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[another remake] Kotter

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  1. MR. MEOWGI

    MR. MEOWGI Contributing Member

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    Ice Cube as Kotter.

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060316...pa2B86s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3ODdxdHBhBHNlYwM5NjQ-

    Original 'Kotter': Ice Cube Great Pick Thu Mar 16, 6:46 PM ET


    Former "Welcome Back, Kotter" creator-star Gabe Kaplan says rapper-actor Ice Cube is a great choice to play his old role in the big-screen remake of the hit 1970s TV series.

    In an interview that was to air Thursday, Kaplan tells "Access Hollywood" he thinks Ice Cube "is the perfect guy... He has shown what kind of crossover appeal he has."

    In the TV original, Kaplan portrayed compassionate teacher Gabe Kotter, who returns to his former Brooklyn high school to teach a new generation of troublemakers, including John Travolta's Vinnie Barbarino.

    That formula will be updated in Ice Cube's version, which Kaplan feels "will totally be acceptable. I think that the setting is going to be in South Central L.A. He is going to be just like how I was in Brooklyn."

    Besides starring as the young teacher, Ice Cube, 36, will also produce the movie, Bob Weinstein, co-president of The Weinstein Company, said in a statement earlier this week. No other casting or release date has been announced.

    When "Access" asks about his ideal cast, Kaplan, 60, jokes, "Well, I think Snoop Dogg will play Horshack, Vanilla Ice would play Barbarino... I don't know."

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    Who would you pick to play the Sweathogs?
     
    #1 MR. MEOWGI, Mar 17, 2006
  2. mateo

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    South Central LA?

    Boo.

    Although Ice Cube as Kotter is amusing.
     
    #2 mateo, Mar 17, 2006
  3. RocketMan Tex

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    This should give you a good indication of which direction Ice Cube's career is heading....
     
    #3 RocketMan Tex, Mar 17, 2006
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    I don't think he cares. He's rich. Same thing with Ice T getting hokey roles.
     
    #4 AntiSonic, Mar 17, 2006
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    Enuff Said!
     
    #5 Phi83, Mar 17, 2006
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    I liked this movie the first time I saw it........when it was called Dangerous Minds.
     
    #6 ima_drummer2k, Mar 17, 2006
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    No way in hell I'd watch this. No one can replace the stellar original cast of Kotter.
     
    #7 Faos, Mar 17, 2006
  8. Rocket River

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    hey hey . . .you know what will be great
    let's take this old show
    and . . .we will Change EVERYONE THAT IS WHITE .. into BLACK PEOPLE
    and vice versa. . .that will be funny won't it!!!
    - Sincerely GUESS WHO, HONEYMOONERS, various other non funny films


    Rocket River
    :rolleyes:
    "How Original" - Megatron
     
    #8 Rocket River, Mar 17, 2006
  9. AntiSonic

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    signed,
    Epstein's mother
     
    #9 AntiSonic, Mar 17, 2006
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    Don't forget Horseshack.
     
    #10 Faos, Mar 17, 2006
  11. Jeff

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    It's a shame too because the guy is really talented.
     
    #11 Jeff, Mar 17, 2006
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    or Dead Poets Society, or High School High, or The Emporer's Club....

    Can you call it a remake if it has barely any similarity to the original?
     
    #12 JunkyardDwg, Mar 17, 2006
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