My Best Friend's Shoes

"You Think YOU'VE Got It Bad"

Mid-to-late 30s consultant bored with life and frustrated by the demands of his high-stress job and repeated problems with home repair wishes for a change. Meanwhile across the country, his friend, a mid-to-late 30s screenwriter, is living with his folks and frustrated that he hasn't sold a script. He also wishes for a change. At the exact same time. Which was July 8, 2009, at 12:34:56am. And magic happens. They switch places. You know how the rest goes.

Ideally, I am thinking perhaps Jason Bateman and Robert Downey Jr . Although I could totally dig a Steve Zahn & Sam Rockwell reunion (yes, another one). For the mother, how about Shirley Knight, since Debbie Reynolds is taken.

(Inspired by a comment by Jon on List Anything)

Whitney's Protection Program

Whitney White (Evan Rachel Wood) is one troubled high school student. She's been expelled twice and her parents are running out of ideas. She drinks, she smokes, and she even breaks into the school after hours. But one fateful night, Whitney overhears a murder while writing graffiti on the bathroom walls and has to run for her life from the killer (Ed Harris).
With nowhere else to go, Whitney turns to her Uncle, Jack Driftwood (Keifer Sutherland), an F.B.I. agent with problems of his own. He drinks too much, smokes too much, and uses his fists to solve disputes. But now Jack has some growing up to do if he wants to keep Whitney safe and bring down the mob boss (James Caan) behind the hit.

If You Only Knew

Billionaire Ripley Price (Mathew McConaughey) has it all -- Beautiful women, expensive cars, and an exhilarating sense of adventure. He spends his days skydiving and his nights on various beaches around the world (most of which, he owns). But Ripley's life is turned upside down when a surprise visit from an ex-one-night-stand (Justine Bateman) reveals something he could never conquer...an eight year-old daughter with autism (Elle Fanning).
Now Ripley must choose between his life of risk and the risk of losing the best thing that ever happened to him. His business partner (Nicky Katt) is going behind his back to take over the empire and his ex-wife (Leslie Mann) is ruining his reputation with every word she prints in the biggest Gossip Magazine in New York. Will Ripley own up to the responsibility that comes with an autistic daughter? Or will he save his dynasty and look after his own interests like he always has?
* note - one of the endings should have something to do with him starting a school for autistic children. Just saying.

Top Gun: Thrusters On

It's been 5 years since Charlie (Kelly McGillis) has felt the fire of love in her loins. After Maverick died in a tragic motorcycle accident, her life has been ripped apart both financially and psychologically. Now, she must pick up the shattered pieces of her life and start over with the only thing Maverick left behind, his Auto Shop, "The Goose".
After unsuccessfully searching for a mechanic, a stranger blows into town in slow motion through a puff of smoke on a motorcycle, turning out to be none other than Maverick's nephew, Tate (Ashton Kutcher). Tate's got the best hands in the business and after transforming The Goose into a financial success, turns his attentions towards the much much much older and grosser Charlie, teaching us that love has no limits. Really. None.
*Straight to Video please.

Vitamin Water

At a time when too much is taken for granted, Vitamin Water is a story to remind us of the important things in life and our need to enrich ourselves when the opportunity comes along.

Aging beauty Renae Holcomb (Susan Sarandon) has let life pass her by these past few years. Now in the process of a bitter divorce with her husband, David (John Heard), she is at the end of her rope. It doesn't help that David is leaving her for a younger woman, an interior designer named Phoebe (Judy Greer). David, an attorney, has also done his best to make sure none of the good lawyers in town take Renae's side.

Left with few options, Renae has found an attorney on the other side of town. Sam (Mandy Patinkin) is a good guy, divorced, with a couple of kids. If he wins this case, he would have more than enough money to put his young daughter, Madison (X Fanning), through private school. He also wants to help his son, Jacob (Zac Efron), get his fitness studio off the ground.

Meanwhile, over at the studio, Jacob has been looking for someone to enter into the Fabulous Females Over Fifty Fitness Competition to help get the word out about his new business. One afternoon Jacob stops by his dad's office to bring over the loan papers, and meets Renae.

Jacob, convinced Renae is the one for the competition, persuades her to get her body - and her life - back in shape. But neither of them could have guessed at the strange and wonderful bond that would form between them.

With so much riding on the case and the competition, there will be no rest for the weary. But as each character experiences the changes brought on by these unexpected events, they just might find it was all worth it in the end.

A cross between The First Wives Club, You Got Served, and Harold & Maude, Vitamin Water is sure to be a hit with everyone!

Note: Brenda Dickson (http://www.brendadickson.com/) keeps calling me for consideration in the lead role, but I believe a producer would be better served going with a more recognizable name. Unless this thing is straight-to-YouTube, then Ms. Dickson is a great bet.