It’s still Thursday for another couple of hours where I am, so it’s time to remake an 80s classic TV show or movie with an all-new cast. This week: Square Pegs, the 1982-3 CBS high-school comedy. Predating John Hughes’ take on teen life in the 80s, this was one of the most depressingly -- and most hilariously -- realistic depictions of adolescence in the early part of the decade. The original cast included: Patty Greene: Sarah Jessica Parker Lauren Hutchinson: Amy Linker Marshall Blechtman: John Femia Johnny “Slash” Ulasewicz: Merritt Butrick Jennifer Dinuccio: Tracy Nelson Vinnie Pasetta: Jon Caliri Muffy B. Tepperman: Jami Gertz This was so 80s that it would be tough to actually update this for the 2010s (which is when this would end up landing, were production to start now) without killing everything that made it so wonderful back then. Maybe it could go all Brady Bunch Movie on us,...
- 12/19/2008
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
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