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Post by Archelaus on Jun 2, 2019 1:27:01 GMT
Disney re-adapted several of their classic films into television movies during the mid 1990s: The Shaggy Dog (1994), Escape to Witch Mountain (1995), Freaky Friday (1995), The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1995), and The Love Bug (1997).
The Lion in Winter was remade into a 2003 television movie with Glenn Close and Patrick Stewart.
The Defiant Ones was remade into a 1986 television movie with Robert Urich and Carl Weathers.
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Post by spiderwort on Jun 3, 2019 21:48:06 GMT
Disney re-adapted several of their classic films into television movies during the mid 1990s: The Shaggy Dog (1994), Escape to Witch Mountain (1995), Freaky Friday (1995), The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1995), and The Love Bug (1997). The Lion in Winter was remade into a 2003 television movie with Glenn Close and Patrick Stewart. The Defiant Ones was remade into a 1986 television movie with Robert Urich and Carl Weathers.
Wish I'd seen the last two, Archelaus , especially The Lion in Winter. Imagine that was a good one. Great cast.
I don't think I've seen any of the Disney remakes, but they sound like fun. Here's another Disney title that probably deserves a mention, too: Pollyanna (1973), a BBC miniseries, and Pollyanna (2003) TV movie. Haven't seen either, so can't comment on them.
But I do want to advocate for the excellent mini-series: Anne of Green Gables (1985), Anne of Avonlea (1987), and Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story (2000), all starring the brilliant Megan Follows, who more than held her own with Collen Dewhurst and Wendy Hiller. Pure gold, this one. There was another 2016 TV movie version starring Ella Ballentine and Martin Sheen, but it pales in comparison.
Megan Follows in Anne of Green Gables (1985)
In Anne of Avonlea (1987)
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Post by cynthiagreen on Jun 4, 2019 20:40:05 GMT
Regardless of the source, it was a movie that made them famous and endure: 1974, Loren and Burton might be great, but is no match to Howard and Johnson. As this is a poster it might have been showed a cinemas too, in select theatres. 1981 The Corn is Green 1979, Hepburn taking over Bette Davis' role. This was the last Hepburn-Cukor collaboration, too. 1976, Joseph Bologna and Renée Taylor in a TV remake of Woman of the Year, trying to fill the roles once etched by Tracy and Hepburn. 1989 BRIEF ENCOUNTER was released in UK cinemas - and absolutely crucified by the critics.
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Post by manfromplanetx on Jun 4, 2019 21:26:16 GMT
The romantic fantasy drama Death Takes a Holiday (1934) from Mitchell Leisen starring Fredric March & Evelyn Venable has a very good made for TV 1971 version directed by Robert Butler it stars Monte Markham & Yvette Mimieux, also with Myrna Loy and Melvyn Douglas modcinema is a great site in the US for rare and obscure American 60's/70's films on DVD. they have a large section of 70s made for TV films....
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