Hey guys, enjoyed the podcast yet again, and I think you hit the nail on the head so to speak, even if you never explicitly said it.

I believe high concept is an INTEGRAL part of many summer blockbusters and many big budget classics.

Just skimming through some of the highest grossing films of all time I came across the following:

-Jaws (Giant shark terrorizes beach)
-Pirates of the Caribbean (none needed)
-The 6th Sense (I see dead people)
-Jurrasic Park (Dinosaur theme park)
-Twister (many many tornado`s)
...among others

Even looking at the current box office we have Up (man ties balloons to house), Night at the Museum 2 (museum comes to life), and Drag Me to Hell and Monsters Vs Aliens which need no pitch. And as many argue at least SOME of those movies are good, high concept does not have to mean low quality.

P.S Arnold Schwarzenegger`s Tooth Fairy is being made starring The Rock next year.

I'd watch Dead Snow! The "High concept" is a fantastic idea, yet it very simple. So it sounds...

Two Words: Zombie Strippers

Five Words: Zombie Strippers with Jenna Jameson

Look it up.

Oh . . and Air Bud is now in space. Space Buddies sent a group of puppies into space as astronauts.

Night of the Zombies, Oasis of the Zombies and Shock Waves are "nazi zombie" movies that predate Dead Snow by over 20 years.

Very cool episode, but there was one you neglected to mention: Shakespeare adaptations. They're almost always something like "Romeo and Juliet with dancing!" or "King Lear with Samurai!" or "Hamlet with jungle animals!" unless Kenneth Branagh directed it. And even he made Love's Labours Lost a musical.

This podcast brought a single actor to mind: Arnold Schwarzenegger. High concept films basically make up his entire filmography. His movies don't even require a five word simplification because the explanation is typically fully captured by the title.

Here's just a few of the titles I'm referring to:

- Twins
- Kindergarten Cop
- Hercules in New York
- Red Heat
- The Terminator
- Predator
- Conan the _________
- Commando
- End of Days
- True Lies
- Last Action Hero

I've left Junior out because I believe you mentioned it already in the podcast.

Hello,

I believe your June 1 "All the ways in which movies forget" podcast was incomplete. One integral, Oscar nominated, and prolific film was (for lack of a better word) forgotten. That film is The Muppets Take Manhattan. Kermit is hit by a car and forgets his identity only to have his memory returned to him by a swift kick to the head administered by Miss Piggy.

Aside from this glaring error you folks are doing a great job. Thank you for consistently entertaining and enlightening me.