A Remake of Dirty Dancing?? HELL TO THE NO!

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 8/19/09 at 12:21pm

Why do the words "Starring Jessica Alba and Nick Cannon" come to mind?

www.broadwayworld.com/article/Lionsgate_Developing_Dirty_Dancing_Big_Screen_Remake_20090819

Updated On: 8/19/09 at 12:21 PM

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 8/19/09 at 12:58pm

Is EVERY movie that came out in the eighties being remade????

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 8/19/09 at 12:59pm

There is no need. NONE! The original is sacrosanct!

[EVIE]

Posted: 8/19/09 at 1:00pm

I'm probably in the minority here, but I HATE this movie!

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 8/19/09 at 1:02pm

It's no masterpiece, but when does it end??

[danmag]

Posted: 8/19/09 at 1:03pm

If they remake Sixteen Candles, I'm going to punch someone.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 8/19/09 at 1:04pm

It's no masterpiece, but it's a beloved movie that I don't think can be improved upon. The original cast was perfect across the board.

[EVIE]

Posted: 8/19/09 at 1:09pm

danmag if they remake Ferris Bueller, I'M going to punch someone! Matthew is and will always be Ferris. There will be no other Ferris Bueller, period.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 8/19/09 at 1:13pm

Tell that to Charlie Schlatter!

[danmag]

Posted: 8/19/09 at 1:14pm

It's funny, they remake so many crappy movies but they haven't really dipped in to those classic 80's movies like Ferris Bueller and The Breakfast Club. I'm sure it's only a matter of time...

[StageManager2]

Posted: 8/19/09 at 1:19pm

It's not a new phenomenon. Back in the "golden age" of Hollywood, studios used to do it all the time, about every 10 years or so. For example, "The Letter" was originally made in 1929 earning Jeanne Eagels a posthumous Oscar nomination. 11 years later, in 1940, Bette Davis starred in a remake which also earned her a nomination for Best Actress. Furthermore, Betty Grable starred in CONEY ISLAND (1943) and its remake WABASH AVENUE (1950). Both films were hits and were nominated for their score. Then in 1953, yet another remake was in the works (this time starring Marilyn Monroe and retitled PINK TIGHTS), but that project never got off the ground, mainly due to Marilyn's reluctance. So in the course of a decade there had been two remakes of the same movie and a third was being considered.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 8/19/09 at 1:32pm

Phyllis, I had SUCH a crush on Charlie Schlatter. I actually just looked him up on imdb a few weeks ago and to my surprise he's still acting!

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 8/19/09 at 1:36pm

Eagle eyed BWWers will notice the future Rachel Green as Ferris's sister Jeanie.

[Roscoe]

Posted: 8/19/09 at 2:04pm

At last! A project worthy of Rob Marshall. If only Anthony Minghella were still alive...

[tazber]

Posted: 8/19/09 at 2:06pm

Based on what I've heard about Nine, I may be joining you in the Rob Marshall haters club, Roscoe.

[blueroses]

Posted: 8/19/09 at 2:18pm

"Eagle eyed BWWers will notice the future Rachel Green as Ferris's sister Jeanie."

And the original Jeanie went on to play Mrs. Dr. Barry Farber, D.D.S alongside Rachel Green.

[EVIE]

Posted: 8/19/09 at 2:18pm

Phyllis Rogers Stone I don't even count Charlie Schlatter!!! LOL LOL

[blueroses]

Posted: 8/19/09 at 2:21pm

And you can wacka all you wanna you can wacka while I walk awaaayyy...

I freaking love Dirty Dancing, I can't help it.

[romantico]

Posted: 8/19/09 at 2:24pm

Well, there are so many remakes already in production. Footloose,Dirty Dancing,The Lost Boys,Captain Blood,Outland,Robocop,Flash Gordon, Westworld,Harvey,Shampoo,Clash of the Titans,Karate Kid, A Nightmare on Elm street,Three Days of the Condor,Another Planet of the Apes remake,Forbidden Planet,Bonnie and Clyde,Rosemary's Baby,The Creature from the Black Lagoon,The Witches of Eastwick,Logan's Run,and way too many more to mention.Here is an article from last year about more and more remakes coming.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2008/11/hollywood-back.html

I even heard a Sound of Music and My Fair Lady remake are in the works.Hollywood is out of control. Films like District 9 proves that the public want originality and something fresh.Remakes are nothing more than arrogance and laziness and it's a sore subject with me,especially when a personal favorite gets remade.

A so so film like OUTLAND that is not by any means memorable has to be remade? Seriously?

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/42097

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 8/19/09 at 2:44pm

A remake of THE LOST BOYS?

I bout done had a heart attack. That just makes me sick.

[tazber]

Posted: 8/19/09 at 2:46pm

Updated On: 8/19/09 at 02:46 PM

[romantico]

Posted: 8/19/09 at 4:20pm

Yup.There was a movie that came out in 2001 called Death at a Funeral. It was a Frank Oz film that was actually pretty good. Yeah,well uh.....That's already being remade.

http://www.filmstalker.co.uk/archives/2008/11/death_at_a_funeral_remake_alre.html

How soon before they remake Slumdog Millionare? I have even heard rumors they are going to start remaking the James Bond films. Thunderball and Goldfinger being the two to be remade first.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/news/1647117/another_andquotthunderballandquot_remake

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 8/19/09 at 5:07pm

Wasnt this in development years ago with Britney and Ricky Martin, but it fell through when she had her breakdown? Lisa, Baby's sister got all the best lines, including, "I could do your hair. It would be real pretty if....it's prettier your way."
I loved that Baby's sister looked like she 45 years old.

Updated On: 8/19/09 at 05:07 PM

[PalJoey]

Posted: 8/19/09 at 5:09pm

Let Patrick Swayze die with dignity. Please don't remake this or Ghost while he's still alive.

[StockardFan]

Posted: 8/19/09 at 6:35pm

Bettyboy, Lisa did get all the good lines. My old roomie and I used to ALWAYS say "Where is my beige iridescent LIPSTICK?"