Catfights and Clyde: And Other Remake Related Issues

Posted by Maggie Van Ostrand (maggie@filmschoolrejects.com) on February 5, 2009

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The current Duff-Dunaway catfight began with Faye Dunaway’s reaction to the news that Hilary Duff would star in a remake of Bonnie and Clyde. “Couldn’t they at least cast a real actress?” snapped Dunaway, who had been nominated for a Best Actress Oscar when she played Bonnie Parker back in 1967. Who can ever forget her face as she locks looks with Clyde Barrow (Warren Beatty) amidst the hail of bullets that took both their lives?

Duff slammed back at Dunaway with “I think that my fans that are going to go see the movie don’t even know who she is, so you know, uh, I think it was a little unnecessary but I might be mad if I looked like that now too.” Ouch.

Smackdowns usually help promote a movie, but nothing said or done will get me to see this remake. A classic like Bonnie and Clyde, nominated for 10 Oscars (won 2), should never be remade. How can you make a great film, a perfect film, over again and expect it to be anything more than a crappy copy? Duff is no Dunaway. Neither was Rene Russo.

Look what they did with The Thomas Crown Affair. Steve McQueen’s nose hair has more sex appeal than Pierce Brosnan’s entire package. And Russo had a lot of guts in attempting to overshadow Faye Dunaway’s translucent beauty. The remake sucked and they never should’ve done it. (MGM is currently close to pre-production for The Thomas Crown Affair 2 (aka The Topkapi Affair) with Brosnan.). Idiots.

Some movies are simply untouchable, like Rebel Without a Cause, Citizen Kane, The Shawshank Redemption, Godfather I and II, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Casablanca, everything by Hitchcock (Psycho remake was a piece of crap, as was Shadow of a Doubt, Dial M for Murder and other Hitch remakes), Blade Runner, and most of Spielberg’s movies. No one can ever come close to the dialog of Mankiewicz or Wilder. Why not rewrite Hamlet while you’re at it, dickheads.

If you’re as pissed off as I am with these douchebag remakes of iconic films, just say so. And say it loud.


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  • The best way to say it so that the retards in Hollywood will understand is to not buy a ticket to the movie and let it die at the box office.
  • hollywoodland
    Rock on Aleric!

    What's next from these uncreative producers, Lawrence of Arabia remake? What's up with them? They're insulting our intelligence.
  • Adriano Ariganello
    They aren't remaking 'Bonnie and Clyde'. They're re-interpreting a different story from the book with the same characters. Sure, there will be some cross over, but it's not a straight cross-over.



    If people don't like remakes, just don't watch them and they'll stop eventually, or just slow. But people watch them, so they'll keep being made.
  • David G
    Remakes will never stop. OVer the past 20 or so years there have been lame remakes. Hollywood will never learn. Theres too many writers out there that deserve a chance and never get it. All the while others who have no business writing get paid to look at old movies and say " We could redo this one!" Thats the way of the film industry, though. Duff really sucks as an actress. Of course this wll be a flop.
  • you are right but look, we've had an UNUSUAL AMOUNT of remakes in the past 10-12 years. I blame it on the decade 2000s-- it's probably the worst decade for American cinema.

    and Hillary Duff needs to shut her fucking mouth!!! Don't fucking mess with the Faye... dumbass bitch!
  • Five reasons Hillary Duff''s stupidity is astounding. First of all you are not being casted in this movie to bring the tween set on board. 2.You do not have that much appeal beyond the Disney crowd. This movie CLEARLY IS NOT being marketed towards them. 3.Your agent/handler pitched this project to you to break the tween movie mold you are forever doomed in. 4.You did not know who she was let alone how brillant the first movie IS. 5.And I would not go throwing insults about beauty around, your clock is ticking. All the botax in the world does not stop father time SWEETIE PIE. So be greatful you were even considerded for the project. The box ofice will surley judge you, and it won't be pretty.
  • Hollywoodland
    David G is Absolutely right about all the writers out there dying to get a shot at fame. Think Diablo Cody.

    They're so lame, the probably will remake Ben Hur and star Ben Stiller because he has the same name.
  • fair enough, but HILLARY DUFF???????????????? I don't think so!!!
  • Not to make too direct of a comparison, but people said the same thing about Heath Ledger playing the Joker.
  • Hilary Duff, you spiteful Disney Bitch, eat a dick. Honestly, Hollywood sucks ass. First a The Thing prequel/'re-imagining' (complete with an absolutely nonsensical appearance of R.J. MacReady's brother) now this shit. While Hilary's at it, Hollywood can also eat a dick.
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