# Movie Sequels that should be made but probably won't **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 23, 2003, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-should-be-made-but-probably-wont/150453 "2003-01-23T15:37:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-should-be-made-but-probably-wont/150453/1 "2003-01-23T15:37:54Z")
Of course BUCKAROO BANZAI VS THE WORLD CRIME LEAGUE but also I would like to see something like RETURN TO VALKANVANIA aka HIYA JUDGE aka NOTHING BUT TROUBLE II - NBT really amuses me more than it rationally should. I swear if I ever meet Dan Ackroyd I will ask him when NBT2 will ever be made- even if he does take a swing at me for it. ---
**Author:** ![Swampwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Swampwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swampwolf)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-should-be-made-but-probably-wont/150453/2 "2003-01-23T17:00:55Z")
I just want a couple of the sequels that were promised to us…like _Doctor Detroit 2_ (speaking of Akroyd) and _History of the World, Part 2._ I wouldn’t mind seeing a sequel to _The Shining,_ either. With Danny all grown up and going back to The Overlook for some reason…that could be pretty cool. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-should-be-made-but-probably-wont/150453/3 "2003-01-23T17:23:01Z")
Didn’t the Overlook burn down? Be kind of difficult to return. Nice to see another fellow Floridian, {b]blessedwolf[b/]! ---
**Author:** ![Swampwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Swampwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swampwolf)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-should-be-made-but-probably-wont/150453/4 "2003-01-23T17:41:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ivylass \* > **Didn’t the Overlook burn down? Be kind of difficult to return.** It did in the book, but not in the movie (the _real_ movie with Jack Nicholson, not the _fake_ movie with…other people). So it could be done. And it would make some money for Stephen King, which you know he’d like. > [@](#): > > \*\*Nice to see another fellow Floridian, blessedwolf! \*\* Yup…we’re taking over, aren’t we? Pretty soon we’ll be running the country!:eek: ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-should-be-made-but-probably-wont/150453/5 "2003-01-23T18:10:14Z")
**The Graduate** Mrs. Robinson’s in a wheelchair and she moves in with Benjamin and Elaine. . . . 😉 Or, how about doing **The Wiz** with a white cast! ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-should-be-made-but-probably-wont/150453/6 "2003-01-23T18:12:47Z")
The Rocketeer 2 ---
**Author:** ![sciguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@sciguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciguy)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-should-be-made-but-probably-wont/150453/7 "2003-01-23T18:14:41Z")
I’d love to see a new Evil Dead movie, although based on comments made by Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell, that’s about as likely as Microsoft switching to a Linux kernel. I guess Bruce was getting tired of the physical abuse Raimi inflicts on his actors. In any Raimi movie, if a character is being hit by something thrown from offscreen, odds are godd it was thrown by Sam. Oh, and I second Buckaroo Banzai 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-should-be-made-but-probably-wont/150453/8 "2003-01-23T18:36:11Z")
Big Trouble in Little China. Remember the orangutan demon hidden in his truck at the end? The Last Starfighter. He’s all grown up, and they need… his kid… The Return of the Jedi. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-should-be-made-but-probably-wont/150453/9 "2003-01-23T18:43:12Z")
Be careful what you wish for. I always wanted to see a Major League 2…until I saw Major League 2 ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-should-be-made-but-probably-wont/150453/10 "2003-01-23T18:52:36Z")
I just watched ‘The Bourne Identity.’ Great mindless escapism flick! I think a sequel would be a natural thing, but I have no idea if this is being considered… ---
**Author:** ![Eternal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecb155/32.png) [@Eternal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eternal)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-should-be-made-but-probably-wont/150453/11 "2003-01-23T18:55:17Z")
**Office Space** , not exactly a sequel but maybe the next in a series of office-related comedies. **Predator 2** , some people didn’t like Predator 2, but I did and I want more Predatoring. Like Predator 2 it wouldn’t so much be a sequel of the 1st but a new story with the same general theme. If the **Aliens v Predator** movie ever gets off the ground, I will jump for joy. **Day of the Dead** , or was **Dawn** the last one? Anyway I like zombie movies, but I hope a new one would have a higher costume and makeup budget. But seriously, They can remake any movie they want, as long as Yuen Woo-ping is involved. ---
**Author:** ![Keith\_Berry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/22d042/32.png) [@Keith\_Berry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keith_Berry)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-should-be-made-but-probably-wont/150453/12 "2003-01-23T19:30:03Z")
Be careful what you wish for. When I heard they were making a sequel to “Escape From New York”, I jumped with joy…and then I saw the film…pure cinematic vomit. I wouldn’t mind seeing a Godfather part 4; considering how shitty the last movie was, a new one couldn’t possibly be as bad. ---
**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-should-be-made-but-probably-wont/150453/13 "2003-01-23T19:33:14Z")
Oh, yes, definitely **Rocketeer II**! ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-should-be-made-but-probably-wont/150453/14 "2003-01-23T21:31:12Z")
_ **Shallow Hal 2: Saving the World in Kirabas** _ (After all, _Shallow Hal_ is the best movie of this millennium. And we never **did** find out whether Hal told Rosemary about the hypnosis he was under when he met her.) ---
**Author:** ![FallenAngel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@FallenAngel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallenAngel)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-should-be-made-but-probably-wont/150453/15 "2003-01-23T23:32:36Z")
Remo Williams: The Adventure Continues ---
**Author:** ![broccoli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@broccoli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/broccoli)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-should-be-made-but-probably-wont/150453/16 "2003-01-24T18:59:37Z")
_Memento_ - If you’ve seen it than 'nuff said. Needs clearing up. _Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory_ - I just want more oompa loompas. _Pulp Fiction_ - Follow up on all the death and robberies. _Idle Hands_ - I’m a sucker for undead evil hand movies. Bring on the hand possession! FWIW, there _is_ going to be a sequal to _Return of the Jedi_ There going to have episodes 7, 8, and 9 come out. I hope they dont suck as much as episodes 1, 2, and 6 did. Also, Bruce and Raimi have said there will be “no more Evil Dead, unless Ash is like the most bad-assed, beer bellied, grey haired hardball biker” there is kinda deal. (paraphrased) ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-should-be-made-but-probably-wont/150453/17 "2003-01-24T19:09:17Z")
Hudson Hawk 2. > [@](#): > > Also, Bruce and Raimi have said there will be “no more Evil Dead, unless Ash is like the most bad-assed, beer bellied, grey haired hardball biker” there is kinda deal. Yeah, but at least we still get more Evil Dead games. The first one was kinda ho-hum, but I’m hoping the second one, _A Fistful of Boomstick_, kicks ass. Voiced by Bruce Campbell, of course. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Birds\_On\_A\_Bat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@Birds\_On\_A\_Bat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birds_On_A_Bat)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-should-be-made-but-probably-wont/150453/18 "2003-01-24T21:49:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by broccoli! \* > \*\*FWIW, there _is_ going to be a sequal to _Return of the Jedi_ There going to have episodes 7, 8, and 9 come out. I hope they dont suck as much as episodes 1, 2, and 6 did. \*\* Actually, there will not be a 7, 8 or 9. After Episode 3 Lucas plans on moving onto other projects. [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,75540,00.html](http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,75540,00.html) I used to know how to do it all fancy like. ---
**Author:** ![Scupper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Scupper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scupper)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-should-be-made-but-probably-wont/150453/19 "2003-01-24T22:15:42Z")
_Bladerunner_ - No point without Harry, though, and I’ve heard he wouldn’t touch it with a 10 foot pole. _Total Recall_ - At one point this was going to be made, but it fell into development hell. _The Thing (Carpenter’s)_ - There is a comic book and a game based on what happened after the film, which has a lot of possibilities. ---
**Author:** ![Drastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Drastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drastic)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-should-be-made-but-probably-wont/150453/20 "2003-01-24T22:26:19Z")
Something to really close out the Romero Dead films. **Twilight of the Dead** , perhaps. Buckaroo Banzai, obviously. I’d like to see a return to see what the characters from **Rushmore** are doing some years later. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-should-be-made-but-probably-wont/150453.md?page=2)