After the world’s military is wiped out by an advanced inter-dimensional civilisation, a group of mis-fit ex-marines must put their differences aside and work together to save humanity from their alien overlords.
Categories: Action
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Thanks for all the feedback really appreciate it, guys!
If this is a comedy/spoof you should write the logline in such a way that the reader can tell it's a comedy without having to name a genre. An ironic twist added to the logline will help with this.
Here would be an example, your logline would be different of course.
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"When he discovers the local mini brew gives the drinker immunity to the alien mind control, A reformed alcoholic must convince his AA group to fall off the wagon and attack the mother ship before he and his newly found drinking buddies sober up!"
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--Beer and the art of motorcycle?maintenance--
--Beer to eternity--
--How beer saved the world--
Just some thoughts
If it's intended to be a satire then the genre to select in this forum is comedy. ?(Unfortunately, this site doesn't allow compounding of genres like "action-comedy" or "action" and "comedy".)
IMHO, ?super hero franchises have degenerated into parodies of themselves. ?Be that as it may,, there doesn't seem to be a particular plot hook to grab and hold attention. ?So what will sell the script and film are a cast of funny characters and lots of clever and funny dialogue. ?Which, of course, is impossible to convey a sense of in a logline.
The ?intentional parody of the scifi genre ?"Galaxy Quest" (1999) ?was a fairly funny and commercially successful send up of the popular "Star Trek" franchise. ?In addition to funny characters and funny dialogue, it had a story hook: mistaken identity. ?The aliens mistake the fictional characters as real scifi heroes and come to earth to beg the cast of mere mortals to rescue their planet. ?Hilarity ensues.
Hollyweird has no shame when it comes to stealing or recycling story concepts so maybe after nearly 20 years there would be interest in a parody that recycles the "Galaxy Quest" plot hook of mistaken identity. ?I dunno. ?Anyway, I suggest brainstorming for a story hook that can be embedded in the logline.
fwiw