To fight the state of depression enveloping us over the Gulf Oil Spill we thought we’d lighten our mood by roughing out the pitch for a comedy loosely based on the tragedy.

Thus was born “Tar Balls” – The Movie

Concept:  A wacky bunch of misfits bands together to fight the greatest environmental disaster of our time.  Think ‘Airplane’ meets ‘Towering Inferno’ meets “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World” without the star power of Leslie Nielsen, Paul Newman, or Shelley Winters.

Cast:

• Will Ferrell as Barack Obama – A man who can’t dress casually, administer a righteous ass-kicking, or “plug the damn hole” in his political or social life…Will Ferrell nails the president with another spot on characterization – wig and makeup required.  We’re leaning toward Beyonce as Michelle…
• John C. Reilly as Admiral Thad Allen – This man is on a mission.  Needs a catch phrase like “shake and bake” – from that Oscar-worthy opus, “Talladega Nights – The Ballad of Ricky Bobby” – to capture the synergy and relationship of Barack and Thad – 2 men, an oil boom and a burning ocean…John C has got to have a “Junk Shot” ad-lib in him somewhere…
• Mike Myers as our villain, BP’s Tony Hayward – With Peter Sellers gone, who better than “Dr. Evil” himself to capture the comedic timing and quippy-charm of a man prone to talk of “small people” and “getting his life back” whilst having no memory or knowledge of any of the actual operations of a multi-billion dollar company.  Think Fat Bastard redux, just change the line from “Come on, get in my belly” to “Come on, get in my wallet”.  A classic villain, able to talk of “making things right” while working to make everything go wrong…just give him a tight-perm and an angora cat.
• Jim Carrey as James Carville – Think of the accent, think of the granny glasses and envision Kirsten Wiig as James’ wife Mary Matalin.  Oh the comedic possibilities!
• Alec Baldwin as Rep. Joe Barton of Texas – It’s a cameo, but what a cameo!  A wardrobe change, a southern accent and a gray wig will transform the “30 Rock” star into the man who brought the House down with his classic punchline, “I’d like to apologize to BP…”
• Kevin Costner as Kevin Costner – Waterworld got him in the mood and his centrifuge puts him over the top.  Think “Dances With a Blowout Protector”.  A comeback in the making…