Stories by @thomasmcinerney

Blazing Saddles (1994)

The Ultimate Western Spoof. A town where everyone seems to be named Johnson is in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, Hedley Lemar , a politically connected nasty person, sends in his henchmen to make the town unlivable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the Governor. Hedley convinces him to send the town the first Black sheriff in the west. Bart is a sophisticated urbanite who will have some difficulty winning over the townspeople

Three Amigos

Three out of work movie actors are accidentally drawn to a Mexican village that is being harassed by a gang of outlaws. The three, 'Ned', 'Lucky Day' and 'Dusty Bottoms' play 'Lone Ranger' types in their movies, but must play their parts for real now.

My Favorite Superhero Performances

My favorite performances in superhero movies

Taxi: The Next Generation

A new generation of cab drivers inherit the Sunshine Cab Garage in New York but still deal with the abuse of Louie De Palma, the craziness of Reverend Jim Ignatowski and the wackiest of Latka Gravas.

Disney's Back To Oz (2010)

With the Wicked Witch of the West now vanquished from Oz, Dorothy is back in Kansas! But not for long as an all-new villain has surfaced from beneath the magical land, the Gnome King! Having captured the Good Witch, the Gnome King and his army are wreaking havoc throughout Oz and need but one item to take control of The Emerald City, Dorothy's ruby slippers! It's up to Dorothy togo Back to Oz and save the land she loves. Take to the skies, courtesy of the Wizard himself, with Dorothy, Toto, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Lion as they make their magical journey. Done in Motion capture aka The Polar Express

Avengers/Star Wars: Dawn of The Force

Emperor Palpatine offers Kylo Ren command of the Final Order if he kills the Avengers who are planning to stop him.

Disney's The Wizard Of Oz (2009)

When a tornado rips through Kansas, Dorothy Gale and her dog, Toto, are whisked away in their house to the magical Land of Oz. They follow the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City to meet the Wizard, and on the way, they meet a Scarecrow who wants a brain, a Tin Man who wants a heart, and a Cowardly Lion who wants courage. The Wizard asks them to bring him the Wicked Witch of the West's broom to earn his help. Done in Motion Capture ala The Polar Express.

The X-Presidents Return (2016)

The X-Presidents and Barack Obama team up to stop Donald Trump from interfering with the 2016 presidential election

I Dream of Jeannie

A United States astronaut finds his life vastly complicated when he stumbles on to a bottle containing a female genie.

Indiana Jones and The City of The Dead

Indiana Jones brings three of his best students to Eygpt to find Hamunaptra the lost City of The Dead.

Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Lives

One year after the events of The Dark Knight Rises, Alfred Pennyworth is attacked and put into a coma by a deranged serial killer called The Riddler and a ruthless mobster called The Penguin. Learning this, Batman and Catwoman must come back to Gotham to stop them once and for all.

Ghostbusters (1996)

Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz and Egon Spengler work at Columbia University. where they delve into the paranormal and fiddle with many unethical experiments on their students. As they are kicked out of the University, they really understand the paranormal and go into business for themselves. Under the new snazzy business name of 'Ghostbusters', and living in the old firehouse building they work out of, they are called to rid New York City of paranormal phenomenon at everyone's whim. - for a price. They make national press as the media reports the Ghostbusters are the cause of it all. Thrown in jail by the EPA, the mayor takes a chance and calls on them to help save the city. Unbeknownst to all, a long dead Gozer worshiper (Evo Shandor) erected a downtown apartment building which is the cause of all the paranormal activity. They find out the building could resurrect the ancient Hittite god, Gozer, and bring an end to all of humanity. Who are you gonna call to stop this terrible world-ending menace?

Justice League (1987)

Determined to ensure Superman's ultimate sacrifice was not in vain, Bruce Wayne aligns forces with Diana Prince with plans to recruit a team of metahumans to protect the world from an approaching threat of catastrophic proportions. The task proves more difficult than Bruce imagined, as each of the recruits must face the demons of their own pasts to transcend that which has held them back, allowing them to come together, finally forming an unprecedented league of heroes. Now united, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash may be too late to save the planet from Steppenwolf and his dreadful intentions.

Martin Scorsese's The Godfather (2002)

The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty in postwar New York City transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant youngest son.

The X-Presidents (2010)

Five former Presidents of the United States of America (Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush) were playing a charity golf game when they were unexpectedly struck by lightning. This caused them all to gain fantastical new superpowers. They decided to use their powers to fight crime and called themselves the X-Presidents.

It's A Wonderful Life (2001)

An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.

Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame (live-action)

In 15th century Paris, Clopin the puppeteer tells the story of Quasimodo, the misshapen but gentle-souled bell ringer of Notre Dame, who was nearly killed as a baby by Claude Frollo, the Minister of Justice. But Frollo was forced by the Archdeacon of Notre Dame to raise Quasimodo as his own. Now a young man, Quasimodo is hidden from the world by Frollo in the belltower of the cathedral. But during the Festival of Fools, Quasimodo, cheered on by his gargoyle friends Victor, Hugo, and Laverne, decides to take part in the festivities, where he meets the lovely gypsy girl Esmeralda and the handsome soldier Phoebus. The three of them find themselves ranged against Frollo's cruelty and his attempts to destroy the home of the gypsies, the Court of Miracles. And Quasimodo must desperately defend both Esmeralda and the very cathedral of Notre Dame.

Joel and Ethan Coen's Death of a Salesman

Salesman Willy Loman is in a crisis. He's about to lose his job, he can't pay his bills, and his sons Biff and Happy don't respect him and can't seem to live up to their potential. He wonders what went wrong and how he can make things up to his family.

Batman/Spider-Man

A live action, standalone Batman/Spider-Man crossover film.

Steven Spielberg's 12 Angry Men

The jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.