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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb
My dad used to say if I couldn't describe a movie's plot in 3 sentences, he didn't wanna hear it.
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From what I've seen of Hollywood, if you can't make your pitch in
one sentence, the studio is unlikely to listen.
("It's a remake of X, which has
already sold and made money" is a good start.)
A friend decades back was a film maker, and really wanted to do a film of Alfred Bester's "The Stars My Destination". I knew Bester, and was able to put them in touch. Bester stated it had been pretty much continually optioned, but no one had tried to make it. My friend estimated it would take about $20 million to make (in the 1970s), and didn't see getting financing. Neither did anyone else, which was why it was optioned but not made. Pity, as it
had a one sentence pitch - "The Count of Monte Cristo in space!".
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Dennis