About the book and the authors

“With this book, I can finally do what I’ve always wanted- get rid of the need for screenwriters!”
– Russell Hollander, Bigtime Hollywood Producer

“No longer do I have to struggle to find creative ideas. Now I simply flip the pages of ‘The Official Movie Plot Generator’ to find the plot for my next million dollar script. A must for any aspiring screenwriter or film buff.”
– Jeff Sank, Hollywood screenwriter

“I’m expecting 10% of these book sales.”
- Justin Silvera of Broder, Webb, Chervin, Silberman Agency (Jason and Justin’s agent)

Online Press Kit

Media fact sheet and biographical info (pdf format)

Reviews and Press Coverage
CNN Entertainment News - You, Too, Can Write a Screenplay!

Listen to the Brothers Heimberg speak with Susan Stamberg on NPR's All Things Considered.

Newsweek - A macho NFL quarterback discovers a hidden talent for dance in a rousing adaptation of the Broadway musical. It could be a pitch to a Hollywood screenwriter, but it's not. It's one of thousands of movie plots created in "The Official Movie Plot Generator." The book, self-published by two Hollywood screenwriter brothers, Justin and Jason Heimberg, was created to lampoon the biz--and get a few laughs. The coffee-table masterpiece (for sale at movieplotgenerator.com and in stores next month) contains 30 pages of three flaps, generating 27,000 permutations of some really bad movies. Some are probable: "A cop who doesn't play by the rules becomes a nanny for an aristocratic family in the feel-good comedy of the year." (This was actually pitched to them following the book's publication.) Others are less likely: "The ultimate crime-fighting indestructible cyborg raises a baby and, in the process, learns the true meaning of Christmas." ("We'd call it 'RoboPop'," Justin says. "It'll be made within the next five years," Jason predicts.) Wait. Didn't that one star J. Lo?

Esquire - Featured as one of "The 9 Most Remarkable Things in Culture."

Publishers Weekly - "Screenwriter or not, anyone will get a kick of this simple but creative guide to coming up with movie plot ideas."

Failure Magazine - "allows the user to make plot lines that are...beyond even the most twisted studio executive."

Script Sales - "guaranteed to make you bust a gut. A unique item for the coffee table or a stocking stuffer..."

New York Press - "pushes the concept of page-flipping to a higher level."

The Brothers Heimberg

Justin
Justin Heimberg is a professional screenwriter in Los Angeles, where people make up for rampant back-stabbing, constant lying, and endless false promises by offering you a beverage before each meeting.

Jason
Jason Heimberg also lives in Los Angeles working as a comedy screenwriter. He plans on one day moving to northern Minnesota, becoming a recluse, and making a fortune in the stock market while training for the next Iditarod.