That was the challenge in an AskReddit post 6 years ago. Here are some of the replies:
Hooking - Peter Pan's just trying to make extra money before the holidaysThe Ringing - tinnitus coming out of the TVGhosting - Patrick Swayze doesn't know how to say goodbyeJack Frosting - A tale of a cake decoratorThe Jungle Booking - Tales of a Sri Lankan corrections officerDude, Where’s My Caring? - Two wild dudes learn the true meaning of compassion
Lots more at the link. Readers are invited to add their own have added dozens more in the comments.
schindler's listing - german's minor maritime tragedy
ReplyDeletebeetle juicing - new protein shake diet takes the world by storm
auntie maiming - texas chainsaw: the prequel
harold and modding - a once innocent hobby takes a terrifying turn
zombielanding - the reverse rapture nobody expected
the hosting - the best party in town you really shouldn't attend
gaslighting - history of victorian lighting
seabiscuiting - mercat seeks forever land home
stardusting - cinderella story of unemployed astrophysicist working as janitor at nasa to make ends meet
x-ing - 1 chicken, 1 road
rooming - love in a quiet boarding house in the middle of nowhere
house of ushering - secret hogwarts house for failed wizards who can't give up the wand
the hammering - teen misses curfew
peter panning - lost boy finds gold
screaming - primal therapy isn't funny
spotlighting - shy theater operator's need to be appreciated
romancing the stoning - the ugly side of community spirit
leave no tracing - narcissist architect terrorizes his small office
mashing - the quintessential brewmaster
seabiscuiting - mercat seeks forever land home
green carding - growth of positivism in soccer
monsters, inking - eerie happenings in the early days of disney's animation factory
chariots of firing - tumbrels at a corporate downsizing
carmen jonesing - it's all in the title
tootsie-ing - don't ask just don't
Well done!
DeleteFun idea.
ReplyDeleteStagecoaching - behind the scenes of a Broadway play.
Gone with the Winding - a man loses his fishing pole to a big fish.
Star War Sing - a space opera.
The Lord of the Ringings - the private life of Quasimodo
ReplyDeleteZing - The hilarious tale of an uprising gone wrong featuring Chevy Chase
A Man for All Seasonings - New cooking ideas
Chariots of Firing - the feature-film version of The Apprentice
Midnight Cowboying - home on the range after dark (sequel to Brokeback Mountain)
The Silence of the Lambings - early black-and-white images of the farm
MASHing - the best potato dish you can make at home
The Stinging - a documentary on how insects defend themselves
The Right Stuffing - a search for the perfect Thanksgiving tradition
My Left Footing - an introduction to constructing foundations
I was thinking that the one word character name movies would work, but not? Spidermanning, Batmanning, Supermanning - I don't even have a punch line for any of those.
ReplyDeleteStar Trekking - Hollywood stars go for a walk in the woods
ReplyDeleteThe Life of Pi-ing - baking / eating every pie imaginable
ETing - estimating what time it is
Helping - four young men assist people they meet
Jurassic Parking - old school parking lot?