# What happened to "Big Trouble?" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 26, 2001, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-big-trouble/89863 "2001-10-26T21:00:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lenin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3bc359/32.png) [@lenin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lenin)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2001, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-big-trouble/89863/1 "2001-10-26T21:00:15Z")
Man, I was looking forward to this movie. I had read the book the previous summer during a road trip, and I read it again when I heard that they were making a movie. I love Dave Barry’s work, and the trailers looked good. Yet now… It’s gone. Is it because it involved nuclear bombs and hijacking and was due to be released after 9/11? I’m going to assume so, unless someone else knows something… When is it supposed to come out now? ---
**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:** [October 26, 2001, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-big-trouble/89863/2 "2001-10-26T21:23:22Z")
According the the IMDB, it’s coming out sometime next year. ---
**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2001, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-big-trouble/89863/3 "2001-10-26T23:43:55Z")
I was disappointed as well when this was delayed, but not surprised. After all, it pokes fun at bad airport security, putting bombs on planes, and blowing up New York City (“No Big Loss”, I believe the line from the book is). So just a little thoughtless to release right after 9-11. Loved the book. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Fool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Green\_Fool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Fool)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2001, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-big-trouble/89863/4 "2001-10-27T01:42:43Z")
I had sneak preview tickets to this on 9/14. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2001, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-big-trouble/89863/5 "2001-10-27T01:55:38Z")
I liked the book too and am a big fan of Dave Barry, but I think the “Florida is a kooky place where weirdly funny thugs walk about” is much better served by Carl Hiaasen. If you liked Big Trouble, then you should check out Lucky You. Maybe when Big Trouble finally gets released it will be so popular we can see a movie based on a book by a no name like Hiaasen. How was the movie **Green Fool**? ---
**Author:** ![Gozu\_Tashoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7993a0/32.png) [@Gozu\_Tashoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu_Tashoya)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2001, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-big-trouble/89863/6 "2001-10-27T22:42:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Biggirl \* > **Maybe when Big Trouble finally gets released it will be so popular we can see a movie based on a book by a no name like Hiaasen.** Books like [Striptease](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0117765). 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2001, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-big-trouble/89863/7 "2001-10-27T22:46:47Z")
I mean a _good_ movie! Really, how could I have forgotten? ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2001, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-big-trouble/89863/8 "2001-10-28T06:26:10Z")
I’m a tad worried that this movie will piss people off even after a delay