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Off-Day Thread: Switch Hit, The Movie!

So earlier today a couple of us got spun off-topic within the main Off-Day thread to the left, and we started brainstorming a Hollywood script treatment to pitch to the studio moguls that would be wrapped around the Angels and The Strike Force. The genesis of it all came from a brainfart by Mayheminthehood, and a couple of us took it from there.

BUT (!), we are brainstorming here! Everything thrown against the wall is considered acceptable! So here is your chance to get your creative juices flowing and contribute to the craptastrophe! Go ahead and submit your plot ideas, character ideas, special scenes of merit, anything! Add to anybody's throught, modify any existing concept, take it wherever it goes! The goal is to get a complete 120 minute plot outline worthy of going direct to video at a Blockbuster's nearest you.

Just remember: all the existing rules of Halo Heaven still apply. This is NOT a rules free thread zone!!!! Consider yourself warned. Any violation of HH policies are subject to immediate management controls and there will be no excuses accepted.


So, with that warning, here is how we started and where we left off. Take it away!

Mayheminthehood"I'm in the middle of writing a screenplay for a movie that will star Rob Schneider as a member of the Strike Force. It’s gonna be so funny, because see he’s a guy, but he’s going to be on this team of young girls. At first he may have to pretend to be a girl too…but no matter what, they’ll all end up learning something important from each other in the end."

Stirrups:  "Wait! How about if the Rob character has, like, a  car crash with a Strike Force girl AND THEIR SOULS SWITCH PLACES?!? Oh! Oh! And, uh, Rob was driving a garbage truck and the girl was on a scooter. One of those Vespa things or something. So you got Rob, the garbage man, now in shorts with these cheerleaders. OMG this is brilliant stuff!! And you can mix it up with these short scenes of a cheerleader trying to deal with trash!!!"

Infant:   "I would try and find a way to put Will Ferell in there as well. You know, just so that it doesn’t become too cheesy!"

Stirrups:  "Would he be running around in public in just his Scooby-Doo underwear, which is 4 sizes too small? That’s always solid gold stuff at the box office!"

Infant:   "Yes. And somehow I’d like them to mention Applebee’s a few times. Let that be their favorite hangout, or something."

Mayheminthehood"Will Ferrell was his best friend. And he basically gets dragged along by Rob, who's really a hot StrikeForce girl, and he starts trying to hit on the girl, who's really Rob Schneider aka his best friend!!! OR…...........Will Ferrell is a star on the Angels, who was also Rob’s favorite player when he was still just a garbage man. Either way, the girl/rob will get hit on by WIll Ferrell, and it will be so funny and original."

Infant:   "And one night, after partying in Newport Beach, Will will be involved in a hit & run by a former Angels player, who proceeds to a friends house only to barf in his room, knock him out and then hide from the police in his own apartment. Nice, interesting side story there."

Mayheminthehood"And at the end, they get to the ALCS, but Will's character gives up a series losing home run."

Infant:   "But he and the Robchick have sex under the rocks at Angel stadium and everybody’s happy. End of Story."

This Fan-Post is authored by an independent fan and may or may not be a reflection of human evolution, divine enlightenment or nine cans into a 12-pack.

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Who would make this movie ? How are the ties with Disney these days ?

Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)

by infant on Aug 7, 2008 3:44 PM PDT   0 recs

Before we get to far

Maybe we should start planing the sequel, and the how it was made parts to the puzzle epic.

by eyespy on Aug 7, 2008 9:02 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

It can't just be Will and Rob...

Ben Stiller, Luke/Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, or other Frat Pack members need to show up as random baseball players… maybe on opposing teams.

Of course I'm right... I have a UC education.

by BruinHalo on Aug 7, 2008 3:44 PM PDT   0 recs

Oh Paul Rudd has to be the annoucner too

Of course I'm right... I have a UC education.

by BruinHalo on Aug 7, 2008 3:46 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Jason Bateman

Seattle I would like to thank you for sucking. It allows me to get back to my roots: Hating Fremont.

Kobe tell me how my ass tastes

by hauldog on Aug 7, 2008 3:54 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

As the egotistical free-agent

(Luckily we don’t have any of those in real life—not even GMJ).

Angels fan since '67

by red floyd on Aug 7, 2008 4:05 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh and...

Paul Rudd needs to be the depressed former player now turned announcer.

Of course I'm right... I have a UC education.

by BruinHalo on Aug 7, 2008 3:47 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

rob should probably be a single father as well

his son could be aptly played by the small boy from jerry maguire!

BOX OFFICE GOLD

by Of Angels and Angles on Aug 7, 2008 3:48 PM PDT   0 recs

Ha. Johnathan Lipnicky!

He could even play himself, and the running joke is that everyone tells him they wished he was still young and actually cute.

Whatever dude.

by Mayheminthehood on Aug 7, 2008 4:18 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I think they should start filming it now

With the Angels chances of winning it all this year, they’ll be very popular next year!

;-)

Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)

by infant on Aug 7, 2008 3:50 PM PDT   0 recs

can we make sure Rex makes a cameo?

Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.

by howiestheman on Aug 7, 2008 3:58 PM PDT   0 recs

Rex can be the dad of the StrikeForce girl

Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)

by infant on Aug 7, 2008 4:04 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Right

She gets hit by a ball or something from the T-shirt launcher and he tapes an aspirin on her injury!

by Higz on Aug 7, 2008 4:46 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I thought about it more, and i'm not sure Rob has star power any more. BruinHalo made me think about it when he lists other guys above.

Seth Rogen’s hot right now. Could he be our lovable garbage man turned Strike Force girl?

Whatever dude.

by Mayheminthehood on Aug 7, 2008 4:07 PM PDT   0 recs

I think this movie might give Rob's career a breath of fresh air

and make him an uber-star.

Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)

by infant on Aug 7, 2008 4:08 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Touche.

This will do for Rob Schneider what Pulp Fiction did for Travolta.

Whatever dude.

by Mayheminthehood on Aug 7, 2008 4:13 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Question: WHICH StrikeForce girl is the one that Rob will turn into?

Not Brooke. Right ?

Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)

by infant on Aug 7, 2008 4:09 PM PDT   0 recs

God no, way to hot.

She’s gotta be the woulda, shoulda, coulda love interest.

by MidwayCityLivestock on Aug 7, 2008 4:11 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

According to the poll it should be:

Alicia D or
Alyssa or
Alicia P

Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)

by infant on Aug 7, 2008 4:32 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

William H. Macy or Steve Buscemi as the hard luck team Manager...

And maybe a whisky swigging Philip Seymour Hoffman as the play by play guy?

by MidwayCityLivestock on Aug 7, 2008 4:10 PM PDT   0 recs

Oh God...

Hoffman makes me think of putting Jim Gaffigan somewhere in here.

Of course I'm right... I have a UC education.

by BruinHalo on Aug 7, 2008 4:38 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

haha yes!

Gaffigan can be the washed-up, waaaaaaaaaaaay over the hill pitcher that comes back to make one more memorable start.

Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.

by howiestheman on Aug 7, 2008 4:40 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

David Spade

As the overly egotistical soon-to-be free agent (much better than Jason Bateman).

Angels fan since '67

by red floyd on Aug 7, 2008 4:51 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

in the aforementioned Scooby-Doo underwear, of course.

Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.

by howiestheman on Aug 7, 2008 4:22 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

and he needs to have the real-life Rally Monkey on his shoulder

and the Monkey can be stealing drinks of his whiskey/whatever he’s drinking

Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.

by howiestheman on Aug 7, 2008 4:41 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

hahahaha

can it be a combo of Heston and Ron Burgundy?

Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.

by howiestheman on Aug 7, 2008 4:54 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh hell yeah. Homages all over the friggin place. We gotta fit Leslie Nielsen in here somewhere.

Francisco Rodriguez: 191 career saves. 2 career Panthers, tied with Hector Carrasco.

by Stirrups on Aug 7, 2008 5:06 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Would it be too obvious and cliched

To make him the homeplate umpire? Only he’d do it completely straight?

Light Up That Halo!

by Clutch on Aug 7, 2008 6:15 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Oooh! Oooh!

EDDINGS could be the home plate umpire, f—k up a call, and then NIELSEN could come out and tell/show him how it’s supposed to be done!

Light Up That Halo!

by Clutch on Aug 7, 2008 6:15 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

But the actor playing Eddings would be Stevie Wonder!

Francisco Rodriguez: 191 career saves. 2 career Panthers, tied with Hector Carrasco.

by Stirrups on Aug 7, 2008 7:39 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Sweet!

This movie just gets better by the post!

Light Up That Halo!

by Clutch on Aug 7, 2008 9:12 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Ooh, new movie marketing technique

Instead of “technology” and “budget” on a “big screen”: How about “viewers” have to pay to come onto a on-line chat forum, much like this one, at which point HalosHeaven writers inform them of what’s going on in the movie? Low-budget and hilarious!

Light Up That Halo!

by Clutch on Aug 7, 2008 9:13 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Necessary gag

Something involving the T-shirt launcher thing.

We also need to figure out how he came to be on the Strike Force. Perhaps he drunkenly harrasses one of them while at a game, gets arrested for it, and then is sentenced by a creative judge to be a member of the Strike Force for the remainder of the season. He learns a valuable lesson about unwanted sexual advances AND he inspires the team to victory somehow.

Just spitballing here.

by Higz on Aug 7, 2008 4:45 PM PDT   0 recs

LOL. This is whole thing is just so dumb but funny. I love coming up with movie ideas.

We were originally leaning towards an accident that somehow switches the souls of the SF girl and Scheider’s garbage man character.

However, your idea is equally good and such a plausible premise for a shitty hollywood movie that it’s making me laugh my ass off.

Spitball away dude, I like it.

Whatever dude.

by Mayheminthehood on Aug 7, 2008 4:50 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

How about NPH cameo as a team doctor...

further making fun of his former role.

Of course I'm right... I have a UC education.

by BruinHalo on Aug 7, 2008 4:46 PM PDT   0 recs

Hell we could almost scratch the soul swapping Strike Force thing...

and just make the Strike Force girl Will’s admirer and eventual girlfriend… just make it a hot girl.

Of course I'm right... I have a UC education.

by BruinHalo on Aug 7, 2008 4:48 PM PDT   0 recs

Brooke.

Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)

by infant on Aug 7, 2008 4:50 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Krystal! :)

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Aug 7, 2008 7:17 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

hmm...

agree to its humor… but we all know Rob Schneider works best as a supporting role.

For example:

Big Daddy >> Deuce Bigalow

Of course I'm right... I have a UC education.

by BruinHalo on Aug 7, 2008 4:53 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Thats what I said, but then Infant said this could be a return to stardom for him and make him huge.

The idea that his career could be revived was the funniest part about that.

Whatever dude.

by Mayheminthehood on Aug 7, 2008 4:56 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Yet he makes love to her/him anyway

Which reminds me (true story):

Yesterday I saw somebody that reminded me of a guy I used to work with a long time ago, when I was still in Europe, called Pascal (yes, a male name in Europe). So, that made me think “I wonder what he’s up to these days…”. I searched for his e-mail address, found it and send him an e-mail.

This morning I got a reply back, how he was doing fine and so forth. Then, he ends the e-mail with “By the way, I’m no longer going by the name of Pascal. I changed my name to Sarah two years ago and completed the surgery 5 weeks ago”.

No, there was no wink or smiley.

Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)

by infant on Aug 7, 2008 4:55 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Then, in the middle of the movie, there should be a Howard's spin-off commercial with the Soth

Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)

by infant on Aug 7, 2008 4:51 PM PDT   0 recs

NO MATTER WHAT ELSE

THAT MUST BE IN THE MOVIE

Of course I'm right... I have a UC education.

by BruinHalo on Aug 7, 2008 4:52 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

With Steve Buscemi as Mickey Hatcher

...who only listens to games on radio because a teevee is not old school enough.

by Rev Halofan on Aug 7, 2008 9:44 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Actually, Hatcher would be the perfect role for Leslie Neilson...

“I don’t care if all the pitches were three feet outside, you gotta stay aggressive up there!”

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Aug 7, 2008 9:49 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Actually, Hatcher would be the perfect role for Leslie Neilson...

“I don’t care if all the pitches were three feet outside, you gotta stay aggressive up there!”

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Aug 7, 2008 9:51 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Halos Heaven will be in the movie, as the rabid fans that follow the players around to get tidbits for the website they're on all day long.

The players are basically scared of us, in a stalker way.

And if Revs in it, im thinking Gary Oldman.

Whatever dude.

by Mayheminthehood on Aug 7, 2008 4:54 PM PDT   0 recs

Is Will Ferrell scared of anything?

I thought you said he was going to be in the movie. Why would he be scared of the Rev?

Oh yeah … :) xxx Rev

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Aug 7, 2008 7:19 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

two words: Steve Carell

i like him for the insane equipment manager that throws bats around the clubhouse at the slightest mention of the word “batting gloves”

Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.

by howiestheman on Aug 7, 2008 4:55 PM PDT   0 recs

Like that!

Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)

by infant on Aug 7, 2008 4:56 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

the movie should probably feature a few drunken season ticket holders

i’m thinking:
-Danny Glover
-Both Corey’s
-Jerry Stiller
-Horatio Sanz
-Charlie Sheen

by Of Angels and Angles on Aug 7, 2008 4:55 PM PDT   0 recs

What if we got Randy Quaid to reprise his role from Major League, except now he's an Angels fan.

I laughed out loud at the two Corey’s idea. I think we could probably get them right now.

Whatever dude.

by Mayheminthehood on Aug 7, 2008 5:05 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Can Fred Armisen

Be a crazy international player?

Light Up That Halo!

by Clutch on Aug 7, 2008 6:23 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

And then Bill Hader

Could join in as his agent. Or something.

Light Up That Halo!

by Clutch on Aug 7, 2008 9:14 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Ah, wait

Hader would be the translator/interpreter a la Jose Mota. It would be epic.

Light Up That Halo!

by Clutch on Aug 7, 2008 9:14 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I think Barry Bonds should be in the movie too

as the hitting coach.

Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)

by infant on Aug 7, 2008 4:56 PM PDT   0 recs

FACT

If this movie ever gets made, you can be sure there will be a Southpark spin-off.

Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)

by infant on Aug 7, 2008 4:57 PM PDT   0 recs

If nothing else, then this is what we should do.

Hey you! What are horse mackerel!
Hey, the chair are sailing! You believe that I am toad of the month!
(Yes, that is K-Rod's entry music, translated)

by infant on Aug 7, 2008 5:08 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs