CAYOM YEAR 1 - PART I - Movie Submission - READ THE RULES IN POST 1!!!

[Xillix]

Shifted Go Go Gobots back a week to December 15th to make room for Extreme Dinosaurs to move to December 8th.

[Xillix]

Okay lots of changes.

 

Dawn of Extinction pushed back a week from March 10th to March 17th.

Go Go GoBots moved way up to June 16th.

Project Classified delayed way back to November 10th.

 

And as discussed with @cookie in the discussion thread The Hunchback of Notre Dame has moved to December 15th.

 

[cookie]

Moving The Executioner to September 15th.

[Alpha]

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG

Director: Brad Bird

Composer: Michael Giacchino

Genre: Animation / Sci-Fi / Adventure

Date: July 21st, Year 1

Studio: Alpha Pictures

Format: CGI animation, 2D, 3D and IMAX 3D

Budget: $175 million

Theaters: 4,205

MPAA Rating: PG

Running Time: 120 minutes

 

Cast:

Donald Glover as Sonic the Hedgehog

Finn Wolfhard as Miles “Tails” Prower

James McAvoy as Knuckles the Echidna

Jim Cummings as Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik

 

Plot: UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Edited September 4, 2017 by Alpha

[Ethan Hunt]

LUCKY

 

Studio: Hunt Productions

Director: Sean Anders

Genre: Comedy/Fantasy

Release Date: June 16th

Budget: 55M

Rating: R

Runtime: 121 minuites

Theatres Count: 3,450

Cast:

 

Matt Damon

Tom Hardy

Mark Whalberg

Liam Neeson

 

Plot:

 

Thomas (Matt Damon) is a single man who is filled with anger and rage. He lives alone in a small Lake house and has recently been fired from his job and turns to alcohol as a way to overcome his problems. One fateful day a leprechaun  name Lucky (Tom Hardy) stumbles into Thomas's house searching for a place to stay. Thomas remarks that he must have drank far too much and asks Lucky to leave promising to god that he will stop drinking. Lucky responds by knocking Thomas unconscious and crashing at his place anyways. When Thomas wakes up the two get into a fight (Thomas still believing that he is imaging the entire thing.) Lucky promises that he will give Thomas a pot of gold if he helps him get to the portal back into the Leprechaun world located in Los Angeles.

 

The two go off on a road trip that includes hijinks and lots of illegal behavior (In one sequence Lucky introduces Thomas too a Leprechaun drug). Along the way the two usually angry individuals grow to appreciate each others company and discusses the problems with each of their societies.  

 

While the two are adventuring a duo of cops is assigned to being in pursuit of them. An older cop John (Liam Neeson) who is very controlling and rude to his younger partner Marcus (Mark Whalberg). John is always very critical of everything that Marcus does and says despite the fact that John in his old age has clearly become quite reckless in his approach to his job. The two are always one step behind Thomas and Lucky.

 

Upon reaching the portal to the Leprechaun world Lucky and Thomas share their bittersweet goodbyes. After going through the portal Lucky finds that the head Leprechaun council is making the choice to go to war with the humans. Lucky unsuccessfully attempts to talk them out of it. Meanwhile Thomas sits lonely at a bar missing his companion. John and Marcus come along and arrest Thomas.

 

Lucky comes back to the human world frantically searching for Thomas I an attempt to warn him. Lucky eventually finds Thomas and breaks him out of prison. The two head back to the portal where the Leprechaun army is just starting to come through. John and Marcus also hear the commotion of the army and head to the location. Thomas and Lucky are feverishly attempting to talk the army into backing down from their efforts. John and Marcus meanwhile discuss what they should do. John is discussing a strategy for the two of them to singlehandedly take down the army. They set up in their attempt to pull off this plan but Marcus does not shoot when he is supposed to. John yells at him to "pull the fucking trigger." Marcus instead turns around and tells John to "fuck off". Marcus walks over to Thomas and Lucky and begins conversing with the army. The army is convinced to turn back around and head back through the portal. Lucky Is made the ambassador between the leprechaun world and the human, and Marcus the ambassador between the human and leprechaun.   

[Ethan Hunt]

Apocamance

 

Studio: Hunt Productions

Director: Mark Webb

Genre: Sci-fi/Romantic Comedy

Release Date: July 4th

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 108 Minutes

Budget: 100M

Theatre Count: 3,650

Cast: 

Joseph Gorden Levit

Jenney Slate

Anna Kendrick

 

Plot:

 

One day Andy (Joseph Gorden-Levit) wakes up to find that he appears to be the only person left in New York. He wanders around the city confused for a number of days until he finally finds another person: Jen (Jenney Slate). Jen an incredibly awkward individual who lived a lonely life is excited by the prospect of being the only person left on Earth with Anthony. The two create of lists of things that they want to doin their time together and become infatuated with one another quickly. They roam the city being joyous and marry in their new found situation. Weeks later Tiffany (Anna Kendrick) drives into the city and finds them. She tells them that she has been traveling the country searching for people and that they are the only two she has found. Tiffany being scientifically minded suggests that Andy should impregnate her in order to make sure there is a continuation of the human race. This upsets Jen but Andy is able to keep the two from reaching a fight. The three end up living together in a very awkward arrangement (Andy being oblivious to the tension between the two girls). Jen eventually reaches a point of insanity being upset by the fact that Andy has been paying less attention to her since Tiffany showed up. Jen and Tiffany get into a fight attempting to kill one another. Jen ends winning this fight and killing Tiffany. When Andy finds out he is upset that Jen would do such a thing and refuses to talk to her. He takes a car and drives off to Seattle where he lives alone for the rest of his days.

[Ezen Baklattan]

Updates:

• Delay OF MYSTIQUE AND MALADIES to Y2
• Move THE PROVIDER to March 17th (Same dates as OF MYSTIQUE AND MALADIES)
• Add this new film:

"From the director of TUCKER & DALE VS. EVIL"

 

BLOOD AND FUR

 

"Furred vs. Third"

 

Director: Eli Craig

Genre: Horror/Action/Comedy

Date: October 5, Y7

Theater Count: 2,865

MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody violence and pervasive language throughout, drug use, and brief sexual content including nudity

Runtime: 93min (1hr, 33min)

Budget: $20 million

 

CAST:

The Hotel Staff: Vanessa Bayer (Amy), Danny Pudi (Gavin), Kate McKinnon (Lena), Al Pacino (Haverford)

The Anthros: Jillian Bell (Starley), Tyler Labine (Freddie), David Sandberg (Scales)

The Neos: Jorma Taccone (Gideon), Alan Tudyk (Tommy), Timothy Spall (George Benson)

 

Welcome to the Starlight Promenade Hotel in Seattle, Washington. The city's premiere hotel for major conventions and events, led by an award winning staff team. Amy and Gavin appear at the hotel Concierge desk, while Lena, an aspiring writer of increasingly disturbing stories, works in housekeeping. We watch the CEO of Starlight Hotels, Vincent Haverford, as she welcomes guests to their stay through a video message in the lobby. Amy and Gavin banter about the stupidity of the video, as they begin to coordinate details in planning two major conventions arriving this weekend: The first would be for "Seattle Scales and Tails," a major convention for fans of anthropomorphic animals in Northwest USA. We then have the Legion of the Third, a seemingly neo-nazi organization (but was still insisted on by Haverford, oddly enough) that may have dubious intentions for coming to this convention. We see two reps from each convention come, Starley, a purple wolf, and Gideon, wearing a weird but nice suit, as they get into a humorous debate on travel logistics. Gavin, simply annoyed, gives them the info to set up their own respective sign-in booths, telling them not to kill one another during their time.

 

The Friday afternoon goes by, and several furries and neo-nazis continue to arrive, as Amy and Gavin tell themselves how much alcohol they'll need to get through this weekend. Lena comes down, and she claims to have seen something truly horrible. They must stay on full alert this weekend. Amy is confused, saying how these guys are weird, but they're just here to have a fun weekend. They'll get a bonus if all goes well, and it'll make for fun stories at Happy Hour. The staff circles around each convention to make sure everything goes okay. They each have their own eccentric activities, but everything seems to go well for Friday night. Saturday comes, and still, nothing bad goes down. However, the two conventions are talking about one another, and someone on the Neo side, Tommy, suggests a prank on the furries. Tommy sneaks into the hotel kitchen and paints swatstikas in ketchup on some of the entrees for the furry convention. They see it and become deeply confused and uncomfortable, while other neo-nazis storm in and shoot paintballs at some of them, ruining their costumes and humiliating them. The furry convention seems to be ruined at the expense of a joke, while the neo-nazis sit and laugh at their "hurt feewings". The clock strikes 9pm, and the furries, led by Starley and her best friends, Freddie, a porcupine and Scales, a dragon, plot revenge.

 

We see Tommy go inside a bathroom to wash up, all while Freddiy sneaks up behind him in a stall and stabs him repeatedly in an incredibly violent fashion. Tommy drops to the floor dead while Freddie shrugs it off. The neo-nazi convention finds out, and we then see each convention crowd out of their respective halls and face one another in a hilariously twisted mexican stand off. Amy, Gavin, and Lena are all assigned night duty, and are shocked when the occurrence takes place. Gavin suggests staying out of it until absolutely necessary However, we find out that a gun show occured at the hotel recently, and a few supplies were left over. In a sequence mimicking the hunger games, the neo nazis run for the runs and begin to fire. After a scene of somewhat violent carnage with most parties fleeing, the hotel has become a literal battle royale. Amy, Gavin, and Lena have no choice but to get involved. Any word of this breaks out, and it could be a PR disaster.

 

After the carnage spreads across the hotel, all while the staff tries to stay alive, other guests take notice and call the police. Amy soon realizes that the neo-nazis are in Seattle to shut down a peaceful rally for African American rights and begin plans for creating a new world order, and she finds herself in the company of Starley, Freddy, and Scales. Scales had been shot, giving an inspirational speech about standing up to justice to Amy, all while dying in her arms. After a moment of bonding, Amy decides to fight with them, persuading Gavin and Lena to join forces and potentially save the world. After more bloody carnage, including Home-Alone style kills, battles in hotel rooms and elevators (which crushes one person to death), they realize that Haverford okay-d the Neo-Nazi convention because he was one of them. This in in addition to a man named George Benson's support (A popular neo-nazi blogger akin to Alex Jones). After Amy and Haverford get into a fight in the hotel pool, Gavin helps her out as things look bleak, and Lena throws in a fly zapper to the pool, inexplicably captured. It zaps Haverford and Benson to death.

 

The next morning, everyone goes home, as press begins to circle around the hotel. It's unclear what exactly happened, but Amy assures them that the situation is under control. Suddenly, youth revolutionaries become far more interested in the hotel, and they are happy to accomodate.

 

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PЯom

 

Date- April 28^th 

Genre- Comedy

Rating- PG-13

Theaters- 3,150 theaters

Budget- 35 million

Running Time- 109 minutes or 1 hour and 49 minutes

Studio- O$corp Picures

Director- Seth Gordon

Actors and Actress-

Andy- KJ Apa

Claire- Alisha Boe

Peter- Jake Paul

Sarah- Gage Golightly

Hillbilly Leader- Ken Jeong

 

Plot: Andy, Claire, Peter, and Sarah are your average high school seniors. Andy is your basketball player, Claire is the intelligent girl, Peter is a nerd but really good at football, and Sarah is your blonde cheerleader. Prom is coming up in the next few weeks. Andy and Peter are busily trying to figure out how to ask their girlfriends Claire and Sarah out while the girls are trying on prom dress and figuring out what to wear. The film jokes with and mocks high school clichés throughout the film. Peter and Andy ask Sarah and Claire out and soon prom is almost there. On prom day, they get ready and take pictures and go to the grand march. At prom they dance and have fun. They decide that this is the night of their lives. Peter and Sarah win prom king and queen. Andy and Claire also are on the prom court. After the entire prom is over at midnight. Andy, Claire, Peter, and Sarah decide to hit up a house party. At the party they engage in all the things people do at parties: drinking, smoking, and having sex. Andy losses his virginity to Claire. However things don’t far well for Peter and Sarah. Peter overly drunk gets into a fight with Sarah and Sarah leaves the party and walks off into the woods, which surround the house. The next morning, Andy, Claire, and Peter wake up and are completely hangover. They find themselves in the middle of the woods and still in their prom clothes. Andy and Claire lost their phones and Peter’s phone soon dies. Peter says that they must have gotten drunk and walked into the nearby woods, which is a national park that extends for miles. They all fight with each other. Andy says that they should head west because they might hit the interstate. They all agree and head west. On the way several comic things happen. Claire’s dress gets so ripped up it is almost not worth wearing. Both boys like that idea but Claire refuses to run around the woods in a bra and underwear. They soon encounter a lost Sarah. The film goes into slow motion as Peter and Sarah run toward each other. They embrace and forgive each other. The four walk through the woods for several hours encountering wildlife and other dangerous situations. They suddenly entire a clearing where they find a hillbilly community. The leader of the community tells them that they came through the community last night and got drugs that disoriented them. Andy and Peter get angry and beat up the leader until the leader tells them that he knows a way out. They have to pass through the rapids, which will lead them to the nearby resort. The leader gives them a raft and wishes them luck. He suddenly says that he is sick of the community and hops on the raft with them. His name is know as C.L. The five set off down the rapids. After first the rapids and rough but not bad. Suddenly the rapids become wild and crazy. Everybody is screaming and freaking out. C.L. begins to vomit on Sarah who freaks out and vomits. The raft is thrown everywhere and suddenly plummets off of a waterfall. Everybody grabs each other and screams loudly as they fall. They crash into the water and are knocked out. When they wake up they find that they are at the resort in beds. The film concludes with the parents coming and yelling and grounding the teens. The teens blame C.L. who hilariously sweet talks the parents. The teens are sent home and C.L. is invited over by the parents for a potluck dinner. The film is filled with hilarious jokes, crude humor, and lots of situation gags.

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Jungles

 

Date- March 10th

Genre- Nature Documentary

Rating- G

Theaters- 2,077 theaters

Budget- 25 million

Running Time- 80 minutes or 1 hour and 20 minutes

Studio- O$corp Pictures

Director- Alastair Fothergill

Narrator- Pierce Brosnan

 

Plot: This film takes it audience on a thrilling adventure of the South American jungles. The audience will travel with a family of Tapirs and Jaguars. They also talk about how deforestation and climate change in the documentary. 

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River of Death

 

Date- Limited- September 15th and Wide- September 29th

Genre- Drama Thriller

Rating- R- strong violence, disturbing and startling images, strong language, and mild sexual content.

Theater Count- September 15th- 16 theaters, September 22nd- 365 theaters, and  September 29^th- 2,734 theaters

Budget- 20 million

Running Time- 147 minutes or 2 hour and 27 minutes

Studio- O$corp Pictures

Director- John Landis

Actors and Actress- Unknown actors and actresses.

Plot:

Spoiler

 

The film begins with a view of the Mississippi River. We here a little girl chant, “em eye crooked letter crooked letter eye crooked letter crooked letter eye humpback humpback eye” She chants this several times and each time gets louder and louder. Suddenly the screen goes black. White writing appears and it says “Based on Actual Events.”

 

The narrator of the film explains that the city of La Crosse, Wisconsin is plagued with young men who suffer from horrible drowning’s which the cause it blamed on the heavy drinking in the college town. However others believe that this is the work of a serial killer or a supernatural demon. The narrator goes on and says that only college males who are brown haired and athletic have drowned. The narrator informs the viewers that two NYC detectives came to the city to investigate and they discovered that smiley faces were on the rocks by the victims. Terror swept the city as many feared a serial killer or demon was lurking the river banks however as with most rumors and speculations it quickly disappeared. Life returned to normal, the drinking and partying resumed, and the 20+ victims were forgotten and become mere folklore. Until now…

 

The film moves to Trevor at his final day of high school. He and his friends are very excited for college. They discuss where they will go and what fun they will have this summer and next school year. Trevor is dating his high school crush Jessica. While Trevor is excited to be going to college he and Jessica are struggling with figuring out how to continue dating since they are going to two different schools. We are introduced to Trevor’s family and friends. We learn more about his relationship with Jessica and the film moves through his summer fun. We learn that Trevor is going to play football for University of Wisconsin: La Crosse and is hoping to become a doctor. His girlfriend is going to Carroll University located 3 hours southeast of La Crosse in Waukesha, Wisconsin, which also the city where Trevor grew up. The film then moves to Trevor moving into the dorms at La Crosse. He meets his two roommates, Jackson and Teddy and they immediately get along. The film follows Trevor as he goes to classes and parties with friends. We see his relationship with Jessica is failing apart and Jessica is becoming upset.

 

On one Saturday we see Trevor parting with his friends at a local bar. They are drinking heavily and getting crazy. Trevor decides to leave early because he has a test on Monday and wants to study a little. He leaves and begins to walk down the street to the campus. Suddenly, he becomes paranoid and begins to running panting. He tries to call on his cell phone but it is dead. He runs quickly and looks several times behind him. Suddenly he falls to the ground and whirls around. He lifts up his hands to block an attack. The camera moves the river and we see Trevor in the water and the water is bloody. Trevor struggles until he goes limp. His body floats to the surface and drifts down river.

 

Within two days it is reported that Trevor is missing the police are on the search from him. His friends as confused and his family are upset. After one month of nothing, the police finally find Trevor’s body, which is beginning to decompose. The funeral happens and the family grieves. The death shakes the family, friends, and the school. The police determine that Trevor accidently fell into the river drunk and drowned. Everybody accepts this except Jessica who believes that there is more to Trevor’s death.

 

Four months after Trevor’s death, Jessica visits with the family. After talking about college and other stuff, she tells the family her hypothesis about Trevor’s death. She says that Trevor wasn’t drunk enough or stupid enough to wander into the river. She also says that there are colleges and bars across the nation and none have such rates of drunk drownings as La Crosse. She says that she believes somebody murdered Trevor and the other students who were believed to have drowned. She asks them if they want to help her discover the truth behind Trevor’s death. The family at first refuses but after several days of Jessica persuading, Trevor’s dad gets onboard with Jessica. Trevor’s two roommates decide to help Jessica too. They gather information on past victims and discover the similarities. Trevor was athletic, dark haired, and smart. On a rock were Trevor entered the water they find a red smiley face with horns and the words “Evil Happy Face Men” written next to it. With their evidence they go to the police. The police reject it and quickly dismiss it. Jessica is upset and frustrated. They renew their search for several weeks but without success. Suddenly one night, Jessica is visited by Trevor’s spirit. Trevor says that somebody close harmed him and his soul can’t rest until the murderer is brought to justice. Jessica asks who the murderer is. Trevor says, “Go as a dummy…go as a dummy…go as a dummy” and then disappears. Jessica ponders over the words. She tells the other about what happened. Trevor’s dad says that what Trevor meant is that one of them has to go to the bars as an athletic college student to lure the killer. Trevor’s dad is too old and Jackson and Teddy gave up on the search a few days ago. Jessica volunteers. She dresses as a boy and goes into the bars. She drinks only a few drinks and acts drunk. She decides to leave the bar and head back to the hotel. On the way she sees two men following her. She texts Trevor’s dad to be ready to intervene and call the police if she is attacked. Trevor’s dad is seen watching a short distance away from a car. One man pulls out a bat and both men walk quickly toward her. Jessica begins to run. The men chase her. She pulls out her phone but it falls. She doesn’t have time to grab it because the two men are coming up too fast. She screams and runs in panic. She is tripped by one of the men and knocked out with the bat. She wakes up to find herself being held under the water. She screams and struggles. She suddenly sees Trevor’s ghost under the water and the ghosts of the other who have died. The suddenly rush at the attackers and throw them off of Jessica. Jessica pulls herself out of the water. The ghosts vanish. The sound of sirens fills the air. Jessica knows that it is finish. The two men gets up slowly and try to escape but are tackled by the police. The two men are revealed to be Teddy and Jackson. Teddy and Jackson reveal that killing college boys has been a sick hobby for both families. The police soon find Teddy’s and Jackson’s families and bring them to jail for trial and sentencing. In the dorm room they find weapons, photos of the victims and body parts. Trevor’s family and Jessica are at peace because the killings have ceased.

 

 

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Battle: Mars 3D

 

Date- January 27th

Genre- CGI Animation

Rating- PG- for sequences of sci-fi action and violence

Theaters- 2,464

Budget- 15 million

Running Time- 89 minutes or 1 hour and 29 minutes

Studio- Barbarian Animation Studios

Director- Aristomenis Tsirbas

Actors and Actress-

Mara- Evan Rachel Wood

Zack- Justin Long

 

Plot: When Earth invades the planet Mars when pollution destroys Earth. A Martian princess, Mara must defend her home against the invaders knowing that only one species can survivor. She falls in love with a human boy who is captured in a skirmish, Zack who promises to help her people. After several adventures Zack grows to love the peaceful Martians. When the final battle comes the Martians narrowly defeat the humans. The remaining humans are allowed to live on Mars in peace.

[Xillix]

Sea of Heroes

Release Date: Setpember 8th (Limited, IMAX 3D only) / September 15th (Wide)

Studio: Gold Crescent Pictures

Genre: War/Drama/Action

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Theater Count: 390 (IMAX 3D only limited release) / 2,405 (Wide release)

Premium Formats: 3D & IMAX 3D

Shooting Format: Digital 6.5K (Arri Alexa 65 with IMAX branding), native 3D

Aspect Ratio: 1.90:1

Release Image Formats: 2K DCP, 2K 3D DCP, 4K DCP, 2K IMAX Digital 3D DCP, 4K IMAX Laser 3D DCP

Audio Release Formats: 5.1, 7.1, IMAX 12-channel (IMAX Laser DCPs only)

Production Budget: $37 million

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for language, alcohol use, suggestive scenes, and war violence

Running Time: 115 minutes

Major Cast: Ed Skrein (Main Soldier), Jean-Claude Van Damme (Captain), Hilary Swank (Navigator), Chow Yun-Fat (North Korean Captain)

 

Plot Summary:

The North Korean military hijacks a South Korean battleship and plans to use it to sneak into a South Korean naval port and cause massive destruction. Only an American battleship nearby sees the flare sent off by a member of the South Korean crew before he is killed. When the American ship approaches the Korean one, the North Koreans open fire. A heated naval battle ensues with backup - for either side - hours away. Ultimately the Korean ship manages to sink the American one, but much of the American crew make it onto the Korean ship thanks to their captain's self-sacrifice. They manage to retake the ship and save the few South Korean crew members who were not yet killed.

 

Edited September 12, 2017 by Xillix

[Electric]

On 9/1/2017 at 11:23 AM, Xillix said:

Just to be clear, does the "To Be Continued..." just mean you're setting up a sequel and this film is complete, or that you're not done writing this one yet?

I'm still working on it and will get it done before the deadline. Not finished yet.

 

[Xillix]

The deadline has been extended a week due to concerns about finishing projects necessary to fill the calendar.

[Ezen Baklattan]

THE PROVIDER is live. Dated for October 6th, Y1.

 

Move BLOOD AND FUR to May 19th, Y1.

[Xillix]

Among the Serpents

Release Date: May 5th (Limited, IMAX 3D only) / May 12th (Wide)

Studio: Gold Crescent Pictures

Genre: Adventure/Action

Director: Baltasar Kormákur

Theater Count: 390 (Limited IMAX 3D only release) / 2,954 (Wide release)

Shooting Format: Digital 6.5K (Arri Alexa 65 with IMAX branding) / IMAX 15/65 large format film (documentary scenes), both in native 3D

Aspect Ratio: 1.90:1 / 1.44:1 (Documentary scenes, IMAX Laser DCPs only)

Premium Formats: 3D & IMAX 3D

Image Release Formats: 2K DCP, 2K 3D DCP, 4K DCP, 2K IMAX Digital 3D DCP, 4K IMAX Laser 3D DCP

Audio Release Formats: 5.1, 7.1, Dolby Atmos, IMAX 12-channel (IMAX Laser DCPs only)

Production Budget: $50 million

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence, language, and drug use

Running Time: 124 minutes

Major Cast: Christopher Eccleston (Director), Brendan Fraser (Cameraman), Alicia Silverstone (Sound Recordist), Mark Consuelos (Cartel Kingpin)

 

Plot Summary:

A film crew is shooting an IMAX 3D documentary about the Aztec ruins in Central America. Concerns about weather and the local wildlife soon fall to the wayside when, in a particularly remote temple ruin deep in the jungle, the crew stumble upon a hidden drug cartel operation. Their documentary job falls to the wayside as a battle for survival ensues, including not only firefights and chases through ancient structures and the dark rainforest, but perilous encounters with dangerous snakes, spiders, and wolves, and a sudden, raging tropical storm that floods the ruins and causes mudslides. In the end the crew, minus the cameraman who was killed by the cartel and a few minor characters who were shot or killed by animals or mudslides, manages to escape an underground ruin as it floods rapidly, leaving most of the cartel trapped inside to drown. The cartel's leader escaped out a different exit and corners most of the crew, but the sound recordist sneaks up on him and impales him with a makeshift spear.

[Xillix]

Also I've moved The Ultimate Prank to May 19th and put Airframe in its former June 2nd spot.

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Rollercoaster

 

Studio: Cookie Pictures

Genre: Suspense/Thriller

Director: Luke Scott

Producers: Sebastian Peters, Ridley Scott, Micheal Shaefer, Mark Huffam

Budget: $60 million

Release Date: June 23rd

Theater Count: 3,419

MPAA Rating: R

Running Time: 112 minutes (1 hour, 52 minutes)

Cast: Edward Norton, Naomi Harris, Robert Redford, Dave Bautista

 

Plot synopsis: A remake of the 1977 suspense thriller "Rollercoaster".

 

Plot:

We open at the fictional amusement park Shoreside Park, where we see riders boarding the wooden coaster "Crystal Rocket". Unbeknownst to them a bomb has been planted along the track of the rollercoaster. Minutes earlier, a park employee receives a text from an unknown number warning them about the bomb. The employee rushes over to his colleagues to stop the rollercoaster since there's a block brake just before where the bomb's been planted. The successfully manage to stop the train before it enters the block and the bomb detonates without killing anyone but causing significant damage to the track. The park is evacuated and federal investigators are brought in along with safety inspector David Calder (Norton), who initially cleared the ride. The feds tell him they're investigating it as an act of terrorism, and a witness informs them that they saw an unauthorized individual near the coaster track before the explosion went off.

 

Shoreside Park is closed off as the investigation continues. They quickly rule out religious or politically motivated terrorism since no one has come forward to claim responsibility. Calder is brought in to a meeting between the feds, the family owning the park and the CEO of FunFair Enterprises Rock Dallas (Redford) who had announced interest in purchasing the park from the financially struggling family and integrate it into his own chain of amusement parks. The family declined to sell the park as they had owned the park since the late 1800s and fear that FunFair is going to strip it of it's unique charm to turn it into another one of their "corporate assembly line" ventures. A particularly brash family member even accuses Dallas of conspiracy since the bombing will sink the park's reputation and force the family to sell it to FunFair. Dallas rejects the claim as ludicrous. The feds promise the family that they will do everything to find the culprit.

 

Calder returns to his day job and is contracted to inspect several attractions at the major park Adventure Dominion, which is one of many parks owned by FunFair. While inspecting a haunted house dark ride he gets a text from another unknown number, telling him that a bomb has been planted on one of the rides in the park. He gets a follow-up text saying that if he tells anyone, the bomb will go off immediately, inviting him to play a game where he himself has to find the bomb before it goes off. He is given a clue as to which one of the rides it is: "I make you scream as much as I make you laugh, through dawns and dips leading into a bath". Calder comes to the conclusion that the bomb has been planted at the Silver Arrow Log Flume and he hurries over to stop it. He tells a ride operator to stop the ride as there's a bomb planted on it, but that turns out to be a mistake as he gets another text telling him he didn't play by the rules (i.e not telling anyone) and the bomb goes off killing a tourist group on one of the logs and flooding the surrounding area.

 

Calder is brought into custody and made suspect of the bombing. He clears himself by showing them the texts he received and the feds seize his phone so they can find out who sent the texts. A raging Dallas storms in and blames Calder for everything since now being the second terrorist attack in a week has made the public fearful of amusement parks, the parks in his chain in particular. Calder points out that "people fucking died!", but that doesn't seem to be Dallas' top concern. A new message is sent to Calder's phone and the feds try and trace it. The message is directed at Dallas: pull out of purchasing Shoreside or more bombs will go off. Dallas dismisses the threat as hodgepodge but orders security to tighten considerably in his parks regardless.

 

Back home, Calder sees that his home has been broken into. The culprit has already left, but he sees that his desk has been trashed. Only one thing remains missing though: a blueprint of an as-of-yet under construction rollercoaster named "Blue Lightning" at Spark Mountain, a park owned by Birch Amusements. Calder contacts the feds about the break in and gets in touch with Jacinda Birch (Harris), the newly appointed CEO of Birch Amusements. Birch had just inherited the company from her late father and hoped to expand the chain and become a major competitor to FunFair. Birch shows Calder around the construction site of Blue Lightning, which is set to open within a month, and asks Calder if they should raise security in anticipation of the coaster's opening but since Calder nor anyone else has received any threats he says he's unsure of what they should do. Since the future of Birch Amusements hang on the success of Blue Lightning, billed as "The Greatest Launch Coaster in America", she takes no risks.

 

The investigation continues into the Shoreside and Adventure Dominion bombings while Calder sits in his home and gets a call from an unknown caller. He answers and a manipulated voice tells him that the "Blue Lightning will fall" before hanging up. He shows the recording to Birch and the authorities who tell Birch to stall the opening of Blue Lightning until they catch the culprit. Birch, in contradiction to her stance earlier, refuses to call off the ride's opening, reiterating that a lot hangs on its success. Calder just wonders why the bomber would send threats to a rival to FunFair who has no stakes in the Shoreside purchase. Calder meets up with the owners of Shoreside for a chat and he hears from them that Dallas is going to visit Adventure Dominion to assure the public that his rides are safe. Suddenly the family receives a text saying "FunFair will fold today". Calder deduces that the bomber is going to strike again during Dallas' visit and he asks the family if he can use one of their cell phones to call the authorities (since the feds still possess his) as we cut to Dallas holding a press conference in front of "Iron Vengeance" a steel looping coaster at Adventure Dominion where he assures the public that there's nothing to worry about regarding the bomber or Iron Vengeance (which has had safety issues before as pointed out by Calder) and to prove it he himself will ride it. We see a cloaked figure going backstage, snapping the neck of a maintenance worker and stealing his clothes. The man tells the operators that he only has to inspect a small section of Iron Vengeance before they send the train with Dallas out. He walks over to a high-speed section of the ride and tinkers with the bolts before giving the operators the go-ahead. Calder drives to the park and tries to stop Dallas from going on the ride but he is dismissed. Calder tries to warn the operators but he is tackled by security guards. The train with Dallas' on it goes through most of the ride without any problems but when it enters the high-speed section the loosened bolts detach and the track bends, causing the train to derail and Calder and the watching crowd are forced to watch as Dallas falls to his death.

 

With Dallas's demise all of FunFair's parks are shut down for investigation and Calder receives word that he's been stripped of his inspector license while the investigation continues. He goes back to talk with Birch and she reveals to him that Birch Amusements have also expressed interest in buying Shoreside Park but hasn't made that public, having negotiated with the Shoreside family in secret without the authorities or Dallas's knowledge. Calder deduces that the culprit is someone with close relations to the Shoreside family and he sets up another meeting with the family. The family at first denies that they had any contact with Birch, which confuses Calder, but now pissed off he forces them to squirt out the truth. The son in the family snaps and reveals, to everyone's shock, that the Shoreside bombing was staged by the family themselves as an insurance scam, but they don't know who was responsible for the attacks on FunFair and Birch. The family is taken into custody while the investigation continues.

 

Blue Lightning is set to open the following day and federal agents disguised as park maintenance men find a bomb attached to the tracks. They safely remove the bomb and inform Birch and Calder. Calder asks Birch if he can be present during the ride's opening, and she grants him backstage access. The next day the opening of Blue Lightning sees a large attendance, but the coaster is heavily supervised by federal agents which leave guests uneasy. Calder is given a radio to communicate with and watches the coaster make several laps without any issues, until he receives a new message telling him that if Calder doesn't solve the mystery Blue Lightning will fall within the hour, and if Calder tells anyone it will fall immediately, emphasizing that he hopes Calder doesn't "break the rules" this time. Panicking, Calder scouts the ride but doesn't find anything seemed to be out of order. He sees a maintenance worker entering the house storing the coaster's launch mechanisms and figures out that the plotter is going to tamper with the launch mechanisms. He sees that the man has locked the door behind him and he tries to force himself in before grabbing a gun and shooting the lock. He sees the maintenance worker messing with the launch hydraulics and he tackles the guy, who turns out to be a fairly big and muscular person (Bautista). The culprit fends off Calder who tries to shoot the guy but finds he's out of bullets. The man escapes and tries to climb his way out but is spotted by the feds who warns him not to cross onto the coaster track. The man realizes too late what he's done and he's hit by a rushing coaster train and killed immediately.

 

The man is identified as Mr. Hanks, an associate of the Shoreside family, and the film's final reveal is that Hanks was contracted by the Shoreside family to plot attacks against both FunFair and Birch Amusements, but as Shoreside Park started to struggle financially he aided them in the Shoreside bombing so they can take out insurance money. With this knowledge the Shoreside family are sentenced to prison for conspiracy to murder and insurance fraud and Calder is hired full-time by Birch Amusements as Blue Lightning turns out to be a huge success of the company, and Birch offers to extend help to Dallas' family so they can get FunFair back on it's feet.

[Alpha]

Move Computer Love to May 26th and replace the director with David Fincher. Something else might go on the December 15th date, though.

 

[Xillix]

9 minutes ago, Alpha said:

Move Computer Love to May 26th and replace the director with David Fincher. Something else might go on the December 15th date, though.

 

Done. Just to confirm, you haven't actually made a post for it yet I've missed somehow, right?