Life's a Pitch Podcast
932 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 13 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
Deleted Scenes: We Made This Movie
June 29, 2022 20:56 - 44 minutes - 61.7 MBWe talk more about the new villain genre and pitch a film about Rita Repulser off of the Power Rangers. This is the deleted scenes for episode 384, you might want to listen to that before listening to this one.
Episode 384: Dracula: Doner Drive
June 25, 2022 08:35 - 43 minutes - 59.1 MBWe pitch a sympathetic look at how Dracula came to be Dracula in this horror comedy. Honourable mentions: Only Doom, Never the Groom - The son of an evil villain tries to distance himself from his family business in order to get married The Inkjet Printer - A sentient printer decides enough is enough
Deleted Scenes: War Of The Worlds - Outbreak
June 21, 2022 10:00 - 35 minutes - 48.4 MBWe pitch The Ascension of the Jersey Royals. A movie in which potatoes have already gained sentience off-screen, and now they want the crown? We also talk about natural disaster movies and try to frame War of the Worlds from the aliens' point of view. These are deleted scenes from the Life's a Pitch Podcast episode 383. If you crave a crumb of context, please go back and listen to the main episode. You probably won't regret it much
Episode 383: The Floor Is Lava
June 18, 2022 17:20 - 40 minutes - 55.8 MBWe pitch some Natural Disaster movies, including the a bunch of youths saving their community from a cascade of lava in a block of flats by breaking all the rules! Also pitched this week: Big Trouble in Little Plumpton Revenge of the Weatherman
Deleted Scenes: Grab a Hobbit
June 16, 2022 08:32 - 17 minutes - 24.1 MBWe chat heist movies and the queen becomes a twitch streamer.
Episode 382: In a World... Without Milk
June 11, 2022 09:17 - 49 minutes - 67.9 MBWe delve into the world of Heist Movies this week as Tom Cruise has to steal milk from a cabal of rich folks who have made it a scarcity. Honourable Mentions: That Jpeg Was One Of A Kind - Some NFT bros attempt to steal a Non Fungible piece of art. The Hatton Coat Caper - A fashion student and a thief have a competition to get the best coat and hat combo.
Deleted Scenes: Guy Fieri - Enter The Meativerse (With Aiden Pyne)
June 08, 2022 12:34 - 43 minutes - 59.8 MBWe pitch a movie in which a portal to the meat dimension is found in a diner toilet, and the man who'll do anything to keep it secret. Also we try to figure out the exact extent of the tenuous multiverse genre.
Episode 381: How I Met Myself On A Blind Date (With Aiden Pyne)
June 04, 2022 14:00 - 43 minutes - 59.2 MBWe're joined by comedian Aiden Pyne to pitch some weird and baffling Multiverse Movies!
Deleted Scenes: The Exasperated Saloon Keeper
May 31, 2022 16:46 - 43 minutes - 60.2 MBYou join is the back room of a western saloon as we talk about our favourite westerns, which actors missed out on the western film boom and we pitch a Pirates of the Caribbean-esque western movie set in a saloon.
Episode 380: My Horse Is Also Our Sheriff
May 28, 2022 09:34 - 36 minutes - 49.6 MBSaddle up as we hit the Wild West once again and pitch some rootin' tootin' westerns! Honourable mentions: That's the smallest pistol I've ever seen - a blacksmith gets his fingers cut off and makes a gun to get revenge. Grindstone Cowboy - A bandit must escape punishment with this grindstone around his neck.
Deleted Scenes: Jar Jar Binks - Sith Or No Sith
May 25, 2022 16:00 - 34 minutes - 48 MBWe discuss our hopes for the Kenobi series and pitch some ridiculous Star Wars spin offs! These are deleted scenes from the Life's a Pitch Podcast episode 379, if you want some context, best go and listen back to the main episode. Or don't, we're not your dad.
Episode 379: BLUE - The Max Rebo Story
May 21, 2022 10:00 - 46 minutes - 64.5 MBHoping to take advantage of the sudden influx of Disney+ Star Wars shows, we decide to pitch our own new movies and shows! Featuring such gems as: "That's Not Podracing, THIS is Podracing!" "Looking for love in Alderaan Places" "It's time for The Palpatine Show" and of course - "BLUE: The Max Rebo Story" in which one unlucky little alien seems to be causing accidents across the galaxy, but is there something more sinister at work?
Deleted Scenes: "Oh Hi Mark"
May 17, 2022 20:19 - 30 minutes - 41.9 MBTom talks about meeting one of the stars of "The Room", we discuss our own theatre experiences and pitch a movie called "I was built different, I was built stupid." This is the deleted scenes for episode 378, so it might be worth listening to that before listening to this one.
Episode 378: Nickel Bloke
May 14, 2022 07:21 - 41 minutes - 57.1 MBWe ask the hard questions about what it means to be human this week as we pitch some thought provoking robot movies. Honourable Mentions include Dyson Airblade 6 - A group of "Bladespotters" try to get the plans to the latest Dyson hand dryer. The CAPTCHA Incident - A robot and cop duo solve a crime but the culprit is not who you'd expect.
Deleted Scenes: The Mystery Of The George Lucas Biopic (With Dave Bulmer)
May 11, 2022 13:23 - 21 minutes - 29.2 MBCarrying on the Grab Bag this week, here's some outtakes from the Mystery episode 369 as we pitch The Gun with The Missing Bullet and somehow end up pitching a George Lucas biopic?
Episode 377: Grab Bag Volume 1 - Big Jesus
May 07, 2022 10:58 - 38 minutes - 53 MBDue to illness this week, we were unable to record as planned, but we have saved up just enough never-before-heard pitches to create an episode! Tune in to hear some great pitches we couldn't squeeze into our Kaiju and Transport Thriller episodes!
Deleted Scenes: Pass the Jam, Jim
May 03, 2022 17:41 - 34 minutes - 47.1 MBWe pitch some more movies based on the titles of novels! This is the Deleted Scenes for episode 376, if you haven't listened to that already, go ahead... it's a goodie!
Episode 376: Everybody Poops
April 30, 2022 07:59 - 42 minutes - 58.5 MBThis week we tackle some classic works of literature as we pitch the disaster movie "Everybody Poops" Honourable mentions: "The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil" - A boxing factory worker makes a series of wishes which have some devastating consequences. "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" - A rags to riches story about a caterpillar who becomes the saviour of San Francisco
Deleted Scenes: Could You Not?
April 26, 2022 18:00 - 36 minutes - 49.4 MBWe pitch a couple more paranormal movies including 'Could You Not' and 'Love at Second Sight' and have a chat about our favourites from the genre, both spooky and cheerful! These are deleted scenes from the Life's a Pitch Podcast episode 375, if you want more context we recommend you go check that out first. Or don't, we're not your dad.
Episode 375: What Brain Ghosts Are Attacking Me Now?
April 23, 2022 20:15 - 48 minutes - 66.9 MBWe pitch some Paranormal movies. When one "child" (Adult Haley Joel Osment) begins seeing the ghosts of a family who died in the car crash he was involved in, he must discover the psychic power that is fuelling the creation of these poltergeists. Also pitched this week: Flying Crockery Must Go! Moving Day
Deleted Scenes: "That's The Real Noel's House Party Right There"
April 18, 2022 21:24 - 52 minutes - 72.2 MBWe chat about the Reality TV hits and what it means to pitch a hit Reality TV show as well as pitch some more hit reality TV shows! This is the deleted scenes for Episode 374 so, if you haven't already, listen to that episode for some more Reality TV pitches.
Episode 374: The Life's a Pitch Reality TV Channel
April 16, 2022 08:01 - 51 minutes - 71.4 MBThis week we've been tasked with pitching content to fill some airspace for a reality TV channel. What could possibly go wrong! Pitched shows include: I Rate Paint By Flavour I Actually Am Here To Make Friends Live In A Post Apocalypse Surprise Relay Races The Great Yorkshire Wash Up Four In A Shed GCS-Easy Enjoy listening and remember who pitched it!
Deleted Scenes: H before M
April 13, 2022 18:07 - 25 minutes - 35 MBThis is a Deleted Scenes just HEAVING with bonus pitches, tune in to hear extra fashion movies like: 'Needle and Threat' 'H Before M' and 'Donnay Kid on the Block'
Episode 373: Airport Runway Model
April 09, 2022 12:27 - 54 minutes - 74.2 MBWe set out to pitch some movies set in the fashion industry, and end up pitching a weird, violent sequel to the Airplane series. When the pilots and the models are pitted against each other by the men in charge, will they realize too late that they're just pawns in a larger game. Also featured this episode: Who Wears Short Shorts? Plethora of Plaid
Deleted Scenes: Sheffield Had A Ski Slope Which Burned Down... Twice
April 04, 2022 17:41 - 37 minutes - 51.4 MBDeleted Scenes: Sheffield Had A Ski Slope Which Burned Down... Twice by Matt and Tom
Episode 372: William The Conker-er
April 02, 2022 09:59 - 48 minutes - 66.5 MBWe pitch some sports movies this week with "William the Conker-er" being the main feature. A film in which the school kids battle it out for playground supremacy at "The Battle Of Hastings Primary". Honourable Mentions You Were The Ping To My Pong - An old ex-ping-pong/couple are re-united when there elderly-folks home is threatened by a real estate mogul. Thirty Love - A man who's main ambition in life is to be really good at tennis rejects the advances of a semi-pro coach, only to realis...
Deleted Scenes: The Never Ending Wedding Buffet
March 30, 2022 13:41 - 21 minutes - 29.3 MBMatt and Tom recount their overfamiliarity with the process of wedding receptions. Pitch a supernatural nightmare wedding feast, and "I Just Want to Marry Keanu Reeves"
Episode 371: The Mother In Law Games
March 26, 2022 10:34 - 53 minutes - 74 MBAlways the screenplay, never the screen. We pitch wedding movies only to find one wedding planner caught between two very powerful and dangerous families. Also featured this episode: Married Under a Full Moon Go Turbo-Catholic I Think I Just Wed Myself Stag Don't
Deleted Scenes: Com Bat
March 21, 2022 19:32 - 28 minutes - 39.3 MBWe have a timely talk about the time Moonlight won best picture and pitch some more martial arts movies! This is the deleted scenes for episode 370, it might be worth listening to that before listening to this to get some context... Or not... You do you!
Episode 370: Numb Chuck
March 19, 2022 11:38 - 34 minutes - 47.7 MBWe come out fighting with this episode as we pitch some Martial Arts Movies! Honourable mentions Dick Kick'em - Remember that video game from the early 90's about a guy who kicks people? Well, here's the movie! Drop Kick Gorgeous - It turns out it is incredibly hard to pitch a fashion based martial arts movie without making a lot of references to Zoolander...
Deleted Scenes: Corpse Roulette (with Dave Bulmer)
March 16, 2022 16:26 - 34 minutes - 46.7 MBWe talk murder mysteries with Dave and pitch some more movies in the Nobby Noir series including 'Corpse Roulette', 'Late Arrivals', and 'Who, what, when, where, WHY!?'
Episode 369: Big Sippy the Crime Juice
March 12, 2022 14:13 - 55 minutes - 76.3 MBWe pitch a series of murder mysteries featuring brand new detective Nobby Noir. The murder of a pre-school headteacher goes completely ignored as Nobby is more interested in finding out who stole one of the kid's sippy cups, but are the two events related? Other Nobby Noir stories featured this week: It was f**kin' one of yas and A bloody inconvenience
Deleted Scenes: Cookie
March 08, 2022 18:15 - 41 minutes - 56.5 MBWe talk about the Kaiju genre and pitch some more Kaiju movies! This is the deleted scenes for episode 368. You might want to go listen to that episode before devouring this one. Just a suggestion.
Episode 368: Big Jim
March 05, 2022 11:27 - 42 minutes - 58.1 MBWe destroy cities this week as we pitch some colossal Kaiju movies! Honourable mentions Colossal Capybara - It's just a movie about a huge capybara really... Nothing much else there. Godzilla Runs for Mayor of Tokyo - Maisie Williams must fight her dad played by Ben Mendelssohn for the soul of Tokyo and Godzilla
Deleted Scenes: The Bus That Could Slow Down But Didn't
March 02, 2022 10:46 - 43 minutes - 59.8 MBWe pitch some more Transport thrillers, and discuss the most frightening forms of transport, stormy airport streams, our ideal guests, and more! Featuring: "HELL-icopter", "London, Underground?", and "The Bus That Could Slow Down but Didn't"
Episode 367: Twilight Tandem
February 26, 2022 16:00 - 54 minutes - 74.5 MBWhen the police commissioner's daughter is trapped on a smart-cycle by a hacker with a grudge, the cops have to turn to the person they derided most, the officer who mainly does charity bike rides. Also featured: Something's got to scream, it might as well be buses. Shit, we've been diverted to Wrexham!
Deleted Scenes: Drinking From The Goblet Of Dramatic Irony
February 21, 2022 19:56 - 53 minutes - 72.8 MBWe chat about the Family Magical Realism genre and pitch some more movies! This is the deleted scenes for episode 366, it might be worth listening to that before this one. But hey we can't stop you... it's all content init.
Episode 366: Truthpaste
February 19, 2022 11:28 - 53 minutes - 73.6 MBStrap yourself in for some Family Magical Realism as we pitch "Truthpaste" as Timothee Chalamet has to look past his spy training and help a family who has come in possession of a truth serum excreting toothpaste. Honourable mentions The Wishing Biscuit - A family get a biscuit that can grant wishes and are hunted down by the fruits of said wishes. The Secret of the Coffee Bean - A kid, who really wants coffee, gets more than he bargained for... and so do his parents!
Deleted Scenes: The Wikipedia Workers
February 17, 2022 19:23 - 44 minutes - 61.6 MBIn a fun-filled deleted scenes notably longer than the episode itself, we talk about weird Saturday Morning Cartoon adaptations from movies pitched at adults, then pitch some very strange cartoons of our own featuring some Wikipedia goblins trying to foil the evil Q and his conspiracy theories, then pitch a movie about Rasputin being drafted into the local high-school cheerleader squad.
Episode 365: John Cena And The Science Snakes (with Eden MW)
February 12, 2022 13:55 - 41 minutes - 57.2 MBThis week we're doing the job of wacky kids tv show presenters and serving as a buffer between Saturday Morning cartoons. Vince McMahon wants John Cena back in the WWE, and he'll send out wrestler-controlling snakes to fight for his contract.
Deleted Scenes: Fido Dido's Day Off
February 09, 2022 16:30 - 40 minutes - 55.2 MBWe pitch some more mascot movies including one where Dido gets transformed into a dog, and has to team up with human sledgehammer Peter Gabriel in order to overcome the fallout from Kate Bush's deal with god (after running up that hill). Also featured Max Overdrive and the Land Rovers, which is about a group of medical abominations trying to figure out how to get to a rooftop, and whether their band should split up.
Episode 364: Frederick The Frenzied Frog
February 06, 2022 12:24 - 51 minutes - 70.9 MBWe pitch some mascot-centered animated movies, Featuring the birth of a monstrous millennial icon who motorbikes his way onto our WAP-enabled phones and has since refused to leave. But what if the crazy frog had a more wholesome beginning?
Deleted Scenes: Nicholas Cage's Pyramid Tomb
February 01, 2022 23:13 - 21 minutes - 28.9 MBIn which we pitch a PT Barnum staple space epic and Nic Cage is resurrected to curse some space adventurers. This is the deleted scenes for episode 363, so we suggest to listen to that for more context... or not, we kinda just pitch films in this one so you'll probably get it. But you should listen to that episode anyway, because it is also good.
Episode 363: Moon Patrol: The Movie
January 29, 2022 11:07 - 45 minutes - 61.9 MBEpisode 363: Moon Patrol: The Movie by Matt and Tom
Deleted Scenes: You Wouldn't Download A Car
January 28, 2022 13:51 - 19 minutes - 27.4 MBWe pitch a speculative crime movie about the upcoming conflict between the powers that be and one lone 3D printing enthusiast.
Episode 362: Litterer
January 23, 2022 13:49 - 45 minutes - 63 MBWe pitch some biopics of the most heinous made-up criminals in fake history! Featuring the Zodiac of the modern age "Litterer". Honourable mentions go to: "Chumblethorpe Meatstrainer in Larceny at the Library" "Cat Bin Lady" "Oi! Mate!" and "Life's a Pitch, then somebody dies"
Deleted Scenes: The Films Of 2022
January 18, 2022 21:53 - 56 minutes - 77.8 MBWe talk about films that are coming out in 2022 and pitch some more movies based on titles of movies that are coming out in 2022. Enjoy!
Episode 361: Untitled Elvis Presley Project
January 15, 2022 00:00 - 41 minutes - 57.6 MBWe starting the year off by pitching movies based on actual films that are scheduled to come out this year! (2022) As well as a found footage movie about Elvis, we also pitch; Lightyear - Jupiter is turning into a new sun and no one will be able to sleep in this Roland Emmerich disaster. The Batman - Gotham's hero gets a fresh new outing that will surprise you.
Deleted Scenes: As Merlin Strikes The Earth We Sink Into The Sea
January 12, 2022 14:47 - 19 minutes - 27 MBIn a bunch of new pitches and deleted content, we pitch some more Arthurian Legends!
Episode 360: The Fish King
January 08, 2022 14:15 - 53 minutes - 73.9 MBWe pitch movies based on Arthurian Legend this week, and when one knight's quest to return a sacred artifact goes awry, can he help someone in a very different kind of need? Honourable Mentions: Merlin, I am falcon - What happens when the keeper of birds gets ideas above his station. A wish gone right is as dangerous as a wish gone wrong. Fuckinnnnn' Arthur Brah - Is is a teen comedy about the hi-jinks of the knights of the round table as they tear their way through Cam-u? Or is it a threat ...