The Escalator Pitch

The Escalator Pitch
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Stranger than an elevator pitch, but nowhere near a final product... it's THE ESCALATOR PITCH Podcast! A film-centric limited series hosted by JOHN BRENNAN ("The Last Drive-In w/ Joe Bob Briggs," Troma Entertainment) and JOSH STIFTER ("Rebel Without a Crew," Flush Studios). Available everywhere podcasts are consumed. Follow us across all social media platforms: @escalatorpitch. Send your audience pitches to escalatorpitchpodcast@gmail.com. We'd love to share your ideas and promote your social media handles on the show. We'll give away prizes in our season finale for best audience pitch. Thanks for listening!

Episodes

  1. 09/18/2019

    Season 1: Ep. 3 - Tequila Worms from Outer Space (feat. Debbie Rochon)

    Episode 3 - The Escalator Pitch Podcast - Tequila Worms from Outer Space Segment One - John Brennan ("The Last Drive-In w/ Joe Bob Briggs", Troma Entertainment) & Josh Stifter ("Rebel Without a Crew", Flush Studios) discover whether or not the movie Penny Marshall's "Big" is problematic. Then, it's a full-blown discussion about William Gibson's draft of "Alien 3". John and Josh also share many other iterations of "Alien 3" from the book "The Greatest Sci-Fi Movie Never Made" by David Hughes. Segment Two (starts at 55:17) - Special guest DEBBIE ROCHON (Tromeo and Juliet) joins John for an enlightening interview. Debbie discusses her time on the set of Lloyd Kaufman's upcoming movie "Shakespeare's Shitstorm", dissects internet trolls, and offers up a franchise she'd like to see resurrected. Segment Three (starts at 1:26:47) - Josh pitches his ideas for the next installments of the Alien franchise called "Alien: The Culling". They also read audience pitches for Alien movies. John ends the show with an original song "Theme from Tequila Worms from Outer Space"! Follow The Escalator Pitch across all social media platforms: @escalatorpitch Send your audience pitches to escalatorpitchpodcast@gmail.com. We'd love to share your ideas on air and promote your social media handles. We'll give away fabulous prizes in our season finale for the season's best audience pitches, so submit to win! New episodes release every Wednesday. Thanks for listening! Follow The Escalator Pitch Follow The Escalator Pitch on Twitter Follow The Escalator Pitch on Facebook Follow The Escalator Pitch on Instagram Follow John Follow Josh NEXT WEEK ON THE SHOW: John and Josh discuss John Sayles infamous script for "Jurassic Park 4". Special guest, Kansas Bowling (BC Butcher) joins for an enlightening interview. Plus... more John pitches, Josh pitches, and audience pitches! Read the John Sayles "Jurassic Park 4” draft here: https://jurassicoutpost.com/downloads/ "The Escalator Pitch Podcast (Theme Song)" Written, Produced & Performed by John Brennan (w/ Jimmy Adamson on Drums) "Theme from Demon Daddy" by S*****g Carpenter, Written, Produced & Performed by John Brennan Additional music by John Brennan The Escalator Pitch Podcast is Produced, Researched & Hosted by John Brennan & Josh Stifter

    Season 1: Ep. 3 - Tequila Worms from Outer Space (feat. Debbie Rochon)

  2. 09/13/2019 ·  Bonus

    Season 1: Bonus Episode - It's Friday the 13th!

    Bonus Episode- The Escalator Pitch Podcast - It's Friday the 13th! Segment One - John Brennan ("The Last Drive-In w/ Joe Bob Briggs", Troma Entertainment) & Josh Stifter ("Rebel Without a Crew", Flush Studios) discuss the Friday the 13th franchise and its many unmade installments. Somehow, along the way, they manage to insult British people and come up with "Jason Kills the Lakers" for producer LeBron James. Segment Two (starts at 48:08) - Special guest JASON BROOKS (Jason Voorhees in the great Friday the 13th "Vengeance" fan film) joins John for an enlightening interview. Hear the trials and tribulations of making a fan film and how it was done for the love of the franchise. Also, as an added bonus, these generous filmmakers used their resources to raise money for a good cause; Shriner's Children's Hospital. Follow Jason Brooks on Facebook Follow Jason Brooks on Instagram Watch the F13 Vengeance Trailer Follow the F13 Vengeance Facebook Page Join the F13 Vengeance Facebook Group Segment Two point Five (starts at 1:06:14) - John speaks to the great Jimmy Adamson, who has a killer crossover idea for the Friday the 13th franchise. They also discuss "Howard the Duck" (the greatest beastiality love story ever made), the hotness of Lea Thompson, "Weekend at Bernies 3: Bernie in the White House", and how to get in touch with Ice Cube. Segment Three (starts at 1:21:04) - John reads a trilogy of Friday the 13th pitches from Zac Zeman (@therealzachzeman) and Kyle Hughes. As always, they end the show with an original song: "It's Friday the 13th (nawimsayin)"! Follow The Escalator Pitch across all social media platforms: @escalatorpitch Send your audience pitches to escalatorpitchpodcast@gmail.com. We'd love to share your ideas on air and promote your social media handles. We'll give away fabulous prizes in our season finale for the season's best audience pitches, so submit to win! New episodes release every Wednesday. Thanks for listening! Follow The Escalator Pitch Follow The Escalator Pitch on Twitter Follow The Escalator Pitch on Facebook Follow The Escalator Pitch on Instagram Follow John Follow Josh NEXT WEEK ON THE SHOW: John and Josh discuss William Gibson's draft for "Alien 3", as well as many other unmade installments in the Alien franchise. Special guest Debbie Rochon - one of the all time great Scream Queens in cinema history - joins for an enlightening interview. Plus... more John pitches, Josh pitches, and audience pitches! Read the "Alien 3" William Gibson draft here: http://www.awesomefilm.com/script/Alien3.txt "The Escalator Pitch Podcast (Theme Song)" Written, Produced & Performed by John Brennan (w/ Jimmy Adamson on Drums) "It's Friday the 13th (nawimsayin)" Written, Produced & Performed by John Brennan Additional music by John Brennan Except: "Unlight" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The Escalator Pitch Podcast is Produced, Researched & Hosted by John Brennan & Josh Stifter

    Season 1: Bonus Episode - It's Friday the 13th!

  3. 09/11/2019

    Season 1: Ep. 2 - Demon Daddy (feat. John McNaughton)

    Episode 2 - The Escalator Pitch Podcast - Demon Daddy Segment One - John Brennan ("The Last Drive-In w/ Joe Bob Briggs", Troma Entertainment) & Josh Stifter ("Rebel Without a Crew", Flush Studios) talk about the idiocy of space time. Then, it's a full-blown discussion about Wes Craven and Bruce Wagner's original draft for "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors". John and Josh compare and contrast this much harsher screenplay to the finished film. Does your a*****e belong to Freddy? Segment Two (starts at 46:04) - Special guest JOHN McNAUGHTON (Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer) joins John for an enlightening interview. Mr. McNaughton spills the beans about how Kevin Bacon's penis made it into "Wild Things". He shares information about his involvement in a prequel to "A Nightmare on Elm Street" at New Line Cinema, and discusses his upcoming project, an adaptation of Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find" starring Michael Rooker. Segment Three (starts at 1:11:34) - Josh pitches his ideas for the next installments of "A Nightmare on Elm Street". John pitches an original idea called "Demon Daddy". They also read audience pitches and John shares a memorable movie theater memory with Quintin Tarantino. They end the show with an original song by S*****g Carpenter: "Theme from Demon Daddy"! Follow The Escalator Pitch across all social media platforms: @escalatorpitch Send your audience pitches to escalatorpitchpodcast@gmail.com. We'd love to share your ideas on air and promote your social media handles. We'll give away fabulous prizes in our season finale for the season's best audience pitches, so submit to win! New episodes release every Wednesday. Thanks for listening! Follow The Escalator Pitch Follow The Escalator Pitch on Twitter Follow The Escalator Pitch on Facebook Follow The Escalator Pitch on Instagram Follow John Follow Josh NEXT WEEK ON THE SHOW: John and Josh discuss William Gibson's draft for "Alien 3", as well as many other unmade installments in the Alien franchise. Special guest Debbie Rochon - one of the all time great Scream Queens in cinema history - joins for an enlightening interview. Plus... more John pitches, Josh pitches, and audience pitches! Read the "Alien 3" William Gibson draft here: http://www.awesomefilm.com/script/Alien3.txt "The Escalator Pitch Podcast (Theme Song)" Written, Produced & Performed by John Brennan (w/ Jimmy Adamson on Drums) "Theme from Demon Daddy" by S*****g Carpenter, Written, Produced & Performed by John Brennan Additional music by John Brennan The Escalator Pitch Podcast is Produced, Researched & Hosted by John Brennan & Josh Stifter

    Season 1: Ep. 2 - Demon Daddy (feat. John McNaughton)

  4. 09/04/2019

    Season 1: Ep. 1 - Indiana Smith and the Palace of the Unmade Sequel (feat. Lloyd Kaufman)

    Episode 1 - The Escalator Pitch Podcast - Indiana Smith and the Palace of the Unmade Sequel (ft. Lloyd Kaufman) Segment One - John Brennan ("The Last Drive-In w/ Joe Bob Briggs", Troma Entertainment) & Josh Stifter ("Rebel Without a Crew", Flush Studios) introduce The Escalator Pitch Podcast. They quickly realize someone's probably banging to this! Next thing you know, it's a full-blown discussion about Frank Darabont's unproduced Indiana Jones part 4 screenplay. John and Josh dig deep to compare and contrast the superior Darabont draft, "Indiana Jones and the City of Gods", with the not-so-great finished film, "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull". Is George Lucas a pot smoker? Segment Two (starts at 48:48) - Special guest LLOYD KAUFMAN (President of Troma Entertainment & Creator of The Toxic Avenger) joins John for an enlightening interview. Uncle Lloydie spills the beans about his abandoned and unproduced film projects over the years, both before and during his time with Troma Entertainment. He shares information about two projects he worked on with the great Stan Lee, an awesome-sounding road rage movie called "Road Hogs", and a "Pink Flamingos" sequel with John Waters called "Flamingos Forever". Follow Lloyd and Troma Segment Three (starts at 1:11:34) - John and Josh pitch their ideas for the next installments of the Indiana Jones franchise. They also read the first round of audience pitches and share their movie theater memories. As always, they end the show with an original song: "Full Blown Quincy Jones"! Follow The Escalator Pitch across all social media platforms: @escalatorpitch Send your audience pitches to escalatorpitchpodcast@gmail.com. We'd love to share your ideas on air and promote your social media handles. We'll give away fabulous prizes in our season finale for the season's best audience pitches, so submit to win! New episodes release every Wednesday. Thanks for listening! Follow The Escalator Pitch Follow The Escalator Pitch on Twitter Follow The Escalator Pitch on Facebook Follow The Escalator Pitch on Instagram Follow John Follow Josh NEXT WEEK ON THE SHOW: John and Josh discuss Wes Craven and Bruce Wagner's early first draft for "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors". It's very different from the finished film and much more harsh! Also, special guest John McNaughton - Director of "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer - joins for an enlightening interview. Listen as Mr. McNaughton explains how Kevin Bacon's penis ended up in "Wild Things" and how he was involved with a prequel to "A Nightmare on Elm Street" at New Line. He also gives the lowdown on his upcoming reunion project with Michael Rooker "A Good Man is Hard to Find", based on the short story by Flannery O'Connor. Plus... more John pitches, Josh pitches, and audience pitches! Download and read the "Dream Warriors" Wes Craven draft here: http://nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com/site/films/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-3-dream-warriors/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-3-dream-warriors-scripts/ *"The Escalator Pitch Podcast (Theme Song)" Written, Produced & Performed by John Brennan (w/ Jimmy Adamson on Drums) "Full Blown Quincy Jones" Written, Produced & Performed by John Brennan Additional music by John Brennan The Escalator Pitch Podcast is Produced, Researched & Hosted by John Brennan & Josh Stifter*

    Season 1: Ep. 1 - Indiana Smith and the Palace of the Unmade Sequel (feat. Lloyd Kaufman)

  5. Season 1 Trailer

    Show Trailer: Episode Zero - The Escalator Pitch Podcast

    In Episode Zero of The Escalator Pitch Podcast we present to you our tremendous trailer! John Brennan ("The Last Drive-In w/ Joe Bob Briggs", Troma Entertainment) & Josh Stifter ("Rebel Without a Crew", Flush Studios) introduce the show and explain its structure, which consists of three segments -- Segment One: John & Josh discuss infamous unmade/abandoned/lost films from the dawn of cinema through today. Segment Two: An interview with a special guest. Segment Three: John & Josh share audience pitches or personal pitches for sequels/reboots/remakes based on popular pre-existing franchises, or come up with brand new original ideas for movie franchises. Follow The Escalator Pitch across all social media platforms: @escalatorpitch. Send your audience pitches to escalatorpitchpodcast@gmail.com. We'd love to share your ideas on air and promote your social media handles! New episodes release every Wednesday starting 9/4/19. Come dream with us! Thanks for listening! Follow The Escalator Pitch Follow The Escalator Pitch on Twitter Follow The Escalator Pitch on Facebook Follow The Escalator Pitch on Instagram Follow John Follow Josh NEXT WEEK ON THE SHOW: Our 1st episode! We discuss Frank Darabont's unused screenplay for Indiana Jones part 4. Also, Lloyd Kaufman - President of Troma Entertainment & Creator of The Toxic Avenger - joins us for an enlightening interview. Listen as Uncle Lloydie spills the beans about his abandoned and unproduced film projects over the years, both before and during his time with Troma. Plus... the very first round of John, Josh, and audience pitches! Download and read the unused Indy 4 screenplay here *"The Escalator Pitch Theme Song" Written, Produced & Performed by John Brennan (w/ Jimmy Adamson on Drums) "Come Dream With Me" Written, Produced & Performed by John Brennan The Escalator Pitch Podcast is Produced, Researched & Hosted by John Brennan & Josh Stifter*

    Show Trailer: Episode Zero - The Escalator Pitch Podcast

Trailer

Ratings & Reviews

4.9
out of 5
8 Ratings

About

Stranger than an elevator pitch, but nowhere near a final product... it's THE ESCALATOR PITCH Podcast! A film-centric limited series hosted by JOHN BRENNAN ("The Last Drive-In w/ Joe Bob Briggs," Troma Entertainment) and JOSH STIFTER ("Rebel Without a Crew," Flush Studios). Available everywhere podcasts are consumed. Follow us across all social media platforms: @escalatorpitch. Send your audience pitches to escalatorpitchpodcast@gmail.com. We'd love to share your ideas and promote your social media handles on the show. We'll give away prizes in our season finale for best audience pitch. Thanks for listening!

Information

  • Creator
    The Escalator Pitch
  • Years Active
    2019
  • Episodes
    5
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2019
  • Show Website
    The Escalator Pitch