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Could this film be made today?

posted 15 years ago by AmericanMovieFan
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If you think about the script, most of the film is timeless in terms of the humor, etc. Obviously it'd have to be tweaked a little bit, but yeah.

Anyway, could this script get made today and would it be popular and would it be well received by critics?

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[–] zboycoolcat 15 years ago

Critics didn't like it the first time.

[–] Oldherrence555 15 years ago

They try making silly comedies still, will Ferrell movies, but they usually suck, they don't touch the Jerk.

[–] tgolden-3 15 years ago

Jack Mcbrayer...nuff said...except sorry if I spelled your name wrong.

[–] shannongr 14 years ago

Doubtful - the PC Police would jump all over it.

[–] kimisan 14 years ago

I don't know why. Navin's family were the only people with any sense at all. It's Whitey that can't be trusted. Finally, a movie that sends the message home!

[–] jbgrogan 14 years ago

That's YT......8-]

[–] europ36 13 years ago

Anchorman was that movie.

[–] ShannonTriumphant 13 years ago

I don't know. Just watched "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" (a great comedy!) and I almost think isn't filled with enough sex, or booze (tho' they DID have that drink with the umbrella) or fart jokes, to catch on with today's "target audience". Sadly.

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[–] GuyOnTheLeft 10 years ago

Maybe with a different title.

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[–] plumbersteve 8 years ago

All I can think about is how maligned a white actor would be for saying "you are talking to a *beep* Heck...I might even be banned from IMDB just for quoting the line. It's total PC BS. But, it would never fly today.

[–] plumbersteve 8 years ago

Sensor bots bleeped the N-word. How do they know I'm not black?