"Breakfast Club" Remake

**RebelMan** · 02-29-2008, 11:44 PM

Feb. 29, 2008
Source: The Hollywood Reporter

The Breakfast Club Ok, everybody, take a deep breath and relax. You're gonna wanna sit down for this one. THE BREAKFAST CLUB, the John Hughes directed teen angst classic, is being remade. Don't shoot the messenger! The film, titled BUMPED, comes from veteran producer Bridget Johnson and will be under "McG protege" (seriously?) Anna Mastro from a script by Lizzy Weiss and will, of course, center on five twenty-somethings who would never associate with each other in real life who become stranded at Chicago's O'Hare Airport when they're all bumped from a flight. Expect a Molly Ringwald cameo, at the very least. Hell, if they can get an Ally Sheedy cameo then my hat's off to them. They plan to shoot independently then take it to studios once it's done. However, shooting won't start until after the looming SAG strike situation is resolved.

Mo · 03-02-2008, 12:34 PM

Dear god NOOOOOOOOOOOOO

**Jocasta** · 03-02-2008, 04:19 PM

Panic not, Mo!

Bumped' is Not 'Breakfast' at the Airport...

The Hollywood Reporter has up a story announcing the production of a new film called Bumped proclaiming it to be a modern-day version of The Breakfast Club set in an airport as five strangers get stranded in Chicago's O'Hare Airport after they're bumped from a flight. Unfortunately, it sounds to me like the producers are simply using The Breakfast Club to scare up interest when in fact all this sounds like is a sequel to the shitty 2006 kids flick Unaccompanied Minors in which five kids are stuck in a midwestern airport after being snowed in. Either way, it isn't exactly new territory we are venturing into here.

The storyline from THR says the film is a comedy-drama revolving around five twentysomethings -- including a corporate go-getter, a musician and a flirt -- who normally wouldn't be friends but who get to know one another when they're bumped from a flight and wind up stranded at Chicago's O'Hare Airport. Anna Mastro is set to direct from a script by Lizzy Weiss.

Source.

Mo · 03-03-2008, 10:15 AM

hehehe,
lets hope so..Enough already of killing classic with stupid remakes...

**Ophelia** · 03-03-2008, 07:32 PM

someone stop the madness.

rlm · 03-03-2008, 11:13 PM

when i read what this movie was about it didn't strike me as a remake. its just another movie where the writers were lazy to come up with something original. these writers nowadays...what can you say about them?

Captain Beefheart · 03-04-2008, 12:41 AM

Wait you've never seen the original? It's sort of pop culture folklore, color me surprised.

Obviously Hollywood is probably out of ideas that part of them feels like selling past culture back to us, but in a way, i'm torn. If nothing else a remake sparks new interest in the original. All of our culture is built off of the generations before us. All of it. We all came from somewhere. Someone and something inspired you and your favorite artists. Nothing is truly new, it's just old with a new flavor.

The only thing that makes this uncomfortable is that they're remaking things where you remember and appreciate the original still. That doesn't mean it shouldn't be remade. It just means that the original was good and probably has a special place in your heart. The studios are counting on that because they know that skeptical fans will still see the movie even if they think it'll suck.

**Jocasta** · 03-04-2008, 03:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captain Beefheart

The only thing that makes this uncomfortable is that they're remaking things where you remember and appreciate the original still. That doesn't mean it shouldn't be remade. It just means that the original was good and probably has a special place in your heart. The studios are counting on that because they know that skeptical fans will still see the movie even if they think it'll suck.

Beefy, I didn't know Unaccompanied Minors was such a big thing for you... that's sweet; I've never seen it.

Captain Beefheart · 03-04-2008, 03:57 AM

I'm fine with outdated cult movies. Reagan jokes were burnt into my neural synapses at a young ageand bring me never ending pleasure.

I also understand how Breakfast Club might have appealed to that generation's "I'm different and smart and the world is full of small little people" bone at the right time in their lives when they need that. You have to understand that to someone who never was exposed to that era, as a post-child pre-adult is not going to have the same reaction as you did when you were 25 and dating the dude with the Dave Barry hair, chain smoker, saying kinda true things in an acid way.

**Jocasta** · 03-04-2008, 04:24 AM

Did you even read my last comment? Talk about reading comprehension difficulties.

darko. · 03-04-2008, 05:05 AM

the first one didnt suck enough?

life of agony's version of "dont you forget about me" is great.

02-29-2008, 11:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
RebelMan Ghost in the Machine Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The Web Posts: 9,632 My Profile	"Breakfast Club" Remake Feb. 29, 2008 Source: The Hollywood Reporter The Breakfast Club Ok, everybody, take a deep breath and relax. You're gonna wanna sit down for this one. THE BREAKFAST CLUB, the John Hughes directed teen angst classic, is being remade. Don't shoot the messenger! The film, titled BUMPED, comes from veteran producer Bridget Johnson and will be under "McG protege" (seriously?) Anna Mastro from a script by Lizzy Weiss and will, of course, center on five twenty-somethings who would never associate with each other in real life who become stranded at Chicago's O'Hare Airport when they're all bumped from a flight. Expect a Molly Ringwald cameo, at the very least. Hell, if they can get an Ally Sheedy cameo then my hat's off to them. They plan to shoot independently then take it to studios once it's done. However, shooting won't start until after the looming SAG strike situation is resolved.

03-04-2008, 12:41 AM	#7 (permalink)
Captain Beefheart Mu nótahu Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: In a West End town, a dead end world Posts: 3,675 My Profile	Wait you've never seen the original? It's sort of pop culture folklore, color me surprised. Obviously Hollywood is probably out of ideas that part of them feels like selling past culture back to us, but in a way, i'm torn. If nothing else a remake sparks new interest in the original. All of our culture is built off of the generations before us. All of it. We all came from somewhere. Someone and something inspired you and your favorite artists. Nothing is truly new, it's just old with a new flavor. The only thing that makes this uncomfortable is that they're remaking things where you remember and appreciate the original still. That doesn't mean it shouldn't be remade. It just means that the original was good and probably has a special place in your heart. The studios are counting on that because they know that skeptical fans will still see the movie even if they think it'll suck. Last edited by Captain Beefheart : 03-04-2008 at 04:03 AM.

03-02-2008, 12:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mo LH/FH.Com 0ld Skool Join Date: May 2000 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 1,307 My Profile	Dear god NOOOOOOOOOOOOO

03-02-2008, 04:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jocasta Joshtopian Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Shaftesbury Avenue Posts: 17,803 My Profile	Panic not, Mo! Bumped' is Not 'Breakfast' at the Airport... The Hollywood Reporter has up a story announcing the production of a new film called Bumped proclaiming it to be a modern-day version of The Breakfast Club set in an airport as five strangers get stranded in Chicago's O'Hare Airport after they're bumped from a flight. Unfortunately, it sounds to me like the producers are simply using The Breakfast Club to scare up interest when in fact all this sounds like is a sequel to the shitty 2006 kids flick Unaccompanied Minors in which five kids are stuck in a midwestern airport after being snowed in. Either way, it isn't exactly new territory we are venturing into here. The storyline from THR says the film is a comedy-drama revolving around five twentysomethings -- including a corporate go-getter, a musician and a flirt -- who normally wouldn't be friends but who get to know one another when they're bumped from a flight and wind up stranded at Chicago's O'Hare Airport. Anna Mastro is set to direct from a script by Lizzy Weiss. Source.

03-03-2008, 10:15 AM	#4 (permalink)
Mo LH/FH.Com 0ld Skool Join Date: May 2000 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 1,307 My Profile	hehehe, lets hope so..Enough already of killing classic with stupid remakes...

03-03-2008, 07:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
Ophelia JOHO Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Joshtopia Posts: 7,016 My Profile	someone stop the madness.

03-03-2008, 11:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
rlm Member of Sylar's Army Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: tx Posts: 1,992 My Profile	when i read what this movie was about it didn't strike me as a remake. its just another movie where the writers were lazy to come up with something original. these writers nowadays...what can you say about them?

03-04-2008, 03:57 AM	#9 (permalink)
Captain Beefheart Mu nótahu Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: In a West End town, a dead end world Posts: 3,675 My Profile	I'm fine with outdated cult movies. Reagan jokes were burnt into my neural synapses at a young ageand bring me never ending pleasure. I also understand how Breakfast Club might have appealed to that generation's "I'm different and smart and the world is full of small little people" bone at the right time in their lives when they need that. You have to understand that to someone who never was exposed to that era, as a post-child pre-adult is not going to have the same reaction as you did when you were 25 and dating the dude with the Dave Barry hair, chain smoker, saying kinda true things in an acid way.

03-04-2008, 04:24 AM	#10 (permalink)
Jocasta Joshtopian Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Shaftesbury Avenue Posts: 17,803 My Profile	Did you even read my last comment? Talk about reading comprehension difficulties.

03-04-2008, 05:05 AM	#11 (permalink)
darko. Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: shlums 'o shaolin Posts: 2,087	the first one didnt suck enough? life of agony's version of "dont you forget about me" is great.

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