Remake? - The Star Chamber (1983) Discussion

[–] bluez24 19 years ago

I agree. I'd probably want to see it set in a different city, not LA (so many movies are set in LA) but with some minor changes and with a good cast, I agree it would be neat to see.

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[–] philo_taylor 19 years ago

I heard on some entertainment podcast that there is a remake in the works. Make some sense with all the court stories in the news lately.

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[–] Bowmanium 18 years ago

There is now officially a remake. There is a page for it here on imdb.

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[–] krofft 17 years ago

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0481387/

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[–] Doom 16 years ago

Anyone know any details about the remake? IMDB will not let you get to the page unless you sign up for their 'pro' section.

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[–] CheshireCatsGrin 16 years ago

This movie is the reason I'm studying for the LSATS. I sure hope the remake does it justice. I am worried it will be filled with more action, which was the one weak point of the original.

I also think Holbrook's performance may be hard to replicate.

DeeDee

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[–] briankeith666 16 years ago

according to that IMDB page, it is

IN DEVELOPMENT

Release Date: 2009
Contact: Hyde Park Films
Sherman Oaks, CA:
14958 Ventura Blvd., Ste 100
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
USA
Phn: 818-783-6060
Fax: 818-783-6319
[email protected]

Production Co: Hyde Park Films
Distributor: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

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[–] Agent-69 13 years ago

The premise is intriguing and it could certainly be redone in interesting and different ways.

"Flash, Flash, I love you, but we only have fourteen hours to save the Earth!"

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[–] SpiltPersonality 10 years ago

"Flash, Flash, I love you, but we only have fourteen hours to save the Earth!"

Meh, Earth is too exciting. Get rid of NYC and all that excitement stuff and find a nice blasted kingdom to rule... that's my suggestion.

But anyway, if they did re-do the Star Chamber I'd hope:

1 - that the contacts between the judges are done purely via internet/phone contacts (no face to face meetings); and,
2 - that part of the movie (perhaps even half) is the tracking down of the remainder of the judges that are part of the 'Star Chamber' (making it a little bit of a investigation 'techno thriller' kind of thing.

My reason for saying this is that there is no way I would be a party to something like this and have people know who I was. The above is how I'd set up that kind of organisation.

SpiltPersonality

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[–] jjdoc78 9 years ago

WOULD LOVE TO SEE A REMAKE OF THIS WITH A MORE MODERN DAY TWIST(OF COURSE). MAYBE PUT DOUGLAS, AS A HOMAGE, IN THE ROLE OF HAL HOLBROOK AND MAYBE A BEN AFFLECK IN THE DOUGLAS ROLE.(I'VE GROWN TO APPRECIATE HIM OVER THE YEARS).
WITH SO MANY TRULY GUILTY PEOPLE WALKING THE STREETS TODAY I WONDER IF THEIR ARE SOME LITTLE SECRET SOCIETIES IN PLACE DOING THINGS LIKE THIS. NOT THAT I WOULD CONDONE THIS BUT I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED.

"Say, do I look heavyish to you? I feel heavyish. Put a note on my desk in the morning: 'Think Thin'

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[–] Dan_Garten 8 years ago

Cool.

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[–] HarlemEagle42 (16250) 3 years ago

It's kind of surprising it hasn't happened yet.

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