Monty Bennett
@montrivell.bsky.social
Feature & TV writer. #SwampThing #TheMagicOrder 2-time Black List evader. Repped at UTA.
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Monty Bennett
@montrivell.bsky.social
· Nov 30
Update to a thread on having a champion for your script that I had on the other place…
“It only takes one yes.” Well, yes, but that’s not all it takes. I’ll tell my first foray into writing, below.
#scriptsky #filmsky #screenwriting
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“It only takes one yes.” Well, yes, but that’s not all it takes. I’ll tell my first foray into writing, below.
#scriptsky #filmsky #screenwriting
1/15
One for the ages.
November 2, 2025 at 4:24 AM
One for the ages.
Whatever happens now, we all win.
November 2, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Whatever happens now, we all win.
Need a Turn Off AI Slop toggle switch on all social media, stat.
October 20, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Need a Turn Off AI Slop toggle switch on all social media, stat.
John Carpenter’s Lassie
John Cassavetes' Police Academy
Alfred Hitchcock's Life of Brian
September 8, 2025 at 2:32 AM
John Carpenter’s Lassie
Chipocalypse Now sounds more like a war on Doritos.
September 6, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Chipocalypse Now sounds more like a war on Doritos.
Slightly diminish a band: Mild Chili Peppers
slightly diminish a band:
Exodus
Exodus
Slightly diminish a band:
Ben Folds Four Point Nine
Ben Folds Four Point Nine
August 13, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Slightly diminish a band: Mild Chili Peppers
Therapist: Are your goals achievable?
Me: I want to win an Oscar. Not today. I want to win an Oscar like, back in the ‘90s.
#scriptsky #filmsky
Me: I want to win an Oscar. Not today. I want to win an Oscar like, back in the ‘90s.
#scriptsky #filmsky
July 13, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Therapist: Are your goals achievable?
Me: I want to win an Oscar. Not today. I want to win an Oscar like, back in the ‘90s.
#scriptsky #filmsky
Me: I want to win an Oscar. Not today. I want to win an Oscar like, back in the ‘90s.
#scriptsky #filmsky
So in THE FIFTH ELEMENT, THE JETSONS, BACK TO THE FUTURE II and others there is this phenomenon of the “skyway being jammed.” Help me out. There’s a lot of sky out there. Just fucking go around? I would kill to commute in the sky.
July 11, 2025 at 4:23 AM
So in THE FIFTH ELEMENT, THE JETSONS, BACK TO THE FUTURE II and others there is this phenomenon of the “skyway being jammed.” Help me out. There’s a lot of sky out there. Just fucking go around? I would kill to commute in the sky.
“We do these things not because they are hard, but because they are easy.”
the American government is effectively ending its space program.
Over 2,000 senior staff set to leave NASA under agency push
The losses could endanger the administration’s plans for landing astronauts on the moon and Mars.
www.politico.com
July 9, 2025 at 11:12 PM
“We do these things not because they are hard, but because they are easy.”
EPISODE III: REVENGE OF THE LYNCH
DUNE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE was *right there,* damn it.
Dune: Part 3 — not Dune Messiah is a bit unwieldy
July 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
EPISODE III: REVENGE OF THE LYNCH
What is the German word for disobeying Waze only to be immediately rewarded with a better ETA?
June 27, 2025 at 1:54 AM
What is the German word for disobeying Waze only to be immediately rewarded with a better ETA?
I have watched this movie before. They don’t find WMDs at the end.
June 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I have watched this movie before. They don’t find WMDs at the end.
Did a military parade write this?
Planes roared over D.C. on Saturday, tanks rolled along the National Mall, brass bands resounded and thousands of soldiers marched past cheering crowds, as the Army put on the largest show of military might in the capital in more than three decades. wapo.st/4dYFOck
June 15, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Did a military parade write this?
Elon is officially that 17th wife that thought he’d be different this time.
June 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Elon is officially that 17th wife that thought he’d be different this time.
Reposted by Monty Bennett
if the wheels had come off this thing any faster it'd be a Cybertruck
June 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
if the wheels had come off this thing any faster it'd be a Cybertruck
How did the Joneses corner the market on being kept up with? How did they make their money? What was their vocation?
May 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
How did the Joneses corner the market on being kept up with? How did they make their money? What was their vocation?
Maybe avoid White Lotus properties? Seems like bad shit keeps happening there…
April 11, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Maybe avoid White Lotus properties? Seems like bad shit keeps happening there…
Me in the national security group chat
March 25, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Me in the national security group chat
After some soul searching, I began to wonder if I was the only one in town left off the war secrets group chat.
March 24, 2025 at 10:22 PM
After some soul searching, I began to wonder if I was the only one in town left off the war secrets group chat.
What is a Tesla purchase really, after some dude pays $270M to get you elected.
March 11, 2025 at 11:30 PM
What is a Tesla purchase really, after some dude pays $270M to get you elected.
Is there any greater high than spelling “Lieutenant” right the first time?
March 7, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Is there any greater high than spelling “Lieutenant” right the first time?
“You never once said thank you for all the tanks” would be the lowpoint line in a *rom-com* about this war.
February 28, 2025 at 9:07 PM
“You never once said thank you for all the tanks” would be the lowpoint line in a *rom-com* about this war.
Which guy? The one in the middle?
February 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Which guy? The one in the middle?
Give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses, so we may build a plutocracy on their backs.
Trump: "We're gonna be selling a gold card. You have a green card, this is a gold card. We're gonna put a price on that card of about $5 million and that's going to give you green card privileges, plus. It's gonna be a route to citizenship, and wealthy people will be coming into our country."
February 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses, so we may build a plutocracy on their backs.