The Griswolds Are Back! 'Vacation' Franchise Reboot
Filed under: Classics, Comedy, Deals, New Line, Scripts, DIY/Filmmaking, Newsstand, Remakes and Sequels
Lately, I've noticed a blogosphere backlash when it comes to remakes and sequels. Because so many are whining about reboots / remakes, the contrarians now assert that remakes are something akin to a new performance of Hamlet. But I'm not sure even the remake champions can defend New Line going back to the Vacation (formerly of National Lampoon, now owned by Warner Bros) well. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the studio has brought on David Dobkin to develop the project. He may also be lucky enough to direct.New Line plans to relaunch the Vacation series by centering it on Rusty Griswold, son of Clark. He's now married with children of his own, and (brace yourselves) takes them on a vacation. THR is quick to point out that because Rusty will think back on the horror that was the trip to WallyWorld it's not a reboot, but a sequel. The studio is currently looking for writers to pen the screenplay, and note that they're hoping for Planes, Trains, and Automobiles over RV.
Now there's always room for a funny travel movie, but who knew the Griswolds would have a saga that rivaled the Skywalkers. I understand the need for familiarity, but the Griswold family weren't intended to be entertainment icons. They were just a mirror of our own families, so why not trot out a new family? But that's assuming we even need a new Vacation movie. The original
may feature outdated cars and clothes, but nothing in the way of family vacations has changed since 1983. But hey, if it was worth doing once, then it's worth rebooting a dozen times to avoid those piles of original scripts ... right?
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10-07-2009 @ 12:03PM
Petro1734 said...
The ONLY shot this has of being even close to "kinda, sorta ok"..is if they bring back Anthony Michael Hall as Rusty and have an R rating...and even then it's a long shot.
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10-07-2009 @ 12:53PM
MCW said...
IF they did that (And if you consider Hall the best Rusty they had), they'd have to give Hall plastic surgery to look less like Gordon Ramsey, and more like his teenage self again. Honestly, I can't even recognize Hall anymore. I swear that he was on "Rome".
10-07-2009 @ 12:16PM
Eric said...
Fuck this.
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10-07-2009 @ 12:54PM
Mike said...
Doesn't centering the story on the next generation kinda defeat the purpose of bringing back the Griswold's?
They'd be better off following Randy Quaid and his wife around with a camera as they stiff motel after motel on a road trip across the country.
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10-09-2009 @ 11:43AM
Brain said...
That Quaid bit could be put into the film, as his character could be pulling the same trick, using Clark and/or Rusty's names in his attempt to stay one step ahead of the police...and Rusty.
And I would have to give the role to Hall, as he hasn't really doen anything since USA's buried and mismanaged Dead Zone finally limped to it's series finale, has he?
Xmas Vacation's Johnny Galecki is sitting comfortably on CBS Monday Nights, but he's still too young to pull the young dad on family vacation off, imo. and his wife would almost have to be Sara Gilbert, much as I love Darlene & David and Leonard and & Leslie, I don't see bringing either of them along, unless we also get a cameo of her parents, John Goodman and Roseanne, just for laughs.
at the very least, we need to see "Sparky" one last time!
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