“I think the executives at the studios today realize that it's easier and safer to go the - to some known territory which is a remake of a successful film. It's less chancy than taking a fresh idea.” ThinkingIdeasTodayFilmRealizingKnownSuccessfulEasierStudiosExecutivesTerritoryRemakesFresh Ideas Author:Richard D. Zanuck
“The film studios learned to our dismay but to their pleasure that if they spent $200 million making a film they could make half a billion on it. So they were not interested anymore in quality films... They can't afford to be that risky at those prices. Consequently you're getting a lot of remakes, sequels, dopey comedies full of toilet jokes...” IfsFilmPleasureHalfQualityMillionsComedyJokesStudiosBillionsNot InterestedToiletsRemakesSequelsDismay Author:Woody Allen
“It's not hard to understand why an accomplished director like Gus Van Sant (whose most recent success, Good Will Hunting, gave him mainstream clout) would be interested in making this film. The lure of an exact remake presents a tremendous challenge. Unfortunately, it was undoubtedly a lot more stimulating for Van Sant and his crew to make Psycho than it is for an audience to watch it. Curiosity is going to be one of the primary reasons why people pay money to see this movie; boredom will be the predominant result.” PeopleHardReasonWould BeFilmChallengesResultsPayWatchesAudienceDirectorsPrimariesReason WhyBoredomAccomplishedHuntingMainstreamCrewVansGood WillLureRemakesPsychoCloutGusWill Hunting Author:James Berardinelli
“I mean they're making remakes of my films and I'm not even dead yet! Why would you want to make a remake?” WantMeanFilmRemakes Author:Norman Jewison
“Well I think always, when you remake films, I always think the first one is most original, authentic.” ThinkingFirstsWellsFilmOriginalsRemakes Author:Bai Ling