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Valentine was his first name, wasn’t it?
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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.
[QUOTE=silenus]
Besides, the whole Man From Mars founds a religion thing has been done to death. 
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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.
[QUOTE=Bosda Di’Chi of Tricor]
Yes.
And the final version of the script will include explosions & car chases and exploding cars being chased.
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Exploding flying cars.
Don’t forget the cute kid. There’s got to be a cute kid. That tests well with focus groups.
[QUOTE=Bosda Di’Chi of Tricor]
Yes.
And the final version of the script will include explosions & car chases and exploding cars being chased.
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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?
[QUOTE=Wile E]
That’s three halves!
I have no interest in seeing a movie of this since I had to finish the book only by sheer strength of will due to my lack of interest when I was about half way through.
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You’re forgetting how many legs an adult Martian has.
[QUOTE=featherlou]
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.
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…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.
[QUOTE=Wile E]
That’s three halves! …
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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.
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Does anybody know if SIASL will ever be made into a movie?
Which actors would you like to see play Michael Valentine Smith, Jubal Harshaw and the other characters?
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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.