Pithy Plots

[Robert]

A thread for folks to summarise a famous novel, play, film etc as succinctly as possible. Here's a few :

Frankenstein : Leftover limb guy flips his flat lid
Dracula : Batty bloodsucker gets mallet wakeup call
Psycho : Maniac mummifies mum. Girl gets shower shock
Wolfman : Moonlight becomes you, it goes with your fur
Twelve Angry Men : Jury junks murder rap
Hamlet : Danish dude avenges dead dad

[Adam Went]

North By Northwest: Man with immovable hair gets chased around by an aeroplane.

Cheers,
Adam.

[TomTomKent]

With appologies to Graeme Gardner and Tim Brooke Taylor:


Lord of the Rings: Should have used the Eagles at the START.
Psycho: Mummys boy has issues.
Murder on the Orient express: They all did it.
War and Peace: Phew, thank god that is over!
Lord of the Rings (AGAIN!): Nephew returns jewelery.
Dracular: Bloody Immigrant.
Shadows over Innsmouth: Something fishy going on here.
Usual Suspects: Crippled midget my a**e
Rashimon: That's now how I remember it.

[Archaic]

OK, Robert, here's mine.

I love Shakespeare so I chose my favorite play for the pithiest plot ever:

MACBETH: Thane In Vain.

Cheers, Archaic

[Phil Carter]

Here are Robert.. with compliments... talk about taking the pith....


The Return of the Pink Panther: French policeman caught in Anderson-like farce

Sex in the City: What we all knew anyway but never said out loud

best wishes

Phil

[Autolycus]

Vastly over rated film...

Titanic: Script wrecked shipwreck.

Regards
Autolycus