Well, here ya go. This turns the plot around a LITTLE bit but it's still in the same ballpark. Just some quick thoughts.
I'm thinking that you turn them into papparazzi, who happen to get that elusive footage of the Britney Spears type figure going into rehab, or the Paris Hilton type figure getting booked by the cops, or going into jail.
Even better, they are ACCIDENTAL papparazzi, and they weren't trying to video this footage, they just captured it by mistake while filming one of their comedy skits.
And, they become famous because they are the only people who have this footage, because no other papparazzi happened to be in the area where it happened (it was late at night, or in some obscure location).
So right away all sorts of sleazy show biz types and tabloid magazines are offering them tons of money for their footage. They become media darlings themselves, are interviewed on the Today Show, etc. They have their 15 minutes of fame. Here's a thought, one of the two main characters is really into doing this, and becoming famous, and the other one is really guilty about exploiting this footage, it's not at all what they wanted. And this conflict drives a wedge into their friendship.
If you wanted to, you could turn it some more and make the object of the tape some politician caught in the act of doing something naughty instead of a show biz person, that would add yet another layer of fun to be had. You could even change it from a comedy into a legitimate political thriller.
Okay, I think I've written your entire script, so I will stop now.
"Let's have some new cliches." - Sam Goldwyn
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