Balls Out - Print Topic

Posted by: Murphy (Guest), March 31st, 2009, 1:26am

Supposedly this was a collaboration by real Hollywood screenwriters that was deemed unsuitable by their respective agencies to do anything with. My guess is that it was probably written as a joke to begin with. Whatever, it is bloody funny....

*It is very adult humour - you have been warned!

http://www.therobotard8000.com/Robotard_Main/Main.html

Posted by: steven8, March 31st, 2009, 1:48am; Reply: 1

I'm still reading, but I'm pretty sure I want this to be the next Script Club Script. :)

http://www.therobotard8000.com/BALLS%20OUT_WEB.pdf

Posted by: Tommyp, March 31st, 2009, 2:57am; Reply: 2

This has motivated me to write...

Thanks for the link :)

Posted by: steven8, March 31st, 2009, 5:44am; Reply: 3

Just finished, and I'm tellin' ya, if Tom Cruise doesn't get in bed with this project, he's crazy! It'll make that Valkyrie project look totally lame!! :) :)

Posted by: Shelton, March 31st, 2009, 8:44am; Reply: 4

A script that's unfilmable and critique proof? Brilliant!

Posted by: Murphy (Guest), March 31st, 2009, 9:08am; Reply: 5

I have got to say that honestly it is one of the best scripts I have read in a long while, and not just because it made me laugh out loud, lots. I really love the writing, once you get passed all the "what the fuck?"'s it actually is a really well written script, very tidy indeed.

I am firmly in agreement with Tommy, reading it really made me want to write.

Posted by: escapist, March 31st, 2009, 9:19am; Reply: 6

I agree, it was really well written. But it makes me why these guys took the time to write it. If they've already got top-notch representation, you have to assume that they'd know it doesn't have much chance (if any) of being made, and they probably don't need more writing samples.

Posted by: Shelton, March 31st, 2009, 9:41am; Reply: 7

Probably just on a lark, really. Could be just a few friends getting together and screwing around, could have been something done during the writer's strike as a goof.

It's a feature length script, but that kind of writing is quite a bit different than the norm. It just rolls out, but keeps you busy at the same time.

Posted by: SteveUK, March 31st, 2009, 12:30pm; Reply: 8

Holy crap! That is one of the funniest things I've read for a long, long time.

Posted by: Shelton, April 3rd, 2009, 10:31pm; Reply: 9

Quoted from JakeJarmel

I saw this movie a few months ago. Sean William Scott is the lead actor. I think Randy Quaid was in it too. It was pretty funny. Some guy from work got a copy of it (don't ask me how).

Not the same thing. Gary the Tennis Coach is totally different.

Posted by: JakeJarmel, April 3rd, 2009, 10:37pm; Reply: 10

Quoted from Shelton

Not the same thing. Gary the Tennis Coach is totally different.

yeah, I just started reading it. I didn't realize it was Balls out Gary the tennis coach.