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The recent fake plight of the balloon boy Falcon Heene got us thinking how it was the worst reenactment of the movie "Up" ever. The family could have at least put some effort into it. The only thing they got right was the way it pulled on the public's heartstrings, albeit for only a day before talk of a hoax surfaced. And it kept us planted firmly on our asses for around two hours, too. Sadly the Heene family wasn't able to charge an admission fee for "Falcon's Phony Flight," which means they'll be paying all their legal fees out of pocket.

Still, as far as crazy stunts tenuously inspired by films go it left a lot to be desired, which is why we've put together a list of other weird news stories coupled with the movies we'd like to think served as inspiration, even though they probably didn't.

Jennifer Wilbanks pulled off a pre-wedding disappearing act in 2005 that was so similar to the plot of 1999s "Runaway Bride," clever news anchors quickly dubbed her -- wait for it -- "Runaway Bride." As it turns out, Jennifer took some liberties mimicking the movie: Julia Roberts' character Maggie Carpenter never lied about being kidnapped by a sexually abusive couple, nor did she file false police reports to that effect. She did, however, have a gigantic mouth.

We love stoner movies like "Pineapple Express," but Pennsylvanian pothead Cesar Lopez wears his adoration on his ... head. He was arrested yesterday when police noticed a dime bag taped to his forehead. Lopez was nabbed inside a convenience store -- the prime destination for someone suffering from the munchies. He should have known to just toke while driving; according to the movies people never get arrested for that.

A toddler too young to understand he was unintentionally taking part in a horrifying reenactment of any one of the "Final Destination" flicks survived today after the baby carriage he was in rolled off a train's platform and onto the tracks. The footage is remarkable, as is the fact that he was unhurt while his pram was completely destroyed.

In a piece of news that reads like an NRA-sponsored film treatment of "Drumline," an 83-year-old San Antonio man shot his middle-aged son in the head because he wouldn't stop drumming. Even when your crazy dad is holding a gun to your face, you can't stop the beat. According to the article, the son only suffered a flesh wound and was able to run down the street and call the cops. That must have been an interesting conversation.

Remember Fern Arable, the young girl who saved Wilbur's bacon in "Charlotte's Web"? And yes, we're talking about the 2006 live action movie featuring Dakota Fanning as Fern and Steve Buscemi as the voice of Templeton the Rat. Well, imagine if she was an ornery senior citizen wielding a stun gun, unafraid to use it to protect what matters most. When Maine police investigated a home where animals were allegedly being hoarded, they discovered both were true. The woman defended her animals by tazing an officer. Let's just be glad she didn't use him as feed. In an ironic twist, one of the animals she was sheltering was a pig.