The face of the remake

Risselada — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:54:41 GMT

I would like to nominate Steve Martin as the official face of the remake. And as a bonus honor, I would also like to nominate him as the representative of sequels to remakes as well. Here are his credentials:

1. Pennies from Heaven - a remake of the original British mini-series Pennies from Heaven

2. Little Shop of Horrors - a musical remake of the original Little Shop of Horrors

3. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - a remake of Bedtime Story

4. Father of the Bride - a remake of the original Father of the Bride

5. Mixed Nuts - a remake of Le Père Noël est une ordure

6. Father of the Bride Part II - a sequel to the remake of the original Father of the Bride

7. Sgt. Bilko - a remake of the original TV series The Phil Silvers Show

8. The Out-of-Towners - a remake of the original The Out of Towners

9. Cheaper by the Dozen - technically not a remake, but there already was another Cheaper by the Dozen movie based off of the same novel

10. Cheaper by the Dozen 2 - sequel to what I'm guessing is basically a remake

11. The Pink Panther - loose remake of the original The Pink Panther

12. The Pink Panther 2 - sequel to the remake of The Pink Panther

13. Martin is also currently slated to appear in a remake of Topper

Those are his biggest credentials

He was also in Roxanne which is based on the play Cyrano de Bergerac which has been done in movies many times.

Also A Simple Twist of Fate was based on the book Silas Marner which had been made into a TV movie a decade earlier.

I know I'm reaching with this last one. But still, can anyone think of a a person out there that could rival Steve Martin as the king of the remake? With so many remakes being done these days I'm sure there are many others up to the challenge.

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The face of the remake