I was in the 8th Street Playhouse (NYC) Cast of The Rocky Horror Picture Show for many years. I was on the alumni board today and it was abuzz with antici---------------------pation over this article (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7558091.stm).
Now there's been buzz about this for years, but this is the closest I've seen to reality on this. What do you think? Good idea? Bad idea? Heresy (and I don't mean Klipsch)?

Meatloaf... again!

I think it's a classic and should be left alone. Name me one classic remake that betters the original???

My money says it will probably blow....

Movies this classic should never be touched.... Let's Do the Time Warp Again...


D*! Janet!!!!

Madness... takes control. :smoke:

Dammit Janet I would vote no. I have the album which will make some good listening one of these days.

I am with Andyman.

What's next? A Plan Nine from Outer Space remake?
Glen or Glenda?

Jeepers, all of what makes Rocky Horror great is what it is; who's in it. It is as kitsch-y and campy as can be; very much of its era. A remake woud run the very real risk of taking the task too seriously, maybe even if the creator/writer of the original play, Richard O'Brien ("Riff Raff") were involved in the project.

I'd say if they cap the budget at, say, $2 million, shoot on 16 mm film, and get John Waters involved... maybe. maybe...

Why???

What's wrong with the ORIGINAL??? (other than maybe Meatloaf)

Is there going to be someone better than Tim Curry

Like I said


WHY???

No! NO! NO!

Remake "The Wizard of Oz", Gone With The Wind, West Side Story? You've got to be kidding. How could anyone possibly expect that a remake would be a good idea? Some movies are best just left as they were originally released. Another example of trying to capitalize on a name. I predict a box office bust.

I think it's a classic and should be left alone. Name me one classic remake that betters the original???

My money says it will probably blow....

John Carpenter's..."The Thing"...

and you are right any attempt to remake that great music would probably blow:thumbsdn:

How could anyone possibly expect that a remake would be a good idea?

You don't watch much TV, eh........

Actually, who would go see it? The old timers would boycott it as soulless Hollywood money grubbing, and the idiots who eat up most of the drivel spewed forth these days would probably find it not their cup of Starbucks.

FWIW, the remake of "The Producers" grossed $38M worldwide and cost $45M to make....

Remake 1 of the greatest movies ever made?!? :no:

It's just a step to the left....

NO ! Well, shit, while we're at it let's remake Gone With The Wind, too...or that OTHER 1939 turkey, Wizard of Oz...Lawrence of Arabia-I'm SURE that POS could be topped...A Man For All Seasons-Get me Rewrite ! Does anyone in Hollywood think w/anything other than their wallet or genitals ?!?

My wife's favorite movie of all time. I bet she won't like the idea.

Where you gonna find a slender girl with a rack like young Sarandon's?

"I'm a wild and untamed thing, a bee with a deadly sting...."

The re-make of The Thing from Outer Space was okay, but pales compared to the original. No special-effects is a good thing a lot of times.

Remake 1 of the greatest movies ever made?!? :no:

It's just a step to the left....

It's just a jump to the left...
And then a step to the right...
With your hands on your hips...
You bend your knees in tight...
But it's the pelvic thrust....
that really drives you insane...
Let's do the TIME WARP again!

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Yours truly in the 8th Street Playhouse cast ca. 1985

In a word.........NO

I spent many a Friday night at midnight in college with an opened umbrella, toast and other items being a 20-something dumbass along with countless others at the local theater. Why, part of my youth would be stolen. And honestly, could anyone be hotter than Sarandon in her bra and panties? Scandalous for the time.

And WHO would they get to play the Narrator ? (Where's Yer F!ckin' Neck ?!?) Or Brad ? Or Riff Raff ? Yeah, Sarandon was an UBER-BABE in those days, wasn't she ?

Ive seen the original many times,but to be honest,it really tried too hard to be campy and outrageous.It was made by a major studio and it feels akin to your parents trying to be hip.Tim Curry made the movie.I think everyone else could be recast without too much of a problem.Tim Curry,though.....Does Eddie Izzard sing?
Jimmy

Where you gonna find a slender girl with a rack like young Sarandon's?

"I'm a wild and untamed thing, a bee with a deadly sting...."

The re-make of The Thing from Outer Space was okay, but pales compared to the original. No special-effects is a good thing a lot of times.
I dunno, Jennife Love Hugetits?

Not a chance. She doesn't even come close to having that wide-eyed "Bang me!" look that Sarandon had back then. ESPECIALLY in that movie.

Where you gonna find a slender girl with a rack like young Sarandon's?http://www.theonion.com/content/news/susan_sarandon_masturbated_to_for

http://www.theonion.com/content/news/susan_sarandon_masturbated_to_for

You've got to be kidding. This guy cannot be real.

I will not throw toast at THIS one.

You've got to be kidding. This guy cannot be real.First time at The Onion?

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satire

First time at The Onion?

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Yep!

I'm not so sure they're gonna "pull this off" anymore. Look at this (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7559471.stm).

This cannot be recreated, duplicated, or improve upon.

Move along, nothing to see here.....

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May the aliens return and take whoever came up with the remake idea and never bring him back..:tresbon:

C.

More casting news...http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/brand%20favourite%20for%20rocky%20horror%20remake_ 1077713

NO ! Well, shit, while we're at it let's remake Gone With The Wind, too...or that OTHER 1939 turkey, Wizard of Oz...Lawrence of Arabia-I'm SURE that POS could be topped...A Man For All Seasons-Get me Rewrite ! Does anyone in Hollywood think w/anything other than their wallet or genitals ?!?

Ironically, the Wizard of Oz was itself a remake- it had first been made in the silent film era. But I agree with you. Hollywood is lazy and a remakes are low-risk ventures.

Of all movies, I cannot imagine a remake of Rocky Horror flying at all.

Wow, you guys/gals are freakin' old geezers or something! Does a re-make somehow erase your original vhs/laserdisc/dvds of the original version. Nobody is gonna force you to see it. Besides, there are seriously about 32 cast versions of this floating around (at least three feature Tim Curry)! Good songs are timeless. You are suggesting that since Lena Horne sang "Just One of Those Things" nobody else should touch it (what movie was that?)? By the way, the remake of Wizard of Oz is, in fact, better that the five silent versions. John Carpenter's remake of The Thing is pretty fantastic. Martin Scorcese's remake of Internal Affairs (The Departed") is quite good, et cetera. Hey, give a new generation to love the Rocky Horror songs and you can bet that sales of the original version will rise.

I hope you're not suggesting we abandon being grumpy, unyielding, and intolerant of change. That's gonna flop a lot worse than a Rocky Horror re-make.

Oh, I dunno about intolerant of change, especially the way some guys here swap gear around.
Maybe intolerant of BAD IDEAS......

Let's remake "Gone with the Wind" too with Olin Wilson, Ben Stiller, and Jessica Simpson too while we are at it.....:rolleyes:

No to a remake, this is one classic that should be left alone.

I have always thought they should remake bad movies.

Case in point: St Elmo's Fire. Great idea/premise for a movie, but over the top and frequently absurd. Remake it I say.

FWIW, the remake of "The Producers" grossed $38M worldwide and cost $45M to make....

I was just thinking of that.

I don't usually like remakes or even colorized stuff. (Ted Turner should burn in hell for colorizing all the old B&W films and TV shows.)

The remake of 'The Producers' had some good moments, and the actors were good, but it can't replace the original. I'm glad I saw it, but I doubt I'll watch it again, unlike the original that I've watched a number of times.

Ditto for the Pink Panther films.

I suspect that a remake of Rocky Horror would never capture the charm of the original. There are some things you just can't reproduce.

The re-make of The Thing from Outer Space was okay, but pales compared to the original. No special-effects is a good thing a lot of times.

I always think of a movie that was a favorite at my High School. We had noon movies where they showed 16mm films. Everyone's favorite was "Night of the Living Dead."

It was creepier in B&W than almost any horror movie I've seen since in color.

It's also another example of a movie that didn't need to be remade (twice!).

Why not? I won't see it and it probably won't be any good, but the original wasn't that great either.

Don't get me wrong, I have many fond (if fuzzy) memories of Tim Curry and company camping it up at the midnight movies. I suspect, however, that the nostalgia of the experience is what most of us pine for...it certainly isn't for the epic cinematic art of the film.

Besides, what do I care if a bunch of Hollywood-types take it in the pants on yet another bomb? Just my $0.02.

Don't get me wrong, I have many fond (if fuzzy) memories of Tim Curry and company camping it up at the midnight movies. I suspect, however, that the nostalgia of the experience is what most of us pine for...it certainly isn't for the epic cinematic art of the film.

I actually watched it on TV within the last 6 months or so. My wife and I sat there and sang along. "It's just a jump to the left..." :D

It's just a really fun movie.

The music is definitely the best part of the movie. In high school, we used to listen to (and sing along with) the soundtrack cassette blasting through the old Kraco in my buddy's '73 Nova.

Good times.

I always think of a movie that was a favorite at my High School. We had noon movies where they showed 16mm films. Everyone's favorite was "Night of the Living Dead."

It was creepier in B&W than almost any horror movie I've seen since in color.

It's also another example of a movie that didn't need to be remade (twice!).

I hate to contradict you, and know that I love NOTLD, but the B&W classic is itself a remake of sorts. Its basically a variation of I Am Legend that was first made in 1964 as The Last Man on Earth. And it has spawned two other direct remakes- The Omega Man and then the recent I Am Legend with Will Smith.

The story goes that George Romero met Richard Matheson and immediatly threw up his arms and said, "I did not make a nickel off it!":yes:

I hate to contradict you, and know that I love NOTLD, but the B&W classic is itself a remake of sorts. Its basically a variation of I Am Legend that was first made in 1964 as The Last Man on Earth. And it has spawned two other direct remakes- The Omega Man and then the recent I Am Legend with Will Smith.

The story goes that George Romero met Richard Matheson and immediatly threw up his arms and said, "I did not make a nickel off it!":yes:

Matheson hopes the new Legend movie will serve his novel better than Hollywood's two previous attempts, 1964's The Last Man on Earth and 1971's The Omega Man. ''They've never really done the book as I wrote it,'' he says. And that's not counting uncredited homages like George A. Romero's 1968 zombie flick Night of the Living Dead. '''Homage' means 'I get to steal your work,''' says Matheson. ''George Romero's a nice guy, though. I don't harbor any animosity toward him.''

Never knew that.

John Carpenter's remake of The Thing is pretty fantastic.

Only because Carpenter remade it with Snake Plissken. Speaking of Snake, he might be recast using Gerard Butler in the "Escape From New York" remake. You see how this starts to really suck? How about an original film based in the same 'verse as Snake & Brain? (You know, maybe extend the story a little bit beyond the ground already trod?)

Scroll Down, Wizard of Underworld Negotiates to Remake EFNY (http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2007-08-16/)

Jeebus, you kids. No theology or geometry to speak of.

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I think it's a classic and should be left alone. Name me one classic remake that betters the original???

generally speaking, i'd agree. however, there are exceptions. "little shop of horrors" with steve martin, bill murray, rick moranis, and etc. was much better than the original (?) with jack nicholson.

Matheson hopes the new Legend movie will serve his novel better than Hollywood's two previous attempts, 1964's The Last Man on Earth and 1971's The Omega Man. ''They've never really done the book as I wrote it,'' he says. And that's not counting uncredited homages like George A. Romero's 1968 zombie flick Night of the Living Dead. '''Homage' means 'I get to steal your work,''' says Matheson. ''George Romero's a nice guy, though. I don't harbor any animosity toward him.''

Never knew that.

I just read the book and have looked up alot of interviews with him. He basically does not like any of the versions although he says the first came the closest (he did work on the script under a false name). He would have liked Jack Palance to be Neville back then and Harrison Ford now.

This might be common among authors seeing their work turn into films. I asked Richard Price about it at a signing and he does not like any of the films made from his work- although he does a cameo in each!:scratch2:

I just read the book and have looked up alot of interviews with him. He basically does not like any of the versions although he says the first came the closest (he did work on the script under a false name). He would have liked Jack Palance to be Neville back then and Harrison Ford now.

OT -

I have the book also and it is the benchmark to me for realistic, post-apocalypse novels. It is bleak & real. Another one I need to read is Harry Harrison's "Make Room, Make Room". We know it as Soylent Green.

OT -

I have the book also and it is the benchmark to me for realistic, post-apocalypse novels. It is bleak & real. Another one I need to read is Harry Harrison's "Make Room, Make Room". We know it as Soylent Green.

Agreed. The best is how you get inside Neville's head and his ever-changing reactions to the dystopia the world has become- rage, despair, determination, alcoholism, etc. I liked it so much I ran out and bought the graphic novel. Mrs Lord probably thinks I am crazy.:screwy: