Create a Movie 1975: "Believe"

Believe
Staring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Al Pacino
Directed by William Friedkin


The name of my movie is going to be called Believe. Believe is about a detective that gets put on this case where the suspect is actually trying to set him up and frame him for the murder. Our suspect goes to extreme measures to make sure that he does a good job of framing the detective as well. I chose this title specifically because of the ending scene where we are left to make up the decision on our own if the detective was the murderer or if the suspect was the murderer. Hence the quote at the end “Who do you Believe?”  I wanted to shy away from the normal gangster/crime movies that have come out in the 70’s and head in a different direction looking for profit. The director will be William Friedkin who I chose because of the work that he did on The Exorcist.  This is suppose to be a great scary movie, so I figured I would want his talent and scary ideas in my movie.  One of the lead rolls will be played by Jamie Lee Curtis. She will be playing the detective that is being set up. I chose this roll for her because of the one she played in the film Halloween.  She was the one who was being stalked by the killer, so I thought it would be cool to switch up rolls.  The suspect is played by Al Pacino.  I chose this roll for him because of the wittiness, seriousness, as well as the fear that he portrays on his characters in many of his movies including The Godfather, and Scarface. This roll will fit him perfectly and I think he will do a good job. I think that the focus of the film will definitely be sound and editing.  Considering that we are making a scary movie, we would want to have a lot of dramatic sounds such as doors screeching, people screaming, and wind howling. We would also want to keep editing as a focus of the film because there is going to be a lot of scenes that are going to be switching back and forth quickly to scare the viewers and to give them a perspective of everything that is going on.  The MPAA rating is going to be rated R. This is a horror/psychological thriller movie, so there will be a lot of gory scenes that younger crowds may not be interested in. I also wanted to rate it R to make sure that I did not attract the wrong audiances considering that there is not really a PG-13 rating yet. Also sex and violence sells always. Some 70’s film elements that I wanted to definitely include were blurred, complex ideas of good and evil. My movies go hand and hand with this element because the audience is left to either believe the detective that is being framed, or the killer who is framing the detective. I also wanted to make a movie for more mature audiences. Even though kids are great profit that I am going to be losing out on, you always have to take risks to gain a reward.  In the 1970’s there are a lot of movies that are gangster/crime films such as The Godfather, so like I said before, I wanted to shy away and get a fresh genre out there. I also wanted to make a twist in this movie where the killer is trying to frame the detective, which I haven’t seen done in any other types of scary movies, so I definitely think my movie is a bit more unique. The studio that I have to go with for this movie was definitely Hammer Film Productions because during the 1950’s through the 70’s, they are known for making their Gothic “Hammer Horror” series.  They will be funding our movie, considering that there has been a drop in American funding for horror movies during the 70’s. Overall if I were to direct this film, it would turn out good and all the actors will fit their rolls well.