Adam Sandler's Happy Madison to produce Summer School re-make

[Batman1980]

Paramount has been trying to revisit the 1980s comedy since 2005, but the project has been stuck in development detention.

Happy Madison, the production banner run by Adam Sandler and Jack Giaraputo, is in negotiations to come aboard to produce Paramount’s planned remake of Summer School.

School was a light 1987 comedy directed by Carl Reiner that starred Mark Harmon as a gym teacher forced to cancel his summer plans and teach an English class filled with oddballs and rebels. The film also featured a young Courtney Thorne-Smith.

Paramount has been trying to remake the film since 2005 but the project has been stuck in development detention. Jordan Kerner, the producer behind The Smurfs and Charlotte’s Web, was initially backing a version that would have made the teacher hard-nosed (as opposed to Harmon's laid-back character) and squaring off against one mischievous student.

Another incarnation, this one around 2010, involved Star Trek writer-producers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci.

By bringing aboard Sandler and Giaraputo, the studio is signaling that it hopes to bring a more comedic focus to the project. Sandler is currently not attached to star in the project, which will soon hire writers.

Source - http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...madison-306445

[Jennifer Lawrence Fan]

I was just about to post this. I can imagine within a few minutes this thread will be filled with so much hate. Just sit back, eat some popcorn and enjoy the fireworks.

[P@t_Mtl]

I had forgotten about that movie, haven't seen it in years. Hard to imagine Gibb's doing that role now


PS if you are wondering what I am talking about, think NCIS

[Jennifer Lawrence Fan]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

I had forgotten about that movie, haven't seen it in years. Hard to imagine Gibb's doing that role now


PS if you are wondering what I am talking about, think NCIS

Family Guy - Mark Harmon - YouTube

mark Harmon. One of the greatest actors of all time

[P@t_Mtl]

I remember that Family Guy scene

[Jennifer Lawrence Fan]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

I remember that Family Guy scene

Everytime i think or hear the name Mark Harmon I think of Family Guy.

[Blu Ian]

Mark Harmon, that man ages like fine wine.

[supersix4]

Please god let Megan Fox be the chick who wants to get with the teacher

[Liquid_Swords]

This is going to be beyond horrible. Another worthless remake. How could you replace these guys??

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by Liquid_Swords

This is going to be beyond horrible. Another worthless remake. How could you replace these guys??

Justin Bieber and that kid who takes his shirt off on the trailers for those twilight movies

[meremortal]

Not so keen on a remake, but just watched the original earlier and still love this movie. However, looking back it's pretty amazing how much they got away with in a PG-13 movie .. especially this scene below. I'm guessing this was made with R in mind but somehow got a lower rating.

Prof d'enfer pour un été (Summer School) scène gore au lycée - YouTube

(not in English)

[JavaJulien]

Originally Posted by Michael Bay Fan

I was just about to post this. I can imagine within a few minutes this thread will be filled with so much hate. Just sit back, eat some popcorn and enjoy the fireworks.

But seriously this can go one of two directions. Either the Grown Ups path (actually pretty funny) or the Bucky Larson path.

[UK_fan_05]

Originally Posted by JavaJulien

But seriously this can go one of two directions. Either the Grown Ups path (actually pretty funny) or the Bucky Larson path.

So you're saying it's going to be terrible.

[JavaJulien]

Originally Posted by UK_fan_05

So you're saying it's going to be terrible.

Horrible in a guilty pleasure sort of way.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by meremortal

Not so keen on a remake, but just watched the original earlier and still love this movie. However, looking back it's pretty amazing how much they got away with in a PG-13 movie .. especially this scene below. I'm guessing this was made with R in mind but somehow got a lower rating.

I think that scene didn't affect the PG-13 because in the film it was just a gag and the audience knew it.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by JavaJulien

But seriously this can go one of two directions. Either the Grown Ups path (actually pretty funny) or the Bucky Larson path.

Or the Mr. Deeds/Longest Yard path, where Adam buys up a remake that needed a producer, looks up the one-sentence movie description on Leonard Maltin's Guide and says "'Teacher gets demoted to summer duty, and parties with the underachievers?' What's the deal, I can do that!"

(Which, between this and some of his recently acquired animated projects, seems to be the new slogan of Happy Madison Productions: "Eh, here, lemme buy that, how hard could it be?")