20 Movies DYING for a Remake!
Perhaps it's hopelessly outdated; maybe it just wasn't done right the first time. Here are 20 films that deserve a second go-around!
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- DirectorGeoff MurphyStarsBruno LawrenceAlison RoutledgePete SmithA scientist awakens to find himself alone in the world. In a desperate attempt to search for others, he finds only two who have their own agenda.This is probably the greatest movie you've never seen. Coming from New Zealand in the 80's, I recall my mother renting what she dubbed "a piece of crap," though I didn't realize it at the time (I was about eight when I saw this), my mind was blown. If you've seen this, I know you agree with me--and that this movie, probably more than any other, deserves a re-do seen by a hell of a lot more people.
- DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartMary AstorGladys GeorgeSan Francisco private detective Sam Spade takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar and their quest for a priceless statuette, with the stakes rising after his partner is murdered.I expect to take some heat on this one. Though I love this movie and it perfectly captures that 1940's crime noir, I'd like to see the same era and setting, but with faster-paced story-telling and less-jarring dialogue.
- DirectorRichard FleischerStarsCharlton HestonEdward G. RobinsonLeigh Taylor-YoungA nightmarish futuristic fantasy about the controlling power of big corporations and an innocent cop who stumbles on the truth.How often is this film's reveal quoted? Sadly, I just don't believe that many people have actually watched this movie. It's much darker than I remember, and perhaps a bit too slow. An update by top-tier director/producer would be phenomenal.
- DirectorFritz LangStarsBrigitte HelmAlfred AbelGustav FröhlichIn a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city's mastermind falls in love with a working-class prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.I would love to see this art-deco dystopia given a new lease on life. This needs to happen!
- DirectorMichael AndersonStarsMichael YorkJenny AgutterRichard JordanA police officer in the future uncovers the deadly secret behind a society that worships youth.Even by 1970's standards, the FX are ATROCIOUS. But how much more relevant is this cautionary tale about youth-obsession?
- DirectorJohn BoormanStarsSean ConneryCharlotte RamplingSara KestelmanIn the late 23rd century, a savage trained only to kill finds a way into the community of bored immortals that alone preserves humanity's achievements.So many great ideas...and so poorly executed. This one would need a massive re-write, but in capable hands it has the potential to blow some minds.
- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsRoddy PiperKeith DavidMeg FosterThey influence our decisions without us knowing it. They numb our senses without us feeling it. They control our lives without us realizing it. They live.Sure, it's a cult classic, but it had so much going for it. I'd like even like to see it brought to television, but if not, a new version NOT starring a professional wrestler has tremendous potential.
- DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsMax von SydowGunnar BjörnstrandBengt EkerotA knight returning to Sweden after the Crusades seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague.Ingmar Bergman's classic is another great movie that, if given the write script and director, could quite possibly transcend the original.
- DirectorFred DekkerStarsAndre GowerRobby KigerStephen MachtA group of young monster fanatics attempts to save their hometown from Count Dracula and his monsters.This movie was meant as a love letter to the old Universal monsters, and as a kid I ate it up. If a re-do were to happen, I'd like to see the kids tackle some creepier monsters for higher stakes (the Limbo-portal-thing just didn't make much sense).
- DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsEddie ConstantineAnna KarinaAkim TamiroffA U.S. secret agent is sent to the distant space city of Alphaville where he must find a missing person and free the city from its tyrannical ruler.So many revolutionary ides, so little seen.
Top-to-bottom, this one is desperate for a remake. - DirectorSteven Hilliard SternStarsTom HanksWendy CrewsonDavid WysockiBound together by a desire to play "Mazes and Monsters," Robbie and his three college classmates decide to move the board game into the local legendary cavern.Little-seen cult classic! If you were a child of the 80's, you should recall the Dungeons & Dragons paranoia. This movie capitalized on that and exploited those fears to great effect. Let's see a 1980s-set do-over.
- DirectorPeter YatesStarsSteve McQueenJacqueline BissetRobert VaughnA nonconformist San Francisco cop is determined to find the underworld kingpin who killed the witness under his protection.Fast & Furious meets crime noir!
- DirectorDon SiegelClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodAndrew RobinsonHarry GuardinoWhen a man calling himself "the Scorpio Killer" menaces San Francisco, tough-as-nails Police Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan is assigned to track down the crazed psychopath.There just isn't one quite like Clint Eastwood, but this serious could do some damage in a reboot.
- DirectorYoshiaki KawajiriStarsKôichi YamaderaEmi ShinoharaTakeshi AonoA vagabond swordsman is aided by a kunoichi and a spy in battling a demonic clan of killers - led by a ghost from his past - who are bent on overthrowing the Tokugawa Shogunate.*A non-animated version
- DirectorPeter ManoogianStarsPaul SatterfieldHamilton CampClaudia ChristianA human becomes an unlikely rising star in the biggest fighting tournament in the galaxy that's dominated by alien species.So under-the radar, IMDb doesn't even has a photo to look at. It's horribly dated, poorly acted, but this Rocky set in space had a lot going for it. REMAKE!
- DirectorWolfgang PetersenStarsNoah HathawayBarret OliverTami StronachA troubled boy dives into a wondrous fantasy world through the pages of a mysterious book.Better production value?
- DirectorJoseph RubenStarsDennis QuaidMax von SydowChristopher PlummerA man who can enter and manipulate people's dreams is recruited by a government agency to help cure the President of the United States of his nightmares about nuclear war but stumbles upon an assassination plot.
- DirectorJeremy KaganStarsF. Murray AbrahamEric RobertsMia SaraAn elderly man named Max comes to the famous fencing coach Villar and asks to take him on as a coach. But the coach does not like his weapon technique, and he only takes Max as a cleaner.
- DirectorLance HoolStarsPatrick SwayzeLisa NiemiAnthony ZerbeIn a post-apocalyptic world, a warrior wandering through the desert comes upon a group of settlers who are being menaced by the leader of a murderous gang who's after the water they control.
- DirectorJonathan HensleighStarsThomas JaneJohn TravoltaSamantha MathisAn undercover FBI agent becomes a vigilante and sets out to unleash his wrath upon the corrupt businessman who slaughtered his entire family at a reunion.