The Chronicles Of Jessica

I just ran across this audition notice for an indie film that's casting here in DC:

Movie Synopsis: Mark Lindo, a young adult, has just found out that he is discended from aliens. He must now go in search of his mentor, and train with him, until he is ready to take his place as chosen one.

Holy crap, this sounds stupid. And not just because it's a really bizarre and disjointed idea (Why must he search for a mentor just because he's related to aliens? Does he need an alien mentor or could it be a regular human mentor, like Pat Morita in The Karate Kid? Is "chosen one" like an alien thing? Is Mark going to be defeating the aliens or joining them?) but also - if you can't spell the words in the breakdown correctly, that does not bode well. You can bet that Spielberg takes the time to spell check his shit. That's just profeshunil.

Well, what do I know? Maybe it will be a big hit and in another two years I'll be writing about how bitter I am that I missed out on "Alien Family Reunion" or "Journey to the Center of My Alien Soul" or whatever the hell this thing winds up being titled. I'm sure there were people who read the "Weekend at Bernies" treatment and thought it sounded like a pile of crap....oh wait, bad example.