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jeriendhal ([personal profile] jeriendhal) wrote2013-05-30 07:12 pm
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SCCtM: Teaser Trailer

Screw the poll, I’m doing this anyway.

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FADE IN: The 21st Century Foxen logo. Gradually it turns from gold to green, as we hear a Theremin play “Jingle Bells”.


FADE TO: The front yard of GRANDMOTHER’s house, a pleasant looking suburban home in upstate New York, with the first snow of winter coming. Grandmother is upset and being questioned by two COPS.

FIRST COP (Mike Nelson): All right, ma’am. You said that your two grandchildren were kidnapped?

GRANDMOTHER (Pia Zadora): Yes! They took them right out of my backyard!

SECOND COP (Kevin Murphy): Who took them, ma’am?

GRANDMOTHER: The Martians!

FIRST COP: Martians, ma’am?

GRANDMOTHER: Yes! They took them right into their spaceship!

FIRST COP (patiently): How do you know they were Martians, ma’am?

GRANDMOTHER: They were green men in a green flying saucer and they took Billy and Betty up in a bright green beam of light!

(She sees they aren't believing a word of this.)

Oh, don’t look at me like that! You believe in Santa Claus, don’t you?

(The two cops trade a “We’ve got a real nut job here” look)

SECOND COP (exaggerated patience): Ma’am, Santa Claus is real.


CUT TO: Back screen, the Men in Black theme rising in volume as the NARRATOR speaks.

NARRATOR: Coming this holiday season, an out of this world adventure.


CUT TO: NEWSMAN at his desk, addressing the camera.

NEWSMAN (utterly serious): The White House has confirmed that there is no doubt in recent reports. Santa Claus has been kidnapped by Martians.

NARRATOR: As Santa’s workshop goes interplanetary!

CUT TO: KIMAR (Liam Neeson) is addressing SANTA CLAUS (John Goodman) in his throne room.

KIMAR: We need you to provide toys to the children of Mars.

NARRATOR: So get ready for action!


CUT TO: BILLY and BETTY being chased by a CGI polar bear across the North Pole.

NARRATOR: Adventure!


CUT TO: Martian saucer narrowly missing the ISS as it heads towards Earth.

NARRATOR: And magic!


CUT TO: A V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft cross through the Aurora Borealis, transforming into a life-sized wooden toy duplicate of itself.


CUT TO: Title card, repeated by the Narrator.

Narrator: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians!


CUT TO: Santa, standing in front of a mountain of toys, MARTIAN CHILDREN looking up at him adoringly.

SANTA: Ho! Ho! HO! Merry Christmas!


(Music comes to a crescendo, then stops abruptly as the screen CUTS to BLACK for a moment)


CUT TO: CLOSE UP of BULMAR (Tim Curry), looking grumpy.

BULMAR: All this trouble over a fat man in a red suit.

END

[identity profile] jeriendhal.livejournal.com 2013-06-06 10:34 am (UTC)(link)
Righto, only MST3K tended to have smarter commentary. A classic example. (in the sci-fi Channel era, when the original mad scientists were replaced by Pearl and her minions).

[identity profile] natf.livejournal.com 2013-06-06 10:42 am (UTC)(link)
Ah hah! ;-p