{"product_id":"this-movie-will-require-dinosaurs-isbn-9780399167706","title":"This Movie Will Require Dinosaurs","description":"Writing is hard. Millions of people have attempted to write a screenplay, and most of them have failed to finish it. Curt Neill should know: he's one of them. One day, while trying to get \u003ci\u003esomething \u003c\/i\u003edown on paper, he wrote the following:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINT. I DON’T KNOW, AN APARTMENT?\u003cbr\u003eCURT sits on the couch or whatever. Maybe he’s standing, it doesn’t matter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNeill laughed, enjoyed the jab at all the technicalities that come with writing a screenplay, and realized he had the spark for a great blog. Thus, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUntitled Screenplays \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ewas born.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGathering the most popular entries from the well-loved blog as well as material never before published, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis Movie Will Require Dinosaur\u003c\/b\u003es \u003c\/i\u003eis a collection of the most ridiculous, bizarre, and humorous starts at screenplays Curt has created. Featuring random doodles and scribbled notes that reflect the intricacies of the creation process as well as a spectrum of over-the-top unfinished scripts, this book will not only appeal to potential screenwriters, but also anyone who loves movies or just a laugh.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis Movie Will Require Dinosaurs\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e C.W. Neill provides a unique and rare glimpse into the psyche and creative process of a struggling screenwriter. From the most basic of introductory scenes, to gigantic blockbuster action films, C.W.'s imagination spans across all genres and emotions. And he's never even made it to page 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Wow, this book is good. Best I've ever read.\" - Steven Spielberg's neighbor's plumber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"C.W.'s style is unmistakably hilarious!\" - John Hollywood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I still can't believe he actually wrote all these!\" - My buddy Randy\u003cbr\u003e \"In coffee shops all around Los Angeles, there are people who believe in the Church of Screenplays. Writers and writer wannabes, fixated at their laptops, typing out scenes and dialogue and brilliant ideas. Neill's book \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis Movie Will Require Dinosaurs\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003esalutes those efforts — and makes hilarious fun of them at the same time.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Susan Stamberg, NPR Books\u003c\/b\u003eAfter graduating from Western Oregon University in 2006, \u003cb\u003eC.W. Neill \u003c\/b\u003e(aka Curt Neill) moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career as a comedy writer and performer. In addition to performing live regularly, he has worked on numerous comedic web series and short films, and started the blog Untitled Screenplays in January of 2013.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHello. My name is C. W. Neill. Welcome to my book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, you may be asking yourself, “Who the heck’s this guy and why does he have a book?” Great question. I’ll answer it now. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou see, as long as I can remember, I’ve always loved movies. I love the way they make me feel, I love the places they take me, I love the words the people say while they’re in them. And as long as that love has existed, I’ve been coming up with movie ideas of my own. Like, \u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e good movie ideas. I guess I just got lucky and have one of those imaginations that’s never ending and capable of absolutely anything, ya know?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore recently, this has led to me trying to put these ideas on paper in what is called a “screenplay.” It’s like the written version of a movie, but it’s not a book. Does that make sense? It’s also called a “script” sometimes. You guys have heard of scripts before, right? That’s what these are. But for the longest time no one ever heard my ideas or read my scripts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil now . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo one day, my best friend Randy was over at my place and we were just hanging out. Then he just happened to look at my computer and see what I was working on and he \u003ci\u003eliterally lost his mind\u003c\/i\u003e over how good my ideas were. He was actually laughing hysterically out of amazement, even though they weren’t comedies. He begged me to let him read some more, so I was just like, “OK, yeah. Go for it.” Then he read like a hundred more and he loved every one of them. It was in that very moment that I thought, “OK, maybe you’ve got something here, C.W.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen, sure enough, fourteen months later here we are! An entire book chock-full of some of my best and most interesting ideas. Incredible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, keep in mind, these are only the very beginnings of my ideas. “Idea seeds,” if you will. Seeds that will one day grow into huge idea trees that make millions of dollars at the box office and make certain people regret breaking up with me. Once I finish them, that is. But for now, it turns out just these very beginnings are already super-interesting and worth making a book out of. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo I guess that’s it! I hope you like my book. I think it’s pretty good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease, enjoy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—C. W. Neill\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eINT. I DON’T KNOW, AN APARTMENT?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDAVE sits on the couch or whatever. Maybe he’s standing, it doesn’t matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEXT. WAREHOUSE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnywhere from twenty to twenty-five GUYS are involved in a gunfight. Some of the guys are GOOD GUYS, some of them are BAD GUYS, and one of them is AGENT JOHN MACKEY (good guy).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMackey’s a great shot, so he’s just taking out Bad Guys one by one. He shoots BAD GUY #7, but he doesn’t die right away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBAD GUY #7\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf I’m going down, you’re going down with me, Mackey!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe pushes a red button on a DETONATOR and the whole place blows up in flames. But not before Mackey and the remaining Good Guys get out just in time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAGENT JOHN MACKEY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho wants tacos?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStupid question. Everybody does.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eINT. LOCKER ROOM\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA bunch of SPORTS GUYS are hootin’ and hollerin’ because they just won the big game.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCOACH enters and blows his WHISTLE. The guys hush up real quick. They don’t know what he’s gonna say.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCOACH\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCool sports, men. Very cool sports.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe guys all go back to celebrating, but now they’re including Coach and everyone’s really enjoying themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEXT. FIELD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere’s a bunch of TREES. Right now I’m picturing SEQUOIA TREES. But depending on what kind of location we’re able to get once production starts, that can change. Just know that sequoia trees are preferred.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA TYRANNOSAURUS REX shows up and he is \u003ci\u003epissed\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNOTE: This movie will require dinosaurs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eINT. 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