First bit I’m trying to polish for open mics
Need some help/feedback - I’ve been writing things down for years but I have a three ish minute joke I want to actually take to my first open mic. Thanks!
The 90s gave us this surprisingly pretty good movie called Backdraft, some of you may be familar. Others using your powers of inference may be thinking it’s a firefighter movie.
WRONG.
Ron Howard was the director people, the guy who made Arrested Development.
He’s the beautiful mind (nailed it) behind Willow, Far and Away, Hillbilly Elegy.
Yeah that one really bummed me out. I learned that live while researching the Howard titles for this bit.
But Backdraft has Kurt Russell. Robert deNiro. Billiam Baldwin. It’s a story of fire, living and dying by the flames. It’s got a cast I wouldn’t shake a fire at.
But it wasn’t until very recently I became aware of Backdraft 2. IMDB 4.9. Not bad honestly, Battlefield Earth had alien John Travolta in the Year 2000 essentially at the height of his powers still and got 2.5. Directed by the slightly less known Gonzalo Lopez-Galego, and Joe Anderson, Donald Sutherland, and Billiam Baldwin. I am dead serious, he reprises his role and plays this films Uncle Figure. It’s like a Father figure but usually worse.
It’s like a Father figure but he most likely hasn’t ever been sexual with your mom.
It’s like a Father figure but he smells like boat.
You guys get it.
Anyways - if I’m being honest I was actually most disappointed it was just Backdraft 2. Really? That’s the best we can do.
Backdraft 2. We can’t be a little fun with the name for the direct to video sequel starring Donald Sutherland in 2019? I honestly feel betrayed, like when you’re hurt by a loved one like a mother, a son, or an Uncle Figure.
Backdraft 2
Second Draft.
Right? Simple. Think of that as a baseline, typical Hollywood stuff. How about -
Backdraft 2
Everything is On Fire.
You see in that one the whole planet is on fire and people live in floating cities and the firefighters are working to clear enough space for humans to land and resettle. Wow, right? Everything is on Fire.
Backdraft 2
Uncle Figure
That one is just a personal favorite I’ll admit. I don’t have a full storyline fleshed out yet but there’s some there there if you know.
Maybe Backdraft 2: Final Draft. But then what if there’s a Backdraft 3, you know Baldwin’s down. Backdraft 3: Final Draft (1).
Backdraft 4: Final_Draft with the date of the release in parentheses like that’s the date you last published edits to a document.
Thanks everyone