ɪt fˈɑːloʊd ɐ dˈeɪ ɪnðə lˈaɪf əvən æmbˈɪʃəs hˈɑːliwˌʊd skɹˈiːnɹaɪɾɚ, hˌuː ɪz sˈʌdənli ɪnspˈaɪɚd tʊ ɐtˈɛmpt tə kˈæpɪɾəlˌaɪz ɔnðə mˈiːdiːə hˈaɪp sɚɹˈaʊndɪŋ ðɪ ɚɹˈaɪvəl ʌvðə mˈɑːɹʃənz baɪ pˈɪtʃɪŋ ɐ fˈɪlm ˌædæptˈeɪʃən ʌv ˈɛdɡɚ ɹˈaɪs bˈɜːɹoʊz bˈɑːɹsuːm nˈɑːvəlz.
It followed a day in the life of an ambitious Hollywood screenwriter, who is suddenly inspired to attempt to capitalize on the media hype surrounding the arrival of the Martians by pitching a film adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Barsoom novels.