September 15, 2004
Revenge of the Nerds Remake – Get your glasses
I defy anyone over the age of 25 reading this to claim they never say the original Revenge of the Nerds (Anthony Edwards at his BEST). It was one of those movies that was pretty good at best… and yet was wildly popular. Much like the Police Academy franchise, it went on to do several sequels that never lived up to the original. Now the idea is brewing to remake this 80’s classic. Cinema Confidential gives us this:
Variety reports today that Fox Searchlight is looking to resurrect the famous "Nerds" franchise with a remake of the 1984 classic "Revenge of the Nerds." Adam Brody (TV's "The OC") and Brett Harrison (TV's "Grounded for Life") are slated to produce the feature. Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah will pen the screenplay.This all looks good (at least as good as it can. The idea has market potential… but this one will all depend on it’s execution and marketing. Let’s keep an eye on this one.
Posted by John Campea at September 15, 2004 01:46 PM
Comments
Posted by: Christopher at September 15, 2004 11:44 PM
Wouldja believe that I didnt' see it? Nor do I plan to.
Does that knock me down a few pegs in terms of 80s-child street-cred?
Posted by: david at September 18, 2004 02:53 AM
WHY?
Posted by: Herby at September 18, 2004 04:42 AM
McG is onboard for the production duties too now.
2x Producers
2x co-Producers
2x Executive Producers
2x Writers
Too late for a remake?!
Posted by: Rich at October 17, 2004 07:29 AM
Revenge of the Nerds is a classic! i hope the remake does it justice!
Posted by: Tracey at December 25, 2004 02:39 PM
Um, my school, we're doing a performance. And guess what, my class we chose the " Revenge of the Nerds" theme song. And I'm trying out for lead singer! The song rocks! So even though I havn't watched the movie yet, I hope our teacher lets us show the moves of the song!
Posted by: Jocelyn at May 8, 2005 08:09 AM
revenge of the nerds is a true cult classic
Posted by: daniel at September 1, 2005 05:11 AM
I dunno about this...No remake could top the original or the feeling much of the audience got from it.
:-/