Henchgirl and Heffie on THE STEPFATHER: he just needs a hug and a cookie

[thehefner]

When I showed the Henchgirl the original STEPFATHER, she had three reactions that stood out:

1.) Wow, really fuck the remake.

2.) He's so utterly delightfully crazy! I just wanna give him a hug and a cookie! Oh can I, can I?

and 3.) Y'know, John, I actually *do* wanna see this remade. With you in the role. Seriously.

... y'know, much as I'm against remakes, I'd love a crack at that. Not just playing that role, but working on the script as well, reworking the movie as more of a character study.

In fact... hmm... I wonder if that could work as a play...?

We then started to watch STEPFATHER 2, but decided to stop halfway through. We decided to let the story stop right there, so that he could finally have a happy ending. Also, it wasn't very good--which is to say it was still better than the remake--but mainly because we wanted to believe that he finally found the perfect family.

Of course, not long after that, we started imagining what would happen if THE STEPFATHER hooked up with SERIAL MOM. It was generally agreed that they would fall madly in love, but any child they'd have would turn out crazy, so they'd have to kill it and start again. Really, as darkestnova pointed out, they'd essentially become the PARENTS. And maybe they could even have weekly dinners with their neighbors, the couple from THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS!

... Good gravy, but I miss that girl. I'm excited to finally be alone again so I can hermit it up and get loads of writing done, but still... el sigho.

Comments

[box-in-the-box.livejournal.com]

As shit as a remake of The Stepfather was bound to be on general principle, I suspect it might have been motivated by the fact that nobody in the modern generation can watch the original without saying WAIT WHAT OH JOHN LOCKE NOOOOOO

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

It's worse than that, I fear. Henchgirl pointed out that the remake's demographic probably don't even watch LOST.

Me, when I finally watched LOST on DVD, I got to the episode with Locke's flashback where he had "hair," and I was like "shit, it's Jerry! Run, Swoozie Kurtz, run!!!"

[box-in-the-box.livejournal.com]

Myself, every time I see him, I keep thinking he's getting ready to fuck with Frank Black.

[box-in-the-box.livejournal.com]

AND O HAI KLAUS

[emma-elicit.livejournal.com]

Btw - I'm out of quarantine finally (I had the swine for a week), so if you're ever lonely and want someone to hang out with, I'm not too far away from you, so give me a call. :)

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

Egad! Glad you're doing better! And thanks, I appreciate the offer!

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

I meant to foist AGUIRRE upon my girlfriend, but it wasn't to be. Soon, soon I shall expose her to the wonder of Herzog, and it will be the best Date Movie Night EVER.