Speakergeek

I went to see Juno on the weekend - this post isn't going to be a review of the movie - other than it was a really great movie.  This has more to do with somewhat of a cultural phenomena that I noted during the movie previews. Of the 3 movie promos that were shown at the beginning of the movie, 2 were of the 'dance movie' variety:

How She Move

Step Up 2 the Streets

Both of these movies are of the "down on their luck attractive 20 somethings overcome major life obstacles by dancing their way though the hardship, thus finding love and happiness - and an awesome high paying career as a dance instructor and/or music/dance video producer."

Mind you, I haven't seen either of these movies - nor will I... Ever. I am a little confused as to how people actually get money to make movies like this - but with the success of TV shows like "Dancing With the Stars" and "So You Think You Can Dance", I guess it's not really that surprising - popular culture sells - even if it is crap that I don't like.

So all of this got me thinking, and I have decided to capitalize on another popular cultural phenom and write a movie based on the uber popular Guitar Hero franchise. My movie will be called "The Whammy Bar Kid", and here is the plot:

A down on his luck attractive 20 something [I'm presently in talks with Shia LeBeouf and/or Michael Cera to play the main character] overcomes major life obstacles by rising to the top of the underworld Guitar Hero circuit. As the popularity of the video game series rises, so does our underdogs social ranking - eventually taking him into the worlds spotlight - where he meets the love of his life [Scarlett Johansson or Natalie Portman] - as well as his fake guitar playing nemesis [Daniel Radcliffe - he is totally ready to play a bad guy]. Our 'Guitar Hero' aka 'The Whammy Bar Kid', battles through financial hardship and a repetitive strain injury to win the girl, and also gets a job designing video games and compiling movie soundtracks.

Things my movie has going for it:

1. Corporate sponsorship - product placement galore.
2. Young talent - todays hottest stars with todays hottest products.
3. Everyone loves Guitar Hero.
4. Best.Soundtrack.Ever.

I'm looking for potential partnerships for productions costs etc - any major movies studio heads reading this, please leave your name and a contact number in the comments.