movie pitch
When I go back and think about what it took to bring some of the most memorable movies to life, I try to picture the original movie pitch-man trying selling its plot to a group of movie executives.
“Okay there’s this nun who gets on all the other nuns’ nerves because she runs around like a loon in the mountains, and she’s a hot redhead. So they get together and conspire about how to get her outta there. They hook her up as the babysitter for this rich widower with a million kids. He acts like a turd at first, but then comes around and they fall in love.”
“That sounds kinda racy. Are nuns supposed to be shacking up with rich employers?”
“Oh that’s just a minor detail – nobody will notice. Trust me, this thing will be a hit.”
“Hmmm… that sounds good, but we were really wanting to do a movie about Nazis this year. Or a musical.”
“I tell you what – Let’s add both of those to it. The hot nun and the rich kids will sing and dance, and later the whole family will run from the Nazis.”
“You got yourself a movie, mister. We’ll call it the “The Sound of Musical Nazis,” or something close to that.