Howard Stern - movie producer

November 1, 2002 3:11 PM

Howard Stern - movie producer He is is going to remake Porky's and Rock 'N' Roll High School. "If I say to an audience, particularly my audience, this is 'Howard Stern Presents,' it means something to them," Stern said. "It means that it's going to be crazy. It means that it's going to be different, and they know I'm not going to be giving them any schlock."
posted by BarneyFifesBullet (17 comments total)

"Is is"? Well.....you know.
posted by BarneyFifesBullet at 3:12 PM on November 1, 2002

BTW, Rock 'N' Roll High School is a favorite of mine and a version of it with Creed or Limp Bizkit would really be horrible.
posted by BarneyFifesBullet at 3:16 PM on November 1, 2002

Remakes, are the scourge of our times. If he were really smart , Howard would not do this.
posted by RubberHen at 3:23 PM on November 1, 2002

A re-make of Rock and Roll High School? Is nothing sacred these days? I wish Howard all the luck, but I don't have a good feeling about this.
posted by Raymond Marble at 3:28 PM on November 1, 2002

they know I'm not going to be giving them any schlock.

Well, not just any schlock.... special made Howard Stern brand schlock.
posted by namespan at 3:29 PM on November 1, 2002

BTW, Rock 'N' Roll High School is a favorite of mine and a version of it with Creed or Limp Bizkit would really be horrible.

Can't be worse than Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever, filmed at least in part at my high school, starring Corey Feldman and featuring "the band of the 90s," The Pursuit of Happiness.
posted by hilker at 3:32 PM on November 1, 2002

If ever in cinema history there has been one film that truly does not need to be remade, it's Porky's. Sheesh.
posted by chuq at 3:36 PM on November 1, 2002

The big movie studios have left all their creativity in the sock drawer the last few years. Just look at the two big films opening today: I Spy and The Santa Clause 2. Howard Stern, in any case, has long since gone insane from the site of all those big ta tas being unleashed in his radio studio and should never, out of kindness, be used as a frame of reference. Still, it will be interesting to see his version of the Peeping Tom Shower scene.
posted by billsaysthis at 3:46 PM on November 1, 2002

Stern is waiting to see the completed scripts before deciding whether he'll play any onscreen roles in the movies.

Insert "Howerd Stern / Joey Ramone / Separated at Birth" joke here.
posted by Dirjy at 3:49 PM on November 1, 2002

special made Howard Stern brand schlock.

That would of course be: shock schlock.

Oh my yes, Porky's needs to be remade every 20 years so that each new generation can be scarred for life. And so that a new generation of fresh faces can see their future in Hollywood go up in flames. Look at Dan Monihan (Pee Wee). Without Porky's on his resume he would have never gone on to star in such classics as....Porky's II and Porky's Revenge.
posted by Secret Life of Gravy at 4:11 PM on November 1, 2002

Off-topic: billboard.com is ugly. And two pop-up ads (plus a casino banner)? What, are they hurting for money or something?
posted by monkeymike at 4:17 PM on November 1, 2002

Secret life of gravy - don't forget Lassie the screamer. She plays Samantha on Sex in the City.

I heard Howard make the announcement this morning. One thing he said I thought was funny was that naturally they'd have to update the movie since the original wasd a bit dated. Yes, it was...a period film set in the 1950s made in the 1980s.
posted by Eyegore at 4:39 PM on November 1, 2002

No, I didn't forget about Kim Cattrall-- but a quick check of her credits shows she was working back in 1975-- 6 years before Porky's. Not really one of the "fresh faces" I was talking about.
posted by Secret Life of Gravy at 4:49 PM on November 1, 2002

Oh c'mon...think a remake of Rock'n'Roll High School, add in the Donnas and 10 oil-wrestling scenes. I'd buy that for a dollar.
posted by ttrendel at 10:19 PM on November 1, 2002

"Is is"? Well.....you know.
posted by y2karl at 10:34 PM on November 1, 2002

I would actually probably go see both re-makes.... I have no doubt that Howard knows his way around the Porky's material, but R&RHS is another matter. It all hinges on what band he picks. Donnas, yes! Limp Bizkit, no! Unfortunately, I have a feeling he'll pick something more like Limp Bizkit....
posted by spilon at 7:31 AM on November 2, 2002

I thought they already re-made Porky's for the "new generation. It was called American Pie.

spilon, ditto on the donnas. would be a good choice. as long as one of them says "mmmm...Pizza."
posted by wrench at 11:15 AM on November 2, 2002