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You guys, remember yesterday when I was joking about how we should pool our money and buy Casey Affleck’s fake movie that is the fakest about how fake Joaquin Phoenix is? Haha, that was fun. But this time I am serious, let’s pool our money and make a short film with James Franco. For one thing, it is for charity. For two things, it is not that expensive!
826 Valencia is thrilled to offer you a chance to Make a Movie with James Franco! For only $25, you can enter to win a chance to collaborate with actor/writer/director James Franco on a short film starring you. Are we kidding? No! We aren’t kidding! This is a drop-jaw amazing opportunity. And yes, you can buy more than one ticket.
The drawing will be held on Monday, May 24, 2010. All proceeds support our free student programming at 826 Valencia. The film will be shot in San Francisco, date and time TBD. Some restrictions apply.
Can you imagine? Videogum and the star of Annapolis, ON THE BIG SCREEN? What would the movie be about, though? We know that at the end, the main character wakes up, and it turns out that it had all just been a dream. But what was the dream?! I’m thinking something along the lines of this. James Franco IS Frank Pacholski.
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This gif is bringing back a traumatizing childhood memory: The house I grew up in had a basement that was only accessible from outside (much like a cellar), and one day (I was about 6 or 7) I was helping my parents clean out some of the junk. We pulled out my old toy box that was filled with gross, mildewy stuffed animals and action figure body parts. I went to pick one of the stuffed animals up and it hissed at me. Turns out it was a opossum. I think I might have pissed myself.
HOLY SHIT!
You said “toy box,” but I think you meant to say “NIGHTMARE FACTORY.”
I literally shuddered reading that. I have an irrational (totally rational) fear of opossums.
Totally rational! Those vermin are DANGEROUS! Sure they might play dead, or they might gnaw off your face. STAY AWAY.
They are real-life R.O.U.S.’s
In my experience, opossums aren’t aggressive or dangerous, unless they’ve been bitten by Tyra Banks, probably, but actually they’re naturally resistant to rabies. It’s just that part of their defense strategy seems to be to look as creepy as possible.
I just pissed myself laughing. You are awesome.
Let’s sumbit a body pillow that says VIDEOGUM on it for the drawing. We will totally win!
I wonder if James Franco every goes to a diner and orders pie, and people all around him reference that spiderman 3 scene and he flips over the plate, growls, then walks away in a huff
umm….i should not win this. unless you want a short film featuring James Franco in his undies. Though it IS cheaper than Rentaboy.
no food though. that was gross. maybe sexy dancing?
There is only one thing in this world that I want more than a short film featuring James Franco in his undies.
What’s that? I’M GLAD YOU ASKED. The answer is, “a LONG film featuring James Franco and NO undies.”
This drawing is done on my 18th birthday. I feel like I should probably enter and trust the birthday fairies to win it for videogum amiright?
I’m doing it.
I promise if I win, monsters, videogum will get a shoutout as James Franco and I get married on a spy boat while on horses and also gunfights.
Bye Bye Birdie: A Dog’s Story of Success in L.A.
and James Franco IS Birdie.
something something sucked off a cigarette something
So would Franco be playing Birdie or what? And then Birdie could play Franco.
I think they should just fire James Franco and film Birdie snarfing through Gabe’s blankets for an hour and a half.
I am always a little uncertain of the tone around here when the subject is James Franco. I like him and I can never figure out if you guys are making fun of him or not.
I like him, I think the fact that he’s a little off makes him more endearing to me
Why don’t we just put all our money into an actual pool? Then we can go swimming! Videogum pool party! Yeah!
scrooge mcduck stylee!
I can’t wait to see Birdie do the doggie paddle with her little floaties
‘Let’s Pool our Money” should be a weekly segment.
My short film would be about the wedding of James Franco and myself. And the actor playing the justice of the peace is actually a justice of the peace. WHOOPS, WE’RE MARRIED JAMES FRANCO!
Gavin Newsome would marry you for a publicity photo and a promise to vote for him for lieutenant governor.
I got you a wedding ring…tone.
If it were co-writing a book with him, then I’d be interested. He’s truly the Hemingway of our time.
“Good stuff. That’s what I write.”
Hollywood hasnt got the money to finance this, because they are too busy making fine movies like “Monopoly”, “Battleship”, “Magic 8-Ball” and rebooting the Spider-Man franchise, which itself is only like eight years old. Business!
My short film would be called “Gabe and Max: The Edge Of Reason 2–Wall Street”. I would play Max and James Franco would play Gabe. We would be successful blog people by day, vigilante crimefighters cleaning up the scum of Wall Street by night…WITH SAWED-OFF SHOTGUNS.
i am james franco’s agent.
if you pool this money and send it to me, we can skip the whole contest thing completely.
just send along your phone number (appoint one contact) and i will contact you with details.
surely this short film will be critically acclaimed and money well spent.
I’m just really glad we are allowed to buy more than one ticket.
My film would be called “Just hit refresh.”
Cause that’s basically what I do all day.
James Franco look just like this dude from Local Natives:
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what’s he squinting at? is it me?
826 Valencia is the best. Makes me miss San Francisco…
He’s pretty.
That reminds me… where is our favorite commenter today?? (here’s hoping he’ll come out of the woodwork to correct “commenter” to “commentator” TAKE THE BAIT, STEVE)
I TURN 18 ON MAY 24th!
I’M DOING IT FOR VIDEOGUM YOU GUYS.
i think we should pool our money together and buy james franco a thighmaster
Michael Moore’s Canadian Bacon. We will remake the 1995 feature film Canadian Bacon, starring John Candy in his last role.
I’m not sure a James Franco movie should command such a high price tag