So, you want to know why Hollywood churns out such dreck? It's because it buys bad screenplays. Really bad screenplays. This site details script deals; I selected the most ludicrous-sounding from the past 2 months, in an effort to find out what really sells.
Twins:
Title: The Experiment
Log Line: A man meets another man who seems to be his identical twin and discovers that, as a child, he was part of a cloning experiment that the government and a group of scientists are trying to keep under wraps.
Title: Dating Nick McBride
Log Line: A shy woman must take over for her identical twin sister, a popular TV personality, in order to interview the world's most eligible bachelor.
Criminals:
Title: Scary Poppins
Log Line: A con man tries to escape the law and other con men he has angered. In order to hide himself, he poses as a nanny and ends up in charge of two very spoiled children.
Title: Truck 44
Log Line: A group of New York firemen plan to rob a prestigious apartment building, but when they accidentally set it on fire they must prevent disaster.
Unlikely Duos and Rag-Tag Bands:
Title: Boys Town
Log Line: A "macho" DEA agent investigates the murder of his gay brother. In order to solve the case, the DEA agent must team up with a gay activist who has ties with both the cops and the gay community.
Title: Liberty Street
Log Line: Two girls, one a ballet dancer from Beverly Hills and the other, a teenager from South Central, are ordered to serve time at a community service program, on Liberty Street, which helps get troubled youth off the streets. They learn that pain is relative and strength comes from within.
Title: The Inferno
Log Line: A rag-tag group of men must travel through the gates of hell and close them before all hell breaks loose on earth.
Can't We All Get Along? (Learning Life Lessons from Minorities):
Title: The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint
Log Line: A young half-Apache boy's life is forever changed when he is run over by a mail truck. Once out of the hospital, the boy begins to live with a Mormon foster family.
Title: Shining White
Log Line: A man in search of wealth becomes addicted to gambling and alcohol. After losing his family and his job, he rediscovers what life is all about through the eyes of a Native American boy and his horse on an Indian reservation.
Title: Black and Blue
Log Line: A black basketball coach takes over a Yeshiva high school team and tries to turn these guys into winners.
(See also Liberty Street, above).
Sex:
Title: Sex Talk
Log Line: A sports reporter finds fame by applying sports terminology to solve people's sex lives.
Title: The Girl Next Door
Log Line: A straight laced high school senior falls in love with his new neighbor, the girl next door. When the school discovers that she is an ex-porn star, he must risk everything, even his future, for her.
Title: Buck Wild
Log Line: Centers on male strippers and the double lives they lead -- normal workers by day, strippers by night.
Title: Two Sisters, One Brother
Log Line: A straight-laced accountant must team up with her estranged twin sister, a porn star, to rescue their kidnapped brother by pulling off the heist of the world's largest diamond. They turn to a wise-cracking black safe cracker for help, and learn that they're not so different after all.
OK, so I made that last one up. Just seeing if you were paying attention.
