Author: Mike Pihlman

(Quirky Writer Searches for Inspiration) – – Richard Dunn (Jeff Daniels) has written one less-than-stellar book and has a three month deadline to finish his second. Problem is….he can’t even write the first sentence. He and his wife, Claire (Lisa Kudrow), rent a small cottage in Montauk on Long Island (almost home sweet home for…

(Older Actor Facing Insanity) – – Riggan Thomson (Michael Keaton) played superhero “Birdman” for three movies. He turned down a forth movie and has since lived his life in relative obscurity (hmmm, think real life: Batman and Keaton). Trying to revive his career, Riggan writes, directs, stars in, and funds a play on Broadway. The…

(Accidental Arrested Aging) – – Adaline Bowman (Blake Lively) was leading a perfectly normal life when a car accident started a string of unlikely events that stopped her from aging. From that moment on, Adaline would forever remain 28 years old. As the years rolled by, Adaline’s daughter, Flemming (Ellen Burstyn), became a senior citizen…

(Limo Driver’s Wild Night) – – Stretch (Patrick Wilson) has spent the year since being dumped by his beautiful girlfriend doing drugs, gambling, and otherwise screwing himself up. Now driving a stretch limo, his life is not much better as the limo company is in danger being put out of business by another, more aggressive,…

(Genetically Enhanced Dinosaurs) – – “Jurassic World” is a new theme park located on the original site of “Jurassic Park”. It is a nice place for tourists to go on vacation…much like DisneyWorld, Sea World, or the San Diego Zoo with similar attractions and accommodations: A giant fish-like dinosaur that does tricks, trained velociraptors, monorail…

(Man, I Love This Movie) – – Peter Klaven (Paul Rudd) and Zooey Rice (Rashida Jones) are planning their wedding. Unfortunately, Peter has no guy friends to be his best man since all of his friends have been women. This situation needs to be rectified and the race is on to find a man-friend for…