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Transcript of meeting when they sold studio on idea for Source Code

posted 11 years ago by bringbackberniew
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Writer 1: OK, so thanks for having us. We've got this script that is sort of a Matrix meets 12 Monkees meets Donnie Darko meets Jarhead.

Studio dude: Wow. I'm on the edge of my seat. You drop names with the best of them.

Writer 1: OK, so we're going to pretend that quantum mechanics somehow means that one brain connected to a computer can enter another body of a dead person, and then parabola calculus ...

Studio dude: Parabola calculus? Wtf is that? I mean, I've heard of quantum mechanics. I have no idea what it means, but that's a good thing, right?

Writer 2: Exactly. We're just making this *beep* up. A lot of people heard of quantum mechanics and some of them think it is the key to another dimension or some BS like that. Then there a few people who know what quantum mechanics is, and they'll know we're full of it, so for them we made up this parabola calculus. That is totally made up, but together they make up the voodoo.

Studio dude: OK, cool. I can't wait to see how you have some poor actor try to explain that.

Writer 1: Ha Ha. Guess what. He just says "It's complicated."

Studio dude: Ha ha ha. Excellent. That's sure true. And hey, put him in a wheelchair like that Dr. Strangelove guy.

Writer 1: Hmm. That's good. We'll look into that. And to totally obscure the issue, we just pretend that this is all really possible because of some great programming, like The Matrix.

Studio dude: Ok. OK. I don't need too many details, but one thing, it has to have a happy ending. Nothing obscure or artsy. JUst happy.

Writer 2: Hey, that's the best part. You see, all along, our hero just wants to nail this chick he meets on a train that was already blown to bits, but we throw out more sci-fi hocus pocus and have them enter a parallel universe and hook up. We're going to set it in Chicago because Ferris BUeller was my favorite movie when I was a kid. So, maybe we'll have them go to the museum and a ball game and ...

Studio dude: Enough. ENough, I don't know how to parallel park, so I'm double-parked out there. You have your guy call my guy and we'll get it done. Ciao.

[–] tkarnessis 11 years ago

Hilariously said, mate! I just watched this movie & damn did you sum it up. I'm laughing my head off.

[–] spookyrat1 11 years ago

Encore! Encore! Well done!

[–] granitodiaz 10 years ago

LOL, so true

[–] abnormallynormal001 10 years ago

Sir are you some kind of a magic wizard? How did you obtain this obviously 100% authentic transcript???

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So yeah, that's how I feel anyways

[–] reghy-flan 8 years ago

writer 1 : Hey ! i've catched my son playing this text "game" on internet, lets rip of the story and make a movie, nobody will notice it...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0945513/board/thread/242694869?d=258419864

[–] dayvit78 8 years ago

Like!

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[–] avortac4 (3742) 3 years ago

You lost me at "OK, so thanks for having us. We've got this script that is sort of a Matrix meets 12 Monkees meets Donnie Darko meets Jarhead."

I recommend using proper punctuation and spelling words correctly. Why not try it? You might enjoy it!

There's no such movie as "12 Monkees". Do you even realize how ironic it is, that you don't know how to spell the word 'monkey'?

Also, there's no movie called 'Matrix'. It's "The Matrix".

When referring to movies and saying things like "It's a (something)", it would be a good idea to use some kind of quotation marks or something.

This is definitely not any true transcript of anything more than some snot-nosed millennial's mindflow that's typed in the vain hope of gaining the praise of the audiences that think the writer is 'so clever' for using this kind of lie-based 'humor'.