Life's a Pitch Podcast
932 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 8 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsLife's a Pitch brings together bizarre, strange and ultimately un-makeable film ideas and pitches for your enjoyment! Every week our two hosts, Matt and Tom are given a ridiculous film title from which to improvise a movie plot. Will it be utter rubbish? Or will it be the defining creative work of a generation? Only time will tell!
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Episodes
Episode 486: Who Rebooted Roger Rabbit?
July 14, 2024 15:53 - 37 minutes - 51.8 MBThis week we ruin some perfectly good standalone movies with unnecessary sequels or prequels! Roger Rabbit has been dead for years, so why is his silhouette being found at so many crimescenes? When Eddie Valiant (played by Bob Hoskins who is in turn played by Danny DeVito) discovers his old friend seems to be back, he starts to discover the terrible truth of the modern movie industry which will imperil the very existence he's come to know. Other Movies Pitched: Twelve Angrier Men The Day Be...
Deleted Scenes: Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep (With Terri Silver)
July 12, 2024 10:53 - 20 minutes - 28.5 MBWe talk about book adaptations and then have a go at one which has already been adapted!
Episode 485: Nothing Lasts Forever (With Terri Silver + Special Guest)
July 06, 2024 09:00 - 56 minutes - 78.2 MBWe're joined by Terri and a very special Hollywood producer to pitch some movies based on book titles! Other titles we pitch are; Farewell to Arms Little Women
Deleted Scenes: Buff Burly Boys Planking The Pacific
July 03, 2024 22:15 - 41 minutes - 56.4 MBa pair o' boys take an ill-advised trip around the world. Matt gets confused about geography (again), and we discuss which unexpected movies can be (tenuously) considered Pirate movies. These are the deleted scenes from episode 484 of the Life's a Pitch Podcast. If you're confused, go back and listen to that episode! If you've done that and you're still confused, the podcast is working as intended.
Episode 484: Fire The Downward Cannon!
June 29, 2024 20:03 - 46 minutes - 64.4 MBThis week we head to the high seas as we pitch a movie about Steampunk innovations and swashbucklers hiding in barrels. Movies also pitched: A Bad Day for Jolly Roger Pirate Pension Plan
Deleted Scenes - Good Grief Gary She's Gone
June 29, 2024 11:19 - 30 minutes - 42.1 MBDeleted Scenes - Good Grief Gary She's Gone by Matt and Tom
Episode 483: No Corpses On Stage
June 22, 2024 11:21 - 35 minutes - 49 MBTom is back! As we pitch some mysterious murder mysteries!!
Episode 482: Disaster Chef (With Eden MW)
June 08, 2024 21:30 - 42 minutes - 58.4 MBThis week, Matt and Eden pitch a brand new genre, Post-Apocalypse Performance movies! A family from a fungal town enter a cooking competition to save their community, but what does the twisted society of the wasteland want from their quaint mushroom-based culture? Other movies pitched: The Thumb Wars Bombs Under Broadway
Deleted Scemes: Demons Down Donut Drive (With Ash Routh)
June 05, 2024 20:44 - 48 minutes - 66.2 MBMatt and Ash pitch a weird American Graffiti style movie about driving in circles, then Ash reveals the TRUTH about the spirit of Blade and who is really in the driving seat behind Wesley Snipes' eyes. These are the Deleted Scenes for Episode 481 of the Life's a Pitch podcast, and even then it's a weird one 'cause it's not even the normal presenters. If you don't know what's going on, definitely listen to the main episode. You'll still be confused, but in the way we intended.
Episode 481: All Business Minotaur (With Ash Routh)
June 01, 2024 09:00 - 59 minutes - 82.1 MBThis week Matt is joined by guest host Ash Routh pitch Urban Fantasy movies, as Greece's last financial hope is to call for the only beast capable of navigating Wall Street's vampiric tangle of financial rules. Other movies pitched: Baba Yaga's Chicken Shop Graffiti Goblin
Deleted Scenes: Breakfast At Breakfast At Tiffanys (With Ash Routh)
May 23, 2024 08:54 - 49 minutes - 68.3 MBWe pitch a movie in which Ducks are conspiring to bring down the sky, as well as getting really involved in the marketing of a movie that no-one asked us to pitch. These are the deleted scenes to the Life's a Pitch Podcast, if you'd like a little context then probably Get Back and listen to the main episode. Or don't! We're not the boss of you, now!
Episode 480: Can't Keep Johnny Down (With Ash Routh)
May 18, 2024 21:13 - 52 minutes - 71.8 MBThis week we were joined by Ash Routh to pitch some movies based on Song Titles! Based on an absolute BOP by They Might Be Giants, Johnny has a lot of anger he's brought forward from the time of the Space Race, and so he kidnaps Buzz Aldrin. Also Pitched: Concerning the UFO sighting near Highland Illinois I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General
Deleted Scenes: You Just Entered "Statham Station"
May 16, 2024 07:32 - 30 minutes - 42.2 MBWe discuss British film actor Jason Statham, the BBC archives and pitch another Mascot film!
Episode 479: Branston's In A Major Pickle
May 11, 2024 08:20 - 44 minutes - 60.7 MBWe pitch Mascot movies this week! Other movies we pitch include: Mr Pringle is ready to mingle The Michelin Man's Meal Plan
Episode 478: Some Of Our Favourite Pitches
May 04, 2024 16:00 - 53 minutes - 72.9 MBIllness has struck Life's a Pitch towers, and so we were unable to record. Therefore we present to you some of the most fun pitches of the distant past! That means you can enjoy the best pitches of yesteryear without trawling through hundreds of hours of content! Featuring: The People Vs. Godzilla (With Rosemary Dax) Royal Rumble (With Ash Routh) Legend of the Diamond Skellington (With Dave Bulmer) It's worth listening to 'em now cause you never know when these stories will be relevant!
Deleted Scenes: Mars Is The Kind Of Place To Raise A Kid
May 03, 2024 09:30 - 18 minutes - 26 MBWe ask the question: Why would you raise a kid on Mars?
Episode 477: 359 Wolves on a Spaceship
April 27, 2024 06:43 - 34 minutes - 47.3 MBWe're going to SPACE this week as we pitch some space movies. Other films we pitch include; Neil Degrasse Tyson's Big Day Out Ice Ring Heist
Deleted Scenes: Welcome To T-Rexham
April 24, 2024 18:46 - 42 minutes - 57.7 MBWe discuss movies that crossover franchises and pitch another documentary series in which Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenny bite off more than they can chew. These are the deleted scenes to episode 476 of the Life's a Pitch Podcast. We deleted them because they're way off piste, go listen to the main episode if you want a more focused discussion.
Episode 476: Bladeflubber
April 20, 2024 19:29 - 37 minutes - 51.8 MBThis week we pitch some crossover movies and realise that three particular franchises fit better than we expected! Other movies pitched: The good, the fast, the bad, the furious and the ugly Sonic the Hedgehog's Lord of the Rings
Deleted Scenes: There's Always a Bigger John Goodman (With Terri Silver)
April 18, 2024 09:50 - 43 minutes - 59.5 MBWe talk ET dreams, Kaiju movies and pitch a Hollywood Rom-Com based on an Old English folktale
Episode 475: Frogzilla (With Terri Silver)
April 13, 2024 08:00 - 52 minutes - 72.2 MBWe go BIG in this episode as we pitch some Kaiju movies! There's trouble in the Appalachian Mountains as a new flight path has awoken an ancient terror! Other movies pitched are: Ticketmaster Vs Taylor Swift Flea For Your Life
Deleted Scenes: Litterer - the Recut
April 10, 2024 15:00 - 12 minutes - 16.6 MBWe take another run at a title from yesteryear. Litterer is just one of those Jason Statham movies, you know the ones. But this one has kittens! Extra short deleted scene this week as we're having a week off. Back next week with some Kaiju movies!
Episode 474: The Great Re-Pitch
April 06, 2024 14:30 - 41 minutes - 57.5 MBWe're off for a week, so in advance we recorded a brand new re-pitch of some very very old titles!
Deleted Scenes: Old Rink Rank
April 04, 2024 10:08 - 33 minutes - 46.5 MBMusical Matt talks about the Phantom of the Opera and also discuss the fairytale "Old Rink Rank"
Episode 473: Is That a Goblin in Your Pocket
March 30, 2024 03:00 - 39 minutes - 53.7 MBWe go to a faraway land in a time once upon this week as we pitch some fairytale movies! Other movies pitched include; "The Witch That Watched" "The Selfish Egg"
Deleted Scenes: Twitter - The Musk Story
March 28, 2024 20:16 - 38 minutes - 52.8 MBWe discuss cringeworthy corporate back-patting movies like Bezos - The Beginning, and pitch a falsified history where Elon pretends he invented twitter with the help of Tommy Wiseau These are the Deleted Scenes for the Life's a Pitch Podcast episode 472, if you'd like any context we recommend going back and listening to the main episode. Or don't, we're not your boss who pretends they came from nothing.
Episode 472: Crash Of The Moonpig
March 24, 2024 15:11 - 52 minutes - 72.1 MBThis week we pitch some Business Biopics as we describe a magical space encounter on the early internet, one which would change greetings cards forever. Other movies pitched: A tonne of thorns, the rise and fall of thorntons The secret magic of wizards of the coast
Deleted Scenes: Yorgos Lanthimos' Pop-up Pirate
March 23, 2024 18:53 - 16 minutes - 23.2 MBWe chat about potential upcoming films now that Barbie was a hit and pitch a advert about a card board box. Enjoy!
Episode 471: Action Man vs. The Lazy Boys
March 16, 2024 09:40 - 32 minutes - 45.3 MBWe get some inspiration from toys and games this week as we pitch some more movies. Other movies pitched include: Rubiks Clock Lord of Catan
Deleted Scenes: Cereveza Cristal Caverns Of Moria
March 15, 2024 14:08 - 42 minutes - 57.7 MBWe discuss family animals, the latest twitter craze of putting a Chilean beer in classic movies, and pitch a cosmic horror spy movie
Episode 470: The Crows Know Too Much
March 09, 2024 17:00 - 39 minutes - 53.9 MBThis week we put animals near families, and they have feelings about it! To avoid the judgement of their neighbours, one family is hiding their daughter away... but with a witch moving into the neighbourhood, do the crows hear all? Also pitched: Quit Badgerin' me Mister Whittaker's Gazelle Emporium
Deleted Scenes: The Content Mines!
March 07, 2024 19:26 - 14 minutes - 19.7 MBWe chat going viral and our patreon name list post episode 400.
Episode 469: Grab Bag: Taking The Mickey
March 02, 2024 18:34 - 38 minutes - 52.4 MBWe're doing another grab bag this week as we've been unable to record. Hope you enjoy! Films pitched include: McDonalds, McDonalds, McDonalds The Thieving Little Git Taking The Mickey
Deleted Scenes: Planet Nigel (With Sam Moxon)
February 29, 2024 11:19 - 18 minutes - 26 MBWe pitch a mockumentary about an amateur astronomer in a quest to stop a corporation naming his discovery, then we chat a little about the genre! These are the deleted scenes for the Life's a Pitch Podcast episode 468. If you'd like a crumb of context, we recommend listening to the main episode first. Or don't, we're not the tiger king or whatever.
Episode 468: I Can't Believe There's No Butter (With Sam Moxon)
February 25, 2024 23:43 - 41 minutes - 57.5 MBThis week we were joined by Sam of the podcast "Two Vegan Scientists" to pitch Mockumentary movies! Want to think about Jason Statham raging around Bristol with his head in a fence? Thought so, listen on! Also pitched: Alive and Streaming Bear Witness
Deleted Scenes: George Clooney's Anxiety Nightmare
February 22, 2024 12:46 - 26 minutes - 36.7 MBWe talk about musicals hiding the fact they're musicals and discuss George Clooney's Career over the last decade.
Episode 467: Ad Campaigns Part 5
February 18, 2024 08:57 - 38 minutes - 53.1 MBWe pitch some aggressive ad campaigns for some products, some of these are made up, some of them are real.
Deleted Scenes The Ad-Blocker Blockers (With Ash Routh)
February 14, 2024 23:16 - 30 minutes - 42.3 MBWatch your ads, or else! It's yet another black mirror style gangster movie, and then we talk a little bit about gangster movies, and paddington 2, you know, when he goes to jail. These are the deleted scenes from episode 466 of the Life's a Pitch podcast, if you want to be given a "gift" of some context, you should go get made with the main episode. Or don't, we're not Don Giovanni
Episode 466: Your Own Personal Wiseguy (with Ash Routh)
February 10, 2024 22:03 - 43 minutes - 59.1 MBThis week we pitch some Gangster Movies with Ash Routh! Can you outrun the Speed Gentlemen? In this Flintstones-inspired black mirror episode in which modern technology is (sort of) available in the 1920s, everything goes wrong and we create an elongated piece of nightmare fuel. Other Movies Pitched: Forgettin' About It The Coat Check Girl
Deleted Scenes: Ray Ramano is Jesus in... "Divine Comedy"
February 08, 2024 09:50 - 14 minutes - 20.3 MBWe pitch a film for Dante's "Divine Comedy" and it's not what he intended.
Episode 465: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
February 03, 2024 10:47 - 40 minutes - 55.6 MBEpisode 465: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Matt and Tom
Deleted Scenes: The Emu Wars (With Steven D Thomas)
February 02, 2024 23:03 - 27 minutes - 38 MBWe chat about the genuinely excellent period dramas that have been coming out recently and pitch a movie which could be described as "apocalypse now but for Australia" these are the deleted scenes for episode 464 of the Life's a Pitch Podast, if you are in possession of a large confusion and are in want of a bit of context, we recommend listening to the main episode. Or don't, we're not Lord Flickingholme, we don't tell you what dance to do at the ball.
Episode 464: A Squandering Of Good Manners (With Steven D Thomas)
January 28, 2024 19:39 - 45 minutes - 62.8 MBWe pitch some Period dramas with Playwrite and Host of the "All the Web's a Stage podcast" Steven D Thomas. One butler is put through his paces as he tries to help a family bring their heir into polite society, but are his motives all they seem? Also pitched this week: Courts & Corsets Mrs Protozoa
Deleted Scenes: The Best Best Boy In Tinseltown
January 25, 2024 16:54 - 21 minutes - 30 MBWe pitch a film about a role most people have heard of but don't know what it is. We talk about movies about movies. And we recommend a new movie. Enjoy!
Episode 463: Kubrick by Kubrick
January 20, 2024 10:19 - 31 minutes - 43.4 MBWe go full Hollywood this week as we pitch movies about making movies.
Deleted Scenes: Opening A Can Of Wormholes
January 18, 2024 17:07 - 38 minutes - 52.2 MBMatt and Tom show just how deranged their view of the CERN large particle collider is, and start a free range spaghetti farm. Matt talks about Mirrormask and we ask if Interstellar is a magic portal fantasy movie. These are the deleted scenes for episode 462 of the Life's a Pitch podcast. If you would like to be taken into a realm of context, we recommend that you go back and listen to the main episode where you must wait, until the dice read 5 or 8.
Deleted Scenes: "Life's a Peelech"
January 14, 2024 21:19 - 21 minutes - 30.2 MBWe discuss the meaning of "Kafka-esque", a potential Jordan Peele Podcast and Matt finds something in the bin.
Episode 462: Together We Dream
January 13, 2024 21:28 - 48 minutes - 66.1 MBWe pitch some magic portal fantasy movies as a group of freshers students are suddenly plunged into each other's dreams as well as that of a mysterious lecturer. Other movies pitched: Mist upon the black hole There's a wormhole at the bottom of the garden
Episode 461: Double Feature - "Big Feet, Small Pedals" and "Steve's Mysterious Garden"
January 05, 2024 21:39 - 38 minutes - 52.4 MBNew year, old format as we give each other movie titles to pitch. Enjoy as we bring you two unique ideas based on random titles we gave each other.
Deleted Scenes: Santa Vs The Romans
December 30, 2023 21:25 - 41 minutes - 57.6 MBWhy not bring in the new year with more festive silliness. A prequel to Gladiator gets a bit out of hand, also, life updates and we chat about annoying songs and live movie orchestrations