Sometimes I'll remember the movies I loved and TV shows I loved before I thought about doing this for a living. Sometimes I got lost and try to think of ideas that are more in line with current comedies that are out now -- forgetting what inspired me when I was young. And while they "don't make those movies or TV now" -- I think well screw that. I can still write it. If I don't write some of these movies, then the 8 year old me in 2020 can't see them and become a writer in 2035? You know?
I'll try to list some inspirations that mean a lot to me off the top of my head
FILM
Better off Dead
Clerks
Mallrats, Kevin Smith in general
One Crazy Summer
Blues Brothers
Vacation
Halloween
F13 movies
Aliens
Terminator movies
Rocky - Stallone in general
Arnold Movies
Robocop
Short Circuit
Police Academy Movies
Animal House
Scream
Goonies
Indiana Jones
3 Amigos
Back to the Future
Ferris and Hughes collection
Beverly Hills Cop
Airplane
Gremlins
Ghostbusters
Coming to America
Overboard
Revenge of Nerds
Wkd at Bernie's
Harry Met Sally
TV
Cheers
Transformers
Thundercats
Star Trek Original
V mini series
Married with Children
Pete and Pete
ALF
Knight Rider
Punky Brewster
Saved By the Bell
A-Team
Quantum Leap
The West Wing
My point is don't forget your dreams. I got sucked up by the business of emulating the current trends -- and sometimes we have to remember our 8-12 year old selves and find that voice and inspiration.
Bring that back to your writing and ideas. It may open doors you forgot about. And I will do the same.
I'll try to list some inspirations that mean a lot to me off the top of my head
FILM
Better off Dead
Clerks
Mallrats, Kevin Smith in general
One Crazy Summer
Blues Brothers
Vacation
Halloween
F13 movies
Aliens
Terminator movies
Rocky - Stallone in general
Arnold Movies
Robocop
Short Circuit
Police Academy Movies
Animal House
Scream
Goonies
Indiana Jones
3 Amigos
Back to the Future
Ferris and Hughes collection
Beverly Hills Cop
Airplane
Gremlins
Ghostbusters
Coming to America
Overboard
Revenge of Nerds
Wkd at Bernie's
Harry Met Sally
TV
Cheers
Transformers
Thundercats
Star Trek Original
V mini series
Married with Children
Pete and Pete
ALF
Knight Rider
Punky Brewster
Saved By the Bell
A-Team
Quantum Leap
The West Wing
My point is don't forget your dreams. I got sucked up by the business of emulating the current trends -- and sometimes we have to remember our 8-12 year old selves and find that voice and inspiration.
Bring that back to your writing and ideas. It may open doors you forgot about. And I will do the same.
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