Yes, he’s Valentine Michael Smith.
Speaking as someone who loved the book – God, I hope not.
I think you’d have to go out of Hollywood to get a decent adaptation (heck, let’s just say that for any book or movie at this point. Hollywood is so far up their own asses it’s a wonder we can bear to watch anything they throw at us.) I would love - absolutely love - to see what someone like Ang Lee would do with a story like that.
For some reason, I see Tim Robbins in the Valentine Michael Smith role. And Susan Sarandon as Jill isn’t sitting too badly, either. I think they’re both too old now, but 10, 15 years ago…?
(A Fair Witness costume for halloween? I like it!)
Jubal - Ron Jeremy
Jill - Jenna Jameson
etc. (fill in the blanks yourself, I don’t know enough actors in that genre to come up with a full cast)
Emphasizing carefully selected parts of the book, I see no reason why this could not be made into a financially successful film.
I like a lot of Heinlein’s books, but this isn’t one of them. I thought it was dreadful. Wouldn’t see a movie of it.
Yes.
And the final version of the script will include explosions & car chases and exploding cars being chased.
Exploding flying cars.
Don’t forget the cute kid. There’s got to be a cute kid. That tests well with focus groups.
You guys are so funny. Hollywood wouldn’t mis-understand a sci-fi classic so badly that they think it’s an action movie with laser guns. That would just be stupid. Incredibly, mind-numbingly, completely out of touch with its audience stupid.
So you agree?
You’re forgetting how many legs an adult Martian has.
…and the film should have Monkeys!
Lots and lots of Monkeys!
Monkeys are always funny, right?
This is a comedy, right? We’re doing it as a comedy? Yes. A comedy. With monkeys.
Oooh, monkeys AND a grown man acting like a baby. That’s guaranteed comedy gold, there.
Well, the last time they tried to make a movie of a Heinlein SF classic, they didn’t make it an action movie with spiffy weapons. Unfortunately, that one was supposed to be an action story with spiffy weapons.
Well, there’s some overlap, right?
I think Hollywood would screw it up bad. Real bad. I’d only see it if it had the powered armor that “Starship Troopers” was supposed to have.
If the movie was made back when it should have been, we could’ve had George C. Scott playing Jubal Harshaw. Nobody else comes close.