Tom Cruise's son in "Red Dawn" remake (Reuters)

Reuters ^ | 8/10/09 | Reuters

[Flavius]

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Tom Cruise's son is among the newest Wolverines to join the remake of "Red Dawn," the 1984 action movie about a group of teenagers who form an insurgency when their town is invaded -- this time by Chinese and Russian soldiers.

[Flavius]

flame on

[neodad]

Wolverines!

[Free Vulcan]

Will try to hope for the best but imagine it’s going to suck.

[Recovering Hermit]

"Red Dawn" was one of the crappiest movies I ever wasted two hours of my life on.

You can't polish a turd.

[FlingWingFlyer]

I didn’t know “Red Dawn” needed to be remade. Big mistake.

[downtownconservative]

If the movie was about Obama brown shirts invading a town, now that would a least have a semblance of credibility.

[murron]

I loved that movie. I think it was the first time I saw Patrick Swayze in a movie.

[Prole]

Yes.

ACORN, UAW, Black Panthers, muslim terrorists and other registered democrats versus the Americans.

Bring it, baby!

[DTogo]

IMHO, Tom’s a good actor and his movies are usually good, too.

[5thGenTexan]

"form an insurgency" ?!?!?

Does anyone remember it being called an insurgency back then? Are they attempting to create a freedom fighter like connection in the public mind?

[Shadowstrike]

What is it with Hollyweird and all the remakes?

I’m sorry, if I had just graduated from folm scholl I’d be mad as a Hatter.

You mean to tell me no one is writing anything new?

[downtownconservative]

Oorah!

[Pontiac]

The young cast heads off in a few weeks for military training in an undisclosed location. Shooting will then begin in Detroit

Must have been looking for some desolate, bombed out looking urban landscapes.

[Pontiac]

The young cast heads off in a few weeks for military training in an undisclosed location. Shooting will then begin in Detroit

Must have been looking for some desolate, bombed out looking urban landscapes.

[Shadowstrike]

folm scholl = FILM SCHOOL.

Never try to type around the cat.

good grief.

[himno hero]

you are right! They need to re write the story , bring it into current reality.

Washington IS invaded by communists and marxists and the boys have to put on suits to save the America that once stood tall and prevent the creation of a totalitarian state. They have to battle the evil politicians striving to destroy everything that America stood for by taking control of every major industry while stripping the rights, freedom and liberty of the masses. Its a tall order but can they save the nation?

[wku man]

Fine. Don't go see the remake.

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

[Bringbackthedraft]

It will last about a week or two and then end up on video. I attended the first showing with my fellow Field Grade Officers at the Post Theater and to us it was laughable. The first one may have a following, but nothing like Blade Runner or Gone With the Wind. The first Red Dawn was boring. If they play it like the last one with massive CGs it may perk it up. A future invasion of the USA by China and Russia would best be played out by a huge multi prong land assault over the Arctic Plain. Lets see what they come up with. I think the money could be been better spent on something Historical rather than Hysterical.

[ReadTheLaw]

Red Dawn was enjoyable because the Americans triumphed over the evil invaders. Hoping for the same in the remake and the Russo-Chinese invasion is more credible than the Latin invasion.

Latins don’t need guns, they just walk over the border. They have more relatives here than they do at home.

[Frantzie]

The remake will portray the Americans as the bad guys.

Transgenedered Latina muslim UAW/SEIU/ACORN lesbians will be the victims of oppression and heroes.

Why does Tom Cruise son look half black? Is he adopted or a turkey baster child? Suri looks awfully Asian too.

Tom does not play for the home team like Kenny Chesney, Clooney, Crist and Lindsay Garaham.

[Frantzie]

“Must have been looking for some desolate, bombed out looking urban landscapes.”

Detroit? Camden, NJ? East St Louis? Gary, IN?

[Frantzie]

Keyboard Cat?

[wku man]

Creativity and imagination got sucked out of our society by cable, MTV, instant gratification entertainment. Anything that has been done before will be done again. And again. And again.

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

[Jo Nuvark]

Oh man!

They will more than likely screw up
the meaning the same way they screwed
up “Animal Farm”.

[OldDeckHand]

Adopted. Both kids are adopted.

[JeffChrz]

I guess they ran out of 80s television shows and have moved on to “iconic” 80s movies. I’ll bet they make the Americans and U.S. military out to be the bad guys and the quisling mayor a good guy.

“Footloose” and “Red Dawn”, and I’m sure there will be more.

[max americana]

RUSSKIES: “where are the Wolverines? I will torture you..”

CRUISE CHARACTER: ‘I wont tell you...by the way, are you stressed in your life. If you give me $75 and you life savings, I will teach you about Scientology and Lord Xenu’s plan for the resistance.’

[SoldierDad]

There’s a dirth in talent in Hollywierd these days - no original ideas from any quarter.

[Tired of Taxes]

We were talking about “Red Dawn” here on FR, not long after the election. But, Red Dawn was made in the Cold War era. (I saw it when I was a teen myself, and back then we loved it.) We really did fear the Russians back then.

Today’s enemies are Islamic terrorists, but I guess Hollywood won’t make a movie about them. And it’s hard to imagine Hollywood making a movie today about kids arming themselves, hiding in the hills, planning and carrying out attacks.

[sinanju]

Tom and Nicole adopted him in 95’.

[OldMissileer]

Today’s enemies are Islamic terrorists, but I guess Hollywood won’t make a movie about them.

Yep. Just look at how they trashed a good story when they made "The Sum Of All Fears."

They turned ragheads into big business white Europeans.

[erman]

Yep. Just look at how they trashed a good story when they made "The Sum Of All Fears."

They turned ragheads into big business white Europeans.

did the same thing with Lethal Weapon sequel... hilarious ... racist white dudes were the villains... even killed Mel Gibson's characters wife ...

[truthguy]

What is it with Hollyweird and all the remakes? I’m sorry, if I had just graduated from folm scholl I’d be mad as a Hatter. You mean to tell me no one is writing anything new?

Remakes are easy and there isn't much creative talent left in Hollywood. There are a few guys good with special effects and the like. But write a good screenplay? Forget it! Very few people are left who can write a screenplay. There are even less people who can make serious movies about the times we live in. In fact almost none.

Hollywood is often called the creative community . What a *ucking joke! It's about the most uncreative community around today. They make TV Shows and Movies from old rerun TV shows and old movies.

That said I think Red Dawn was one of the worst movies I think I've ever seen. The film was crap and I think most intelligent people knows this.

[truthguy]

What is it with Hollyweird and all the remakes? I’m sorry, if I had just graduated from folm scholl I’d be mad as a Hatter. You mean to tell me no one is writing anything new?

Remakes are easy and there isn't much creative talent left in Hollywood. There are a few guys good with special effects and the like. But write a good screenplay? Forget it! Very few people are left who can write a screenplay. There are even less people who can make serious movies about the times we live in. In fact almost none.

Hollywood is often called the creative community . What a *ucking joke! It's about the most uncreative community around today. They make TV Shows and Movies from old rerun TV shows and old movies.

That said I think Red Dawn was one of the worst movies I think I've ever seen. The film was crap and I think most intelligent people knows this.

[american_ranger]

The chair is against the wall.

And you are a commie b_____d.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I guess they ran out of 80s television shows and have moved on to “iconic” 80s movies

Unfortunately not. They're cranking out tons of remakes of movies and TV shows, especially the 80s.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I found a site once listing 80 remakes of movies coming down the pike and also 80 TV show remakes slated to hit the big and small screen. I’ll try to find it again. Here’s a list of just a few remakes coming soon.

http://www.cracked.com/article_16665_5-upcoming-remakes-80s-movies-that-must-be-stopped.html

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

I guess they ran out of 80s television shows and have moved on to “iconic” 80s movies.

Perhaps they will remake Animal House! (Shudder!)

[2nd Bn, 11th Mar]

There’s been a lot of shooting in Detroit for some time now.

Also, any remake of this movie is bound to fail - today’s girly man attitude won’t transition to a “shoot ‘em in the face” type film.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Can’t find the lists I was looking for but here’s 46 remakes being shoveled at us in the next few years;

http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/261202/46_movie_remakes_and_reboots_currently_in_the_works.html

[Fresh Wind]

This time it won’t be commie invaders, it will be right-wing racist, sexist, homophobic extremists clinging to their guns and Bibles. The Wolverines will save America for the workers and the glory of National Socialism and, while they’re at it, they will save the Earth from Global Warming.

[mirkwood]

[101voodoo]

Gee, why do I think this time the Russians and Chinese will be the good guys come to “liberate” the down trodden from the EEEVIL white supremacist capitalist pigs?

[101voodoo]

"You mean to tell me no one is writing anything new?"

Yeah, well you see originality takes talent....

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

Remaking Guys and Dolls, based on Damon Runyon's whimsical stories about minor crooks in NYC and putting it in LONDON!!?

[101voodoo]

You better watch out for that cat. I read only yesterday some guys cat walked across his keyboard while the computer was left on and unattended, and downloaded child porn.

You can’t make this stuff up.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08/07/man_blames_cat/

[Fresh Wind]

It wasn’t child porn, it was kitty porn.

[Grizzled Bear]

Adopted. Both kids are adopted.

Are you sure? I don't pay attention to celebumoron news; but you couldn't avoid the media innundation of stories about Katie Holmes carrying Tom Cruise's child. The presstitutes went nuts trying to get pictures of Surri (sp?).

Whether or not the kid is his, I think the official story is, "he's the father."

[never4get]

“the chair is against the wall, the chair is against the wall”, “john has a long mustache, john has a long mustache”.

[LS]

LOL. You are right, there really is a movie here, but it wouldn’t involve foreign invasion.