After careful concideration, I've concluded that Tarantino would just *beep* it up. They could get the whole crew from "Ocean's 11", (the remake) and it would be a stellar remake.
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Have fun with that...
Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son.
Hell no to a remake!
shareSorry, but no one can match Oddball like Donald Sutherland... a remake must have him in it!
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Shoot turbo, Donald is too long in the tooth for that; slap a beard on 'Jack Bauer' and we got something! But who's gonna play 'Squintin' Clint's' part?
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If they want to do a remake they should update it to the current Iraq war. I think there's a lot of comedy potential to mine from that crazy conflict. You could even have both American and British characters. I don't know about who to cast, although I think if you wait a few years, Rupert Grint would make a really good oddball.
shareIF they want to update it to Iraq, didn't George Clooney already make such a movie in the 1990s? Back when Hollywood was tearing it's hair out over the fate of the Shias at the hands of the Baathists?
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Three Kings.
Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son.
Yeah, but that was the first Iraq war... this is Episode II: Clone of the Attack!
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So we can all agree that this movie was already remade with part of the case from Ocean's 11. Great, now leave the original alone.
p.s. Anybody who says "fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life" has never tried it! :)
I don't have an opinion. The word "opinion" implies the possibility I'm wrong.
At this point in time I think a comedy involving the Iraq War would not be accepted by the general populous. While we were involved in Viet Nam when Kelly's Heros was made, there had been approximately 25 years between WWII and the film, easing the pain with time.
I'd definitely keep it in WWII.
Donald Sutherland can come back to the remake, only this time in the Carrol O'Conner role of the general. As for Kelly? I'd go with Matt Damon. Oddball? Daniel Radcliffe.
If we're going for lookalikes, get Kiefer Sutherland for Oddball. Dude looks more and more like his dad with every day he ages.
To play Clint Eastwood playing Kelly, there's no-one more perfect than Hugh Jackman. He could almost be a younger clone of Clint Eastwood.
Easy.
--Myk
I'm probably being sarcastic
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Good choices there. I've often thought Hugh Jackman resembles Clint.
Yes, but based on Donald Sutherland's age now He must Play the General this time! And Clint Eastwood? A German Colonel in charge of the Tiger Tank Detachment. He get's to Survive & make A Deal. You Know, A Deal, Deal! The original German thought that He was protecting Secret Documents. They neglected to tell Him it was actually Gold Bullion! An oversight, no doubt. I liked that they didn't waste time & used Main Gun on the Tiger to blow the Doors off the The Bank, aka Zom Bank!
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Why remake it? You can't make a better version. Indeed, somethings, you won;t be able to do nearly as well. I doubt they could get a platoon of Shermans now, for instance. They were lucky to get them in 1970.
shareAgreed. Trying to remake Kelly's Heroes would be like trying to lose your virginity a second time.
shareI don't think this should be remade. If it was I think someone like Timothy Olyphant for Kelly, Jeremy Renner for Big Joe and tom hardy for oddball would be cool or
shareWhy? .... I know Hollywaood ran dry of any original ideas decades ago but why re-make this... What's wrong with the original and why bother?
Locked my wire coat-hanger in the car - good thing that I always carry spare keys in my pocket :)
Timothy Olyphant would be an outstanding Kelly!
shareProbably inevitable given Hollywood ran out of ideas about 20 years ago and are remaking everything they can get their grubby, unoriginal, incompetent hands on...
shareI hope they don't remake this classic. But, if they do ...
Kelly -- John Cusack
Big Joe -- Bruce Willis
Crap Game -- Jason Alexander
Oddball -- Owen Wilson
Little Joe -- Michael Imperioli
Cowboy -- Matthew McConaughey
Moriarty -- Jack Black
Gen. Colt -- James Gandolfini
Booker -- Rob Cordry
Maitlin -- Paul Rudd
SS Tank Commander -- Til Schweiger
"Pray for an early spring ... or permission to open fire."
Kelly -- Bradley Cooper
Big Joe -- Vin Diesel
Crap Game -- Rainn Wilson
Oddball -- Jack Black
Gen. Colt -- James Gandolfini
If they remade it now they would have some silly woman in it to show how macho they were & be the love interest. Forgetting the politically correct Gay Person, Ethnic, & Religious mix. The guns & any weapons would have to go as it is too dangerous, & the Health & Safety officer would take Clint Eastwoods role, leading the unit after taking account of any unneccasary risks. The only people who would be an exception would be smokers & shot.
Better still, just leave it as it is, & enjoy the original.
I like your cast. Here is what I came up with....
Kelly - Vince Vaughn
Big Joe - John Favreau
Crapgame - Paul Giamatti
Gen. Colt - Danny DeVito
Oddball - Rob Coddry
Moriarty - Adam Sandler
Little Joe - T.J. Miller
Willard - Steve Buscheme
Cowboy - Jason Segal
Turk - Vin Diesel or Tom Hardy
Bellamy - Jeremy Piven
German Tank Commander - Vinnie Jones, or Til like you said
Totally agree.
Al
I got two words for you: Rat Patrol. Now Tarantino could have field day with that old crazy '60s show. Jeeps flying of dunes 70 ft in the air, a guy who can throw a hand grenade, and hit the truck, and there was only one truck, at 10,000 yards, and everyone had a different hat! Put that in Iraq and they'd be lined up around the block. He loves camp, so why not. I see a script writing in my future, after I finish my opus...TBA! (wink)
shareWhy is there such a dearth of talent in Hollywood and elsewhere that they have to remake this classic, come on people come up with new ideas.
On a side note, when Capt. Maitland tells Big Joe, "No Looting", what the heck is Maitland looting a sailboat for?
That was the irony of the situation, and the war.
Maitland is telling Big Joe this while you see the yacht being hauled away in the background. Hilarious!!
Keith Moon was the greatest 'Keith Moon Style' drummer ever!!share
Those Maitland-Looting-the-Sailboat scenes are classic, and have what has become one of my favorite movie lines. When my wife and I are out shopping around, and see something very pricey or opulent, one of us will turn to the other and say, "Think we could get THAT into the hold of a B-17?"