JackFetch Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 From http://www.moviehole.net/news/20061204_no5_is_alive.html No.5 is Alive! Moviehole has got word (fairly solid word) that yet another 80s classic is about to get the remake treatment – and I think I just spewed in my mouth a little. “Shirt Circuit”, John Badham’s 1986 sci-fi comedy/adventure, about a wacky experimental government robot named Johnny 5 who flees the government and ultimately ends up hiding out with a suburban sweetie (Ally Sheedy), is about to get a contemporary do-over. There have been rumours about some kind of continuation of the franchise for a while now, but this is the first that someone up the food chain has actually acknowledged the buzz. It’s believed some of the original gang – sans Badham – are involved in the remake. The original film, which starred Guttenberg, Sheedy, Fisher Stevens, G.W Bailey and Tim Blanley as the voice of 'No.5', made over $40 million on its release in 1986. I'm just waiting for the Splash, Cocoon, and Flight of the Navigator remakes. Then my life will be complete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 NUMBER 5 IS ALIVE!!! Okay, I'm better. Not sure this needs a remake, but whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 NUMBER 5 IS ALIVE!!! Okay, I'm better. Not sure this needs a remake, but whatever. I don't know man, Indian accents have come a long way since 1986. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRight88 Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 From http://www.moviehole.net/news/20061204_no5_is_alive.html No.5 is Alive! Moviehole has got word (fairly solid word) that yet another 80s classic is about to get the remake treatment – and I think I just spewed in my mouth a little. “Shirt Circuit”, John Badham’s 1986 sci-fi comedy/adventure, about a wacky experimental government robot named Johnny 5 who flees the government and ultimately ends up hiding out with a suburban sweetie (Ally Sheedy), is about to get a contemporary do-over. There have been rumours about some kind of continuation of the franchise for a while now, but this is the first that someone up the food chain has actually acknowledged the buzz. It’s believed some of the original gang – sans Badham – are involved in the remake. The original film, which starred Guttenberg, Sheedy, Fisher Stevens, G.W Bailey and Tim Blanley as the voice of 'No.5', made over $40 million on its release in 1986. I'm just waiting for the Splash, Cocoon, and Flight of the Navigator remakes. Then my life will be complete. Dude. What about Big, The Goonies, and Red Dawn? Don't forget about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TheRetreater Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 Dude. What about Big, The Goonies, and Red Dawn? Don't forget about them. Goonies 2 video game for NES will forever fill my Goonies need. Short Circuit wasn't really good enough cinema for me to care if they ruin it or not. If the remake is a good movie on its own, good for them, if it isn't, then shame on them. *Batteries Not Included, that was cinema Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo Molinero Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 No good can come out of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 Sure there can. It may spark a robot / cyborg revival, leading to The All New Small Wonder. What...? The show wasn't that bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted December 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 Dude. What about Big, The Goonies, and Red Dawn? Don't forget about them. Big sucked, The Goonies cannot be messed with, and Red Dawn won't work now that we aren't in a cold war. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 Big sucked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Marv Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 They've already remade Big, anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 They've already remade Big, anyway. I assume you mean 13 Going On 30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxPower Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 Isn't Steve Guttenberg dead?? Damn Stonecutters!!! I would mark out for a remake of Flight of the Navigator though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 Back when I was a kidn the thing I used to make more than any other out of Meccano was Johnny 5. Me and my brother used to compete to make the best one, even getting to the point of motorising the movements on later models. Best moment of the series was in Short Circuit 2, when "I need a hero" comes on as Johnny chases the boat. It worked at the end of Shrek 2 and it worked back then too. Awesome moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRight88 Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 Big sucked, The Goonies cannot be messed with, and Red Dawn won't work now that we aren't in a cold war. I know, I was just randomly naming 80's movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drqshadow Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 Red Dawn won't work now that we aren't in a cold war. They could always make "Afghan Dawn." "If you don't see this movie.... the terrorists.... have already won. Rated R." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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