- A recently divorced man from Philadelphia moves to Boulder City, Nevada to start a new life.
- The man used to be heavily into skating, but since moving away from the city has taken up mountain biking as a hobby.
- None of the local mountain bikers like him because a) he's from the big city, and b) his biking style reflects his skating technique and therefore is quite different from their own.
- There is one exception to the locals not liking him: The most popular girl in town takes a liking to him because hey, fresh meat. They quickly become a couple. Her parents disapprove.
- One day on the trail, some of the local riders try to pick a fight. They chase the guy on their bikes. He finally gets away by taking a huge jump and landing it successfully. The leader of the pack behind him isn't able to, wipes out, and causes a huge mountain bike pile up as all his buddies crash into him. Our hero gets away.
- As a result of the crash (on unforgiving terrain), tensions build between our hero and the local mountain biking gang.
- Tensions also build between our hero and his girl's parents. After trying unsuccessfully to convince their daughter to dump our hero, they decide to take matters into their own hands and go to the police with trumped up charges of theft of some very expensive family heirlooms.
- A warrant is issued for our hero's arrest. Eventually the police chase him, but he rides his bike straight down the side of a mountain, leaving the police empty handed and frustrated (at the site where the red arrow is pointing).
- In his escape ride, our hero's mountain bike breaks, rendering it unusable for the big race coming up at the end of the week.
- Angry at the false charges brought against him, and sure that the popular girl was somehow involved despite her assurance that she wasn't, he breaks up with her.
- Forced into hiding, and unable to compete in the big race, our hero ponders moving back to Philadelphia.
- The morning of the big race, the popular girl shows up at his hide-out with a brand new, top of the line, full suspension professional racing bike (a significant upgrade from the one that broke as he fled the police).
- Also, the popular girl threatened to change her name and never speak to her parents again if they didn't come clean about the false charges they had filed. Since she was an only child, and they didn't want to lose her completely, this forced them to admit that they had lied to the cops.
- Armed with a new mountain bike, and with his name cleared, our hero is able to ride in the big race after all. Of course, with his new style, he smokes the rest of the competition. This wins the locals over, and they carry him (and his bike) away from the finish line on their shoulders.
- With the new approval of his new peers, and popular girl's parents, any thoughts of moving back to Philly disappear completely. Our hero and popular girl settle down and open up a bike shop. He then trains everyone in town to ride using the 'new style' of mountain biking.
(With any luck, the soundtrack will be performed by Phil Collins.)
17 comments:
Well I'm sold....
It must have been a long ride to get so detailed with the plot, eh? Start writing or dictating on the next trip.
definitely a man movie
The Karate Kid is the best movie ever made in the history of movies made by humans. You have attempted to defile its legacy (unless you make the kids wear skeleton costumes while chasing your hero down the mountain). Damn you. May Mr. Miyagi kick you in the vas deferens.
Will it star Kevin Bacon?
My notes:
-You need a Mr. Miyagi character.
-You also need some type of character arch for the hero (he needs to learn something or change in someway).
-Recently divorced? Must be younger. College age tops (17-24 looking).
-You should try to attach a lead actor. Justin Long type?
-Stunt casting a plus. Kevin Bacon as girl's father would be a nice touch.
-You can pitch it as a cross between Footloose and Karate Kid. Updated, but cashing in on the retro 80's wave.
-Soundtrack should feature bands that are re-emerging (Bon Jovi, etc...) You need to have it green lit by fall to cash in, otherwise you may need to update it to next trend.
-Phil Collins would be a plus.
I get 5% of your net (i"m a nice guy).
Get to work!
ahahah to Mr. DNA.
Need a director?
i love that phil collins will be the soundtrack!
Thats just good movie making right there...
If Justin Long is cast as the hero, I'm not going to watch it. But I like the way you think, sir.
Bored?
1) They need to kick his ass once in the beginning.
2) The Mr. Miyagi character should be an Injun not a Jap.
3) His "lessons" should feature vaguely mystical bullshit about the mountains themselves. Not mountain biking. "Feel the spirit of the mountain goat, Daniel". That kind of crap.
4) The whole "Philly Skate-Style" thing is ghey and stupid. He should suck at first, until the Mr. Miyagi Injun shows him the holistic "be the mountain" method.
5) Chief Stock Character would be a good name for Injun mentor.
Wow. These notes almost make me think this movie would be worth making. Almost. Then common sense kicks in and I realize that nobody in their right mind would pay money to go see it. Then again, 2 Fast 2 Furious seemed to do well at the box office.
The biking gang also doesn't like him because he refuses to buy/wear a helmet!
This would be an awesome movie! We should all act in it!
How did the girlfriend find our hero's hideout?
Also, when the parents admit that they lied to the police, do they go to prison? I hope so!
The parents going to prison could be the sequel. Then the mountain biking guy could get arrested for a felony, sent to the same prison, teach them to be the mountain too, and they could all escape together...
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