Regresstion Testing, the Movie?!?

The powers that be extended our regression testing cycle by one week, so we're still in the trenches. But they also scheduled an additional "Destiny Fun" activity. Last Monday we broke into six teams (of about seven people each). Our task was to create a Destiny movie, using one famous film as a baseline. The films chosen were:

1. It's a Wonderful Life
2. Grease
3. Willy Wonka
4. Raiders of the Lost Ark
5. Rocky
6. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

We were given 30 minutes each day to work on our film. The finished product was to be shown yesterday (Monday) for voting and general entertainment.

I was on the Willy Wonka team, and we decided to try to condense the whole movie down to about 10 minutes. I had the dubious honor of playing "Charlie". We remembered that the movie was set in Britain, but we couldn't remember if Charlie himself was British. So I just tossed in a Cockney accent, for the fun of it. This made the experience of watching the film very difficult for me. Like most people, I can't stand the sound of my own voice on any recording. So it was even worse to hear myself faking a falsetto Cockney accent! But we had a blast putting everything together for the film.

There were five awards given for the movies; four from the "official" judges, and one from the team (our "Viewers' Choice" awards). Horace won Best Comedic Performance (for his portrayal of a disgruntled lyricist whose lyrics were removed from John Williams' "Raiders" score). Ray won Best Supporting Actor (as Tim the Enchanter in "Monty Python"). Lou won Best Actor (as Rocky). In Lou's case, he actually drank a raw egg on screen, which made him a shoe-in for the award. I was nominated for Best Comedic Performance and Best Supporting Actor. The "official" Best Picture went to "Monty Python". But we snagged the Viewers' Choice award!

We should have a DVD of all of the films pretty soon. So if you feel like torturing yourself, drop on by... and may the Lord have mercy upon your soul.