Guys, would you believe me if I told you there was actually a kind of GOOD Friedberg and Seltzer movie.
Like, there are some genuinely funny one liners in here;
“I wanna race”.
“What you driving?”.
“A car”.
Like don’t lie, that’s at least some Loaded Weapon 1 tier shit.
Like, it’s not amazing, it’s still a Friedberg and Seltzer movie but I’d say it’s actually relatively enjoyable.
Because it’s a parody.
It’s a parody of Breaking Bad and Crime Dramas in general.
What? Is it because the scenes are too similar to the source material? The characters?
Like….Loaded Weapon 1, Scary Movie, two well received movies that are 1 to 1 parodies of a certain movie while also parodying a whole genre.
I really don’t mind criticism but this one doesn’t really make sense to me. Can you tell me what you think?
You can’t you link your work here so if you want, my script is in my post history. Just look in there.
And if you do read my script, what do you think of the humour in general? Because there’s been one guy who hasn’t just said “it’s like Movie Movie humour” and not explained why and that one guy didn’t read past the first three pages.
Title: “Crime Time Television”.
Genre: “Comedy Movie spoofing Crime Dramas taking heavy influence from films such as Airplane, the Naked Gun and Hot Shots”.
Pages: 23/100
Logline: “When William Blight gets diagnosed with cancer and realises he’s done basically nothing with his life, he decides to join forces with his former student Messy Wilson in order to become the world’s greatest meth cook”.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KZrO\_ZQzmOYVFnPv9kFoQ0rd9Ngqbf10/view?usp=drivesdk
While my expectations were modest, the film exceeded them in some respects, though it ultimately falls short of being genuinely good. It is neither a polished, straightforward production nor a tightly executed parody in the classic ZAZ mold.
The experience is perhaps best described as watching a movie like Hot Shots! while intoxicated. You can generally follow the parodies, recognize the intended jokes, and understand the scene’s purpose, yet everything feels slightly off-kilter and imprecise.
A notable example is the parody of the Hannibal Lecter prison interview scene. The concept offers some sharp moments: Dr. Animal Cannibal Pizza (the film’s Hannibal analogue) attempts to profile Joe Dee Fostar (the Clarice analogue) and mistakenly assumes he is a Black woman, leading to an embarrassed correction. The line, “Was the ham silent? Hams can be very quiet. Very quiet. Unless the ham is falling down the stairs, then they go boomdeboomboomboomboom,” elicited a genuine chuckle. However, the overall staging and execution feel overly bizarre and chaotic, which distracts from the humor rather than enhancing it.
Another sequence parodies the famous stair-falling scene from Psycho, featuring the original actor, Martin Balsam. The gag cleverly mocks the clunky green-screen effects of the source material by having the detective tumble out of the building, into the sky, and through a cityscape. While the idea has strong ZAZ potential, the execution, particularly the strangely sped-up editing, undermines its impact and leaves the viewer wondering about the directorial choices.
This highlights a broader shortcoming: unlike The Naked Gun or Hot Shots!, which carefully construct scenes that feel authentic to the films they spoof, allowing the absurd jokes to land with greater surprise and effect, this movie rarely lets its parodies breathe. It’s like they were worried people wouldn’t find the original scene funny so they can rushed to add in a bunch of jokes in post.
In summary, the film contains a fair share of clever ideas and decent laughs, undermined by inconsistent execution, awkward pacing, and tonal confusion. It sits in an awkward middle ground, ambitious in its parody but not quite disciplined enough to fully succeed.
Title: “Crime Time Television”.
Genre: “Comedy Movie spoofing Crime Dramas taking heavy influence from films such as Airplane, the Naked Gun and Hot Shots”.
Pages: 23/100
Logline: “When William Blight gets diagnosed with cancer and realises he’s done basically nothing with his life, he decides to join forces with his former student Messy Wilson in order to become the world’s greatest meth cook”.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KZrO_ZQzmOYVFnPv9kFoQ0rd9Ngqbf10/view?usp=drivesdk
Title: “Crime Time Television”.
Genre: “Comedy Movie spoofing Crime Dramas taking heavy influence from films such as Airplane, the Naked Gun and Hot Shots”.
Pages: 23/100
Logline: “When William Blight gets diagnosed with cancer and realises he’s done basically nothing with his life, he decides to join forces with his former student Messy Wilson in order to become the world’s greatest meth cook”.
And I would like CRITICISM please. Like how a CRITIC would, do not just say “it’s bad” and not tell me why. I need to know WHY it’s bad so I can improve.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KZrO\_ZQzmOYVFnPv9kFoQ0rd9Ngqbf10/view?usp=drivesdk
Title: “Crime Time Television”.
Genre: “Comedy Movie spoofing Crime Dramas taking heavy influence from films such as Airplane, the Naked Gun and Hot Shots”.
Pages: 23/100
Logline: “When William Blight gets diagnosed with cancer and realises he’s done basically nothing with his life, he decides to join forces with his former student Messy Wilson in order to become the world’s greatest meth cook”.
And I would like CRITICISM please. Like how a CRITIC would, do not just say “it’s bad” and not tell me why. I need to know WHY it’s bad so I can improve.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KZrO\_ZQzmOYVFnPv9kFoQ0rd9Ngqbf10/view?usp=drivesdk
Title: “Crime Time Television”.
Genre: “Comedy Movie spoofing Crime Dramas taking heavy influence from films such as Airplane, the Naked Gun and Hot Shots”.
Pages: 23/100
Logline: “When William Blight gets diagnosed with cancer and realises he’s done basically nothing with his life, he decides to join forces with his former student Messy Wilson in order to become the world’s greatest meth cook”.
And I would like CRITICISM please. Like how a CRITIC would, do not just say “it’s bad” and not tell me why. I need to know WHY it’s bad so I can improve.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KZrO\_ZQzmOYVFnPv9kFoQ0rd9Ngqbf10/view?usp=drivesdk
Title: “Crime Time Television”.
Genre: “Comedy Movie spoofing Crime Dramas taking heavy influence from films such as Airplane, the Naked Gun and Hot Shots”.
Pages: 23/100
Logline: “When William Blight gets diagnosed with cancer and realises he’s done basically nothing with his life, he decides to join forces with his former student Messy Wilson in order to become the world’s greatest meth cook”.
And I would like CRITICISM please. Like how a CRITIC would, do not just say “it’s bad” and not tell me why. I need to know WHY it’s bad so I can improve.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KZrO\_ZQzmOYVFnPv9kFoQ0rd9Ngqbf10/view?usp=drivesdk
Because it’s a parody.
It’s a parody of Breaking Bad and Crime Dramas in general.
What? Is it because the scenes are too similar to the source material? The characters?
Like….Loaded Weapon 1, Scary Movie, two well received movies that are 1 to 1 parodies of a certain movie while also parodying a whole genre.
I really don’t mind criticism but this one doesn’t really make sense to me. Can you tell me what you think?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KZrO\_ZQzmOYVFnPv9kFoQ0rd9Ngqbf10/view?usp=drivesdk
Also, what do you think of the humour in general? Because there’s been one guy who hasn’t just said “it’s like Movie Movie humour” and not explained why and that one guy didn’t read past the first three pages.
Title: “Crime Time Television”.
Genre: “Comedy Movie spoofing Crime Dramas taking heavy influence from films such as Airplane, the Naked Gun and Hot Shots”.
Logline: “When William Blight gets diagnosed with cancer and realises he’s done basically nothing with his life, he decides to join forces with his former student Messy Wilson in order to become the world’s greatest meth cook”.
And I would like CRITICISM please. Like how a CRITIC would, do not just say “it’s bad” and not tell me why. I need to know WHY it’s bad so I can improve.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KZrO\\\_ZQzmOYVFnPv9kFoQ0rd9Ngqbf10/view?usp=drivesdk
I’m definitely not “kicked out” from it because they would have just said so.
I’ve tried contacting the mods but they won’t respond and for some reason it’s this specific sub.
Title: “Crime Time Television”.
Genre: “Comedy Movie spoofing Crime Dramas taking heavy influence from films such as Airplane, the Naked Gun and Hot Shots”.
Pages: 23/100
Logline: “When William Blight gets diagnosed with cancer and realises he’s done basically nothing with his life, he decides to join forces with his former student Messy Wilson in order to become the world’s greatest meth cook”.
And I would like CRITICISM please. Like how a CRITIC would, do not just say “it’s bad” and not tell me why. I need to know WHY it’s bad so I can improve.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KZrO\_ZQzmOYVFnPv9kFoQ0rd9Ngqbf10/view?usp=drivesdk
Title: “Crime Time Television”.
Genre: “Comedy Movie spoofing Crime Dramas taking heavy influence from films such as Airplane, the Naked Gun and Hot Shots”.
Logline: “When William Blight gets diagnosed with cancer and realises he’s done basically nothing with his life, he decides to join forces with his former student Messy Wilson in order to become the world’s greatest meth cook”.
And I would like CRITICISM please. Like how a CRITIC would, do not just say “it’s bad” and not tell me why. I need to know WHY it’s bad so I can improve.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KZrO\_ZQzmOYVFnPv9kFoQ0rd9Ngqbf10/view?usp=drivesdk
What are your thoughts on the first 23 pages of my Spoof Comedy script
Title: “Crime Time Television”.
Genre: “Comedy Movie spoofing Crime Dramas taking heavy influence from films such as Airplane, the Naked Gun and Hot Shots”.
Logline: “When William Blight gets diagnosed with cancer and realises he’s done basically nothing with his life, he decides to join forces with his former student Messy Wilson in order to become the world’s greatest meth cook”.
And I would like CRITICISM please. Like how a CRITIC would, do not just say “it’s bad” and not tell me why. I need to know WHY it’s bad so I can improve.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KZrO\_ZQzmOYVFnPv9kFoQ0rd9Ngqbf10/view?usp=drivesdk