My first reaction to reading this was that this is so stupid. WHY REMAKE BACK TO SCHOOL??? I guess I understand though. It'll make money. Maybe not a lot of it, but some. It won't cost much to make and people like Cedric the Entertainer. It just doesn't seem old enough to remake. Oh well. Here's a news bit:
http://www.themoviebox.net/php/news/...t_from=&ucat=&
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According to the Hollywood Reporter, MGM has started developing a remake of the 1986 Rodney Dangerfield classic, “Back to School” as a starring vehicle for comedian turned actor Cedric the Entertainer ("Johnson Family Vacation").
The original film, which was co-written by Dangerfield, followed the exploits of a fun-loving businessman who enrolls in college alongside his disheartened son to help him get through school.
If the remake project starts groundwork, it will fall under the MGM’s two-year, first-look deal that was recently signed by Cedric and his production company, “A Bird and a Bear Entertainment”
This December, Cedric will appear in theaters with Jim Carrey in the film, "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events." He is currently shooting MGM’s “Be Cool” with John Travolta and Uma Thurman and also has been tapped for Paramount's remake of "The Honeymooners."
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