I blogged on Wednesday about columnists who use Harry Potter references to spice up pieces they write about Rupert Murdoch’s $5 billion bid for Wall Street Journal publisher Dow Jones & Co. Inc.

It was later that I realized that you could take just about any movie made in the last century and adjust it to fit a certain media perception of the Dow Jones-News Corp. saga. Think it’s impossible? Try this on for size:

JAWS:

Rupert Murdoch assumes the guise of a giant shark and swims to Amity Island, home of the Bancrofts and tourists who show up to read their paper on the beach. He starts eating readers, a few at a time, and will only go away if the Bancrofts sell him the island at a price far higher than what property values normally dictate. But Sheriff Chris Bancroft decides he must defend journalistic integrity.

He enlists the aid of sea captain Jim Ottaway and marine biologist/Internet entrepreneur Brad Greenspan to fend off the deep-water media predator. The three manage to drive off Murdoch, but not before he takes a bite out of Ottaway, leading to impassioned op-ed columns urging the increased use of shark repellent. Even though Murdoch returns to the deep, sons Lachlan and James will return to seek their prize in several sequels that yield diminishing box office returns.

That’s my stab at it. Now, budding screenwriters, you give it a try. If you need a starter kit, try these famous flicks: Chinatown, Days of Heaven, The Exorcist, High Noon, Bringing Up Baby, Dude Where’s My Car, Dark Star, Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, Tampopo and Caligula.