Hollywood is out of ideas, yes. We know that. And so, in place of them, they simply strip-mine the past for anything even remotely marketable, they put in Frankie Muniz* or Cedric the Entertainer**, they get a new Pink song for the soundtrack, and boom: low to high millions. But at what cost, FAT CATS? At the cost of our CHERISHED MEMORIEZ! From the Hollywood Reporter:
Disney is readying another launch of sci-fi adventure movie "Flight of the Navigator."
Brad Copeland is writing the remake, which is being produced by Mandeville partners David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman.
The 1986 original told the story of a 12-year-old boy who is abducted by an alien spacecraft in 1978 and reappears eight years later, still the same age and with no memory of what happened. NASA scientists discover a connection between the boy and a downed spacecraft and try to exploit the boy, who ultimately escapes with the ship and attempts to reunite with his family.
The movie grossed only $17 million when it was released but was later rediscovered on VHS, becoming a cult hit.
Toss it on the pile.
Seriously, is there anything even left at this point?
Between this, Karate Kid, Drop Dead Fred, and Footloose, JUST TO NAME A FEW, they're actually running out of non-ideas to not have. Seriously, what is even left for them to FUCK IN THE FACE?
- Goonies
Obviously, I just scored 100 :( points for even suggesting it. But what else? Surely there is something that you care about that is destined to be destroyed.
*Ed. Note: Is Frankie Muniz still the most popular child actor in the world? Probably, but should probably do an AskJeeves search just to be sure.
**Check on the box office reliability of Cedric the Entertainer while you are at it.
