# Suggest remakes of classic &/or schlock 70's horror films **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 15, 2007, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-remakes-of-classic-or-schlock-70s-horror-films/415664 "2007-08-15T09:01:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2007, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-remakes-of-classic-or-schlock-70s-horror-films/415664/21 "2007-08-16T19:34:01Z")
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again, **Robert Rodriquez** remakes **Frankenhooker** ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2007, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-remakes-of-classic-or-schlock-70s-horror-films/415664/22 "2007-08-16T19:39:50Z")
[QUOTE=Love Rhombus] I wanna see **Night of the Creeps** remade, even though it doesn’t really need it. [/QUOTE] [Already done.](http://imdb.com/title/tt0439815/) ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2007, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-remakes-of-classic-or-schlock-70s-horror-films/415664/23 "2007-08-16T19:55:00Z")
> [@](#): > > I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again, Robert Rodriquez remakes Frankenhooker Is it necessary? **Frankenhooker** is already a remake of \*\*The Head/Thing that wouldn’t Die[?B], but with more emphasis on sex. Why not remake TH/TtwD? ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2007, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-remakes-of-classic-or-schlock-70s-horror-films/415664/24 "2007-08-16T22:40:09Z")
[QUOTE=CalMeacham] Is it necessary? [/QUOTE] Um, are any of these necessary? Is this thread necessary? Are we playing necessary now? Is \*that \*necessary? I never know the rules anymore. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2007, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-remakes-of-classic-or-schlock-70s-horror-films/415664/25 "2007-08-17T02:28:17Z")
\*“Slither” \*wasn’t really a remake of NOTC–it shared the same squiggly slug creatures, but that’s about it. How about _“Basket Case”_? On second thought, maybe not. It’s perfect(?) just the way it is. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2007, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-remakes-of-classic-or-schlock-70s-horror-films/415664/26 "2007-08-17T03:16:28Z")
A Terry Gilliam remake of _The Abominable Dr. Phibes_ ---
**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:** [August 17, 2007, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-remakes-of-classic-or-schlock-70s-horror-films/415664/27 "2007-08-17T03:36:24Z")
[QUOTE=Little Nemo] A Terry Gilliam remake of _The Abominable Dr. Phibes_ [/QUOTE] That’s really good. Permission to quote your original cast suggestion before you edited it? Btw, I didn’t include in my OP one really GOOD remake of a 70’s horror film- Crispin Glover’s portrayal of WILLARD. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2007, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-remakes-of-classic-or-schlock-70s-horror-films/415664/28 "2007-08-17T04:21:25Z")
[QUOTE=CalMeacham] Campbell’s Who Goes There . . . [/QUOTE] Wasn’t that story the basis for the two Thing movies? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2007, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-remakes-of-classic-or-schlock-70s-horror-films/415664/29 "2007-08-17T07:19:27Z")
> [@](#): > > Permission to quote your original cast suggestion before you edited it? Actually my original suggestion was going to be Johnny Depp. But I decided that was a cliche - Depp’s the first pick anytime they want an eccentric character. Then I thought about - honestly - Crispin Glover. But he can lose control of his own performances sometimes. And then I thought of one of my favorite actors - Gary Oldman. He’s an incredibly versatile actor and he’s shown he can do a manic role like Phibes. So I posted it and that’s what you saw. But then a moment later, inspiration struck and I thought that the remake could be defined by the director rather than the lead actor. And Gilliam was my immediate choice. I was going to add his name to the post but I decided if I mentioned both Gilliam and Oldman it would dilute the post and lose focus - people would be looking for a non-existent connection between the director and actor. So I edited Oldman out as I edited Gilliam in. ---
**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:** [August 17, 2007, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-remakes-of-classic-or-schlock-70s-horror-films/415664/30 "2007-08-17T10:32:31Z")
[QUOTE=Little Nemo] Actually my original suggestion was going to be Johnny Depp. But I decided that was a cliche - Depp’s the first pick anytime they want an eccentric character. Then I thought about - honestly - Crispin Glover. But he can lose control of his own performances sometimes. And then I thought of one of my favorite actors - Gary Oldman. He’s an incredibly versatile actor and he’s shown he can do a manic role like Phibes. So I posted it and that’s what you saw. But then a moment later, inspiration struck and I thought that the remake could be defined by the director rather than the lead actor. And Gilliam was my immediate choice. I was going to add his name to the post but I decided if I mentioned both Gilliam and Oldman it would dilute the post and lose focus - people would be looking for a non-existent connection between the director and actor. So I edited Oldman out as I edited Gilliam in. [/QUOTE] Well, I know that I would definitely see a PHIBES remake (OR sequel) directed by Gilliam, starring Oldman or Glover. Btw, I happily got the PHIBES films for my last birthday, and watched the first with my 19-yr younger friend who gave me it, but who finds pre-80s horror films boring. I wish I could say she was impressed… Kids. All the times I saw it in the 70’s, I did not realize it was set in the 1920s. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-remakes-of-classic-or-schlock-70s-horror-films/415664.md?page=1)