The director, feeling this need to make a 3D effects movie, said to his assistant, "something is bugging me." We got the technology working, the 3D is looking good, but something's missing."

The assistant looks at the director with apprehension. "A script," he quietly suggests.

"That's why I hired you!" exhaults the director, eyes brightening. "Yes, go get me a script."

So the assistant looks to see what is about to fall into the public domain.

"Hmmm, he thinks. 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' might work, with Mr. Smith as an 8 foot alien," he thinks to himself. "'Some Like it Hot' might work," crosses his mind. But it doesn't have the "scope"he needs.

Then he remembers that a major film accidently lost its copyright due to a clerical error.

He opens his files and pulls out a small sheet of newspaper. He stares at the article, and smiles.

"Indians ... Aliens. Indians ... Aliens ... Dances with Aliens." His smile widens.

... from the book, "Dances With Blue Aliens: Avatar Dissected" by Bob Penn, coming in 2010.