Comments on: Plan B

Plan B

delmoi — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 12:42:40 -0800

Of course, the ultimate problem was that [my] script didn't have an ending. It didn't until I received a fax from the studio instructing me that Jo Maloni would die by being eaten by an alligator. _{Salon, so, you'll need to jump through hoops. I think it's worth it}

By: matteo

matteo — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 12:53:54 -0800

Confessions of a Hollywood sellout There is no self-help group out there for a screenwriter who wasted a decade of her life rewriting a straight-to-video mob farce.

By: Laen

Laen — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 12:58:50 -0800

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By: DevilsAdvocate

DevilsAdvocate — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 12:59:45 -0800

The IMDB record. "Worst Movie Ever Made," according to the single person to leave a comment so far. 3.8/10 based on 71 votes. What? This isn't slashdot? No karma whoring?

By: jacquilynne

jacquilynne — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 13:10:18 -0800

The movie may, probably does, suck, but the article was interesting as hell. Thanks, delmoi.

By: tommasz

tommasz — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 13:33:35 -0800

It's probably best avoided by would-be screenwriters. Not that they won't find out eventually.

By: sonofsamiam

sonofsamiam — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 13:34:23 -0800

It's like God saw my daydream from yesterday and told me "NO."

By: Robot Johnny

Robot Johnny — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 13:43:20 -0800

Ironic that I had to sit through a trailer for "Be Cool" to read that...

By: deanc

deanc — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 13:54:55 -0800

I can understand why someone might spend years of work on some artistic endeavor that they just "had to make," but a paint-by-the-numbers mob farce could have been written by a studio's scriptwriter staff, no? It kind of seems like getting an agent and making a book proposal would be a more cost-effective use of one's time for the scriptwriter and just having some lowly-paid salaried staffers to churn out the script based on a story concept would be more effective for the studio.

By: DevilsAdvocate

DevilsAdvocate — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 14:08:01 -0800

according to the single person to leave a comment so far Er, one of the few people to leave a comment so far. I understand what that "check for other user comments" link means, really I do, despite the current evidence to the contrary.

By: Panfilo

Panfilo — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 14:09:14 -0800

Great sad article. But hey, she wrote a movie. And that's always something. And as for the script becoming a lousy film, isn't that what happens all the time? Good movies are few and far between, and rely on the convergence of massive amounts of good luck coming in from all sorts of angles. Everything has to click and usually it doesn't. Not her fault surely. Honor to her.

By: spock

spock — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 14:13:09 -0800

Gee. After seeing the movie, I never would have guessed that the script didn't have an ending without reading this article.

By: Gyan

Gyan — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 14:30:09 -0800

DevilsAdvocate: 3.8/10 based on 71 votes. I wouldn't trust the ratings on the front page of an IMDb entry, if the total number of votes is low, like in this case. The median and average are 5.0. I remember checking up last year on an Indian movie a couple of days after its release. Less than 15 votes; average was 7.x, with just two votes under 5, yet IMDb "score" was 2.x or some such low number. Go figure.

By: manicroom

manicroom — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 14:56:49 -0800

At first glance I thought it was going to be about this gal, who, at second glance, I think is a much better writer.

By: manicroom

manicroom — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 15:02:04 -0800

"It" being the Salon article that is...

By: mrgrimm

mrgrimm — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 15:35:08 -0800

Our first West Coast premiere was scheduled for Sept. 11, 2001. priceless. nice read.

By: rooftop secrets

rooftop secrets — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 16:43:09 -0800

That was extremely entertaining. Thanks for the read. I'd like to point out that generating three separate sex scenes for a character who doesn't appear until halfway through the script and for the most part is kept prisoner in a dog cage, wearing a high-end dog collar, is stultifying. Classic.

By: NekulturnY

NekulturnY — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 03:29:11 -0800

Exquisite sadness.

By: ciderwoman

ciderwoman — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 08:14:52 -0800

Great read. And who's betting this imdb reviewer may be related to someone involved?