# Which classic movies are begging for a sequel? Rules in OP **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [June 10, 2024, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-classic-movies-are-begging-for-a-sequel-rules-in-op/1002701 "2024-06-10T13:48:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-classic-movies-are-begging-for-a-sequel-rules-in-op/1002701/41 "2024-06-10T18:01:18Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > Doctor Detroit II: The Wrath of Mom. I watched Doctor Detroit last year because my friend had a VHS that showed a trailer for it. We’d never heard of it. Yeah, not so great. ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-classic-movies-are-begging-for-a-sequel-rules-in-op/1002701/42 "2024-06-10T18:01:50Z")
Leon (The Professional) woulda coulda shoulda had a sequel and almost does (_Colombiana_ with Zoe Saldana playing the Natalie Portman role). I’d like to see where Matilda ended up and how her cleaning business is going 25 years later. Seconded for The Fifth Element. We need more adventures in that big, beautiful universe. It doesn’t have to follow any of the film characters. Lots of potential directions to go in. I have heard rumors over the years of a Demolition Man sequel. That could be really good if done right. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-classic-movies-are-begging-for-a-sequel-rules-in-op/1002701/43 "2024-06-10T18:02:12Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > disagree about Galaxy Quest. It was a perfect movie, and it tied up everything with a nice, little bow. “Guy” even got a last name and titled position as the “plucky comic relief”! Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-classic-movies-are-begging-for-a-sequel-rules-in-op/1002701/44 "2024-06-10T18:06:27Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > “Guy” even got a last name and titled position as the “plucky comic relief”! Did he? **DID HE?!?!?** ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-classic-movies-are-begging-for-a-sequel-rules-in-op/1002701/45 "2024-06-10T18:09:29Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Did he? **DID HE?!?!?** [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ndmKySPrYNU/hqdefault.jpg "Sam Rockwell as Guy Fleegman as Roc Ingersol in GALAXY QUEST") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndmKySPrYNU) [“Let’s get out of here before one of those things kills Guy!”](https://youtu.be/bkgKd5oRTnY?si=oR6yxXFvG5xWt48i) Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-classic-movies-are-begging-for-a-sequel-rules-in-op/1002701/46 "2024-06-10T18:18:02Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Did he? **DID HE?!?!?** What is it? YOU DON’T KNOW! I’m not kidding when I say more than one actor in that movie deserved Academy Award nominations. Being funny is very hard. Sam Rockwell nailed every line he had, as did Alan Rickman. “By Grabthar’s Hammer…what a savings.” ---
**Author:** ![Chingon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chingon/32/17645_2.png) [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-classic-movies-are-begging-for-a-sequel-rules-in-op/1002701/47 "2024-06-10T18:25:19Z")
The Thin Man could be made into very fun modern movie I think. ---
**Author:** ![Chingon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chingon/32/17645_2.png) [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-classic-movies-are-begging-for-a-sequel-rules-in-op/1002701/48 "2024-06-10T18:29:08Z")
Samurai Trilogy (based on the Musashi novels) could also be really fun. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-classic-movies-are-begging-for-a-sequel-rules-in-op/1002701/49 "2024-06-10T18:40:10Z")
_Blind Fury_. Rutger Hauer teaches a blind Afghan War veteran how to wield a sword. (Yes, I am aware that _Blind Fury_ is a re-make of a Japanese film that was part of a long series.) ---
**Author:** ![Chingon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chingon/32/17645_2.png) [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-classic-movies-are-begging-for-a-sequel-rules-in-op/1002701/50 "2024-06-10T18:47:25Z")
Sorry this was disqualified by the OP and I didn’t read carefully enough ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-classic-movies-are-begging-for-a-sequel-rules-in-op/1002701/51 "2024-06-10T18:51:06Z")
> [@SwissMan](#): > > I have always thought that “The Continuing Misadventures of Jules Winfield” could make a cool movie. Given that Jules is not present alongside Vincent and Marsellus Wallace in the last (chronological) portions of the film, it can be assumed that he made good on his promise to leave his criminal life behind. It could be interesting to learn what became of Jules after that. Might make a good TV series; probably about 62 episodes. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-classic-movies-are-begging-for-a-sequel-rules-in-op/1002701/52 "2024-06-10T19:13:14Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension The deuce you say! ---
**Author:** ![SwissMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@SwissMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwissMan)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-classic-movies-are-begging-for-a-sequel-rules-in-op/1002701/53 "2024-06-10T19:42:46Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Might make a good TV series; probably about 62 episodes. I don’t think we have to worry about David Carradine stealing the role from Sam Jackson anymore, either. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-classic-movies-are-begging-for-a-sequel-rules-in-op/1002701/54 "2024-06-10T19:46:40Z")
Al Pacino, playing a mysterious figure who strongly resembles John Milton from _The Devil’s Advocate._ Robert de Niro, playing a mysterious figure who strongly resembles Louis Cyphre from _Angel Heart._ One of them may or may not be a demon. One of them may or may not be an angel. We don’t find out which is which until the end. (And maybe not even then.) ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-classic-movies-are-begging-for-a-sequel-rules-in-op/1002701/55 "2024-06-10T19:54:11Z")
> [@SwissMan](#): > > I have always thought that “The Continuing Misadventures of Jules Winfield” could make a cool movie. Given that Jules is not present alongside Vincent and Marsellus Wallace in the last (chronological) portions of the film, it can be assumed that he made good on his promise to leave his criminal life behind. It could be interesting to learn what became of Jules after that. He became a hockey coach. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/aGYWJVZyVqg/maxresdefault.jpg "Coaching the Minors Samuel L Jackson as Youth Hockey Coach Jules Winnfield 2002 ESPYs") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGYWJVZyVqg) ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-classic-movies-are-begging-for-a-sequel-rules-in-op/1002701/56 "2024-06-10T20:09:03Z")
I thought he became part of the Avengers. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-classic-movies-are-begging-for-a-sequel-rules-in-op/1002701/57 "2024-06-10T21:07:43Z")
Alternative idea for _Blind Fury_: Rutger Hauer only has a brief cameo. Our hero is rescued from the battlefield by modern descendants of the Assassins. He is taken to a remote mountaintop fortress, and trained in the Fighting Arts. Years later, he foils a plot to murder the Aga Khan. For those of you unfamiliar with the folklore, the [Assassins](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_Assassins) were the military arm of the [Nizari](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nizari_Isma%27ilism) branch of the [Isma’ili](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isma%27ilism) branch of the [Shi’a](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shia_Islam) branch of [Islam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam). The Nizaris still exist today. Their leader is the [Aga Khan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aga_Khan), who is the successor to the [Old Man of the Mountain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Man_of_the_Mountain_(Assassin)). ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-classic-movies-are-begging-for-a-sequel-rules-in-op/1002701/58 "2024-06-10T21:20:46Z")
> [@ParallelLines](#): > > The Black Cauldron (1985) - much of the above, treat the source a bit more seriously, turn down the added child-friendly additions (Gurgi can work, if done per the novel, and with the seriousness of the LoTR Smeagol elements, but would require a good team), and keep the moments that are out and out scary (to this day, I remember how terrifying I found Maleficent turning into a dragon as a child!) and in the modern Fantasy friendly climate, it could be wonderful. The Black Cauldron is based on a kids novel. > [@DocCathode](#): > > I LOVE Mystery Men and cannot imagine a sequel working. Not a sequel, but another film in the same universe might work. Maybe one of the characters coming back as a cameo. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-classic-movies-are-begging-for-a-sequel-rules-in-op/1002701/59 "2024-06-10T21:24:25Z")
Yes, I know that, but I don’t agree (in general) with washing all the color out of _some_ kids movies to make them extra safe. I find the best of the modern Disney animated films keep at least some of the darkness of the original stories - such as Hunchback of Notre Dame (and my mention of Maleficent), and that I enjoyed (as a child) the dark elements of the Black Cauldron. Mostly I would want Black Cauldron being remade, or sequels made, with a modern voice cast, a slightly more faithful story, and yet keeping the dark elements intact rather than having them toned down. ---
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I’d enjoy another go-round of **Time After Time** (1979). Even though McDowell/Steenburgen have some years on ‘em, CGI could de-age them and make it fit the plot. Cumberbatch as the heavy this time around? Not a fan, but if he couldn’t pull it off, no one could. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-classic-movies-are-begging-for-a-sequel-rules-in-op/1002701.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-classic-movies-are-begging-for-a-sequel-rules-in-op/1002701.md?page=4)