Thursday, November 18, 2004

repost: Oliver Stone's "Alexander"

(A slightly edited repost of this from last June, when I first heard that the movie was in production.)

Oliver Stone is making a movie about Alexander the Great. Given the "factual accuracy" of his previous movies, here are some enhancements Mr. Stone may be considering:

  • A bungled break-in at the Library of Alexandria, resulting in an eighteen minute gap in several parchments.

  • A detailed explanation of the "Magic Phalanx Theory".

  • Drugged-out Alexander collapses in battle while yelling "I am the Lizard King!".

  • Quote: "It's a mystery wrapped in a riddle inside an enigma wrapped in a pita bread with some feta cheese!"

  • Odd flashback sequences in the style of "Father Knows Best".

  • Bucephalas is the name of Alexander's black Huey helicopter.

  • Discovery that his father Philip was actually assassinated by Jack Ruby (who was working for the Persian Mafia).

  • Working title: "Born in the Summer of 356 BC".

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