After its bankruptcy issues, MGM could do with some hits. It’s hoping to get one with a musical remake of a 1980s movie that nobody remembers! Nope, I can’t see that working either, but I suppose if the tunes and attitude are good enough, it could work. The 80s flick that’s getting a do-over in Valley Girl, with Deadline reporting that Clay Weiner has no come onboard to direct.
Weiner’s name doesn’t exactly help to suggest this movie will end MGM’s money woes, as his only credit is the execrable Fred: The Movie, based on the Youtube character created by Lucas Cruikshank. However, despite being awful, the little heralded movie did get a sequel, so perhaps Weiner was doing something right after all. He got the Valley Girl job by self-funding a three-minute demo of his vision for the film, including choreographed dance numbers.
The original 1983 Valley Girl co-starred a young Nicolas Cage as Randy, a punk from the city who meets Julie, a girl from LA’s San Fernando Valley. As always in the world of movie, opposites attract, and the two try to stay together in spite of her trendy, shallow friends. Now imagine that with songs! No, I can’t wait either.
Apparently MGM thinks it’s a great idea, as they’ve put the movie on the fast track.
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