TBF, Mags, you have been doing a lot of the heavylifting for the quest, so this will be in good hands.
To be clear to everyone, this is just me burning out on imagination of the quest, since my muse has been hitting me over the head a lot with so many different ideas that I just can't find myself too interested in this.
I'll still hang out here, though, since this still does have a sepcial place in my heart.
I'd like to thank you all for making this a wonderful experience while it lasted.
I'd also like to thank @Magoose, @Fluffy_serpent, and @Martin Noctis for doing so much to help prepare and write this quest. I couldn't have done it without you all.
Alright! I finally replaced my broken laptop charger, we are so back Zade bro's! This, along with maybe 2 others(including my deleted Willow pitch), are some of the only pitches I was able to complete while my laptop was unusable, although I did begin casting for a ton of other pitches in preparation. It was very difficult to get everything done on my phone, hence why the Set Up is sparse and the Cast is lacking character descriptions. 21 Bridges is a film that I saw not too long ago after watching it with my Dad(he's obsessed with action movies, I'm generally ambivalent towards them, leaning towards being bored by most of them. I swear to God, he's been trying to get me to watch Top Gun: Maverick ever since it came out and it's become a joke between us for him to suggest us watch it). Overall, I thought the film was... fine. Not much else to say really. I didn't specifically dislike much of it, the film was generally interesting enough(although the plot twist was so fucking easy for me to spot that I got it in what had to have been something like the first 5 minutes of the film. The second that the cops showed up to the restaurant in the way that they did, I knew what the hell was up), the action was acceptable and I wasn't bored or anything. I think the problem was just that it was all just a bit too flat. It had an incredibly strong cast, but it felt like no one was really putting effort into their roles. I wasn't bored, but I can't really say that I was engaged either. I wouldn't recommend the film, but I wouldn't caution anyone away from it either, and I wouldn't call it a waste of your time or anything if you chose to watch it. For the pitch, I decided to change up some details, just because things like laundering money over the internet and thumb drives and shit don't really exist in the 90s, which is when I casted this for. Overall, I think this movie was fine, if a bit of a disappointment, but I think we can make it pretty damn good and a staple of 90s action thrillers. To that end, I think Michael Mann would be an excellent director for this film, lining up so well in his wheelhouse. Either way, I hope ya'll enjoy!
SET UP: Andre Davis, an embattled NYPD detective, is thrust into a citywide manhunt after shutting down the 21 river crossings of Manhattan, looking for a pair of cop killers after uncovering a massive and unexpected conspiracy.
Andre Davis is a successful NYPD Detective like his father, who was murdered on duty when Andre was 13. Struggling with his father's legacy, Davis has earned a reputation for killing several criminals over the years, although he claims they were all in self-defense and is uncomfortable with the label.
One night, Michael Trujillo and Ray Jackson, two small-time criminals and ex-military soldiers, attempt to steal 30 kilograms of cocaine from a wine shop in Brooklyn. Instead, they find 300 kilograms of cocaine, and when a group of officers from the NYPD's 85th Precinct arrives, Ray guns them down in a shootout, killing seven and wounding another, who later dies at a hospital. After Michael and Ray escape into Manhattan with 50 kilograms, Michael chastises Ray for putting them in jeopardy by killing cops. Assigned to the case, Davis and NYPD Narcotics Detective Frankie Burns come into conflict with Sgt. Butchco and Sgt. Dugan, who attempt to allow FBI Special Agents to take over the case. Reasoning that the criminals would have to sell the cocaine in Manhattan before escaping the state, Davis secures the reluctant approval of the Deputy Mayor, the FBI, and the precinct's head, Captain McKenna, for Manhattan Island to be locked down until 5 a.m.
As Ray and Michael go with their liaison, Bush, to meet their buyer, Hawk, who gives them $1 million, Davis and Burns manage to identify all three. Bush is soon gunned down by Butchco and Dugan in a nightclub. After catching Butchco planting his backup sidearm on Bush's body and briefly scuffling with him, Davis becomes more suspicious of his colleagues.
Adi, a money launderer, gives Michael and Ray new identities and tells them to depart for Miami the next morning. However, before he can secure their money, a team of NYPD officers led by Lieutenant Kelly manages to locate and raid his apartment. Adi is mortally wounded but gives Michael his records.
Davis and Burns catch up to Michael and Ray; after accidentally killing a civilian, Ray is fatally wounded by Davis. Michael holds Burns at gunpoint, telling Davis about the records and how suspicious everything is, before escaping. Burns scolds Davis for letting Michael escape despite Davis' reputation. In a hotel room, Michael reviews the records, realizing that McKenna's precinct was involved in trafficking the drugs from the winery and earning profits for it, and that some of the cops he and Ray had killed in the shootout had been corrupt. After another chase where Michael abandons his money, Davis manages to corner him on a subway train and convinces him to surrender, promising to keep him alive. Burns, who has also boarded the train, suddenly shoots Michael, claiming when he berates her that she thought Michael was still holding Davis at gunpoint. Michael secretly passes Davis the location of the information before dying. As the police congratulate the two for their efforts, Davis discovers that Burns had contacted Kelly before Adi's apartment was raided.
The next morning, McKenna returns home to find Davis holding him at gunpoint, having reviewed the records. McKenna explains that the officers went into drug trafficking because they were struggling to survive on a measly pay. Davis, refusing to walk away, kills the arriving Butchco, Dugan and Kelly – who were all on McKenna's payroll – then McKenna, who refuses to surrender. Burns, whom Davis deduced was also allied with McKenna, appears from behind and holds Davis at gunpoint, but surrenders after Davis reveals that he had already leaked the information to the media, exposing all the corrupt cops in New York, and reasons that her daughter would live without her mother should she get a life sentence for killing him.
In the aftermath, Davis solemnly drives along the Manhattan Bridge in the sunset, taking the drives with him.
Andre Davis
Played by: Wesley Snipes
Alternate: Denzel Washington
Frankie Burns
Played by: Jodie Foster
Alternate: Nicole Kidman
Michael Trujillo
Played by: Jamie Foxx
Alternate: Omar Epps
Ray Jackson
Played by: Michael Biehn
Hawk Tyler
Played by: Morris Chestnut
Young Andre
Played by: George O. Gore II
Deputy Chief Spencer
Played by: James Avery
Alternate: Louis Gossett Jr.
Captain Matt McKenna
Played by: Kris Kristofferson
Tron
Directed by: Steven Lisberger
Produced by: Donald Kushner
Written by: Steven Lisberger, Bonnie MacBird
Production and Distribution: Lucasfilms Unlimited
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, Cindy Morgan, Barnard Hughes
You took a long look at the modest amount of scotch that was in your hand, and drank it with a quick gulp, as of course, everyone knew, that Universal was back in the saddle, and it was back to being the king of Hollywood.
Indiana Jones was a skid that only minorly damaged the box office releases, and it was of course, finally defeated by good ole Napoleon. Kubrick was an incredible hire and find that you would always take full credit for.
Sure he was an ass to work with, and he was demanding money for practically insane propositions, but all the money he made, was going to be very profitable. And a lot of those Sony cats from UA were finally coming to their senses that Sony had no fucking idea about what they were doing, and they were spending money and equipment and about to make MGM's failure by starting to open up their own theaters…
Well, you weren't going to be surprised if they ran afoul of Uncle Sam for their incompetence, but that was for other people to worry about. You were going to be nice, fat, and happy into the new year.
The doorknocking was not part of that. "Sid, it's Lucasfilms."
Your face paled. There was only one thing that could make up the mind, your mind that was, in that moment. They had done it again. "What did those fuckers do this time!?" ------------------------------------------------------------
As it turned out, they released a film that shocked you. Shocked you… which was something that was very had to do with you now that Star Wars and Indiana Jones existed. But here they were, doing it again.
Tron was not something anyone considered good. Hell, you heard Roys said no to the creator and producers because they didn't see the appeal beyond the insane luxury of doing something first before George or Bruce did it.
And it would have been an insane luxury indeed, it would have cost millions of dollars for the planned sequences they wanted, millions of dollars that no one had the money or balls to try.
If they came to you, you would have certainly thrown it away as a frivolous but interesting play too expensive to really do anything more.
But then after so many rejections, they went to Lucasfilms, who showered them with money, praise, and time.
That was it… Time. And that made that damn sequence incredible. You had heard of Pixar, but assumed it was more a vanity project that was meant to only help with animation, the belltower scene in that Mouse detective movie was more than enough to get you to notice.
But now… they could do that? On that kind of scale!
Impossible wasn't just the idea of it, but the whole damn thing! No one could do it, the technology wasn't there yet!
So they invented the technology and it was beloved by everyone.
Everyone! Everything that Napoleon gained was forgotten about in a week because they saw a novelty toy on display at the circus!
But because it was Lucasfilms name was on it! They ate it up as the great masters of film changing the world of film again.
And the problem was, you can't deny it.
Couldn't deny reality again. They threw down a gauntlet again.
All you could do was watch as they kept getting away with it again.
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Bruce POV:
You didn't know why, but you wanted potatoes and steak for dinner tonight. Something with lots of salt.
You didn't know why though... but you assumed that it would be clear tomorrow morning.
Technically it only made $20 million more in the box office than OTL in exchange for a $2 million increase in budget.
But apparently critics love the hell out of it. And the VHS sales are always nice.
Perhaps a bit more mainstream, but still a cult film.
EDIT: Nevermind, there was a typo and I read it wrong. Turns out it made $242 million more than OTL.
So yeah. Very mainstream.
Fun thing from the wiki entry, apparently the Academy refused to nominate the film for the best special effects Oscar because "Using computers is cheating".
Fun thing from the wiki entry, apparently the Academy refused to nominate the film for the best special effects Oscar because "Using computers is cheating".
I just double checked and Daft Punk won't be formed for another 11 years, so I think releasing Tron Legacy in 2008/2009 will be the best time. No disrespect to other electronic artists, but Daft Punk played a huge role un the atmosphere of Legacy.
I just double checked and Daft Punk won't be formed for another 11 years, so I think releasing Tron Legacy in 2008/2009 will be the best time. No disrespect to other electronic artists, but Daft Punk played a huge role un the atmosphere of Legacy.
I don't know if we should try for OTL Tron: Legacy. I mean, looking at it, it seems too similar to the original Tron movie, so instead of just adding to the story and world, it instead makes the same mistake many other movies do when making a sequel; they just repeat the same beat plot with a different coat of paint.
If we want to make a true sequel to Tron, i think we need to expand on what was already shown, and perhaps make it in this same decade as well.
Shareholders desire, above all else, money. This is known, yes. But given Lucasfilms and its earthshattering run of films...maybe they'll unbend enough to follow what the winner is doing, no?
