Open Letter to Oliver Stone
Dear Oliver,
I know you love a great conspiracy better than almost anyone else; you've made movies about them.
Here's a conspiracy that just calls out loudly for a movie.
Consider the notorious East Coast bias in college basketball. It seems that the decks are always stacked against teams from the West. It has been impossible for a West Coast team to be well in the NCAA March Madness for years. The last successful West Coast team was the UCLA Bruins under Coach John Wooden.
Every year, it seems that Utah gets put in the same bracket as Kentucky and then Utah loses to Kentucky. It just isn't right or fair. Utah deserves a shot in a bracket without Kentucky for a change.
The movie concept has all of the key elements you would need for a great blockbuster film.
It has larger than and stranger than fiction characters; Bobby Knight of Texas Tech, Rick Majerus from Utah who never met a meal he didn't like, and Coach K. from Duke are three that pop into my mind. I'm sure your staff can find dozens more zanies to populate a film.
It seems ripe for Hollywood cameos. Have the finals in L. A. at Staples Center and you can fill the screen with cameos from players like Jack Nicholson.
Speaking of zany characters, have you consider those crazy people who dress up like school mascots? Some may be close to certifiable. They are always good for the stock fight between mascots as the game goes on.
Don't forget the hot chicks. There will be plenty of young girls in short skirts bouncing around as cheerleaders. That will draw the teenage males into the cinema for sure and certain.
Music is no problem Oliver. All you need to do is leave a microphone open and pick up the school bands. Sure they are loud and tend to play the same songs over and over again; but, hey, that's no different than most popular radio now.
The film practically writes itself.
So what do you say Oliver? Have your people call my people and then do lunch?
Be well and stay happy.
I know you love a great conspiracy better than almost anyone else; you've made movies about them.
Here's a conspiracy that just calls out loudly for a movie.
Consider the notorious East Coast bias in college basketball. It seems that the decks are always stacked against teams from the West. It has been impossible for a West Coast team to be well in the NCAA March Madness for years. The last successful West Coast team was the UCLA Bruins under Coach John Wooden.
Every year, it seems that Utah gets put in the same bracket as Kentucky and then Utah loses to Kentucky. It just isn't right or fair. Utah deserves a shot in a bracket without Kentucky for a change.
The movie concept has all of the key elements you would need for a great blockbuster film.
It has larger than and stranger than fiction characters; Bobby Knight of Texas Tech, Rick Majerus from Utah who never met a meal he didn't like, and Coach K. from Duke are three that pop into my mind. I'm sure your staff can find dozens more zanies to populate a film.
It seems ripe for Hollywood cameos. Have the finals in L. A. at Staples Center and you can fill the screen with cameos from players like Jack Nicholson.
Speaking of zany characters, have you consider those crazy people who dress up like school mascots? Some may be close to certifiable. They are always good for the stock fight between mascots as the game goes on.
Don't forget the hot chicks. There will be plenty of young girls in short skirts bouncing around as cheerleaders. That will draw the teenage males into the cinema for sure and certain.
Music is no problem Oliver. All you need to do is leave a microphone open and pick up the school bands. Sure they are loud and tend to play the same songs over and over again; but, hey, that's no different than most popular radio now.
The film practically writes itself.
So what do you say Oliver? Have your people call my people and then do lunch?
Be well and stay happy.
posted by Chuck Reinhardt at 7:36 PM
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