# Remakes... FROM HELL!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 29, 2006, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remakes-from-hell/386023 "2006-12-29T20:10:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![DiggitCamara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@DiggitCamara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiggitCamara)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2007, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remakes-from-hell/386023/41 "2007-01-04T18:09:27Z")
“Groundhog’s day” with Jim Carrey as the weatherman (the wacky antics!), Sharon Stone as the sweet tv-producer and a CGI-ed groundhog voiced by Robin Williams. And, of course, this time you’d get told the groundhog is responsible for the endless repetition of the day and he’d even tell “Phil” why he’s cursing him. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2007, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remakes-from-hell/386023/42 "2007-01-04T19:27:22Z")
**Indiana Jones IV** Lucas agrees to it. Speilberg agrees to it. But Harrison Ford bows out. So they go back to their original casting idea and get **Tom Selleck**. ---
**Author:** ![Slypork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2007, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remakes-from-hell/386023/43 "2007-01-04T20:13:12Z")
**Die Hard** starring Woody Allen **Will & Grace** starring Will Ferrell and Grace Jones **9 ½ Weeks** starring Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman OK, I think I just threw up in my mouth a little with that last image. Ugh. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remakes-from-hell/386023.md?page=2)