Goal: Pitch the funniest or most creative movie based on a random title — and win the vote for Best Director.

How to Play

1. Setup:
   The AI gives one movie title for the whole round.
   Nothing else.
   Examples:
   • “The Salad Heist”
   • “Grandma: Unleashed”
   • “Moonlight at Walmart”
   • “Escape From Pillow Mountain”
2. Prop Grab (Optional but Recommended):
   Players have 10 seconds to grab any nearby object to use as a prop or visual aid in their pitch.
   • A spoon becomes a spaceship
   • A blanket becomes a monster
   • A shoe becomes the villain
     Props can be literal, symbolic, or hilariously incorrect.
3. Pitch Prep:
   Players get one minute to think about their pitch.
   They could include:
   • The main characters
   • The basic story
   • The big twist
   • Optional: prop use, acting, sound effects, music
4. Pitch Phase:
   Players take turns giving their pitch aloud.
   Time limit: 30–60 seconds per player (group decides).
   Other players listen silently (and laugh).
5. Voting Phase:
   Once all pitches are done, players vote for the winner in whichever category the group chooses:
   • Funniest Movie
   • Most Creative Plot
   • Best Overall Film
     Voting rules:
   • No voting for yourself
   • All votes revealed at the same time
   • Ties go to a 15-second bonus round where tied players add a new scene or alternate ending
6. Winner:
   The player with the most votes becomes Best Director for the round.
7. Next Round:
   AI generates a new movie title.
   Play continues for as long as the group wants.

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Key Rules

• Pitches should stay family-friendly.
• The title should somewhat influence the story.
• No interrupting pitches except for laughs.
• Story logic can be silly, sideways, or absurd — as long as it entertains.

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Optional Variations

1. Speed Round

Each pitch is 10 seconds long.
Pure, joyful chaos.

2. Genre Roulette

Before pitching, the group picks (or randomly draws) a genre that everyone must apply:

• Western
• Sci-fi
• Romantic comedy
• Horror-lite
• Noir
• Musical
• Nature documentary
  Players pitch their film in that style, regardless of the title.

3. The Prop Mandatory Mode

Players must use their found object at least once in the pitch — either literally or symbolically.

4. Double Director Mode

Pairs of players co-direct and deliver a tag-team pitch.

**5. TRAILER MODE (AI-Enabled Special Variation)

After all pitches, every player writes a 1–2 sentence trailer script for their movie (or summarizes their pitch).
Then the AI video model (Veo/Sora/etc.) generates a micro-trailer for each movie.
Players then vote on:

• Best Trailer
• Most Unexpected Trailer
• Most Accurate Trailer

This variation turns the round into a “Pitch + Visual Reveal” event.

6. Soundtrack Mode

Each pitch must name one “iconic soundtrack moment.”
Example:

“The battle scene plays over smooth jazz and it weirdly works.”

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Example Round

AI Title:
“The Salad Heist”

Prop Round:
Players grab: fork, hat, notebook, sock, etc.

Player 1 Pitch:
“The world’s top lettuce thieves plan to steal the last avocado on Earth. My sock (holds up sock) is the villain, ‘Sockarucci.’ The twist: the dressing is sentient.”

Player 2 Pitch:
(Using a spoon as a detective badge)
“A noir detective tries to crack a case involving missing croutons. Twist: the croutons were never real.”

Voting:
Player 1 wins.

Trailer Mode (Optional):
Players ask AI to generate:

“A dramatic 5-second trailer for ‘The Salad Heist.’”
AI gives a dramatic slow-motion salad explosion.