So the call comes in:
“Can you write a treatment for a sexy vampire film? There’s a Caribbean location, some Nazi costumes and a UK country mansion – mix in some nudity and we need it immediately.”
That’s a pretty specific brief, not something I have knocking around. Not even an idea I’ve ever really thought about before.
Well, not in public anyway.
Hmm, Caribbean Nazi Vampires?
Sexy Caribbean Nazi Vampires?
Who retire to a UK country mansion?
No.
Naked Nazis attacked on a Caribbean island by Vampires looking to invest in a UK country mansion?
No, nearly there but not quite right.
Caribbean Vampires who join the Nazi party in order to set up a nudist camp in a UK country mansion.
Now you’re talking!
One treatment coming up, this puppy practically writes itself.*
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*It didn’t write itself, I wrote it. It was quite difficult.
Monday, 12 November, 2007 at 12:01 pm |
Dammit. I want phone calls like that.
Monday, 12 November, 2007 at 12:36 pm |
As fun as it is, it can’t quite match the one I hope comes next:
” That’s great, have some money.”
Tuesday, 13 November, 2007 at 1:02 am |
One day, all calls to Arnopp Towers will be of the “Shit! We need a slasher flick where the killer’s ten feet tall, speaks Flemish and can fire laser beams from his cock!” variety….
Tuesday, 13 November, 2007 at 1:16 am |
Have you been reading my mail?
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