So some would say, that someone should make a movie about the last two years of AOL, sinceJon Miller was ousted...well they did...it's called the Hudsucker Proxy...
Miller would be Waring Hudsucker
Falco would be Sidney Mussburger
Grant would be Norville Barnes
The basic premise, Hudsucker who had led Hudsucker Industries to major success, dies (or is ousted), the company is taken over by a misplaced ruthless and faceless leader Sidney Mussburger, who's downfall, is an employee, Norville Barnes who rises in the empire even though he has no experience, and fails at everything he does.
"When Waring Hudsucker, head of hugely successful Hudsucker Industries, commits suicide, his board of directors, led by Sidney Mussberger, comes up with a brilliant plan to make a lot of money: appoint a moron to run the company. When the stock falls low enough, Sidney and friends can buy it up for pennies on the dollar, take over the company, and restore its fortunes. They choose idealistic Norville Barnes, who just started in the mail room. Norville is whacky enough to drive any company to ruin, but soon, tough reporter Amy Archer smells a rat and begins an undercover investigation of Hudsucker Industries."
Amazing coincidence, or is this all a plot? Someone get Oliver Stone on the Phone!!!!
This is BRILLIANT!
ReplyDeleteand one of my all-time favorite movies as well...
Now who would play the part of the fast-talking reporter Amy Archer, who woos the imbecile Norville Barnes in order to blow the lid off the story of his highly touted too-good-to-be true genius?
Any ideas?
Well if we changed the gender it could be Rich Greenfield from Pali!!!
ReplyDeleteAs long as you maintain the line "you know... FOR KIDS!" the whole thing will be effortless in audience appeal.
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