Meet the new Hardy Boys

I forgot about Biff Hooper. Also, surprisingly enough, their Jewish friend is the nerdy one.

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/5567/characters.html

 

Who's going to be Chief Collig? Wilford Brimley?

 

If I was to cast Leroy (aka Encyclopedia) Brown, here is my wish list:

Encyclopedia: Tobey Maguire
Sally Kimball: Felecity Huffman
Bugs Meany: the big cop from "Cold Case"
Chief Brown: Treat Williams

 

Man, some good memories reading this thread. I read just about every series referenced here: The Hardy Boys, Encyclopedia Brown (Bugs Meany was a badass), Choose Your Own Adventure. I even read some Nancy Drews that collected dust in my sister's room. [/turning in the guy card]

I have to admit, I really like the concept. What I do not like is Ben Stiller and, particularly, dickbag Cruise starring in it.

The best Chet Morton is dead: Chris Penn. He'd be perfect.

This movie would work really well if it was done on a shoestring budget and with a heavy dose of irony.

That said, I bet this never gets out of development, or, worse yet, goes the way of Brenda Starr.

I'd like to make the SportsJournalists.com version...which would likely be written by Zeke and titled "The Mystery Of The Missing ATM Girl." In this very special Hardy Boys movie, Iola Morton disappears after a night of raunchy sex with Joe. Is Frank involved? And what will Chet do to Joe once he finds out how he defiled his sister?

 

You know, Tom Cruise is only funny unintentionally.

Between those two, everyone else cast in the film will have to be 5-4 or shorter.

I don't think I could ever see a Tom Cruise movie ever again, not that I ever really did. I think I've seen JUST about enough of his stupid, ever-expanding presence in the last year to last 100 lifetimes.

 

I like Maguire, or maybe the Harry Potter kid, but Felicity Huffman? Tom Cruise? Are these where are they now movies that had them aging since the books were written?

 

Hear hear. Even his good movies (Risky, Top Gun, The Firm, AFGM) -- I can't get into them anymore.

This "Hardy Boys" movie is the worst idea since sliced bread. It shouldn't be a comedy, in the first place. And the casting is just so ... big-budget, unoriginal Hollywood. What a traveshamockery. Way to destroy my youth, moviemakers. Go fuck yourselves.

 

In reference to that newer series of Hardy Boys books that someone mentioned, I remember one in which they directly ripped off Caretaker's death in The Longest Yard (exploding light bulb causing a fire). When one of the Hardys suggested an exploding light bulb caused a fire that killed someone and he was asked where he came up with an idea like that, he even replied, "I once saw it in a movie."

Another favorite from when I was little was the "You Be The Jury" series by Marvin Miller. Similar to the Encyclopedia Brown series where there'd be a series of cases, only these were presented as a trial and you'd read the testimony of witnesses, then get to look at three illustrations of evidence at the end of each case. Two of the pieces of evidence were red herrings, but one somehow tied into the testimony and proved someone's guilt or innocence. Pretty cool stuff.

 

Good call on Chris Penn at Chet.

Trivia question: Give me the first (only?) movie he and Tom Cruise had prominent roles in.

 

Cruise is an inspired choice.

Guy needs to do a comedy in the worst way.

 

I'm going to guess All The Right Moves, but that seems a bit too obvious.