Life's A Pitch Podcast

We pitch another spooky (not scary) movie, and talk all manner of nonsense about casting the Addams Family now. This is the deleted scenes from episode 420 of the Life's a Pitch podcast. If you'd like any context, we recommend that you listen to the main episode. Or don't! We're not your uncle Fester.

This week we pitch non-scary but spooky movies involving perfectly goofy ghosts and perfectly pleasant poltergeists. A star real-estate agent who dreams of the stage transfers to London, but will one unsaleable property put her in more danger than she realises? Other Movies Pitched: Help My Piano Teacher is a Zombie The Ghosts of Safety Violations Past

We pitch an animated film in Ikea, and talk about generational trauma! Whoo! This is the deleted scenes for episode 419, you might want to listen to that before listening to this.

We're joined by Ash Routh to pitch some trauma filled family animation movies! Honourable mentions Fishticuffs: The improbable Tale Of Jack The Attack Mackerel - Shark Tale meets Rocky meets 2001: A Space Odyssey in the is underwater fun movie! Poop!: Timothee Chalet plays a little shit

We pitch a movie in which some monsters inc tattoos misbehave greatly, and talk with Julian Bentham about his love of Martial Arts movies, and that kind of movie that feels martial artsy even when it's not. This is the deleted scenes from episode 418 of the Life's a Pitch podcast. If you would like a tiny quantum of context, we recommend listening to the main episode. Or don't, we're not Margit the Fell Omen.

This week we're joined by Julian Bentham to pitch some very strange martial arts movies! But how likely was it that we pitched normal ones, really? A "kid" who discovers he's a werebear at summer camp finds that his camp counselor is becoming less friendly by the moment. And that's before he bumps into Bigfoot in the woods! Also pitched this week: Bishop Bash Bosh No Pain, No Grain (Pas de Pain, Pas des Cereales)

We talk about the films we're excited for this year and talk about Barbie's new friend "Sneed". We also pitch "Pain Hustlers". Enjoy! This is the deleted scenes for episode 417, might be worth listening to that before listening to this... Just saying....

We look forward to the coming year and pitch films that are going to be release later in 2023. Wes Anderson directs "Next Goal Wins" a film about the longest soccer match ever recorded. Honourable Mentions Asteroid City: This city is about to crash into a planet, but there's a twist! Another Remake of "The Crow": A dive into the Hollywood landscape as some guys are tasked with remaking a film they've never seen.

We try to artificially add some hardship into the past of a very safe and middle-class director. while chatting about what makes a good Historical Epic. In addition, Matt tells the story of how they went to buy some second-hand Warhammer, and came away with an imaginary 6-year-old son.

We take on the genre of "Historical Biopics" following the success of movies like Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. We decided to expose (Read: Invent wholesale) a seedy underbelly of the TV industry in the 60s through the story of one man who's scheme spiralled out of control. Also pitched this week: The First and Last Earl of Stratford Under Avon Charlie Chaplin: Big Shoes to Eat

We talk about board game movies and Batman and everything in between in this instalment of Deleted Scenes This is the deleted scenes for episode 415, so if you haven't listened to that yet, it's highly recommended

We're joined by Eden again to pitch some real life toy movies! Honourable Mentions Army Men: A gritty tale about the horrors of war

We talk about our own high-school hijinks, Matt and Tom reminisce about the time they were in an election race against one another, and we pitch a movie where everyone poor is a prisoner, and only the children can subvert the constant gaze of a giant Jack Black.

This week we're again joined by Dave Bulmer to pitch Young Adult Dystopia with a sprinkling of School Hijinks! Three students are given detention via a brand new punitive system in which they're trapped in detention for what feels like days. Can they escape their own personalised torture and bring freedom to the school? Also pitched this week: Cubicles of the Mind Upgrade Girl

We pitch a rubbish BBC police drama and talk about some political thriller movies, you know like Fast and the Furious and Back to the Future... This is the deleted scenes for episode 413 so it might be worth listening to that episode before this... or it could work the other way round, who knows!

We are joined by improviser Alex Keen to pitch some political thrillers this week. Honourable Mentions The Pentagon is Now a Hexagon: If you think we're going to pitch a film out of this title, you're half right Manifesto Destiny: Elon Musk really wants to get to Mars, but not for the reasons you'd expect.

We pitch another Franchise Reboot with Aiden, making the Flintstones into a gritty Mad Men tale of excess and betrayal. Then we talk about other reboots including some blasts from the past with Thunderbirds Are Go and its strange Busted soundtrack.

This week we reboot some franchises with Aiden Pyne. Godzilla is back and bigger than ever but its new insidious enemy is going to scale up to size! Other movies pitched: The Truman Show: Worlds Collide My Parents Are Aliens: Invasion Action Man: Operation, Kill Hitler, Go

We talk about the new Disney+ series Willow and pitch a fantasy film set on the mysterious Isle of Wight! Enjoy! This is the deleted scenes for episode 411 so it might be worth listening to that before listening to this... or not, up to you really init...

We disregard all world building techniques as we delve into the world of swashbuckling fantasy with "The Five Fencing Frogs Of Freedonia!" Honourable Mentions All Aboard The Goblin Rowboat - A bunch of goblins get rich quick while also exploiting a gambling law loophole Fun Guy - Ever wonder what a fantasy Seinfeld would be like? Well here it is!