Most absurd description of a movie or show?
Sometimes the descriptions of movies and TV shows in TV listings can get a bit off the track. Which of these actual published descriptions is the most ridiculous?
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- CreatorSimon FullerStarsRyan SeacrestMark ThompsonRandy JacksonTwelve American finalists (six men and six women) compete in a singing contest.Starring Ellen DeGeneres and some other people.
- StarsJess HarnellTom BergeronBob SagetViewers from around America send in home videos with comedic moments.A boy eats a spider; a man scares a friend with an iguana; a child names spices by smell; a cat falls into an aquarium. Also: a montage of bad dogs.
- DirectorZev BermanStarsBrian PresleyJake MuxworthyRider StrongOn a trip to a Mexican border town, three college friends stumble upon a human-sacrifice cult."Staycation" doesn't sound so lame now, does it? On a trip to Mexico, college friends stumble upon a human-sacrifice cult. Probably a good idea to avoid the carne asada tacos.
- DirectorRoland JofféStarsElisha CuthbertDaniel GilliesPruitt Taylor VinceA man and a woman awaken to find themselves trapped in a cellar. As their kidnapper drives them mad, the truth about their horrific abduction is revealed.A popular fashion model/actress and her cute little dog are drugged, abducted, and wake up in somebody's homemade basement torture chamber. Her night pretty much goes downhill from there.
- DirectorTom HollandStarsCatherine HicksChris SarandonAlex VincentA struggling single mother unknowingly gifts her son a doll imbued with a serial killer's consciousness.A kid's doll becomes possessed by the soul of a serial killer. Most likely the serial killer's soul would have rather possessed a Rottweiler or a wolverine, but there you go.
- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsKeith GordonJohn StockwellAlexandra PaulA nerdish boy buys a strange car with an evil mind of its own and his nature starts to change to reflect it.All the hot chicks dig guys with supernatural cars that kill people. Trying to change his image, a dorky teen buys an old clinker but gets more than he bargained for.
- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsNatasha HenstridgeIce CubePam GrierIn 2176, a Martian police unit is sent to pick up a highly dangerous criminal at a remote mining post. Upon arrival, the cops find that the post has become a charnel house.Another John Carpenter classic. In this one, it's the future. Cops are sent to a mining outpost on Mars to transport Ice Cube, a dangerous criminal, back to earth. But remember, this is John Carpenter - and Ice Cube is the least of their worries.
- DirectorAlexandre AjaStarsCécile de FranceMaïwennPhilippe NahonBest friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But on the night of their arrival, the girls' idyllic getaway turns into an endless night of horror.A college girl brings a friend home for the holidays. But the first night, another visitor shows up. A psychopath bent on killing the entire family. Dad tries to stay calm, but even he loses his head. Sorry.
- DirectorStacy TitleStarsSnoop DoggDaniella AlonsoAnson MountA hip hop horror anthology of three tales of terror told by the Hound of Hell that revolve around the residents of an inner-city neighborhood whose actions determine where they will go in the afterlife.The Ghetto can be a scary place. And thanks to Snoop Dogg, it's about to get even scarier. Snoop brings us three tales of terror from the hood featuring Billy Dee Williams, Method Man and Jason Alexander. They'll scare the shizzle out of you.
- DirectorEli RothStarsLauren GermanHeather MatarazzoBijou PhillipsThree American college students studying abroad are lured to a Slovakian hostel and discover the grim reality behind it.Some American coeds are lured into a Slovakian hostel for a Sexy Disco Party Time! Sadly, "Sexy Disco Party Time" means "Screaming Torture Murder Time" in Slovakian.
- DirectorUwe BollStarsJonathan CherryTyron LeitsoClint HowardA group of college students travels to a mysterious island to attend a rave, which is soon taken over by bloodthirsty zombies.Bro, check it out -- Seriously huge rave on Zombie Island tonight! Seriously! A bunch of us are going over there. Why do they call it "Zombie Island?" Dunno. Think we should ask? Directed by cult favorite, Uwe Boll.
- DirectorClive TurnerRoger NallStarsJohn RamsdenErnest KesterClive TurnerA number of brutal, werewolf-like slayings begin occurring in a small California town after the arrival of an unfamiliar motorcyclist.Drifter Ted Smith gets a job at a bar in Pioneer Town while a priest and policeman investigate apparent werewolf attacks. Features gratuitous country & western music.
- DirectorChris SivertsonStarsLindsay LohanJulia OrmondNeal McDonoughA young woman who was missing reappears, but she claims to be someone else entirely.Lindsay Lohan stars as a young woman abducted and tortured by a serial killer. At the hospital, Lindsay becomes disoriented and delusional, claiming she's not who they think she is. Sometimes art really does imitate life.
- CreatorKeenen Ivory WayansStarsKeenen Ivory WayansJim CarreyKelly Coffield ParkThe Wayans siblings present an African-American focused sketch comedy show.Black People Show.
- CreatorDick WolfRick EidStarsJerry OrbachJesse L. MartinDennis FarinaNew York's finest police detectives and prosecutors fight to make the city a safer place. With integrity as the guiding force from investigation to verdict, the teams weigh every perspective in their commitment to finding justice.A young hipster is stabbed.
- CreatorDean HargroveStarsAndy GriffithLinda PurlKene HolidayBen Matlock is a very expensive criminal defense attorney, who charges one hundred thousand dollars to take a case. Fortunately, he's worth every penny, as he and his associates defend his clients by finding the real killer.Grandpa Simpson's favorite series: a courtroom drama about a cagey Atlanta defense attorney.
- DirectorMichael SchroederStarsCameron DyeLynn Danielson-RosenthalKaren LorreBeautiful young women who work at the offices of a phone-sex company are being stalked by a psychopathic killer.If you're into beautiful young girls who like to talk filthy, this film is for you. Especially if you like phone sex. And clown masks. And crazy, psychotic stalkers. And murder. Yep. If that's what your into, this film is definitely for you!
- DirectorCarl FranklinStarsDenzel WashingtonSanaa LathanEva MendesA Florida police chief must solve a vicious double homicide before he himself falls under suspicion.Denzel's To Do List: 1) Reconcile with hot wife (Eva Mendes!) 2) Solve double murder (his lover & her husband!) 3) find missing cash ($450,000!) And he's only got 24 hrs to do it. Yikes! Denzel is gonna be busy.
- DirectorHal MasonbergStarsJames Van Der BeekIvana MilicevicBrad HuntTen years have passed since the world's children fell into a coma. Tonight they're waking up and all hell is breaking loose. An unholy battle between the generations is being waged, and time is not on the side of adults.A decade ago, the world's children fell into a coma. They wake up one night and, wouldn't you know it, try to kill the world's grownups. Somebody woke up cranky.
- CreatorJonathan MurrayMary-Ellis BunimStarsJanelle CasanaveAlton Williams IIArissa HillA new version of the long-running MTV reality show, which looks to unite people from different backgrounds and find a common ground.Much thanks (or blame) for the reality-show glut belongs here: young strangers live together.
- StarsBret MichaelsHeather ChadwellDaisy De La HoyaAny skeletons in the closet(s)? Bret's friends Heather and Ambre act as judges to the 6 accused girls and their exes are the witnesses. Predictably, meltdowns, catfights and unbelievable twists are unavoidable.What's the best way to find out about a new girl? Interrogate her ex-boyfriend of course-I'm sure they'll be open, honest and partial (just like I am about my ex-the whore).
- CreatorLarry DavidJerry SeinfeldStarsJerry SeinfeldJulia Louis-DreyfusMichael RichardsThe continuing misadventures of neurotic New York City stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld and his equally neurotic New York City friends.Friends living in Manhattan obsess over little things.
- CreatorDon HewittStarsAndrew RooneyLesley StahlSteve KroftThe classic long-running prime time TV investigative news magazine.The granddaddy (and the Rolls-Royce) of newsmagazines.
- CreatorGene RoddenberryStarsPatrick StewartBrent SpinerJonathan FrakesSet almost 100 years after Captain Kirk's 5-year mission, a new generation of Starfleet officers sets off in the U.S.S. Enterprise-D on its own mission to go where no one has gone before.The remarkably diverse behavior of the bears allows them to survive.
- CreatorMark LevesonDan PattersonStarsDrew CareyColin MochrieRyan StilesImprovisational comedy competition show in which four members of the regular cast as comedians and often with guest appearances with other comedians and celebrities and members of the audience perform various comic games and sketches.Criminals receive honors for their evil acts.
- DirectorVictor FlemingKing VidorStarsJudy GarlandFrank MorganRay BolgerYoung Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz, and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard, who can return her to her home and fulfill the others' wishes.Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first person she meets and then teams up with three strangers to kill again.