Is the Public Ready for a Scambaiting Movie?

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Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 4:28 pm

I was wondering if the proliferation of internet scams in general and 419 in particular might be reaching a point worldwide where a major motion picture on the subject might be a hit. Might the world public be cognizant enough and angered enough by now to welcome such a thing?

There would be a great opportunity within such a production to inform the public of the inner workings of the scam industry.

If it involved an epic safari or some serious justice in the end, I would camp out to buy a ticket.

Moved here -- JMR

Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 4:53 pm

Johnny Depp can play me.

A pity Peter Lorre is dead. He'd have made a great IrishEmigrant.

Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 4:59 pm

I don't see it as the plot of a movie. A character in a soap opera being scammed out of a lot of money, on the other hand, might inform a lot of potential victims.

Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 5:02 pm

We have an aspiring screenwriter here who's already working on that idea.

Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 5:19 pm

If the movie has Yorkies in it my brother's entire family will go to see it. He has a 5 y.o. that goes crazy over Yorkies.

Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 5:29 pm

Gilbert Godfried assumes the role of Shiver Ahhhhh

Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 5:35 pm

Feel free to have me played by Brad Pitt. Very Happy

Chuck Norris would be a good idea for Akai Ryu.

Now as far as a movie, I don't know. I would think a Michael Moore style documentary would be the easiest thing to do. Don't invite Moore to the forum though to discuss this... he'll melt as soon as I manage to nail him with a can of slim fast.

Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 5:51 pm

Quote:

Chuck Norris would be a good idea for Akai Ryu.

Akai has a penis?? Shocked

Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 6:00 pm

I think it would be a pretty good film, why not? Similar things have been done before..
Of course there was the hit Nigerian film about internet scamming, "The Master" starring Nkem Owoh. (Famous for the soundtrack number "I go chop you dolla"). Maybe we need a film about baiters to balance the books.

I'd be played by Kate Winslet. And I'm not sure why.

Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 6:24 pm

Are they? Probably not.

Are they ready for a movie where a guy gets scammed out of his money, travels to Nigeria, and kills a bunch of lads(hundreds, if not thousands) with a pistol and his bare hands? Yes.

Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 6:47 pm

Sounds ideal for Sylvester Stallone. Rambo V.
Or Arnold Schwarzenegger. Commando II.

Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 6:54 pm

Gary Oldman plays a good vampire.

I'm sure I wouldn't mind if he played me.

Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 6:54 pm

Mugatu wrote:

I'd be played by Kate Winslet. And I'm not sure why.

is there something you need to tell us all or talk about mate

Shocked

Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 7:00 pm

Harry Pianis wrote:

Are they ready for a movie where a guy gets scammed out of his money, travels to Nigeria, and kills a bunch of lads(hundreds, if not thousands) with a pistol and his bare hands? Yes.

He could do a Festac City internet cafe with claymores and a flamethrower.

Or how about a plot where a female family member of a Mafia Don gets scammed and the Don takes it personal. After a brutal safari into the Sahara, the lads are "rescued" and brought to the states to face justice Mafia-style.

Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 7:11 pm

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Is the Public Ready for a Scambaiting Movie?

Sure.

Any public that's brain-dead enough to sit through six Star Wars and four Indiana Jones films is ready to listen to 120 minutes of a lad speaking almost unintelligible English through a cell phone to a greedy loser who thinks he's hit the jackpot by reading an email written in capital letters.

I even have a title: "No risky free, no fun." Laughing

Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 7:14 pm

Quote:

Scene opens with determined, but nearly unheard of baiter luckey sitting at a cluttered desk, gazing at a computer monitor. Skillful fingers tirelessly pluck away at the keyboard, stopping only occasionally to reach for a battered but trusty mouse. Windows pop open and closed before glassy eyes and a half smiling face as the unanswered phone goes to voice mail.

Camera pans out for 90 minutes. Fade to black. Roll credits.

Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 7:19 pm

@Mugatu.

Kate Winslett my butt.
More like Pam St. Clement.

Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 7:27 pm

Bruce Banner wrote:

We have an aspiring screenwriter here who's already working on that idea.

That I am! Very Happy

I am currently mulling over ideas for a film screenplay on baiting. Personally, I think it could be quite successful if done properly. The difficulty is, however, doing it properly.

Naturally it could not be JUST about baiting. It would most likely have to consist of several separate but decidedly connected storylines, potentially including:

1. A baiter telling the story of his bait to an audience
2. A depiction of the story the baiter feeds his lad
3. The POV of the scammer
4. What happened to (the Greek guy who got scammed/kidnapped...etc.)
5. The bait ending very badly with a sting operation gone wrong

If any of you have seen Babel, then you know that this could be done properly and well if a lot of time and care is taken in the ordering of scenes. The stories could be told in a disjointed and out of order way and yet still be very interesting.

It would just be incredibly difficult to plot out. Storylines that muck around with time can be a major pain in the ass. Continuity can be difficult to keep up with. Nevertheless it is quite fun.

I should mention that the baits would have to be relatively serious in nature. Otherwise the scammers would have to be painted in a really really bad light. If it was all just about the baiter screwing with the lad, an audience would eventually hate the baiter and sympathize with the lad. Depictions of safaris and the lads in turmoil would have to be keep to a minimum. It would always have to be about the trouble that a victim would go through.

Anyway, those are my thoughts for now. More later once my headache goes away. Development of time-distorting plots is a great source of migraines.

Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 7:28 pm

Could we get Murry Landsten "the unknown comic) to play me?.. we do use the same bag designer.

Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 7:36 pm

luckey wrote:

Quote:

Scene opens with determined, but nearly unheard of baiter luckey sitting at a cluttered desk, gazing at a computer monitor. Skillful fingers tirelessly pluck away at the keyboard, stopping only occasionally to reach for a battered but trusty mouse. Windows pop open and closed before glassy eyes and a half smiling face as the unanswered phone goes to voice mail.

Camera pans out for 90 minutes. Fade to black. Roll credits.

The name of a main character, when introduced for the first time in a scene, must be in complete caps. So it would be LUCKEY. Wink

Additionally age and description are necessary to further inform producers of what a character would look like.

And oh yeah, just going from that paragraph alone...what's a baiter? No one would know what baiting is so that would confuse them.

/nitpicking

I keed. I enjoy editing people's screenplays. Or faux-screenplays in this case. Laughing

Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 7:37 pm

^^ This lad will do a much better job than you.

You're fired.

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Would I feel be best suited for the Film Technician side best boy grip. Maybe Wink

Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 7:46 pm

@ Slightly: Not so fast, give the kid a chance.

Blackwood: I expect a completed version of your edit, in this thread, by Monday morning- SHARP! Make it sizzle or Onyema gets the job.

Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 7:58 pm

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Or Arnold Schwarzenegger. Commando II

but please wait until he's signed California's budget. (If the legislators ever shift arse and pass it.)

Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 7:59 pm

The Blackwood Con wrote:

... Naturally it could not be JUST about baiting. ...

Right. It needs lots of sex!

The perfect bed scene (almost): A couple (unemployed, in debt, somewhat gullible) is in bed doing the two-backed monster.

(He is not informed of the 'deal,' yet.)

She tells him 'ohh, baby, you're better than the millions we're going to get.'

His "excitement" becomes petric and he says 'yeah, here's millions for you.'

She says 'ohh, deeper, it's risky free, we're going to be rich.'

He gasps 'ohh, I feel it already.'

She says: "OH GOD, I sent this guy on the internet all our money, he's going to send us $10,000,000."

He immediately loses his erection and slaps her.

She thinks it's kind of kinky and asks for more ... Cool

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