Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for December 26, 2012
Transcript:
Rat: I would like to turn our comic into a full-length feature movie. Here's my script. Pastis: All it says is 'Rat kicks Pig.' Rat; Yes. That's the plot. Pastis: You giving Pig a kick is the entire plot. Pastis: You giving Pig a kick is the entire plot for a two-hour movie. Rat: No, you idiot. I do it repeatedly. Pastis: Get out before I kick you repeatedly. Rat: You really lack vision.
Reya85 almost 12 years ago
Hehe
margueritem almost 12 years ago
And you lack imagination, Rat.
noahproblem almost 12 years ago
OTOH, if the kicking involves the Oompa Loompas the film could easily make millions (sorry, Pig).
firedome almost 12 years ago
rat, if you don’t do what he says, pastis is going to impair your vision…
Sisyphos almost 12 years ago
I dunno, Cartoon-Pastis. Seems like more script there, in Rat’s proposal, than in a lot of made movies…. Just be sure to add plenty of sound effects and explosions to the kicks and you could have a hit! Trust me, kid!
Hillbillyman almost 12 years ago
KIck him Pastis. Kick him good!
SusanSunshine Premium Member almost 12 years ago
Rat always forgets that while Stephan may lack vision, he does NOT lack erasers.
Art gum, Rat?
vwdualnomand almost 12 years ago
well, that is a better plot than twilight. but, then again, some stories are good, but the execution was crap. john carter. cloud atlas(which may become a cult classic). oogieloves, 1000 words, dredd, big miracle. wanderlust, rock of ages, people like us, that’s my boy, premium rush, red tails. or, the anti muslim movie that had 0 showings, 0 box office, but spent $4 million and the producer is going back to jail for parole violation, a fatwa placed on his head, lawsuits from the cast and crew.
vwdualnomand almost 12 years ago
but, some movies mostly independent have really bad box offices just so, they meet the criteria for foreign distribution and sag…zyzzyx road had $30 box office(a katherine heigl movie), worst movie ever had 1 ticket sale opening weekend of $10, and offending angels had 89 pounds box office for a 70000 pound budget.
doublepaw almost 12 years ago
I woudl pay to see a two hour mime kicking movie.
tigre1again almost 12 years ago
(thump)Here, sit on this and feel how you smart…AMERICAN movies? or TV? we don’t have to watch the local product of half-baked media-shaped minds anymore, we’ve got world-wide choices anytime…haven’t watched much of anything American since Steve Martin stopped making smart ones.
Old Italian tv rocks: visuals, plots, characters…and American radio? puh-leeze, you wheezer-geezers: NPRonly. All else is baby-style ‘spit-up’ while being bottle-fed the accepted pap.
Adults don’t use American media of any kind very much at all. Why waste brain-space on commercials that will be outdated and useless distractions to know tomorrow? There’s just GOTTA be something more appropriate…like, try reality? Paid attention to your wife lately? your dog?
jmartin1955 almost 12 years ago
Better line might have been Rat saying you’ve gotten away with doing the same plot for years.
eddie6192 almost 12 years ago
Looks like Toon Boy and his alter ego have come to grips.
Carl Rennhack Premium Member almost 12 years ago
I’d like to have $1 for everyone who thinks the rodent’s NEXT plot should be in a cemetery!
ckeller almost 12 years ago
Instead of kicking Pig, he should try a football in the groin. It works on so many levels!
gordrogb Premium Member almost 12 years ago
There is already entertainment about kicking the pigskin for two hours – it’s called football.
Number Three almost 12 years ago
Kick him, Stephan!
xxx
hariseldon59 almost 12 years ago
It seems to work for Garfield and Odie.
Defective Premium Member almost 12 years ago
I think pig is pretty much an idiot, and wouldn’t mind if that movie were made. I wouldn’t go see it, but having pig kicked for two hours straight might help him out quite a bit.
buchser almost 12 years ago
Who does he think he is? Quentin Tarantino?
Sherlock Watson almost 12 years ago
Rat is so cold, he actually put out Stephan’s cigarette just by standing there.
Sherlock Watson almost 12 years ago
Maybe there could be a movie about Goat enjoying the outdoors in April and May; it could be called “Paris in Springtime.”
Popeyesforearm almost 12 years ago
Jason Statham plays Rat.Your choice of politician for Pig.
knight1192a almost 12 years ago
No, actually he just revised your sad excuse for a script. Made it more interesting.
TileComics almost 12 years ago
I’d watch it if he varied the style of kick each time.
jerry400 about 4 years ago
Stephan got all dewy-eyed over Christmas, but back to reality now ..