A Florist and a Priest Share a Mars Bar While Staring at An Elf
I've been amusing myself lately.
...while using the internet.
Yes, I've been playing with
Random Logline Generator again.
To recap, it gives you:
A career [+ sometimes another character] + what happens [+ occasionally where and when the action occurs]. It also sometimes adds traits/adjectives to the characters.
e.g.
"An anti-social painter tries to impress a male stripper in a whorehouse."
Unlike the above (whose production I would invest in) the majority of the time it leaves you thinking, "Holy fuck, that would be the worst film ever!" or "Sounds like an Adam Sandler vehicle". Which I guess is really the same thought.
Here are some of my recent favorites:
An understating bounty hunter signs up for skiing lessons with a hallucinating heroine.
[Who better to teach you?]
A self-loathing fortune teller and a novelist form a basketball team in the ocean.
[I don't have high hopes for this team.]
Eight murderers overcome immense obstacles in a bowling alley.
[Would any of the obstacles be the lack of impulse control? Or is knocking down pins so exceptionally cathartic that they no longer have the urge to kill?]
"A gorgeous Cub Scout steals the clothes of the grandson of a baby."
[Where do I even begin with this one?]
A talented gynecologist and a narcissistic lawyer try to pick up dates in the ocean.
[Beats the bar scene. Also, what would a talented gynecologist do that a regular one might not..?]
A ghost is accused of raping a janitor in a small town.
[I can't wait for the trial.]
Racist goddesses practice meditation in the back of a taxicab.
[Seems to be doing them good.]
During the 1970s, babies compete in a wrestling match.
[And people claim random sex was the best part of the 70s.]
Nine assassins give conflicting reports to the police on a radio show.
[I'm just impressed they all are calling in.]
A verbally-abusive sorceress and a masochistic celloist exchange insults in a forest
["Eminently ..watchable for 90 minutes. ...see it!" - Los Angeles Times]
A righteous witch and a tight-rope walker fall asleep.
["Riveting!" raves the New York Times.]
A cinematograper and a melodramatic refugee are guests at a party in a yogurt shop.
[Oh good, a Romanian film.]
A lesbian prophet, a pessimistic meteorologist, and a stripper resolve their differences.
[Oh good, a Canadian film.]
A legion of Marines befriends an eagle.
[I so hate you, Disney.]
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(The original rif about the Random Logline Generator is here)





