David is an English major. He writes stuff. He used to write plays. Now he just writes creatively. This semester he's in a Screen Writing class.
His latest assignment was to eves drop on a conversation and using that bit of dialog, write a short film that is completely unrelated to it. This is relevant because he eves dropped on me and Thomas and used that dialog to create a Poonheads Short Film.
As you may or may not know, Poonheads came into being because of an idea we had for a movie. That idea has long since been scrapped, but it's interesting to see another movie version take shape.
The plot revolves around our three comic heroes Ben, Pillboy, and Sterling. After a short conversation on the Ugly Pink Couch, we discover that Sterling has a big date tonight. The film cuts to tonight where Sterling and his date are trying to have dinner. Attached to Sterling's forehead is a camera and in his ear, a radio transceiver. Both are transmitting to a van parked down the street. In the van, Ben and Pillboy attempt to coach their friend through his date. Hilarity ensues.
Sure, the whole Cyrano de Bergerac shtick has been done to death, but David manages to breathe new life into in true Poonheads fashion. I nearly lost my shit when I read it.
Unfortunately, there is no actual movie yet. It's just an 8 page screen play draft. David says that his instructor will choose one screenplay from his class to produce next semester in a Production class. I would love to see this be made into a movie. I would especially love to see it be acted by actors other than ourselves. It would be really funny.
And if it doesn't get made, I would have no objection to taking on the task myself. it's short and seems like it would be fairly easy to produce, given that we can find a pretty girl to play Sterling's date.
Also, it's tentatively titled "The Poonheads Get Some". The title alone should make you want to see it. And if it doesn't, it's probably because you suck.
Until next time,
~~Ben
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