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Why haven’t they remade Back to the Future yet?

Was it on tv too much in the 90s? Seems like this would be g...
bateful yapping space philosopher-king
  05/21/24
Because it’s perfect. I was watching Hunt for Red Octo...
Spectacular Bossy Resort Therapy
  05/21/24
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dun national nowag
  05/21/24
it's a perfect movie but this isn't why. bob gale is the pr...
Maroon nursing home
  05/21/24
they were early on the "beat this franchise to death&qu...
Slippery beady-eyed filthpig mediation
  05/21/24
Though it has a great script, I think the actors are what ma...
Passionate dilemma
  05/21/24
MJF had a cultural juggernaut moment that "you had to b...
Slippery beady-eyed filthpig mediation
  05/21/24
Don't forget The Secret of My Success. It's a time capsule ...
crimson reading party quadroon
  05/21/24
cant believe i forgot about that. young guy in 80s nyc is on...
Slippery beady-eyed filthpig mediation
  05/21/24
Cocktail, believe it or not, is a good example of this genre...
Ruby Menage Idea He Suggested
  05/21/24
They would just be recast as black/brown gays/tgirls and you...
Drab step-uncle's house cuckold
  05/21/24
Robert Zemeckis had it in his contract that he has veto powe...
flickering mischievous shitlib
  05/21/24
Shrewd
Passionate dilemma
  05/21/24
Those dudes are both 72. They'll both be DEAD and to the ex...
crimson reading party quadroon
  05/21/24
They might, but at least the creators will have stood by the...
flickering mischievous shitlib
  05/21/24
That will do them a lot of good when they're BURNING IN HELL
crimson reading party quadroon
  05/21/24
Back to the Furnace
flickering mischievous shitlib
  05/21/24
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Sooty Disturbing Son Of Senegal
  05/21/24
nobody could do marty's mom in the 1950s who would you yo...
irradiated business firm
  05/21/24
it would be, of course, marty's mom in 1994.
Slippery beady-eyed filthpig mediation
  05/21/24
fuck off feinstein
Ebony really tough guy electric furnace
  05/21/24
No Future
violet erotic native
  05/21/24
They would never want to remake it now because they hate eve...
mind-boggling associate crotch
  05/21/24
They could do a snarky “everything was racistsexisthom...
Ruby Menage Idea He Suggested
  05/21/24
to be fair, they kind of did this with the first two seasons...
Maroon nursing home
  05/21/24
Lots of NOT OK 80s stuff in the movie Random Arab terr...
bearded chrome macaca private investor
  05/21/24
They did. https://www.backtothefuturemusical.com/new-york...
lascivious base foreskin
  05/21/24
A remake would be bigger than Top Gun Maverick. They don't e...
bateful yapping space philosopher-king
  05/22/24
Who would you have play MJF in the remake? I say Tom Hollan...
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  05/22/24


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Date: May 21st, 2024 8:13 AM
Author: bateful yapping space philosopher-king

Was it on tv too much in the 90s? Seems like this would be guaranteed to make $1B+ especially over all the other 80s crap they’ve remade

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5530930&forum_id=2#47679120)



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Date: May 21st, 2024 8:34 AM
Author: Spectacular Bossy Resort Therapy

Because it’s perfect. I was watching Hunt for Red October the other day and thinking they could never remake this. It’s too good.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5530930&forum_id=2#47679140)



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Date: May 21st, 2024 8:37 AM
Author: dun national nowag



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5530930&forum_id=2#47679150)



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Date: May 21st, 2024 10:25 AM
Author: Maroon nursing home

it's a perfect movie but this isn't why. bob gale is the producer and it's his baby and he would never allow a remake.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5530930&forum_id=2#47679434)



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Date: May 21st, 2024 8:35 AM
Author: Slippery beady-eyed filthpig mediation

they were early on the "beat this franchise to death" angle, making II and III

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5530930&forum_id=2#47679145)



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Date: May 21st, 2024 8:38 AM
Author: Passionate dilemma

Though it has a great script, I think the actors are what made that movie. Is there anyone in Hollywood now that can be as charismatic as MJF or anyone who can do the Christopher Lloyd role? Maybe if they tried something very different it could work, but then you would need actual talent in the writers room.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5530930&forum_id=2#47679155)



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Date: May 21st, 2024 8:40 AM
Author: Slippery beady-eyed filthpig mediation

MJF had a cultural juggernaut moment that "you had to be there for", etc.

Family Ties, B2F, Teen Wolf were all peaking at the exact same time and he was white hot.

Didnt last long, but it happened.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5530930&forum_id=2#47679159)



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Date: May 21st, 2024 9:08 AM
Author: crimson reading party quadroon

Don't forget The Secret of My Success. It's a time capsule in a ton of ways because it depicts a NYC with a lot more crime and focuses on rising to the top by starting in the mailroom and doing some light fraud. If it was remade today it'd be some IT guy reading all the top secret emails or some shit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5530930&forum_id=2#47679218)



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Date: May 21st, 2024 10:14 AM
Author: Slippery beady-eyed filthpig mediation

cant believe i forgot about that. young guy in 80s nyc is one of my favorite genres

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5530930&forum_id=2#47679388)



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Date: May 21st, 2024 10:23 AM
Author: Ruby Menage Idea He Suggested

Cocktail, believe it or not, is a good example of this genre as well. Bro gets out of the army, moves to MFH, can’t get an office job, starts tending bar and getting laid. Surprised there aren’t more movies like this.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5530930&forum_id=2#47679423)



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Date: May 21st, 2024 9:06 AM
Author: Drab step-uncle's house cuckold

They would just be recast as black/brown gays/tgirls and you’d be shamed as a bigot if you didn’t think the new versions were better.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5530930&forum_id=2#47679215)



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Date: May 21st, 2024 8:38 AM
Author: flickering mischievous shitlib

Robert Zemeckis had it in his contract that he has veto power over any remakes. Basically, they will remake it over his dead body.

"While there have been a Back to the Future animated show and comic book series, it’s unlikely Back to the Future will be getting a movie remake at any point in the near future. Director Robert Zemeckis has been very clear on that front and he, along with co-writer Bob Gale, have the final say on anything related to Back to the Future. In a 2015 interview, Zemeckis stated that a reboot “can’t happen unless both Bob and I are dead,” and he’s stood by that. So unless their estates cannot block it from happening after Gale and Zemeckis have passed, a Back to the Future remake isn’t in the cards."

https://screenrant.com/back-future-movie-cast-reunion-remake-reboot-bad/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5530930&forum_id=2#47679156)



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Date: May 21st, 2024 8:55 AM
Author: Passionate dilemma

Shrewd

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5530930&forum_id=2#47679189)



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Date: May 21st, 2024 8:56 AM
Author: crimson reading party quadroon

Those dudes are both 72. They'll both be DEAD and to the extent the veto power is inheritable, you know their heirs will sell out for $$$$$.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5530930&forum_id=2#47679191)



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Date: May 21st, 2024 9:10 AM
Author: flickering mischievous shitlib

They might, but at least the creators will have stood by their principles.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5530930&forum_id=2#47679223)



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Date: May 21st, 2024 9:10 AM
Author: crimson reading party quadroon

That will do them a lot of good when they're BURNING IN HELL

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5530930&forum_id=2#47679224)



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Date: May 21st, 2024 9:11 AM
Author: flickering mischievous shitlib

Back to the Furnace

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5530930&forum_id=2#47679230)



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Date: May 21st, 2024 12:57 PM
Author: Sooty Disturbing Son Of Senegal



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5530930&forum_id=2#47679970)



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Date: May 21st, 2024 8:47 AM
Author: irradiated business firm

nobody could do marty's mom in the 1950s

who would you you pick?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5530930&forum_id=2#47679172)



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Date: May 21st, 2024 8:49 AM
Author: Slippery beady-eyed filthpig mediation

it would be, of course, marty's mom in 1994.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5530930&forum_id=2#47679176)



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Date: May 21st, 2024 9:10 AM
Author: Ebony really tough guy electric furnace

fuck off feinstein

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5530930&forum_id=2#47679227)



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Date: May 21st, 2024 10:15 AM
Author: violet erotic native

No Future

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5530930&forum_id=2#47679394)



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Date: May 21st, 2024 10:24 AM
Author: mind-boggling associate crotch

They would never want to remake it now because they hate everything pre-2020

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5530930&forum_id=2#47679428)



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Date: May 21st, 2024 10:25 AM
Author: Ruby Menage Idea He Suggested

They could do a snarky “everything was racistsexisthomophobic in the 80s” type film, with Colbert/John Oliver type “humor.” That would have gotten made a few years ago, no doubt in my mind.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5530930&forum_id=2#47679436)



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Date: May 21st, 2024 10:25 AM
Author: Maroon nursing home

to be fair, they kind of did this with the first two seasons of rick and morty

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5530930&forum_id=2#47679437)



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Date: May 21st, 2024 10:48 AM
Author: bearded chrome macaca private investor

Lots of NOT OK 80s stuff in the movie

Random Arab terrorists as bad guys

Marty is responsible for Chuck Berry

Biff being forceful with Marty’s mom (today this would be viewed as a 100% NOT OK rape, back then it was kind of just shrugged off)

Only Black guys in the movie smoke weed

Etc.

If the movie were made today, White teenagers would frame the Black guys for smoking weed, Black dudes would go to jail for infinity years, Marty’s mom would happily submit to tall chad Biff while his dad would go to prison for attempted rape by deception, Libyans would be Palestinians now and Marty would purposely not tell Doc about the assassination because Doc is Jewish and therefore oppressor.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5530930&forum_id=2#47679517)



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Date: May 21st, 2024 12:54 PM
Author: lascivious base foreskin

They did.

https://www.backtothefuturemusical.com/new-york/



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5530930&forum_id=2#47679963)



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Date: May 22nd, 2024 9:45 PM
Author: bateful yapping space philosopher-king

A remake would be bigger than Top Gun Maverick. They don't even need the legacy cast because the brand is so popular.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5530930&forum_id=2#47684869)



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Date: May 22nd, 2024 9:49 PM
Author: Clear seedy boltzmann juggernaut

Who would you have play MJF in the remake? I say Tom Holland

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5530930&forum_id=2#47684887)