Gotta be real with you on this one, folks. The majority of this hour-long audio file is just a deep dive into Hackers (1995) and its impact on the movie industry for the 20 years that followed.

I write this with no shame attached, just a fair warning that this is the kind of podcast deleted scenes you're getting this week.

Also Matt reads out some of the most unhinged Danny Devito reddit hate mail imaginable.

This week we pitch we're hacking the mainframe in some retro cyber movies.

One local vicar finds himself embroiled in a cyber attack as he plugs in a mysterious usb drive in an internet cafe.

Other movies pitched:

You wouldn't download this movie

World Wide Weapon

We pitch a sideways look at life when alien invasion becomes the norm, talk about the Paranormal Genre, and give ourselves an extra challenge for pitching!

We delve into the creepypasta-derived world of backrooms-style horror with Eden Jackson, as a group of teenagers find themselves trapped on an endless golf course.

Bride of Mothman

Emily Blunt's Haunted Retirement Home

A terrifying murderer is stalking the town of Chicago, Gritty is on the prowl, but investigating his case leads to a look into the unsettling psychological world of mascots.

We also chat cynicism and mascot movies with Hail Chaos

We're joined by Alex Garrick-Wright and Jessie Syme of the Hail Chaos podcast to pitch some Mascot movies, and find ourselves in a world of conspiracy and wonder, as teens break into the factory which made exactly one enormous Frostie, and are chased by a real tiger.

Other movies pitched:

the google chrome dinosaur wot shows up when a website won't open Movie

Warwick the Bear's Budget Bonanza

https://soundcloud.com/lifesapitchpodcast/hail-chaos

There is no new episode of Life's a Pitch this week as we ran out of time to edit... BUT! Here is the first episode of Hail Chaos! The roleplaying podcast hosted by Alex Garrick-Wright with Tom and Jessie Syme.

If you like this episode, there is plenty more where that came from, follow the show on your podcast platform of choice, and find it on the socials too!

@all.hail.chaos on instagram

allhailchaos.bsky.social on Bluesky

and the website hailchaos.quest

A hellish nightmare unfolds as a mysterious book finds its way into a culinary school library

We talk about Project Hail Mary, Matt throws more shade on Interstellar, we discuss the telltale signs of a book adaptation, and we're all just glad Tom's back aren't we everyone?

Tom's back! and we're right back at it pitching movie adaptations to books we haven't read.

A coming of age movie meets The Fly as one boy finds a magical book that solves almost none of his teenage problems!

Other movies pitched:

A Year at the Movies

Dracula Cha Cha Cha