Just watched this the other day and was wondering if anyone knows whether or not Disney is planning to do a remake. I for one would like to see it remade and possibly updated. Disney has done it before with several of their other movies and it would be so nice to see an updated version of Candleshoe.
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i couldn't agree more hilljayne! they shouldn't remake it just rerelease it for the english (region 2)market!!
they have with lots of other classic disney films so why not this one?
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lol yea it is an awful lot like anastasia
if i understand you correctly do you mean the cartoon adaption of annastacia with the voice talents of meg ryan?
as i know the basic outline of the story of the real women who claimed to be annastacia i can't quite match up the storys.
in candleshoe you have an elderley grandmother who is desperatley searching for her long lost grand daughter. a suitable looking waif and stray ( jodie foster) is found by a con-man together with the help of a ex-member of the old lady's staff they plot to get the 'ringer' or 'imposter' into the old house as they have found the first clue as to where the family fortune is hidden.
you also have 4 other children taken in by the old lady as there wasn't much room at the local childrens home. adding to the mixture is 'priory' ( david niven) playing all the staff and even the old lady's friend.
at the end the 'imposter' played by jodie foster is leaving as she dosen't think she should stay but the old lady (whom i think is sure that she is her grand daughter) persuades her to stay.
the basic story for annastacia is that she was supposed to of survived the slaughter of her family and grew up in a small russian state till she came to europe and tried to claim her inhertance. something she was not able to do, because not enough people believe her story. of course modern DNA testing now would soon set that right!
maybe the basic idea of the missing heir for candleshoe is inspired by the story of the real women who claimed to be annastacia but i can't see how anyone can think annastacia is a remake of candleshoe?
Please no remake of this movie. Why not just re-release this version
shareWas Jodie Foster's character the missing granddaughter of Helen Hayes in the film? I don't remember.
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Was Jodie Foster's character the missing granddaughter of Helen Hayes in the film? I don't remember.
this was never confirmed one way or the other.
at the end of the film jodie foster just asked helen hayes what would happen if her real granddaughter did show up to which helen hayes replied perhaps she already has. leaving it up to the audience to decide if she is the real granddaughter or not.
hope this helps
I love the original version of the movie but I think if a remake was done well I'd probably like it more.
If it were me I'd make the quest for the treasure more of an adventure, sort of like (and not that i think it's great) National Treasure. Turn it into a rollicking mystery adventure tale with a soul. Make Casey a bit more gritty and the situation at Candleshoe more dire. Keep the wit of the original but change the pacing so that the whole story builds to the crescendo of the last mad dash to find the treasure.
I would definitely not take it in a Herbie Fully Bloated direction; just a straight family mystey adventure with aspects of Treasure Island, National Treasure, a bit of Pirates of the Carribean (I think I'd start the whole film with a flashback to pirate days and with the initial hiding of the treasure, and finally with a sort of Oliver Twist-iness to it all.
Remakes tend to butcher the originals, but now and then you get good ones. I can see this film being a good remake if they had great casting, writing, and directing. I'd love to see someone like Wes Anderson direct it, not 100% but I'd lean toward him before a lot of other directors.
shareWes Anderson? Why? This is not in the least bit a Wes Anderson kind of movie. Maybe it would be a good Doug Liman movie or a good Tim Burton movie (I bet Tim would have a kick ass take on it) but it is in no way a Wes Anderson movie.
DO you even know who he is or have you seen any of his movies?
Maxbro,
I am a very big Wes Anderson fan... Having said that, I don't know if I would be all for it when I think twice, but I do trust him. In some ways, I can see his imagery and dialogue working in this movie. Not to meantion, trivial things like the soundtrack. Of course because DNA testing would be done these days, it would have to take place in the 70s or earlier. British Invasion bands and Mark Mothersbaugh could tie into the plot well.
Another reason why I said Wes Anderson is because the main character, Casey, has something in common with most of Anderson's characters; She is troubled or sad or trying to figure something out or find some closure. It's not established at the begining, where as in Anderson's other movies, they usually are. That's fine. Who said Wes Anderson has to make the same exact thing over and over again.
Wes Anderson even made a little reference to this movie in Rushmore.
Max Fischer's mother's headstone read "The paths of glory lead, but to the grave." It was diliberate to reference Candleshoe, not just Thomas Gray.
He's coming out with The Fantastic Mr. Fox soon. I've read that story, and it's very different from, let's say, all of them.
I think Wes Anderson is coming to a point in his carreer where he can explor other mediums. Still, I think he'll stick with his quirky, sad, screw-ball, throughtful, eccentricity that he uses.
In some ways, it's ridiculous to see Wes Anderson directing a remake for this movie. In other ways, it makes sense.
I doubt it would happen though.
A remake for this movie would be a bad idea.
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I couldn't agree more, remakes are NEVER as good as the original, look what they did to King Kong, The wizard of Oz, Mighty Joe Young, The Parent Trap, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and several more I can, but won't, mention.
many times the remake has very little to do with the original. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Never depend on anything and you will never be disappointed.
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Here is a novel idea. How about Jodie Foster as the director?
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