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Add 'ing' to a movie title, tell us what's it about now?

537 replies

Hushabyelullaby · 10/02/2017 11:43

This just popped up on my news feed on FB. The example was

'Jurassic Parking' - Teaching Dinosaurs how to drive.

My contribution is;
'Fifty shades of Greying' - One man's struggle to stop dyeing his hair and accept his age.

Can you come up with any?

OP posts:
WingMirrorSpider · 11/02/2017 11:51

The Birding Cage : imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit, Bill Oddie is forced to continue his twitching from behind bars.

theDudesmummy · 11/02/2017 11:41

Magic Miking: amazing adventures in sound editing
Pearl Harbouring: sad tale of hidden jewelery
The Imitation Gaming: one boy's struggle to manage without his X-Box

Bobbleton · 11/02/2017 11:36

The Polar Expressing. A tale of one woman's struggle to breastfeed during a very cold winter.

Gingernaut · 11/02/2017 11:35

Fencing - Nail biting, edge of the seat, suspense as docu-drama team follow a team of fencing experts as the battle with the elements, deadlines, each othet, next doors dogs and 6ft lengths of shiplap as they fight to put up garden boundaries across the south east.

WingMirrorSpider · 11/02/2017 11:28

Fantastic Beastings : apiarists brag about their workplace injuries.

beachbodyunready · 11/02/2017 11:09

Dead Calming - relaxation techniques at your local mortuary.

FeralBeryl · 11/02/2017 10:40

IngKing Kong.

The desperate tale of a gorilla who cannot find a tattoo parlour large enough to enable his much longed for 'back piece'

These ideas remind me of my favourite Alan Partridge sketch where he's pitching to Tony Hayers for any new series Grin

M0stlyBowlingHedgehog · 11/02/2017 10:16

(From the same producer who brought you Phantom's North Facing):

Vertical Limiting.

An informative gardening documentary about growing Bonsai shrubs.

ErrolTheDragon · 11/02/2017 10:13

Has anyone mentioned Gaslighting yet? Suprisingly, this is a documentary about the illuminating invention of William Murdoch, not a tense drama about emotional abuse.

ErrolTheDragon · 11/02/2017 10:09

After some of these shocking suggestions, can I recommend The Good Earthing?

Phantommagic · 11/02/2017 10:07

North facing. The trials of planting a shady garden.

Phantommagic · 11/02/2017 10:02

Eyeing in the sky. Documentary on people looking for love during long haul flights.

M0stlyBowlingHedgehog · 11/02/2017 10:02

One for the fanfic enthusiasts out there:

The fellowshipping of the ring.

In which the quest to get rid of the one ring is entirely secondary to setting up romantic relationships and/or hot sex scenes between any or all of Sam and Frodo, Legolas and Gimli, Boromir and Aragorn and possibly (for those who like the idea of first cousin relationships - and trust, me there are many of them out there on Archive of Our Own), Pippin and Merry.

Brain bleach not supplied.

ErrolTheDragon · 11/02/2017 09:38

One flew over the cuckoos nesting - Prince Charles reveals how in his helicoptering days, came across an unprecedented case of cuckoos breeding non-parasitically.

Gwilt160981 · 11/02/2017 09:26

Beetle juicing

BikeRunSki · 11/02/2017 09:14

Truly Madly Deeping - Five go mad in Peterborough.

LunaJuna · 11/02/2017 09:09

Really funny ones. Love the thread Grin.

The seven year itching: real life documentary about a woman's life long struggle with trush

Snakes on a planing: sci-fi about snakes plotting to take over the world

crapfatbanana · 11/02/2017 08:52

The Graduating - art house movie about a young hairstylist tackling a bob.

Twirlstwirlstwirls · 11/02/2017 08:16

Happy Gilmouring.

Adam Sandler is a confused amateur golfer who'd like to be in Gilmour Girls so sets off on a joyful journey to reinvent himself.

crapfatbanana · 11/02/2017 08:13

Milking - history drama about the lives of a herd of dairy cattle.

ArchNotImpudent · 11/02/2017 08:07

Carry On: Don't Lose Your Heading - The trials and tribulations of formatting a Word document.

St. Elmo's Firing - A naval officer gets sacked for gross misconduct

BikeRunSki · 11/02/2017 07:58

Inside Outing - emotional prisoners go on a day trip

WalkingInTheAir13 · 11/02/2017 05:18

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kidding:
Butch is devastated when Sundance reveals that he was "only joking" when he offered to come along for the ride.

WalkingInTheAir13 · 11/02/2017 05:03

Mrs. Doubtingfire
When her firefighter husband returns after staying out all night, claiming to have been working, can she really believe him ....or will sparks fly?

HopelesslydevotedtoGu · 11/02/2017 04:37

Pointing Break - coming-of-age drama about a toddler taking a break from pointing incessantly at aeroplanes

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