Posted by
Ed Lilly on Sunday, January 25, 2009 9:51:29 AM
I think it was in the movie "Grand Canyon" where Steve Martin, playing a Hollywood producer, tells Mac, played by Kevin Kline, that he hasn't seen enough movies, because all life's riddles are answered in the movies. Yep.
And of course, it was in "You've Got Mail" where Tom Hanks tells Meg Ryan that "The Godfather" is the answer to any question.
Sounds to me like it could be a television show, let's call it "Hollywood Justice." It's kind of like "The People's Court" and all the judge-oriented shows that arose after it. But the twist is, the parties who are having a dispute agree that their matter will be settled in accordance with the applicable "precedent" from the movies.
The parties come in, make their arguments to either a single judge or maybe a panel of 3 judges, who are not actually judges but are instead people who are really, really into movies and movie quotes. Maybe movie critics, aspiring movie critics, or something similar.
After the sides make their case, the judge(s) reach a verdict, which is revealed through various movie clips selected by the judge(s) as being the answer to the case.
I'm seeing the possibility for cameos / guest appearances, video re-release tie-ins, the whole works.