Crying out for a remake? - Walk Don't Run (1966) Discussion

[–] TheLostWorldRocks 17 years ago

NO WAY!!!!!!!! It's a classic and all covers are sh!t...!!!!!!!!!

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[–] SandySmith 17 years ago

You're right, it is a classic. And many remakes can be absolutley awful - not a patch on the original.

But this story, this script is so alive and fresh, I think that, in the right hands, it could survive a re-telling. As things stand this classic is underappreciated, almost unknown. A remake is the great way to bring the story to modern conciousness, and possibly revive the fortunes of the original.

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[–] lala75 12 years ago

SandySmith, I agree it's a good stuff and a valid story now more than ever yes, But I can't agree more with TheLostWorldRocks , all covers are ...#@$%*#%@!#@ ..you name it.
And you can never find someone as witty and wonderful as Grant .also they won't get a beautiful woman like Samantha, or a sexy man like Jim Hutton wihtout giving steamy sex scenes which would spoil the enjoyment of innocence this version had . Believe me , this should be left intact.

Here's looking at you , kid !

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[–] MsELLERYqueen2 12 years ago

The movie is a remake of the forties movie called "The More the Merrier". I have seen that one twice, and found it kind of depressing. That one deals with a housing shortage during WWII, and the young man in that one is a soldier. I really prefer "Walk Don't Run". :)

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[–] noraporter 17 years ago

This movie is already a remake -- almost line for line and scene for scene -- of the great 1943 comedy The More the Merrier, which was set in overcrowded WWII-era Washington DC.

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[–] JJC-3 17 years ago

NO!

NEVER!

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[–] billr1953 17 years ago

yes this is as lst month was Jean Arthur month on TCM and the showed the More the Merrier. what a better movie.

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[–] jenny_ball666 17 years ago

a remake would be great, trouble is, there's no good british walkers anymore, since the BBC refuses to show any of the races at the major athletics championships for example OSAKA!!!!! i was fuming when they didn't show any of the 3 walks at all!!!!!!! grrrrrrr oh well i watched full live coverage of all 3 on eurosport!! woop woop

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[–] sea7968 17 years ago

This movie is wonderful as is. Let's not wreck that with a remake.

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[–] mbs 16 years ago

i was watching this last night and i thought literally that this could make a fantastic movie today. Quite honestly it reminded me a lot of the kinds of romantic comedies being released today where the plots are sorta secondary (or haphazard) as just an excuse to just having the actors being onscreen together...it would work perfectly today...but you need someone who can very carefully time the actions of the morning routine/ who gets the bathroom at what time sequences...you get someone who can handle the timing perfect..you'd have a big hit on your hands. it'd also help if you cast three main actors who are all very likable as well but i'd hope that would go without saying.

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[–] gar10ing 14 years ago

I guess I watch too many movies. Within 10 minutes of "The More the Merrier" (1943, Jean Arthur, Charles Coburn, Joel McCrea) I thought of this movie. I saw "Walk Don't Run" sometime in the late 60's on the Late Movie. The thing that stuck with me most was Samantha Eggar's character specifying a four or five minute shower. Both a fun - nice to see the difference 20 years makes on the plot. (Olympics vs WWII).

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[–] MsELLERYqueen2 13 years ago

This movie is a remake of the 1940s movie "The More the Merrier". Personally, I prefer this movie.

Ellery Queen (Jim Hutton) = sexiest man ever!

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[–] dblackman70 12 years ago

I love both this film and The More the Merrier. I was surprised to find when I watched this that it was almost scene for scene for More the Merrier - although I thought this one was funnier and more romantic. I would love to see a remake, but, they would need the right actors with the right chemistry and good writing

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[–] hockeyhrs 8 years ago

How can you remake this movie when there are zero taboos about co-habitation today? That's kind of a central plot point as the 3rd act rolls around.

Also, the two unsupervised little children would draw the attention of nosy neighbors who would fetch the police, who in turn arrest the parents and ship the kids to foster care.

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[–] hka-3 8 years ago

I was just thinking about this subject a couple of days ago. Maybe the story could be tweaked a bit to make it fit with the current world we live in. I say that even though I love both existing versions. I just think it might be fun to have a version in a modern setting.

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[–] MsELLERYqueen2 8 years ago

I think that the issue in a modern adaptation wouldn't be about a guy and gal living in the same apartment. My guess is that the gal's fiance would be some jealous loser who would freak out if he knew that she was sharing the apartment with two men.

The children wouldn't have to be a part of the story. They weren't even all that important in this movie.

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[–] mdonln 8 years ago

hockeyhrs says > How can you remake this movie when there are zero taboos about co-habitation today? That's kind of a central plot point as the 3rd act rolls around.

It's funny how that thought hadn't dawned on any of the people calling for a remake; maybe they didn't grasp the premise of the movie.

I love the original, 'The more the merrier', so I recognized within minutes that this was a remake. I'm not usually a fan of remakes so I was kind of worried I'd hate the movie. How were they going to pull this off in the mid-sixties; the decade of 'free love' and 'make love, not war'.

Somehow they made it work. The updates were subtle but they made all the difference. The fact that Cary Grant was in the movie helped a lot too. I love him and will watch any movie he ever made. A version made today, would probably have Adam Sandler or someone equally childish and outrageous in a role that should be understated.

Woman, man! That's the way it should be Tarzan. [Tarzan and his mate]

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