Episode
Deleted Scenes: Bad Burglars (With Dave Bulmer)
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- Life's a Pitch Podcast
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- Dec 26, 2025
- Duration seconds
- 1193
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Summary
The hosts pitch absurd, high-concept Christmas movies centered around family feuds and technological disruption. The discussion moves from analyzing the chaotic energy of 'Deck the Halls' to a wild pitch about a drone-led postal worker uprising.
Topics
- Movie Pitching
- Christmas Movies
- Comedy
- Danny DeVito
- Toby Jones
- Drones
- Postal Service
- Speculative Fiction
Highlights
- Main idea: Analyzing the unintentional psychological warfare in the film 'Deck the Halls'
- Failure mode: The risk of 'modernity' encroaching on simple traditions via drone technology
- Practical takeaway: Using snowball fights as a metaphor for resisting corporate automation
- Creative concept: A 'modern Western' set in the snow involving postal workers and drone strikes
- Character trope: The necessity of a physically imposing, 'roided-up' Toby Jones to lead the resistance
Chapters
1:00The Christmas Light War: A breakdown of the tension between Danny DeVito and Matthew Broderick in 'Deck the Halls'.4:00Cinematic Awkwardness: Discussing the uncomfortable and poorly placed scenes in holiday family films.7:00The Modern Western Pitch: Introducing a concept where modernity and complexity disrupt simple, traditional ways of life.9:00The Drone Invasion: A pitch for a sequel involving an army of delivery drones replacing the postal service.12:00The Hero of the Post Office: Imagining a physically imposing Toby Jones leading a fight against automated delivery.15:00The Great Snowball Fight: Developing a plot involving trained snowball fighters and a climactic showdown with a CEO.