Mar 3 2008'Breakfast Club' Becoming Latest Terrible Remake
As anyone born since 1960 (or has common sense) knows, the '80s teen comedies of John Hughes should be considered untouchable. Not because they're perfect masterpieces, but because they're generational icons that served a very specific purpose in a very particular time. Screenwriter Lizzy Weiss and McG protege Anna Mastro (McG is a mentor!) apparently lack this common sense, and have plans to make an updated version of The Breakfast Club. Bumped, as it's called, takes the familiar Hughes story, moves it to an airport, kicks up the ages to "twentysomethings", and redefines the mismatched archetypes, giving us "a corporate go-getter", "a musician", and "a flirt" stranded at O'Hare.
Given only three of the five leads, we're left to speculate on what other vague characterizations may be included in this unnecessary update. So I'm thinking it will be something like this:
the blogger - What's hotter and more specific to twentysomethings than blogging? A quiet girl, iPod buds perpetually in-ear, the blogger is often berated by the accusation that "You're going to blog about this, aren't you?" And you know she will!
the reality show contestant - Deceptive and back-stabbing, the reality show contestant is willing to do anything he has to for a flight to L.A., the final leg of his televised globetrotting competition, as we learn through his frequent monologues to the camera.
the autistic - Handled delicately, this character shows us that those with autism are people too, and gives the film hope for an award. He also spontaneously resolves some kind of math argument they have.
the Snork - Further capitalizing on the '80s nostalgia craze, a CGI Snork is also there.
the gay - Someone who's gay.
God, and I just realized the principal will probably be an evil TSA agent or something.
'Bumped' is 'Breakfast' at an airport [Hollywood Reporter]
Reader Comments
1. wendy - March 3, 2008 3:26 PM
So who are they going to vent their rebellion at? The airport security guard? And when will the flirt ever learn, she can't win love in an endless sea of men.
2. BadGurl - March 3, 2008 4:03 PM
Are you kidding me?!!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!?! If I were the original actors on this, I'd ban together, go get shotguns and take this entire production out. Seriously, some things need to be kept sacred. I need to go throw up now this made me so angry.
3. stepherz - March 3, 2008 4:30 PM
wow... please no.
4. Wesley - March 3, 2008 4:50 PM
Though I can't speak to whether or not the movie will actually be *good*, I wouldn't go so far as to call it a remake and scream blasphemy to the skies. It's simply using the source material as an outline for a new story.
It sounds a lot like a paint-by-numbers approach to film-making. But ultimately I don't think I would be led to compare the two all that much, given the greatly different setting, ages, and personality archetypes.
5. valet - March 3, 2008 4:50 PM
Sounds more like a twenty-something version of "Unaccompanied Minors" than "Breakfast Club" ... either way ... WTF!?!??!
6. Matt - March 3, 2008 4:52 PM
Hell no.
One of those little fuckers from Superbad will be in it, no doubt playing exactly the same character as they do in every other film
7. moderatesoul - March 3, 2008 5:36 PM
McG is one of the worst filmmakers in Hollywood today. Everything can't be a music video! His cache wound up giving him a hit with the Charlie's Angels movie, and since then Execs seem to think he can direct anything! He is the front runner to direct TERMINATOR 4! WTF! And this "remake" is not a remake at all, its just a rip off. Taking characters, changing them slightly and putting them into a "updated" situation is not remaking. It's called plagiarism. McG is a douche.
8. Caligula - March 3, 2008 7:06 PM
Jonah Hill and the cast of Entourage do not get enough hate.
9. Bean - March 3, 2008 7:27 PM
I saw "Breakfast Club" when it came out in a double with "This is Spinal Tap." If they come anywhere NEAR Tap, there will be blood and I will drink their milkshake, made of said blood and delcious strawberry ice cream.
10. proteon - March 4, 2008 1:12 PM
Staring Zac Efron as Ally Sheedy and four generic myspace posterchildren randomly chosen from any crowd scene in "You just got served" 1, 2, 3, "The Return" and "The Revenge Of".
11. Lisa - March 4, 2008 7:08 PM
I agree with Wesley on this one; the plot outline isn't nearly close enough to the original to get me all worked up.
12. Tammy - March 5, 2008 5:58 AM
Unfuckingbelievable, please, this is an open letter to anyone, these movies are not to be remade, Breakfast Club, Scarface, The Godfather 1&2, don't care about 3, Ferris Beuller, wtf, this is pissing me off. First I hear about this and now Rosemary's Baby, is nothing sacred within Hollywood? No wonder I want indie movies now. I'm thinking of giving up movies and watching nothing but Discovery Channel. I can see my DVD bill going up as I run out to buy all the originals before Hollywood can destroy everything I love.
13. Jason - May 29, 2008 6:46 PM
Alright you baby boomer bastards! That's enough! Now it's time brothers and sisters. We hoped we would never have to do this. But.... Since you're remaking the Breakfast Club, we have no choice but to retaliate. So. In 2 weeks we begin production on Harold and Kumar go to American Graffiti Big Chill.