag on the rivets, which threaten to seriously damage the boats before they land in the water. We see many lifeboats overturn while loading or lowering, spilling passengers into the sea, some to their death. In the first lifeboat that is overturned, we see the merchant, the sketch artist, and Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt is adjusting a woman's life vest. However, he loses balance, hits his head on a large rock nearby, falling to his death. Luckily, both the merchant and sketch artist could swim and swam to shore as fast as they possibly could.
Despite Turner's valiant efforts to beach the liner and reduce her speed, the Lusitania no longer answers the helm. There is still panic and disorder on the decks. We see David Alfred Thomas and his daughter, Margaret, running back and forth on the deck, as if pacing steadily. Both see a lifeboat unattached to the boat with no problems. They strap on life vests, jump onto the boat, and row off to shore. There. David Alfred Thomas apologizes to his daughter for beating her due to stress. He says is very sorry and hopes that she forgives him. She does. They hug again.
Schwieger has been observing everything through the U-20's periscope and many minutes later, he drops the periscope and heads out to sea.
Within six minutes, the Lusitania's forecastle begins to go underwater. Her list continues to worsen and approximately ten minutes after the torpedoing, she has slowed down enough to start putting boats in the water. On the port side, people panic and get into boats, even though they are swinging far in from the rails. We see Marguerite and her daughters attempt this task. Marguerite jumps in the boat and says to her daughters, "You can do it. I know you can. Trust me." With those words, Gwendolyn jumps first and completely misses the boat, heading her head on the rail, sliding across the boat, and into the water. She cannot swim and her mother could not rescue her. She tells Anna to jump but Anna is afraid. Her mother tells her everything will be alright. As Anna jumps, the lifeboat moves farther away and Anna grabs onto the lifeboat but her hands begin to slowly slip away. Her mom tries to grab her but it is too late. As she falls into the ocean, she says, "I love you Mama." The mother then jumps into the water to try and rescue her children but it is too late. They have both passed away and the mother must now cope with the loss of her two children. She quickly gets back on the lifeboat before he goes too far away.
All of a sudden, we see Edwin W. Friend in the lifeboat and he offers to try and help Marguerite, as he is a trained swimmer. Turns out, the waters were rough and Friend could not swim very well in the water, so he drowns, leaving a wife five months pregnant behind. Marguerite shows a look of befuddlement and we see one tear stream from her eye. Her throat swells up. She cannot believe this just happened. Still, she tries to calm herself and relax by taking deep breaths but she just can't and she breaks down and cries on the lifeboat. She even thinks to herself that she should sacrifice herself to be with her daughters but she soon realizes that will not solve anything, so she does not commit suicide.
Turner remains on the bridge until the water rushes upward and destroys the sliding door, washing him overboard into the sea. He took the ship's logbook and charts with him. He manages to escape the rapidly sinking Lusitania and find a chair floating in the water which he clings to. He is later pulled unconscious from the water but miraculously survives after spending three hours in the water. During all of this, the ship has travelled about two miles from the time of its torpedoing to its final resting place, leaving a trail of debris and people behind. The camera zooms out at the very tail end of the boat sinking with people in the distance screaming for help or floating, dead, in the water. The screen goes black.
We then see a black screen with writing and words come up that say:
"The Lusitania sank in eighteen minutes."
"It sank eight miles off the Old Head of Kinsale."
"1,198 people died, including almost one hundred children."
"The bodies of many of the victims were buried at either Lusitania's destination, Queenstown, or the church of St. Multose in Kinsale, but many other bodies were never recovered and remain entombed in the wreck."
"Schwieger was condemned in the Allied press as a war criminal. He had survived the war he would have undoubtedly been placed on trial as a war criminal at the Allies' insistence."
"Of the 139 Americans aboard, 128 lost their lives."
"Oliver P. Bernard, the sketch artist, had sketches of the Lusitania's sinking published in the Illustrated London news."
"It is often considered by most historians to be the second most famous civilian passenger liner disaster after the sinking of the Titanic."
"This film is dedicated to those who struggled and suffered through this tumultuous event, whether on or off board."
Credits Roll.
Spoof and the City
-The four girls from Sex and the City come out of the television, due to some electric accident that sets them free. They realize they are not in their safe haven, the television show set, and don’t know what to do. They soon decide to embark on a journey together of this “new land.”
So, they decide where to set off to first: Lovely Nails, Pizza Hut, Blockbuster, or the Kento Mall.
They decide to go to Lovely Nails first because they need to look good after coming out of the television, of course. And they also need to blend in. So, they proceed to get their nails and makeup done. They chat about usual girl stuff and come out looking a whole lot better. After a few laughs and funny moments, they decide they are hungry, so they go to Pizza Hut.
At Pizza Hut, the worker says, “Can I take your frickin’ order?” The girls tell him what they want and then he tells them that they have a five minute wait. They pay and wait. A little while later, he calls them over to get their order. “Hey, you fat lards, come get your dinner!” Hearing this remark, all four women feel offended and they tell him to shove off and they want to speak to the manager. “Hey, Juno, come over here!” he screams. She comes over. “You’re the manager?” Carrie asks. “No, I’m a pregnant Samuel L. Jackson. Of course I’m the manager,” she says. She then tells the four girls that’s the way he acts and she can’t do anything about it.
They take their pizza and decide to go to an apartment near the street. Everyone is singing about the rent and how their not going to pay the rent. They decide this is probably not the best place to stay so they go somewhere else, ending up at some sort of labyrinth, surrounded by fairies and a creature with no eyes. They freak out and continue searching for a place to stay. Eventually, they find a place at the Bates Motel. It’s very cheap and nobody stays there. They eat their pizza. While they’re eating their pizza, they decide they want to watch a movie and make it a “girl’s night in.” So they put their pizza in the refrigerator and head off to the nearest blockbuster. Samantha decides she wants to stay behind so she could watch the room and clean up a bit. No one disagrees.
The other three girls are at Blockbuster and are looking for a good chick flick. The clerk, whose name is Jay, tells them about the movie “Clerks” and how it is such a great flick and that they should watch it. The girls say their in the mood for more of a romantic comedy. He recommends Failure to Launch, starring Sarah Jessica Parker. Carrie, played by Sarah Jessica Parker, thinks it looks like a good movie and all the girls agree. Then, they begin to think Carrie shows an odd resemblance to this Sarah Jessica Parker chick. They shrug it off and continue back to the motel.
Once there, they open the door to the room and Samantha’s lying on the ground---dead. Her hair is wet. They realize she took a shower and she must’ve stabbed in the shower. They soon freak out and then see a guy, dressed as a grandmother, approach them. They then ask what he wants and he says, “I’d like to play a game.” He undresses out of the grandmother outfit and shows himself as Jigsaw. The girls don’t recognize him. He says he’s Jigsaw from the “Saw” movies. They then say he never scared them and that the “Saw” movies were a load of crap. Hearing this, Jigsaw stabs himself and the girls shout for joy. They say simultaneously, “let’s celebrate!” They head off to the Kento Mall.
At the Mall, they don’t know what store to go to first.
These are the stores and restaurants they can choose to go to:
The Umbrella Corporation-A store that sells umbrellas.
Techno Union-A store that sells new technology, such as computers and Ipods.
Trade Federation-A store similar to UPS.
Wayne Enterprises-A store that sells everything “John Wayne.”
Weyland-Yutani-A store that sells everything Manga and Anime.
Maroon Cartoons-A store that sells all kinds of memorabilia and merchandise from cartoon shows.
Offworld-A sotre that sells very whacky items, such as backward clocks and broken antiques.
Big Kahuna Burger-A restaurant that sells burgers. Island theming.
Good Burger-Big Kahuna Burger rival. Sells the best burgers in town.
Wizard Wheezes-A store that sells magic items and prank items.
Spice World-A store that sells all types of spices.
They decide to go to Spice World first to get some ginger and paprika for their pizza. Then, they decide to go to Good Burger for dinner. They then decide to finally go to Maroon Cartoons to pick up a picture of Superman for Carrie’s husband.
At Spice World, they encounter a female worker, Ginger. She tells them about the store and how each person that works at the store chooses a spice name as their name. She chose Ginger. She wanted Paprika because her hair was red but she decided on Ginger since it sounded better. They pick up their spices, thank Ginger, and head off to Good Burger.
At Good Burger, they see two fairly young black men who rap a funny song to them while they wait for their order. It’s called “I’m a Dude” or something like that. The girls figure it is a gimmick to get people to come to the restaurant since they rapped it really loudly. They receive their food, eat it, and talk for a little while. Then, they decide to head to Maroon Cartoons.
While at Maroon Cartoons, they encounter a ride, known as the “Crossover Portal.” They don’t know exactly what the portal does or is but they ask the clerk, a five foot cartoon rabbit, named Roger. He tells them it’s a portal to the unknown. He’s never tried out the ride but people have never complained. He never mentions the fact that people have never returned from the ride. The three girls hand Roger five bucks each to ride the “Crossover Portal.” He hits the button and the ride begins. They shoot through the portal. Moments later, they return to a place resembling a home on “Sex and the City.” The girls look puzzled. Then, they look at the camera and realize they are back inside the television. They realize the portal sends people into the television. That’s how Superman, Peter Griffin, and all the other great characters got into the television. On those shows, they’ve crossed into a portal. That’s how they got there. Realizing this, the three girls look around again, still no sign of Samantha.
Feeling saddened by Samantha’s death, which they soon realize is a reality, they cry and set up a funeral for them, similar to a funeral from “Death at a Funeral.” The preacher is a muppet who says, “Mahna mahna.” They cry and, all of a sudden, we see Justin Timberlake stand up. He shouts, “Oh, cry me a river, why don’t cha?” Then, the Pussycat Dolls appear and say, “Don’t cha wish your girlfriend was hot like me?” Then, Avril Lavigne appears and says, “Hey, I don’t like your girlfriend.” Then, the three girls, again confused, realize two people in the same house are watching two different shows-one is watching Sex and the City while the other is watching the MTV Video Music Awards. The two shows begin to combine in the television world but not in the reality world. That problem resolves itself quickly.
Then, back safe in Carrie’s house, the three girls party it up, because that’s what Samantha would want them to do. As soon as they begin to party, Colonel Pickering comes up to the window of Carrie’s room and begins to sing, “Tonight, girls, you did it, you did it, you did it.” Carrie quickly cuts him off by pushing him out of the window. He abruptly leaves. Carries goes back to the living room and continues to party with Miranda and Charlotte.
They discuss everything that’s happened while they were in the real world. They laugh, joke about it, and have a good time. They are all enjoying themselves and smiling.
Then, right before the credits roll, Porky the Pig comes to a black screen and says, “That’s all folks!”
Credits Roll.
High Beams
-Based on the urban legend, a girl, named Holly, goes to her friend's basketball game one night. Afterward, she says goodbye to her friends, gets in her car, and begins to drive off. Suddenly, she notices that a guy keeps following her, turning on every road she turns on, flashing his high beams. Then, she decides to take a hidden road that nobody goes on. He follows her. Then, she notices that he has a gun in his hand.
She gets home as quickly as possible, runs into her house, and screams for her mom to call the police. When the police arrive, they immediately begin to arrest the guy following her in the truck. As they begin to handcuff him, he says, "You don't want me. You want him." He points to the back of the Holly's car, and the police are shocked at what they see. Crouched behind the driver's seat of Holly's car is a man with a knife.
The guy saw him get in the truck. (He told the police the entire story.) The police thank Holly and the guy, who we find out is identified as Jim in the last few minutes of the film, and head off on their way into the night, with the guy in Holly's car in the back of the police car.
*Note: The guy puts his high beams on whenever the crouched man seemed to get ready to stab Holly. To avoid being seen, the guy would crouch back down. Therefore, Jim saved Holly's life.*
The Spice Girls Reunion Tour in 3-D
-Done exactly like the Hannah Montana concert tour.
The Great Muppet Movie Disaster
-Kermit, Miss Piggy, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Beaker, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo the Great, Janice, Rowlf the Dog, Sam the Eagle, Sweetums, Rizzo the Rat, and all of the Muppets crew are back for another film! This could be considered a loose (and by loose, I mean very loose) sequel to "The Muppet Movie."
The opening sequence begins with "The Muppet Show" theme song. Then, as we zoom out, we see that Kermit is flipping through channels, trying to figure out what to watch and then he stumbles across an Oscars advertisement.
The plot starts when Kermit sees a TV Spot for the Oscars ceremony on TV one night. While he watches the commercial, he says to himself, "Man, I would just love to win an Oscar." Later, he decides to call Miss Piggy and the rest of the gang and ask their opinion. They all think it would be a great idea to act in a movie and send it to the New York Film Festival for public viewing and response.
So they all sit down and decide what they want their film to be about. There are many suggestions, including a suggestion to recreate classic, praised films (If it's praised once, surely it'll be praised again!) and determine which is the best film to show audiences nationwide.
They begin filming hit classics, starting with "Singin' in the Rain." Kermit plays Don Lockwood, Fozzie plays Cosmo, Miss Piggy plays both Lena Lamont and Kathy Seldon, because we all know she wants to be with Kermit as much as possible. Beaker directs it. However, Beaker feels that Miss Piggy is overpowering as both lead female characters and therefore, the film wouldn't bode well with audiences. Kermit suggests trying a different approach and have Janice as Kathy. Miss Piggy complains because she wants to be Kathy and not Lina but Beaker feels Piggy is more suited for Lina. Due to artistic differences, the Muppets decide to embark on another classic endeavor: Titanic.
Surprise, surprise! Kermit is Jack and Miss Piggy is Kate. They begin to spread the word that "Titanic" will be remade and even better than the first one. Soon thereafter, they begin to receive phone calls from the executive producers of the movie and complaints from theater patrons about the new film. Quickly, the Muppets decide to cancel Titanic and try for something else.
They think long and hard about what they can do. They decide to try out "Star Wars," "Casablanca," "The Wizard of Oz," "Psycho," and "Raiders of the Lost Ark." Then, they find out there's a problem with each one of the films.
For "Star Wars," they got the rights to do the film but they cannot use the music and have a limited budget so the effects are awful and the famous score is not played. They decide to scratch that idea. And as for "Casablanca," none of the Muppets had seen the film except for the famous "Here's looking at you, kid" scene, so they strayed away from that idea due to a complete lack of knowledge for that film.
For both "The Wizard of Oz" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark," the Muppets felt that both films, though good, were highly cliched, and though America seems to love "hollywood cliches," they wanted to try something different and stick to a true American film. So, they settled on Psycho. However, they felt that "Psycho" was entirely too mature for the audience they wanted, so they had to toss around more idea. They came up with ideas such as: "Mary Poppins," "The Sound of Music," and trying "Singin' in the Rain" again. However, one problem they didn't realize before with "Singin' in the Rain" was that none of the Muppets could sing well enough to pull off a musical!
After numerous times of trying to film and recreate blockbusters and classic scenes from classic films and everything, they decided to give up, except for Rizzo the Rat. Rizzo the Rat comes up with an idea. "Guys, we DO have a movie!" he says. Everyone seems shocked. They all throw out comments like, "What do you mean?," "Huh?," "What?," and so on. Anyway, Rizzo replies with, "Everything we've filmed, or tried to film at least, could be a great documentary on how hard the movie business can be. We can all say a few things during a montage of movie clips explaining our struggles and difficulties throughout these past few days trying to create a movie." "That's a great idea, Rizzo!" Kermit exclaims. Everyone else agrees. And, of course, Miss Piggy says, "As long as I can be in the movie the most, we can do that." Everyone just laughs it out.
Later that night, Rizzo, Kermit, Dr. Honeydew, and Beaker spend some time in Dr. Honeydew and Beaker's lab on the computer, putting the finishing touches on the film, before the premiere of the film at the New York Film Festival.
The next day, around 7:30 AM, they all decide to go together and send the film in. The sponsors and festival workers accept the film and they tell them it will be played at 11:30 AM that day. They thank the sponsors then go out to breakfast together at Rizzo's restaurant and discuss their angst and anticipation and nerves about how their film will do. Around 10:30 AM, they leave the restaurant and head back to the film festival.
However, there are many people walking to the film festival so it becomes very crowded around town. The Muppets have to find some way to get to the screening before the film starts or their film won’t be shown. So they try to go every which way possible to find an alternate route. They are searching and searching. The time is about 11:00 AM at this point and they must get to the festival in less than fifteen minutes to still be considered for the film festival. Suddenly, they see a detour sign. Nobody knows where it leads but they decide to risk it. It turns out that it was a secret detour that led straight to the film festival’s box office. They pulled in around 11:10 AM and heading straight for the theater with their identification. They walk up to the usher and he greets them with a smile.
They are given their screening passes at the door and led in to VIP seats for the makers of each movie. By the time this is all said and done, the time is now 11:30 AM. The Muppets wait in angst for the film to start. After Kermit introduces the film, the Muppets (and the rest of the festival's audience) is now finally viewing the entire movie for the very first time. Entitled "An Artist's Struggle," the film receives numerous laughs and "awws" and minimal chatter during the entirety of the film.
After the film ends, the ENTIRE audience gives them a standing ovation. They go on stage for the question and answer session and people ask how they came up with the idea. Kermit tells Rizzo to take the podium and Rizzo explains it. There are no further questions after that one, just comments, like, "Great job!" and "That movie rocked!" and stuff like that.
After the question and answer session, the audience leaves and the Muppets follow soon after. They all go back to Kermit's house to celebrate. Later that night, they receive a phone call. "Hello?" Kermit asks. Kermit makes the normal chattering noises such as "mhmm" and "yes, of course" and "uh huh" and stuff like that. "Thank you," Kermit says. He hangs up. "Guys, that was one of the sponsors from the film festival. He said our film was picked up for a theatrical release next year in limited release in New York and Los Angeles." They all cheer. "And he said that if it does well, it will expand to a wider release!" Everyone, including Miss Piggy and Kermit, cheer and continue celebrating. A few moments later, Miss Piggy turns to Kermit and says, "Kermie, you know the film would've have done as well without me." Kermit sighs, then smiles. Kermit sarcastically replies (unbeknownst to Piggy), "Yes, I know that." They all continue to celebrate.
Credits Roll. During the credits, other parts of the film not shown in the actual “Muppet movie.”
After the credits, there's a scene.
The sponsor calls up Kermit and tells him that the film, playing in New York and Los Angeles only, has grossed over $750,000 in one week, in just two theaters and will be scheduled for a wide release in over 3,000 theaters in the coming weeks. Kermit says "thank you" and hangs up. Then, he faints from the good news. He wakes up just a few seconds later and calls Rizzo, Miss Piggy, and everyone else and tells them the good news.
The end.
Zodiac: An Enigma
-We zoom in on an isolated, stark, rather dark interrogation room. A title card reads “1972.” We see a cop asking questions and a man, who we found out is named Arthur Leigh Allen, answering the questions. Suddenly, the cop asks a rather strange question. "Are you the Zodiac Killer?" he asks. Allen responds by saying, "If I was, I wouldn't tell you." The camera zooms in on his face, then quickly cuts away to the zodiac symbol: [CLICK HERE]. Then, the title credits begin to appear: TITLE OF MOVIE HERE. Then, the actors are all listed.
Then, we hear a deep male voice narrating facts about the Zodiac Killer as they appear on screen:
The Zodiac Killer operated in Northern California in the late 1960s.
The letters he sent to the press included cryptograms.
Three have yet to be solved.
In April 2004, the San Francisco Police Department marked the case inactive.
In March 2007, it was reopened.
The screen goes completely black and the film becomes silent.
A title card reads: "San Francisco, December 1968."
Then, we see a muted television scream of a girl being slashed by a villain in some scary movie that's playing on the television. Then, a hand grabs the remote and turns off the television. We see a young girl, about 16 begin to take off her clothes. Soon after, we see a young man, about 17, strip into his boxers and they proceed to lay on the couch together.
A few moments later, we hear the first spoken lines of this scene. The boyfriend speaks. "Hey, do we have any milk?" The girlfriend replies, "No." "Damn, I really want some. I'm going to go to the store." "Can I come with you?" the girlfriends asks. "I don't see why not," he states. So, they put their clothes back on and head out to their car. They drive off to the store.
Then, they arrive at the store. The boyfriend and the girlfriend, who we seen find out are named Betty and David, head directly to the dairy section and grab 2% fat milk. Then, they grab a few other items, such as bananas, bandages, and some water bottles. They proceed to the checkout line, pay, and head to David's car. They get in David's car, put their seatbelts on. David then turns the keys in the ignition and they drive off. They drive out onto the highway. The time at this point is very late, perhaps around midnight. As David begins to turn and drive off they highway, they hear a loud noise. David stops the car. Betty leans over to him and tells him not to get out. "I'll be right back," he says. "Please, don't go. I'm begging you." Betty seems terrified. So, David, rather torn between emotions, decides to listen to Betty. They stay in the car for a few minutes. After a while, they hear no noise and continue traveling.
A few moments later, they see a car following them. They think nothing of it and David continues driving. As David drives faster, the car drives faster. As he slows down, the car behind Betty and David slow down. They are now just inside the city limits of Benicia on Herman Road.
Then, suddenly, at a red light, as David and Betty are stopped, the car behind them plows their car and they go flying forward, though not too far, since they have their seatbelts on. They become a bit banged up but nothing too serious.
They get out of the car to see what was going on. They go up to the car behind them but nobody was there. "Hmm, that's strange," David says. "Let me get phone out of the car. We'll have the cops come and figure it out." David proceeds to the car to grab the phone. As he does this, Betty, frightened, follows him.
David gets to the car, and as he gets there, he stops dead in his tracks. He turns to Betty and says, "We have a problem. My phone's gone." Betty screams and begins to freak out. "Shh," David says, trying to calm Betty down, "we need to stay calm." Then, suddenly, the hear the same noise they heard when they were outside of the city limits. "Oh, sh!t," David screams, "get in the car and get under that blanket over there." "Why?" asks Betty nervously. "Just do it," David says. She gets under the blanket. A few seconds later, Betty is under the blanket.
Soon after, we hear a "squish" sound. Betty, breathing heavily, slowly lifts herself from under the blanket and looks out. She screams then cups her hand over her mouth. There's blood spread all over the window. She gets outside to see what happens. The minute she steps outside, someone grabs her around the neck. She screams and jabs this guy in the stomach with her elbow. He gets knocked off and she begins to run. He recovers from the hit quickly and swiftly runs after her. He catches up to her, grabs her firmly, then proceeds to stab her in the stomach four times. He drops her hard. Her head busts open and she is instantly dead.
The man looks at the screen. He has a black cape on, though we can't see his face.
Their bodies are found just minutes later in this film by a woman named Stella. She alerted two police officers who immediately came to the scene of the crime. They investigate for a little while then conclude that no leads can be found so they drive off and the screen goes black.
Then lights come back up on the interrogation room from the beginning of the movie, only this time a title card reads “2003.” A new cop is in the room and a new suspect is being interrogated. "What were you doing traveling late last night, Mr. Mentzer?" We see a man, scantily-clad dressed man, who has a nametag that says "William Mentzer." He replies to the police's question by saying, "I was just trying to get home." The cop then asks him, "Are you the Zodiac Killer?" He responds by saying, "The last time I checked, I wasn't, but who knows? The Zodiac Killer is very mysterious. Hell, you could even be the Zodiac Killer. Are you?" The cop sternly looks at the man, as if receiving contradicting answers that lead to no evident struggle or any evidence. The camera zooms out.
We then pan to a title card that reads "Independence Day, 1969. Blue Rock Springs Golf Course." We see two people in a car, one male and one female. We learn that their names are Darlene and Michael, and the car is Darlene’s. While they sat in the car, another car drove up behind them and parked in the spot adjacent to theirs. The person in the car drove away almost immediately, then returned approximately ten minutes later (elapsed time) and parked behind them. The driver got out then approached the passenger side door. In his hands, he was carrying a flashlight and a nine milimeter handgun. He went up to both Darlene and Michael and shone the light in their eyes to blind them, then shot both of them multiple times and returned to his car. When Michael moaned in pain, the driver returned, shot them both again, then drove off.
The screen goes black. We then zoom back to the desolate and bare interrogation room. The same cop is in the room, still questioning Mentzer. “Now,” the cop says, “I’m going to ask you one more time. Are you the Zodiac Killer?” Mentzer replies, “I am not the Zodiac Killer. I am not some crazed killer but I think I know who he is.” “Okay,” the cop says, “then who is he?” Mentzer replies, “I know he is a serial killer.” This reponse gave the cop some more evidence that could trace Mentzer as the Zodiac Killer. First off, the monotone and slow speech pattern with a light drawl that Mentzer speaks in is exactly like that of the Zodiac Killer’s. Of course, his rather mocking answer opens up some issues with the Zodiac Killer’s “taunting” letters to the police. The cop then asks, “What do you think about the police?” Mentzer’s response was short and simple: “It was always fun to f^(k with them.” He smirks. The cop does not notice Mentzer’s smirk. As the cop begins writing, the camera elapses time and pans back to 1972 where Leigh Allen is being interrogated.
“Now, then, Mr. Allen, do you have anything else to add?” the cop asked. “Sure, I do,” Leigh Allen states. He begins to explain why he should not be held responsible or charge as the Zodiac Killer because he did not do it. The cop doesn’t believe him but continues on with his daily life. We then pan back to Mentzer, struggling to say something to the cop, who believes he is the Zodiac Killer. He finally mutters something we can barely make out. “I have a confession.” He begins. “I can’t be the Zodiac Killer because I was making rivets at the time. I always have a bayonet with me. I used it upon my arrival in Vietnam.” The cop stopped writing and looked at Mentzer. The cop then though to himself, “The Zodiac Killer once used a bayonet with rivets on it to murder someone. This could be a sign.” Nevertheless, he continues to interrogate Mentzer. As he’s talking, Mentzer mentions “Vietnam” several more times and we then cut to a scene of him in Vietnam using his mastery of skills with bayonets and in demolition and explosives. We then pan back to the interrogation room and he tells the cop that he used to drive a school bus. He also mentions that he was skilled in demolition and explosives. The cop then asked, “Are you aware that the Zodiac Killer once drew a diagram of a bomb and threatened to blow up a school bus?” “No, I wasn’t aware,” Mentzer answers. The cop seems just puzzled as we cut to a new scene.
The title card reads “March 22, 1970.” A young girl, who we later found out is named Kathleen Jones, is riding in a car with a stranger, after hitchhiking, from the backroads between Stockton and Patterson for about three hours. Soon enough, she escapes, with her infant daughter, from the car and travels to the police station. Upon seeing a wanted poster of the Zodiac Killer, she points to the suspect in question in a jury line-up. The person she points to is none other than Arthur Leigh Allen.
The film then cuts back to Allen’s interrogation room. “Now, I must ask,” the cops begins, “did you know that a lady named Kathleen Jones identified you as the Zodiac Killer a couple of years ago?” Arthur Leigh Allen replies by saying, “Yes, I did.” The cop says, “Anything you want to add?” Leigh Allen’s reply was simply, “No.” As he’s asking more questions to Leigh Allen, both of their voices begin to fade as the film cuts to the next scene, which reads: “2003.”
Mentzer is once again in question and this time he seems a little agitated. He admits that he was arrested for the murder of a prostitue and a New York director some years ago. The cop asks, “You shot Mincher (the prostitute) in the head seven times?” Mentzer, again mockingly, replies, “No, I think it was eight.” The cop begins to suspect Mentzer as the Zodiac Killer because of his attitudes and gestures. He also asks about the death of Radin (the New York director) and Mentzer tells him that he was shot about twenty times and that he put explosives in Radin’s mouth and lit them on fire and blew off his face. While he’s describing this, we see Mincher get shot and Radin’s explosive incident. The cop seems to remember something about the Zodiac Killer knowing how to use explosives, and that furthers his so-called evidence that Mentzer is, in fact, the Zodiac Killer.
The film quickly cuts to a black and white segment with the title card, “August 8, 1969.” We see two rather old, perhaps in their 60s, people, also perhaps a wife and husband, reading the morning paper and doing the crossword. They then see one of the Zodiac Killer’s cryptograms and try to solve it. Eventually that day, the 408-symbol cryptogram was solved and they turn it in to the police. Unfortunately, no name is found and no leads are available with this solved cryptogram.
The film then cuts back to color and back to Leigh Allen’s interrogation room, only this time it is 1991. The cop says, “this is the second time you’ve been suspected for these crimes. This time, we’re going to test for DNA.” We see Leigh Allen going through many fingerprintings, handwriting tests, and everything else. Still, the cop finds it strange that nothing matches the Zodiac Killer’s DNA or handwriting. He finds it odd, claiming that Leigh Allen is the Zodiac Killer, though records show he’s not. He says, “Hmm.” The camera then pans back to Mentzer in the 2003 room.
The cop there asks him one more question, “Are you aware that the killings of the Zodiac Killer occurred during your period from Vietnam to California?” “Yes, I am,” Mentzer said. “It’s just a coincidence…I think.” He smirks. The cop notices the smirk this time and begins to wonder what is going on.
The camera then cuts to Leigh Allen and Mentzer’s interrogation rooms juxtaposed, with the years 1991 and 2003 on each frame, respectively. We hear both cops murmur at the same time, though we can’t quite make out what they are saying. Then, we hear Allen and Mentzer, simultaneously, say “I am not the Zodiac Killer.” They both smirk at the same time.
Credits Roll.
Sawed
-Many students at a high school convince their teacher, Mr. Martin, to let them put on their very first high school musical. Mr. Martin reluctantly agrees. However, Mr. Martin struggles to get the rights to ANY musical, including "My Fair Lady," "Beauty and the Beast," "Caroline, or Change," and "Snoopy." He tells the students and they all seem upset. Then, one kid, named Julie, says they should just make their own musical. Mr. Martin and the rest of the kids think it's a great idea. They all think about what to do and Julie decides to mention something about a musical version of a horror film. They all think that sounds cool. Then, Julie and Mr. Martin simultaneously agree on "Saw." Sure, there will be blood. All the kids begin production on the musical and they all decide to work very hard on it. The night it opens, everything goes wrong.
H.R. Pufnstuf's Big Movie
-H.R. Pufnstuf revolves around a boy named Jimmy who has accidentally found Living Island, a magical place where everything is alive. The Mayor of Living Island is a friendly dragon named H.R. Pufnstuf. Jimmy has been lured to the island with his friend, a talking flute named Freddie, by a magic boat which promises adventures across the sea. The boat is actually owned and controlled by their nemesis, a wicked witch named Wilhelmina W. Witchiepoo who rides on a broomstick-like vehicle called the Vroom Broom. Jimmy is taken in by Pufnstuf, who is able to protect him from Witchiepoo as the cave where he lives is the only place impervious to her magic. Travel with Jimmy as he and Pufnstuf try to stop Wilhelmina from taking over Living Island. Wilhelmina tries to take Freddie the flute and tries to take away all of the color from Living Island, causing an abiotic black and white scheme on the island. If she succeeds, everything on Living Island will die.
Jam For Heath
-This documentary concert is a tribute to Heath Ledger. The film shows clips of some of his biggest movie roles as well as performances from many famous artists and interesting acts that came to say one last goodbye to the great actor who will be greatly missed.
Death to Barney
-This is a dark comedy about Melvin, the guy in the Barney costume, who is allegedly smoking pot during commercial breaks. When the producers find out, they fire Melvin. Then, a new, bootleg version of Barney to Dinosaur, named Dinky the Dinosaur, replaces Melvin and his Barney suit. Upon not being able to get a job because of many seeing this incident on the news, Melvin begs for his job back. When he doesn't get his job back, he tries to sue in court because he claims he wasn't smoking pot. This is the story of all his trials and tribulations upon being fired, trying to get a job, begging and pleading, and everything in between.
College School Musical
-Two college students, Jennifer and Bobby, both turn 21 on the same night. They both meet in a bar and immediately fall in love with each other. As they continue talking, they realize they have a lot in common: they both love to sing. This film is a musical journey chronicling the two lovers, journeying through their classes and even their hearts! All of the friends learn that they are dating and support them both all the way.
Soon after they start dating, Jennifer dies in a car crash because her friend was drunk driving and she didn't realize it when she got in the car with him. Bobby hears the news, breaks down, and cries, then heads off to bed. As he's in bed, he grabs the pillow from under his head, covers his face with it, suffocating himself. He lays in the bed, dead.
His mother discovers him the next day, breaks down, and cries, then heads off to the funeral parlor. She picks out a nice casket for Bobby. Hearing Jennifer died just hours before him, she also picks out a matching casket for Jennifer. Both Jennifer and Barry are buried in the same spot, next to each other, on the same day. Friends and family mourn over the loss of the two young, charismatic, aspiring students.
In the end, Bobby's mother and Jennifer's parents get together, look through pictures of both kids, cry together, and just talk calmly to each other, reliving the happy moments of both of their lives.
Song List:
"Happy Freaking Birthday!" (Bobby's Friends), "Love at First Sight" (Bobby & Jennifer), "Let's Make Love" (Bobby & Jennifer), "Science Club" (Bobby & Science Club), "Wanna Play Some Tennis?" (Jennifer & Tennis Team), "Let's Go Out Tonight" (Jennifer & Tennis Team), "I'll Drive" (Jennifer & Tennis Captain Jim), "Sorry" (Bobby's Friends), "Suicide" (Bobby), "The Funeral" (Bobby's Friends, Jennifer's Friends, Bobby's Family, Jennifer's Family, Others), "A Romeo & Juliet Tale" (Entire Cast)
Rocko's Modern Movie
-Rocko and his friends, Heffer, Philbert, and Spunky, decide to go on a camping trip. We see them pack in very slapstick ways. Shortly after they pack, they load everything into the car and then head off to go camping.
When they arrive, they begin to settle down when they soon realize the Bigheads have also decided to spend a weekend camping there. Rocko, Heffer, and Philbert go inside the tent they set up and talk about how they wanted to get away from these people, not be near them all weekend. They decide to just deal with it and enjoy their vacation to the fullest.
However, they soon realize that won't happen. As annoying as the Bigheads are, they can't help but to bother Rocko and his gang. Bev Bighead asks Rocko to help her scrub in the pond, spend a night in the tent with her, cook dinner with her, and other stuff. Ed Bighead asks both Heffer and Philbert to go hunting for wild game with him. All three try to decline but the Bigheads are so forceful that they just have to say yes.
The film then cuts back and forth between two stories.
RMS Lusitania
-Setting: The German Embassy in Washington; April 22, 1915
"NOTICE: Travelers intending to embark on the Atlantic voyage are reminded that a state of war exists between Germany and her allies and Great Britain and her allies; that the zone of war includes the waters adjacent to the British Isles; that, in accordance with formal notice given by the Imperial German Government, vessels flying the flag of Great Britain, or any of her allies, are liable to destruction in those waters and that the travelers sailing in the war zone on the ships of Great Britain or her allies do so at their own risk." The warning seems to be printed right next to an advertisement for the RMS Lusitania's return voyage.
We then pan to a screen of the RMS Lusitania's depature on the same day.
Hearing an announcement about this warning began to frighten the passengers. However, the 58 year old captain, sailor, and master, named William "Bowler Bill" Turner, tries to calm the passengers by explaining that the ship's speed made it safe from attack by submarine. The RMS Lusitania then steams out of New York at noon, about two hours behind schedule due to a transfer of passengers and crew from the recently requisitioned Cameronia. Shortly thereafter, three German spies are found on board, arrested, and detained below docks. We see two burly men capture the three guys and drag them by their legs to detain them below the docks.
Then, the screen quickly fades to black and a title card reads "RMS Lusitania." Then, the camera abruptly zooms in on an exterior view of the RMS Lusitania. A card reads: "May 7, 1915." This day the RMS Lusitania has a dreadful destruction. This story comes from the point of view of five fairly different passengers and their families who are on board this day, as well as interludes and intermittent stories by a few other passengers.
The first passenger we learn about is H. Montagu Allan's wife, Marguerite. She has two daughters on board with her. H. Montagu Allan donated the Allan Cup for ice hockey supremacy in Canada. However, he is not on the voyage, though his wife tells their daughters about ice hockey. The daughters' names are Anna and Gwendolyn. Gwendolyn is about sixteen years old while Anna is a very young and ripe nine year old. As Marguerite is telling stories to Gwendolyn and Anna, we see Anna becoming rather curious, looking around at the other passengers on the ship, and then whispering funny things to her sister, causing her to laugh. Their mother does not seem to be upset and tells them to continue on with their horseplay. She does not mind. She grabs a knitting needle and yarn and continues to knit something that resembles a scarf in bright blue yarn. Amidst Marguerite’s conversations to her daughters, we learn that they are traveling to meet the daughters’ grandmother in the hospital who almost drowned in a pool the week before when her hip caved in. And they are knitting clothes for her to wear, especially for the winter season.
Marguerite smiles at her daughters and they look up, take notice, and smile back at her. We see that they have a very strong bond and get along well with each other. We can also see the fear in their eyes, hoping that the daughters’ grandmother is okay. They continue knitting and chatting together.
As the camera zooms out on the family, it pans over to a fairly young man with dark hair, a cap, and a large moustache. It is hard to see though, since his face in down as he is doodling in a journal. He closes the journal and we see his name written on it: Oliver P. Bernard. It looks like he is a sketch artist and works for some sort of local newspaper but perhaps not. He does not say anything at this time. Instead, he yawns, looks out the window of the boat, and then closes his eyes, attempting to rest. We know he’s on his way to send some sketches in to a far away newspaper since no local paper would accept his sketches.
The camera then pans over to an older man and a younger woman. They are having a nice conversation and as we hear the young woman say "I love you daddy," we realize it is a father and his daughter. The father gives his daughter a great big hug and the girl cries for joy. The father gets up and goes to the bathroom. While he’s gone, the daughter tells the audience that she has not been hugged in a long time by her dad because he recently physically abused her due to stress at work. She is glad that he gave her a hug and hopes this vacation they are having will ease his stress. They are just going on a nice, relaxing vacation, or at least that is what we assume from what she says. They seem to have some type of old-fashioned playing cards. They seem to be playing a game similar to that of Bridge and perhaps it is Bridge. Shortly after they begin, a man who seems to be selling wine comes up to the father and says hello. The father says hello and introduces him and his daughter to the merchant. We find out that their names are David Alfred Thomas and Margaret, Lady Mackworth. The merchant introduces himself as George Kessler. He tells them that he is also a philanthropist and that he decided to travel here in order to sell more wine because he was not making a big enough living in his own neighborhood. David Alfred Thomas mentions that he is a British MP and his daughter is a British suffragette, still fighting for women's rights. The father buys some wine from the merchant and he continues on selling, next approaching a person who looks to be very rich.
Indeed he is. The merchant recognizes the man to be none other than Alfred Gwynn Vanderbilt, leader of the Vanderbilt family and a sportsman and millionaire. All Vanderbilt wants is to flaunt is money at people and buy very expensive things that most people cannot buy. He’s traveling around the world. The merchant asks if he would like to buy some wine but Vanderbilt does not want any. The merchant sluggishly trods off to sell more wine.
At this time, the screen pans back over to the father and daughter, still playing cards. This time, however, there's a man that is joining them to play a different game. He introduces himself as Edwin W. Friend. He tells them that he is a professor of philosophy at Harvard University and co-founder of the American Society for Physical Research (ASPR). He also mentions that he is like a missionary, per se, traveling around the world, telling people all about the ASPR. The father, David Alfred Thomas, seems to think he remembers meeting Edwing W. Friend before but can't exactly remember where or how. So he just brushes it off and begins to deal out the cards. Friend offers Thomas a cigar and he accepts with great pleasure. Then, shortly after, we see all three laughing and having a great time, bonding on this long voyage.
Again, the camera pans over to a small stage in the boat's lounge. There, we see an actress, named Amelia Herbert, performing for those in the lounge. They seem to recognize her and give her boisterous applause everytime she finishes a scene or number. Soon thereafter, a few people walk into the lounge: Friend, Thomas, and Margaret, Lady Mackworth. They mention that they are tired of playing cards and just want to relax and get some entertainment.
All day, everything seems to be running smoothly with everyone interacting with each other and enjoying themselves. We even see our central characters bonding and getting to know each other. It seems as if Edwind did in fact know David and that David somehow knows both Marguerite and Oliver. They all decide to create an artwork together to pass the time. David and Margaret get some cards while Marguerite, Anna, and Gwendolyn knit a little bit. Oliver makes some sketches and Edwin offers some helpful advice. As a team, they create a wonderfully odd array of arrangements.
Things begin to change around 11:00 AM when the Admirality radios a warning and tells the entire crew and passengers that he thinks submarines would be more likely to keep to the open sea and so the Lusitania would be closer to land. The captain adjusts his coordinates accordingly.
This band of people stick together and say they will try not get separated. However, the audience foreshadows the separation of the group.
The camera then zooms out and we see a small German boat, known as the U-20, about 35-40 miles away from the Lusitania, just at a standstill in the water. The U-20, after sinking three vessels two days before, is now running low on fuel and has only three torpedoes left. At about 30 miles away from the Lusitania, the U-20's captain orders his men to dive and take to their battle stations.
The Lusitania is currently on its way to Queenstown, Ireland from Cape Clear Island, encroaching into fog, slowing speed to eighteen knots, and then slowly crossing in front of the German U-boat. The captain of the German U-boat, Schwieger, tells his men to fire the torpedo and they do.
We see the torpedo strike just forward of the bridge, sending a plume of debris, steel planting, and water upward, knocking Lifeboat #5 off its davits. The RMS Lusitania's wireless operator sends out an immediate SOS and Captain Turner gives orders to abandon ship. Water floods the ship's starboard longitudinal compartments, causing and immediate fifteen degrees starboard list. Turner tries to turn the sip toward the Irish coast in the hope of bleaching her, but to no avail, since the helm does not respond. The torpedo then knocks out the steam lines to the rudder, rendering the controls useless. The ship's propellers continue to drive the ship at eighteen knots, forcing water into her hull.
During all of this, of course, people begin to panic. We get prolonged reactions of some of the major characters, including Anna and Gwendolyn, clinging tightly to their mother, holding knitting needles, and screaming for their lives, and even David Alfred Thomas in tears near his daughter, ashamed of everything he’s done to her, hoping he can someday apologize.
The Lusitania's severe starboard list complicates the launch of lifeboats---those to starboard swing out too far to convieniently step aboard. While it is still possible to board the lifeboats on the port side, lowering them begins to present a problem. The hull plates of the Lusitania are riveted. As the lifeboats are lowered, they drag on the rivets, which threaten to seriously damage the boats before they land in the water. We see many lifeboats overturn while loading or lowering, spilling passengers into the sea, some to their death. In the first lifeboat that is overturned, we see the merchant, the sketch artist, and Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt is adjusting a woman's life vest. However, he loses balance, hits his head on a large rock nearby, falling to his death. Luckily, both the merchant and sketch artist could swim and swam to shore as fast as they possibly could.
Despite Turner's valiant efforts to beach the liner and reduce her speed, the Lusitania no longer answers the helm. There is still panic and disorder on the decks. We see David Alfred Thomas and his daughter, Margaret, running back and forth on the deck, as if pacing steadily. Both see a lifeboat unattached to the boat with no problems. They strap on life vests, jump onto the boat, and row off to shore. There. David Alfred Thomas apologizes to his daughter for beating her due to stress. He says is very sorry and hopes that she forgives him. She does. They hug again.
Schwieger has been observing everything through the U-20's periscope and many minutes later, he drops the periscope and heads out to sea.
Within six minutes, the Lusitania's forecastle begins to go underwater. Her list continues to worsen and approximately ten minutes after the torpedoing, she has slowed down enough to start putting boats in the water. On the port side, people panic and get into boats, even though they are swinging far in from the rails. We see Marguerite and her daughters attempt this task. Marguerite jumps in the boat and says to her daughters, "You can do it. I know you can. Trust me." With those words, Gwendolyn jumps first and completely misses the boat, heading her head on the rail, sliding across the boat, and into the water. She cannot swim and her mother could not rescue her. She tells Anna to jump but Anna is afraid. Her mother tells her everything will be alright. As Anna jumps, the lifeboat moves farther away and Anna grabs onto the lifeboat but her hands begin to slowly slip away. Her mom tries to grab her but it is too late. As she falls into the ocean, she says, "I love you Mama." The mother then jumps into the water to try and rescue her children but it is too late. They have both passed away and the mother must now cope with the loss of her two children. She quickly gets back on the lifeboat before he goes too far away.
All of a sudden, we see Edwin W. Friend in the lifeboat and he offers to try and help Marguerite, as he is a trained swimmer. Turns out, the waters were rough and Friend could not swim very well in the water, so he drowns, leaving a wife five months pregnant behind. Marguerite shows a look of befuddlement and we see one tear stream from her eye. Her throat swells up. She cannot believe this just happened. Still, she tries to calm herself and relax by taking deep breaths but she just can't and she breaks down and cries on the lifeboat. She even thinks to herself that she should sacrifice herself to be with her daughters but she soon realizes that will not solve anything, so she does not commit suicide.
Turner remains on the bridge until the water rushes upward and destroys the sliding door, washing him overboard into the sea. He took the ship's logbook and charts with him. He manages to escape the rapidly sinking Lusitania and find a chair floating in the water which he clings to. He is later pulled unconscious from the water but miraculously survives after spending three hours in the water. During all of this, the ship has travelled about two miles from the time of its torpedoing to its final resting place, leaving a trail of debris and people behind. The camera zooms out at the very tail end of the boat sinking with people in the distance screaming for help or floating, dead, in the water. The screen goes black.
We then see a black screen with writing and words come up that say:
"The Lusitania sank in eighteen minutes."
"It sank eight miles off the Old Head of Kinsale."
"1,198 people died, including almost one hundred children."
"The bodies of many of the victims were buried at either Lusitania's destination, Queenstown, or the church of St. Multose in Kinsale, but many other bodies were never recovered and remain entombed in the wreck."
"Schwieger was condemned in the Allied press as a war criminal. He had survived the war he would have undoubtedly been placed on trial as a war criminal at the Allies' insistence."
"Of the 139 Americans aboard, 128 lost their lives."
"Oliver P. Bernard, the sketch artist, had sketches of the Lusitania's sinking published in the Illustrated London news."
"It is often considered by most historians to be the second most famous civilian passenger liner disaster after the sinking of the Titanic."
"This film is dedicated to those who struggled and suffered through this tumultuous event, whether on or off board."
Credits Roll.
Spoof and the City
-The four girls from Sex and the City come out of the television, due to some electric accident that sets them free. They realize they are not in their safe haven, the television show set, and don’t know what to do. They soon decide to embark on a journey together of this “new land.”
So, they decide where to set off to first: Lovely Nails, Pizza Hut, Blockbuster, or the Kento Mall.
They decide to go to Lovely Nails first because they need to look good after coming out of the television, of course. And they also need to blend in. So, they proceed to get their nails and makeup done. They chat about usual girl stuff and come out looking a whole lot better. After a few laughs and funny moments, they decide they are hungry, so they go to Pizza Hut.
At Pizza Hut, the worker says, “Can I take your frickin’ order?” The girls tell him what they want and then he tells them that they have a five minute wait. They pay and wait. A little while later, he calls them over to get their order. “Hey, you fat lards, come get your dinner!” Hearing this remark, all four women feel offended and they tell him to shove off and they want to speak to the manager. “Hey, Juno, come over here!” he screams. She comes over. “You’re the manager?” Carrie asks. “No, I’m a pregnant Samuel L. Jackson. Of course I’m the manager,” she says. She then tells the four girls that’s the way he acts and she can’t do anything about it.
They take their pizza and decide to go to an apartment near the street. Everyone is singing about the rent and how their not going to pay the rent. They decide this is probably not the best place to stay so they go somewhere else, ending up at some sort of labyrinth, surrounded by fairies and a creature with no eyes. They freak out and continue searching for a place to stay. Eventually, they find a place at the Bates Motel. It’s very cheap and nobody stays there. They eat their pizza. While they’re eating their pizza, they decide they want to watch a movie and make it a “girl’s night in.” So they put their pizza in the refrigerator and head off to the nearest blockbuster. Samantha decides she wants to stay behind so she could watch the room and clean up a bit. No one disagrees.
The other three girls are at Blockbuster and are looking for a good chick flick. The clerk, whose name is Jay, tells them about the movie “Clerks” and how it is such a great flick and that they should watch it. The girls say their in the mood for more of a romantic comedy. He recommends Failure to Launch, starring Sarah Jessica Parker. Carrie, played by Sarah Jessica Parker, thinks it looks like a good movie and all the girls agree. Then, they begin to think Carrie shows an odd resemblance to this Sarah Jessica Parker chick. They shrug it off and continue back to the motel.
Once there, they open the door to the room and Samantha’s lying on the ground---dead. Her hair is wet. They realize she took a shower and she must’ve stabbed in the shower. They soon freak out and then see a guy, dressed as a grandmother, approach them. They then ask what he wants and he says, “I’d like to play a game.” He undresses out of the grandmother outfit and shows himself as Jigsaw. The girls don’t recognize him. He says he’s Jigsaw from the “Saw” movies. They then say he never scared them and that the “Saw” movies were a load of crap. Hearing this, Jigsaw stabs himself and the girls shout for joy. They say simultaneously, “let’s celebrate!” They head off to the Kento Mall.
At the Mall, they don’t know what store to go to first.
These are the stores and restaurants they can choose to go to:
The Umbrella Corporation-A store that sells umbrellas.
Techno Union-A store that sells new technology, such as computers and Ipods.
Trade Federation-A store similar to UPS.
Wayne Enterprises-A store that sells everything “John Wayne.”
Weyland-Yutani-A store that sells everything Manga and Anime.
Maroon Cartoons-A store that sells all kinds of memorabilia and merchandise from cartoon shows.
Offworld-A sotre that sells very whacky items, such as backward clocks and broken antiques.
Big Kahuna Burger-A restaurant that sells burgers. Island theming.
Good Burger-Big Kahuna Burger rival. Sells the best burgers in town.
Wizard Wheezes-A store that sells magic items and prank items.
Spice World-A store that sells all types of spices.
They decide to go to Spice World first to get some ginger and paprika for their pizza. Then, they decide to go to Good Burger for dinner. They then decide to finally go to Maroon Cartoons to pick up a picture of Superman for Carrie’s husband.
At Spice World, they encounter a female worker, Ginger. She tells them about the store and how each person that works at the store chooses a spice name as their name. She chose Ginger. She wanted Paprika because her hair was red but she decided on Ginger since it sounded better. They pick up their spices, thank Ginger, and head off to Good Burger.
At Good Burger, they see two fairly young black men who rap a funny song to them while they wait for their order. It’s called “I’m a Dude” or something like that. The girls figure it is a gimmick to get people to come to the restaurant since they rapped it really loudly. They receive their food, eat it, and talk for a little while. Then, they decide to head to Maroon Cartoons.
While at Maroon Cartoons, they encounter a ride, known as the “Crossover Portal.” They don’t know exactly what the portal does or is but they ask the clerk, a five foot cartoon rabbit, named Roger. He tells them it’s a portal to the unknown. He’s never tried out the ride but people have never complained. He never mentions the fact that people have never returned from the ride. The three girls hand Roger five bucks each to ride the “Crossover Portal.” He hits the button and the ride begins. They shoot through the portal. Moments later, they return to a place resembling a home on “Sex and the City.” The girls look puzzled. Then, they look at the camera and realize they are back inside the television. They realize the portal sends people into the television. That’s how Superman, Peter Griffin, and all the other great characters got into the television. On those shows, they’ve crossed into a portal. That’s how they got there. Realizing this, the three girls look around again, still no sign of Samantha.
Feeling saddened by Samantha’s death, which they soon realize is a reality, they cry and set up a funeral for them, similar to a funeral from “Death at a Funeral.” The preacher is a muppet who says, “Mahna mahna.” They cry and, all of a sudden, we see Justin Timberlake stand up. He shouts, “Oh, cry me a river, why don’t cha?” Then, the Pussycat Dolls appear and say, “Don’t cha wish your girlfriend was hot like me?” Then, Avril Lavigne appears and says, “Hey, I don’t like your girlfriend.” Then, the three girls, again confused, realize two people in the same house are watching two different shows-one is watching Sex and the City while the other is watching the MTV Video Music Awards. The two shows begin to combine in the television world but not in the reality world. That problem resolves itself quickly.
Then, back safe in Carrie’s house, the three girls party it up, because that’s what Samantha would want them to do. As soon as they begin to party, Colonel Pickering comes up to the window of Carrie’s room and begins to sing, “Tonight, girls, you did it, you did it, you did it.” Carrie quickly cuts him off by pushing him out of the window. He abruptly leaves. Carries goes back to the living room and continues to party with Miranda and Charlotte.
They discuss everything that’s happened while they were in the real world. They laugh, joke about it, and have a good time. They are all enjoying themselves and smiling.
Then, right before the credits roll, Porky the Pig comes to a black screen and says, “That’s all folks!”
Credits Roll.
High Beams
-Based on the urban legend, a girl, named Holly, goes to her friend's basketball game one night. Afterward, she says goodbye to her friends, gets in her car, and begins to drive off. Suddenly, she notices that a guy keeps following her, turning on every road she turns on, flashing his high beams. Then, she decides to take a hidden road that nobody goes on. He follows her. Then, she notices that he has a gun in his hand.
She gets home as quickly as possible, runs into her house, and screams for her mom to call the police. When the police arrive, they immediately begin to arrest the guy following her in the truck. As they begin to handcuff him, he says, "You don't want me. You want him." He points to the back of the Holly's car, and the police are shocked at what they see. Crouched behind the driver's seat of Holly's car is a man with a knife.
The guy saw him get in the truck. (He told the police the entire story.) The police thank Holly and the guy, who we find out is identified as Jim in the last few minutes of the film, and head off on their way into the night, with the guy in Holly's car in the back of the police car.
*Note: The guy puts his high beams on whenever the crouched man seemed to get ready to stab Holly. To avoid being seen, the guy would crouch back down. Therefore, Jim saved Holly's life.*
The Spice Girls Reunion Tour in 3-D
-Done exactly like the Hannah Montana concert tour.
The Great Muppet Movie Disaster
-Kermit, Miss Piggy, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Beaker, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo the Great, Janice, Rowlf the Dog, Sam the Eagle, Sweetums, Rizzo the Rat, and all of the Muppets crew are back for another film! This could be considered a loose (and by loose, I mean very loose) sequel to "The Muppet Movie."
The opening sequence begins with "The Muppet Show" theme song. Then, as we zoom out, we see that Kermit is flipping through channels, trying to figure out what to watch and then he stumbles across an Oscars advertisement.
The plot starts when Kermit sees a TV Spot for the Oscars ceremony on TV one night. While he watches the commercial, he says to himself, "Man, I would just love to win an Oscar." Later, he decides to call Miss Piggy and the rest of the gang and ask their opinion. They all think it would be a great idea to act in a movie and send it to the New York Film Festival for public viewing and response.
So they all sit down and decide what they want their film to be about. There are many suggestions, including a suggestion to recreate classic, praised films (If it's praised once, surely it'll be praised again!) and determine which is the best film to show audiences nationwide.
They begin filming hit classics, starting with "Singin' in the Rain." Kermit plays Don Lockwood, Fozzie plays Cosmo, Miss Piggy plays both Lena Lamont and Kathy Seldon, because we all know she wants to be with Kermit as much as possible. Beaker directs it. However, Beaker feels that Miss Piggy is overpowering as both lead female characters and therefore, the film wouldn't bode well with audiences. Kermit suggests trying a different approach and have Janice as Kathy. Miss Piggy complains because she wants to be Kathy and not Lina but Beaker feels Piggy is more suited for Lina. Due to artistic differences, the Muppets decide to embark on another classic endeavor: Titanic.
Surprise, surprise! Kermit is Jack and Miss Piggy is Kate. They begin to spread the word that "Titanic" will be remade and even better than the first one. Soon thereafter, they begin to receive phone calls from the executive producers of the movie and complaints from theater patrons about the new film. Quickly, the Muppets decide to cancel Titanic and try for something else.
They think long and hard about what they can do. They decide to try out "Star Wars," "Casablanca," "The Wizard of Oz," "Psycho," and "Raiders of the Lost Ark." Then, they find out there's a problem with each one of the films.
For "Star Wars," they got the rights to do the film but they cannot use the music and have a limited budget so the effects are awful and the famous score is not played. They decide to scratch that idea. And as for "Casablanca," none of the Muppets had seen the film except for the famous "Here's looking at you, kid" scene, so they strayed away from that idea due to a complete lack of knowledge for that film.
For both "The Wizard of Oz" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark," the Muppets felt that both films, though good, were highly cliched, and though America seems to love "hollywood cliches," they wanted to try something different and stick to a true American film. So, they settled on Psycho. However, they felt that "Psycho" was entirely too mature for the audience they wanted, so they had to toss around more idea. They came up with ideas such as: "Mary Poppins," "The Sound of Music," and trying "Singin' in the Rain" again. However, one problem they didn't realize before with "Singin' in the Rain" was that none of the Muppets could sing well enough to pull off a musical!
After numerous times of trying to film and recreate blockbusters and classic scenes from classic films and everything, they decided to give up, except for Rizzo the Rat. Rizzo the Rat comes up with an idea. "Guys, we DO have a movie!" he says. Everyone seems shocked. They all throw out comments like, "What do you mean?," "Huh?," "What?," and so on. Anyway, Rizzo replies with, "Everything we've filmed, or tried to film at least, could be a great documentary on how hard the movie business can be. We can all say a few things during a montage of movie clips explaining our struggles and difficulties throughout these past few days trying to create a movie." "That's a great idea, Rizzo!" Kermit exclaims. Everyone else agrees. And, of course, Miss Piggy says, "As long as I can be in the movie the most, we can do that." Everyone just laughs it out.
Later that night, Rizzo, Kermit, Dr. Honeydew, and Beaker spend some time in Dr. Honeydew and Beaker's lab on the computer, putting the finishing touches on the film, before the premiere of the film at the New York Film Festival.
The next day, around 7:30 AM, they all decide to go together and send the film in. The sponsors and festival workers accept the film and they tell them it will be played at 11:30 AM that day. They thank the sponsors then go out to breakfast together at Rizzo's restaurant and discuss their angst and anticipation and nerves about how their film will do. Around 10:30 AM, they leave the restaurant and head back to the film festival.
However, there are many people walking to the film festival so it becomes very crowded around town. The Muppets have to find some way to get to the screening before the film starts or their film won’t be shown. So they try to go every which way possible to find an alternate route. They are searching and searching. The time is about 11:00 AM at this point and they must get to the festival in less than fifteen minutes to still be considered for the film festival. Suddenly, they see a detour sign. Nobody knows where it leads but they decide to risk it. It turns out that it was a secret detour that led straight to the film festival’s box office. They pulled in around 11:10 AM and heading straight for the theater with their identification. They walk up to the usher and he greets them with a smile.
They are given their screening passes at the door and led in to VIP seats for the makers of each movie. By the time this is all said and done, the time is now 11:30 AM. The Muppets wait in angst for the film to start. After Kermit introduces the film, the Muppets (and the rest of the festival's audience) is now finally viewing the entire movie for the very first time. Entitled "An Artist's Struggle," the film receives numerous laughs and "awws" and minimal chatter during the entirety of the film.
After the film ends, the ENTIRE audience gives them a standing ovation. They go on stage for the question and answer session and people ask how they came up with the idea. Kermit tells Rizzo to take the podium and Rizzo explains it. There are no further questions after that one, just comments, like, "Great job!" and "That movie rocked!" and stuff like that.
After the question and answer session, the audience leaves and the Muppets follow soon after. They all go back to Kermit's house to celebrate. Later that night, they receive a phone call. "Hello?" Kermit asks. Kermit makes the normal chattering noises such as "mhmm" and "yes, of course" and "uh huh" and stuff like that. "Thank you," Kermit says. He hangs up. "Guys, that was one of the sponsors from the film festival. He said our film was picked up for a theatrical release next year in limited release in New York and Los Angeles." They all cheer. "And he said that if it does well, it will expand to a wider release!" Everyone, including Miss Piggy and Kermit, cheer and continue celebrating. A few moments later, Miss Piggy turns to Kermit and says, "Kermie, you know the film would've have done as well without me." Kermit sighs, then smiles. Kermit sarcastically replies (unbeknownst to Piggy), "Yes, I know that." They all continue to celebrate.
Credits Roll. During the credits, other parts of the film not shown in the actual “Muppet movie.”
After the credits, there's a scene.
The sponsor calls up Kermit and tells him that the film, playing in New York and Los Angeles only, has grossed over $750,000 in one week, in just two theaters and will be scheduled for a wide release in over 3,000 theaters in the coming weeks. Kermit says "thank you" and hangs up. Then, he faints from the good news. He wakes up just a few seconds later and calls Rizzo, Miss Piggy, and everyone else and tells them the good news.
The end.
Zodiac: An Enigma
-We zoom in on an isolated, stark, rather dark interrogation room. A title card reads “1972.” We see a cop asking questions and a man, who we found out is named Arthur Leigh Allen, answering the questions. Suddenly, the cop asks a rather strange question. "Are you the Zodiac Killer?" he asks. Allen responds by saying, "If I was, I wouldn't tell you." The camera zooms in on his face, then quickly cuts away to the zodiac symbol: [CLICK HERE]. Then, the title credits begin to appear: TITLE OF MOVIE HERE. Then, the actors are all listed.
Then, we hear a deep male voice narrating facts about the Zodiac Killer as they appear on screen:
The Zodiac Killer operated in Northern California in the late 1960s.
The letters he sent to the press included cryptograms.
Three have yet to be solved.
In April 2004, the San Francisco Police Department marked the case inactive.
In March 2007, it was reopened.
The screen goes completely black and the film becomes silent.
A title card reads: "San Francisco, December 1968."
Then, we see a muted television scream of a girl being slashed by a villain in some scary movie that's playing on the television. Then, a hand grabs the remote and turns off the television. We see a young girl, about 16 begin to take off her clothes. Soon after, we see a young man, about 17, strip into his boxers and they proceed to lay on the couch together.
A few moments later, we hear the first spoken lines of this scene. The boyfriend speaks. "Hey, do we have any milk?" The girlfriend replies, "No." "Damn, I really want some. I'm going to go to the store." "Can I come with you?" the girlfriends asks. "I don't see why not," he states. So, they put their clothes back on and head out to their car. They drive off to the store.
Then, they arrive at the store. The boyfriend and the girlfriend, who we seen find out are named Betty and David, head directly to the dairy section and grab 2% fat milk. Then, they grab a few other items, such as bananas, bandages, and some water bottles. They proceed to the checkout line, pay, and head to David's car. They get in David's car, put their seatbelts on. David then turns the keys in the ignition and they drive off. They drive out onto the highway. The time at this point is very late, perhaps around midnight. As David begins to turn and drive off they highway, they hear a loud noise. David stops the car. Betty leans over to him and tells him not to get out. "I'll be right back," he says. "Please, don't go. I'm begging you." Betty seems terrified. So, David, rather torn between emotions, decides to listen to Betty. They stay in the car for a few minutes. After a while, they hear no noise and continue traveling.
A few moments later, they see a car following them. They think nothing of it and David continues driving. As David drives faster, the car drives faster. As he slows down, the car behind Betty and David slow down. They are now just inside the city limits of Benicia on Herman Road.
Then, suddenly, at a red light, as David and Betty are stopped, the car behind them plows their car and they go flying forward, though not too far, since they have their seatbelts on. They become a bit banged up but nothing too serious.
They get out of the car to see what was going on. They go up to the car behind them but nobody was there. "Hmm, that's strange," David says. "Let me get phone out of the car. We'll have the cops come and figure it out." David proceeds to the car to grab the phone. As he does this, Betty, frightened, follows him.
David gets to the car, and as he gets there, he stops dead in his tracks. He turns to Betty and says, "We have a problem. My phone's gone." Betty screams and begins to freak out. "Shh," David says, trying to calm Betty down, "we need to stay calm." Then, suddenly, the hear the same noise they heard when they were outside of the city limits. "Oh, sh!t," David screams, "get in the car and get under that blanket over there." "Why?" asks Betty nervously. "Just do it," David says. She gets under the blanket. A few seconds later, Betty is under the blanket.
Soon after, we hear a "squish" sound. Betty, breathing heavily, slowly lifts herself from under the blanket and looks out. She screams then cups her hand over her mouth. There's blood spread all over the window. She gets outside to see what happens. The minute she steps outside, someone grabs her around the neck. She screams and jabs this guy in the stomach with her elbow. He gets knocked off and she begins to run. He recovers from the hit quickly and swiftly runs after her. He catches up to her, grabs her firmly, then proceeds to stab her in the stomach four times. He drops her hard. Her head busts open and she is instantly dead.
The man looks at the screen. He has a black cape on, though we can't see his face.
Their bodies are found just minutes later in this film by a woman named Stella. She alerted two police officers who immediately came to the scene of the crime. They investigate for a little while then conclude that no leads can be found so they drive off and the screen goes black.
Then lights come back up on the interrogation room from the beginning of the movie, only this time a title card reads “2003.” A new cop is in the room and a new suspect is being interrogated. "What were you doing traveling late last night, Mr. Mentzer?" We see a man, scantily-clad dressed man, who has a nametag that says "William Mentzer." He replies to the police's question by saying, "I was just trying to get home." The cop then asks him, "Are you the Zodiac Killer?" He responds by saying, "The last time I checked, I wasn't, but who knows? The Zodiac Killer is very mysterious. Hell, you could even be the Zodiac Killer. Are you?" The cop sternly looks at the man, as if receiving contradicting answers that lead to no evident struggle or any evidence. The camera zooms out.
We then pan to a title card that reads "Independence Day, 1969. Blue Rock Springs Golf Course." We see two people in a car, one male and one female. We learn that their names are Darlene and Michael, and the car is Darlene’s. While they sat in the car, another car drove up behind them and parked in the spot adjacent to theirs. The person in the car drove away almost immediately, then returned approximately ten minutes later (elapsed time) and parked behind them. The driver got out then approached the passenger side door. In his hands, he was carrying a flashlight and a nine milimeter handgun. He went up to both Darlene and Michael and shone the light in their eyes to blind them, then shot both of them multiple times and returned to his car. When Michael moaned in pain, the driver returned, shot them both again, then drove off.
The screen goes black. We then zoom back to the desolate and bare interrogation room. The same cop is in the room, still questioning Mentzer. “Now,” the cop says, “I’m going to ask you one more time. Are you the Zodiac Killer?” Mentzer replies, “I am not the Zodiac Killer. I am not some crazed killer but I think I know who he is.” “Okay,” the cop says, “then who is he?” Mentzer replies, “I know he is a serial killer.” This reponse gave the cop some more evidence that could trace Mentzer as the Zodiac Killer. First off, the monotone and slow speech pattern with a light drawl that Mentzer speaks in is exactly like that of the Zodiac Killer’s. Of course, his rather mocking answer opens up some issues with the Zodiac Killer’s “taunting” letters to the police. The cop then asks, “What do you think about the police?” Mentzer’s response was short and simple: “It was always fun to f^(k with them.” He smirks. The cop does not notice Mentzer’s smirk. As the cop begins writing, the camera elapses time and pans back to 1972 where Leigh Allen is being interrogated.
“Now, then, Mr. Allen, do you have anything else to add?” the cop asked. “Sure, I do,” Leigh Allen states. He begins to explain why he should not be held responsible or charge as the Zodiac Killer because he did not do it. The cop doesn’t believe him but continues on with his daily life. We then pan back to Mentzer, struggling to say something to the cop, who believes he is the Zodiac Killer. He finally mutters something we can barely make out. “I have a confession.” He begins. “I can’t be the Zodiac Killer because I was making rivets at the time. I always have a bayonet with me. I used it upon my arrival in Vietnam.” The cop stopped writing and looked at Mentzer. The cop then though to himself, “The Zodiac Killer once used a bayonet with rivets on it to murder someone. This could be a sign.” Nevertheless, he continues to interrogate Mentzer. As he’s talking, Mentzer mentions “Vietnam” several more times and we then cut to a scene of him in Vietnam using his mastery of skills with bayonets and in demolition and explosives. We then pan back to the interrogation room and he tells the cop that he used to drive a school bus. He also mentions that he was skilled in demolition and explosives. The cop then asked, “Are you aware that the Zodiac Killer once drew a diagram of a bomb and threatened to blow up a school bus?” “No, I wasn’t aware,” Mentzer answers. The cop seems just puzzled as we cut to a new scene.
The title card reads “March 22, 1970.” A young girl, who we later found out is named Kathleen Jones, is riding in a car with a stranger, after hitchhiking, from the backroads between Stockton and Patterson for about three hours. Soon enough, she escapes, with her infant daughter, from the car and travels to the police station. Upon seeing a wanted poster of the Zodiac Killer, she points to the suspect in question in a jury line-up. The person she points to is none other than Arthur Leigh Allen.
The film then cuts back to Allen’s interrogation room. “Now, I must ask,” the cops begins, “did you know that a lady named Kathleen Jones identified you as the Zodiac Killer a couple of years ago?” Arthur Leigh Allen replies by saying, “Yes, I did.” The cop says, “Anything you want to add?” Leigh Allen’s reply was simply, “No.” As he’s asking more questions to Leigh Allen, both of their voices begin to fade as the film cuts to the next scene, which reads: “2003.”
Mentzer is once again in question and this time he seems a little agitated. He admits that he was arrested for the murder of a prostitue and a New York director some years ago. The cop asks, “You shot Mincher (the prostitute) in the head seven times?” Mentzer, again mockingly, replies, “No, I think it was eight.” The cop begins to suspect Mentzer as the Zodiac Killer because of his attitudes and gestures. He also asks about the death of Radin (the New York director) and Mentzer tells him that he was shot about twenty times and that he put explosives in Radin’s mouth and lit them on fire and blew off his face. While he’s describing this, we see Mincher get shot and Radin’s explosive incident. The cop seems to remember something about the Zodiac Killer knowing how to use explosives, and that furthers his so-called evidence that Mentzer is, in fact, the Zodiac Killer.
The film quickly cuts to a black and white segment with the title card, “August 8, 1969.” We see two rather old, perhaps in their 60s, people, also perhaps a wife and husband, reading the morning paper and doing the crossword. They then see one of the Zodiac Killer’s cryptograms and try to solve it. Eventually that day, the 408-symbol cryptogram was solved and they turn it in to the police. Unfortunately, no name is found and no leads are available with this solved cryptogram.
The film then cuts back to color and back to Leigh Allen’s interrogation room, only this time it is 1991. The cop says, “this is the second time you’ve been suspected for these crimes. This time, we’re going to test for DNA.” We see Leigh Allen going through many fingerprintings, handwriting tests, and everything else. Still, the cop finds it strange that nothing matches the Zodiac Killer’s DNA or handwriting. He finds it odd, claiming that Leigh Allen is the Zodiac Killer, though records show he’s not. He says, “Hmm.” The camera then pans back to Mentzer in the 2003 room.
The cop there asks him one more question, “Are you aware that the killings of the Zodiac Killer occurred during your period from Vietnam to California?” “Yes, I am,” Mentzer said. “It’s just a coincidence…I think.” He smirks. The cop notices the smirk this time and begins to wonder what is going on.
The camera then cuts to Leigh Allen and Mentzer’s interrogation rooms juxtaposed, with the years 1991 and 2003 on each frame, respectively. We hear both cops murmur at the same time, though we can’t quite make out what they are saying. Then, we hear Allen and Mentzer, simultaneously, say “I am not the Zodiac Killer.” They both smirk at the same time.
Credits Roll.