Baldi's Basics: The Movie

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***Baldi's Basics: The Movie*** is a cancelled film by DBG Channel made with using Plotagon. It would have been the second Plotagon film adaptation of a video game, after Happy Wheels: Chaos Ensues. It was cancelled in January 2021 due to the under performance of the remaster, a lack of interest, the game losing popularity, and Happy Wheels 3: Multi-Insanity being DBG Channel's last film.

## Plot

The film begins with showing the rooms across Here School, it then cuts to the Principal's office, feeling extremely bored, after hearing the bell ring, he decides to go open the school's front door. It then cuts to It's a Bully exclaiming that he cannot wait to begin bullying some kids, he begins taunting Playtime by telling her she has no friends, which makes her feel sad. Justin tells him to stop bullying her, to which the Bully threatens to pound on him, he is then slapped by Playtime. She then sits with Justin and says that they should play, to which Justin feels concerned about. Justin then notices that they're at the school, his candy is then stolen by It's a Bully, to which Justin groans about. It then cuts to the Principal feeling bored, he then catches SpongeBob for eating and later sends him to detention for 30 seconds. Justin looks at his bag to see if he has packed his stuff, the bell rings and he goes to class.

It then cuts to Ms. Green asking the class what Japan's capital is, to which Justin answers is Tokyo, which is the correct answer, he then finishes other lessons. Justin feels proud over doing well in most school subjects, with the sole exception of Math, which he personally despises. Baldi then enters the classroom and announces that it's time for Math and says that whoever gets the questions right may win 'something special', Justin expresses interest in getting the special thing that Baldi may give, until he then realizes the math tablet.

Baldi begins asking what is wrong, Justin nervously says it's nothing, to which Baldi says that Justin better not fail the math class, Justin begins answering the math questions, he writes the answer to 2 + 5 being 7, Baldi appears and congratulates him, Justin gasps and tells Baldi not to repeat it, Justin then writes the answer to 5 x 5 being 25, Baldi appears and congratulates Justin, Justin tells Baldi to give him some personal space, Baldi angrily tells Justin to quit complaining and answer the third question, Justin then gets the third answer wrong, by writing 2 + 2 = 6, Baldi expresses sheer coldness and threatens to slice his head off, but then hears the bell ring and gets angry, Justin then decides to run to the lunch room, until Gotta Sweep comes speeding down the hall which takes Justin, The Principal whistles and gets captured by the speeding broom, and they both crash to two chairs. Justin explains the situation to The Principal and is excused. He then comes to the lunch room, the lunch lady asks Justin what food he wants, Justin says he wants a Cheeseburger and Spaghetti, as well as Dr. Pepper Cherry. he then eats his food and expresses gratefulness towards it.

An announcement is later made where Baldi tells everyone gets a month off, with the exception of Playtime, It's a Bully, Arts and Crafters, Gotta Sweep, The Principal of the Thing, and Justin Fincher, Justin expresses disappointment, Jackster appears and tells him that he feels sympathy, and later goes away. Baldi then greets Justin, and asks him to follow him, Justin says no, but is then threatened by Baldi to be pounded by the Bully, Justin then reconsiders and decides that they should try to get knowing each other, and thinks Baldi might be a good person after all. Baldi then shows Justin the many places around Here School, such as the Kindergarten Playground, Baldi tells Justin he owns one of them in his house, where his wife and son play in it, Justin expresses jealousy. They then look at the Classroom for idiots, and through the window they see DBG Channel asking how the students feel, one of them says he's a treadmill, and another feels sick and gets picked on and gets called Throw-Up! DBG Channel the begins educating the students on how to eat cheese. Justin and Baldi laugh over the fact that the classroom exists. They then enter the classroom and Baldi tells Justin that the future mayor of Here Town, Donald Lincoln Kennedy used attend at the school, and also used to sit on Justin's desk, where he discussed plans on being the future mayor of Here Town, everyone were skeptical at the time, until he became mayor. Justin is surprised over learning that he used to sit on the Mayor's seat, he also said that he might become Mayor one day, although he personally finds it unlikely, Baldi unsurely says that Justin would seem like the type of guy that would run the town. After having finished touring the school, Baldi says it's time for Math, Justin is surprised, and Baldi tells Justin that his assistants were putting notebooks in the classrooms, Baldi also tells Justin that he cannot escape the school, as the windows are bullet proof and the doors are locked. Justin says he doesn't want to do Math, to which Baldi replies that he won't escape if he doesn't do the math, he also threateningly adds that he cannot fail the questions or else Baldi will be mad. Justin then enters the classroom and finds one of the notebooks, he writes the answer to 2 + 2 being 4, 3 + 5 being 8, and 10 + 10 being 20, the words "Wow, you exist!" appear, Justin says that he knows that and that it isn't rocket science.

Baldi congratulates Justin and gives him a shiny quarter, Justin is surprised over getting paid to do math, and so he goes to find the next notebook, he answers 10 x 5 being 50, 90 + 10 being 100, and the third question ends up being impossible for him to answer, he guesses 0, which is incorrect. Baldi then angrily frowns and starts chasing down Justin with his ruler, Justin begins escaping but is sent to detention for 15 seconds by the Principal, Justin attempts to explain, but is denied by the Principal and ends up leaving to get B-Soda. After 15 seconds Justin gets out but is then stopped by Playtime who wants to play, Justin refuses, but is forced to play jump rope by counting to 10, he is then let free to go.

Justin expresses annoyance over having been forced to jump 10 times, he attempts to escape until he finds a note from Baldi, that tells him to find the rest of the notebooks, Justin later goes to find the notebooks.

## Characters

Justin Fincher - One of the students of Here School, due to his poor math skills, he is chased down by Baldi and must try to escape.

Baldi - The math teacher who is ruthlessly chasing down Justin for failing to get a math question right.

Principal of the Thing - The principal of the school, who wants to discipline students.

Playtime - A little girl who wants to have a friend to play with.

It's a Bully - The school bully, who steals Justin's candy.

Gotta Sweep - The school broom.

## Production

The idea of a Baldi's Basics film adaptation began around 2018, and production officially began in December 31, 2018, only 5 parts were completed, and the film entered a long hiatus for nearly two years, before eventually begin cancelled on January 26, 2021.

## Reception

Reception to what was completed has been positive, praising the humor, faithfulness to the game and characters.

## Possible revival or remake

After the film was cancelled, there were talks about picking the rights to the film. DBG offered the rights to Jackster and Sammy, both were unsure due to the game's decline in popularity, JPW said he wouldn't buy the rights for the same reason.

However, on November 29, 2021. JPW expressed interest in gaining the rights, but has yet to confirm if he will get them, and whether the film would be revived similar to DBG's direction or if it would be a complete overhaul.

## Trivia

* DBG has stated, that if the movie got completed, there likely would've been a sequel (either feature or short length), based on the Baldi's Camping Trip game, this was obviously cancelled when Baldi's Basics: The Movie got cancelled.