EPISODE · Nov 13, 2017 · 1H 29M
Father Figure (feat. Gavin Hignight)
from Pitch It Movie Podcast · host Pete Bune, Sean King, and Will Puntarich. Making up movies on the spot.
Episode 79 - Writer/Director Gavin Hignight pitches a Joe Dante-style film about a father and daughter's magical adventure through a labyrinth of retro collectible toys in "FATHER FIGURE". Watch Gavin's music video for John Carpenter's "Night": https://youtu.be/tyNuWCjc-bg And check out Mystic Cosmic Patrol: http://www.funnyordie.com/mysticcosmic Originally released November 13th, 2017. Steve Carell (Anchorman, 40 Year-Old Virgin) plays a father who must sell his extensive vintage toy collection to help pay for his daughter's college tuition, portrayed by Sophia Lillis (It 2017). When they happen upon a mystical camera at a gypsy's garage sale, they are both magically shrunk down and whisked away into the world of Retro Toys! With a competitive buyer looking to steal the father's impressive collection - it is a race against time, with the help of all of his childhood toys, to journey through the labyrinth of their massive backyard diorama and save the collection! Featuring the voice talents of Will Farrell and Mark Wahlberg as He-Man and G.I. Joe. From director Joe Dante, the master of fantasy and creature comedies, comes the thrilling nostalgic adventure of "FATHER FIGURE". Next Monday we return with a new Pitch It Movie Podcast when Rob Galluzzo pitches classic and modern monsters teaming together to stop planetary annihilation in "DARK SQUAD AND THE END OF THE WORLD". If you enjoy our podcast, please rate and review us on iTunes. This episode is sponsored by The Ghouligans! Mini-Series! Now available to Stream and Download on Amazon: http://a.co/i99FnXV https://www.podpage.com/pitchitmoviepodcast
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Episode 79 - Writer/Director Gavin Hignight pitches a Joe Dante-style film about a father and daughter's magical adventure through a labyrinth of retro collectible toys in "FATHER FIGURE". Watch Gavin's music video for John Carpenter's "Night": https://youtu.be/tyNuWCjc-bg And check out Mystic Cosmic Patrol: http://www.funnyordie.com/mysticcosmic Originally released November 13th, 2017. Steve Carell (Anchorman, 40 Year-Old Virgin) plays a father who must sell his extensive vintage toy collection to help pay for his daughter's college tuition, portrayed by Sophia Lillis (It 2017). When they happen upon a mystical camera at a gypsy's garage sale, they are both magically shrunk down and whisked away into the world of Retro Toys! With a competitive buyer looking to steal the father's impressive collection - it is a race against time, with the help of all of his childhood toys, to journey through the labyrinth of their massive backyard diorama and save the collection! Featuring the voice talents of Will Farrell and Mark Wahlberg as He-Man and G.I. Joe. From director Joe Dante, the master of fantasy and creature comedies, comes the thrilling nostalgic adventure of "FATHER FIGURE". Next Monday we return with a new Pitch It Movie Podcast when Rob Galluzzo pitches classic and modern monsters teaming together to stop planetary annihilation in "DARK SQUAD AND THE END OF THE WORLD". If you enjoy our podcast, please rate and review us on iTunes. This episode is sponsored by The Ghouligans! Mini-Series! Now available to Stream and Download on Amazon: http://a.co/i99FnXV https://www.podpage.com/pitchitmoviepodcast
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