'Brewster's Millions' Reboot
Mon, August 17, 2009 
As the days go by I find myself lost in this abyss that has become unoriginality. I continue to march single file into the theaters with my moist buttered popcorn barrel in one hand and my keg of diet soda in the other. I still remain fixated on the blinking screen even though that feeling of Deja Vu is pounding at the backside of my retinas. The sticky substance on the bottom of your New Balance kicks is not imitation popcorn butter, it is what is left of our brains from the effects of unoriginality. As we continue to subject ourselves to the mediocrity of unoriginality that is spooled in front of our waiting pupils we only make it worse.
Unfortunately "Hollyweird" has caught on, further evidence lies in The Trades where it was announced that a "Brewster's Millions" relaunch is being written. When George Barr McCutcheon wrote the novel in 1902 it was pretty darn original. McCutcheon's novel became a play in 1906 followed by seven versions of the story slapped together and thrown up on the big screen. The 1985 version is the one we are most familiar with. The comedy features a hilarious Richard Pryor mixed with a big taste of John Candy.
Michael Diliberti and Matthew Sullivan will be finger smacking the keyboards on the newest version of a man who stands to inherit $7 Million dollars if he can spend $1 Million dollars in a period of one year. If this latest case of unoriginality survives the long road to the big screen, I'm sure it will make some money. I'm also sure it won't be long until we receive reports of a "The Great Outdoors" remake with Kevin James attached to play Chet Ripley and Will Ferrell in talks to play Roman Craig. What about a remake of "The Toy" with John Goodman as U.S. Bates? If they make it, we will come.
Reader Comments (1)
I loved the first one, and would like to see an updated version.