Thursday, February 23, 2006

Blahzeeblah Production Company's First Indie Film

Bombadee suggested to me yesterday how our lives/relationships over the past several months would make an interesting film. The plot would focus on friendships marred by a fine tapestry of deceit and web of lies leading to a climatic ending. We would market it as inspired by true events, allowing us to append (make up) what we want and avoid lawsuits. She did note “all we need in there is a murder an explosion and a sexy lesbian kiss somewhere”. Now that's what I'm talking about.

Next we started to cast our film. Bombadee made some suggestions and I came up with some picks. Our characters to cast would be:

  • Mrs. Bombadee: the often misunderstood and conflicted main character who is forced to make some life altering choices and defend not only herself but her friends and family when they find themselves in peril; she evolves from tree-hugging hippie to bicep-flexing heroine
  • Mr. Bombadee: the intelligent politician with a no-nonsense attitude and passion for fantasy games, historical wars and breasts; he is an expert in the Vulcan Death Grip and trivia games
  • TaterTot: the funny sidekick who is conflicted between telling it like she sees it and being everyone’s friend; she eventually makes a decision and discovers her inner superhero
  • Mr. TaterTot: the handsome and quiet husband who saves the day at the last moment by defusing a bomb and ends the film with the funniest one-liner ever heard
  • Mrs. Blahzeeblah: the sanest character in the film who provides and grounding point and sense of stability to the others
  • Mr. Blahzeeblah: the geeky former marine who may seem like a jokester, but when push comes to shove opens a serious can of whoop-ass to save the day while using off the wall phrases and bad karate movie lingo; provides much needed comic relief
  • Brother Joe: Bombadee’s brother who fills in the missing pieces of another character’s past
  • The Duchess: our films antagonist who eventually goes off the deep end and uses the Internet as her virtual partner in destruction and death; as the credits roll, you hear her evil laugh "MWAAAA-HA-HA-HA" leading the audience to believe she survived the car explosion, bridge collapse, 120-foot fall and shark infested waters (this leaves open the possibility for a sequel as well)
  • The Cowboy: this character is not cast as he is never actually seen, only referred to; by the end of the film, the audience is left not knowing if he is real or a figment of another characters imagination…

Here are the actors I chose to play the above characters with the exception of The Cowboy and TaterTot. Any guesses on who I chose to play whom?


Number 8 is left blank as TaterTot was a difficult character to cast. After asking for suggestions at work, this is the pool of choices we put together. Which is your pick?


We also need a title for our film....

*Disclaimer: All character references in this post are meant to be humorous. Mr. Bombadee cannot perform the Vulcan Death Grip nor can my husband difuse a bomb. And, I'm pretty sure the midwest does not house any shark-infested waters. With that said, I hope you enjoyed it.

11 comments:

Jenny said...
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Jenny said...

You are brilliant!
We should just simply call it "Blogger" and then we'll have thousands of people who will already be dying to see it.

Which characters go to with which?
1. Mr. Bombadee
2. Brother Joe
3. Mr. Tater Tot
4. Bombadee
5. Mrs. Blahzeeblah
6. The Duchess
7. Mr. Blahzeeblah
8. Tater Tot played by B, as she has the right kind of comic timing

or do #2 & #3 need to be switched?

BoomBoom said...

Close to my thinking...

#2 for me is Mr. Blahzeeblah. Whenever I see Ben Stiller in an interview he comes across as this mellow, conservative guy. Then you think of the characters he plays and WA-POW - he's hilariously wacky. That makes me think of our pal. Normal and crazy.

#7 for me is Brother Joe based on aesthetics alone. I don't know much about your brother, so didn't have a lot to go on.

The Roving Pin-Up Wannabe said...

I'm sure this will be removed by author, but whatever. You guys think Jane is the one that needs help? Look at you two....you've created a whole "movie." Get over the fact you've been dumped.

Jenny said...

Casting change. Brother Joe should be played by Eric Balfour.

See Eric Balfour here: http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=Eric%20Balfour&sa=N&tab=wi

BoomBoom said...

Thank you for your comment Litre of Cola. I am too inept and can't figure out how to remove comments so you're safe. I tried to delete Jenny's Deleted ones at the top and turned on Moderate Comments and that just screwed everything up, so I turned it off.

You are a good friend to Jane, keep it up! May the flicker of your friendship never be blown out.

BoomBoom said...

Oh yeah...and "removed by author" means the person who wrote the comment is deleting it, not the blog owner. Just wanted to clear that up for all of the readers.

You would have to post something mean about my children or in support of our current administration for me to actually delete your comment. I believe in free speech (democrat...remember?)

Sir Seanface said...

I like. Quick question, what's up with this Cowboy character? I no get it.

BoomBoom said...

Long story. Ask me next time I see you.