LMAO! I loved Sledge Hammer too! At that time I had a supervisor that was the spitting image of David Rasche! Everybody called this guy "Sledge" and he hated it, so of course we just did it all the more.....BTW, David was in the movie An Innocent Man starring our hero TS!Next to David Rasche's Sledge Hammer, I'm probably the world's biggest Clint Eastwood fan, but at his age the term "Dirty Harry" could take on a whole new (and quite unpleasant) meaning.
Magnum P.I. the movie
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If it stars Ashton, I won't be watching it. Not that I hate him or something, but... nobody can replace Tom Selleck as Magnum, and Ashton doesn't even come close.
TM "Rick wasn't overly enthusiastic about my plan. He thought it had some holes in it, and he was afraid they would end up in him...
I told him that was ridiculous."
I told him that was ridiculous."
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yeah i saw this ashton kutcher stuff today. how can an ex model play a private eye or war veteran.
I´ve sent this thing to a few people before but here goes. my idea and it´s not an idea for the script more than a plan to get the film made the way we want to.
O.k so here is the idea. Sean Connery made another bond film called
never say never again. It was not made by the owners of the bond
franchise. They were not able to use the theme tune or call him 007
but he was still able to play James Bond. Especially since Sean
Connery was the original bond. People argue about who is the best
bond. No one argues about who is the best Magnum or Rick or T.C.
What if Tom Selleck was to make a film or T.V movie and it wasn't
called Magnum P.I and it didn't have the theme tune but it was about a
detective living on a tropical island and that detective was called
Thomas or Magnum. Same characters but just a bit more vague with the
details. It wouldn´t even matter if they didn´t live on a tropical
island any more. After all, you can´t break up the team. Wherever one
goes the others would be sure to follow. Would he drive the same car
probably not. Would he still be staying in the same guest house as a
60 year old man, probably not. Lots of details would have changed as
the character naturally progressed through his life which would make
it perfect for this scheme.
I might be clutching at straws here but surely if they can do it with
the worlds biggest movie franchise then they can do it with Magnum.
Any ideas how we can help make this happen?
I´ve sent this thing to a few people before but here goes. my idea and it´s not an idea for the script more than a plan to get the film made the way we want to.
O.k so here is the idea. Sean Connery made another bond film called
never say never again. It was not made by the owners of the bond
franchise. They were not able to use the theme tune or call him 007
but he was still able to play James Bond. Especially since Sean
Connery was the original bond. People argue about who is the best
bond. No one argues about who is the best Magnum or Rick or T.C.
What if Tom Selleck was to make a film or T.V movie and it wasn't
called Magnum P.I and it didn't have the theme tune but it was about a
detective living on a tropical island and that detective was called
Thomas or Magnum. Same characters but just a bit more vague with the
details. It wouldn´t even matter if they didn´t live on a tropical
island any more. After all, you can´t break up the team. Wherever one
goes the others would be sure to follow. Would he drive the same car
probably not. Would he still be staying in the same guest house as a
60 year old man, probably not. Lots of details would have changed as
the character naturally progressed through his life which would make
it perfect for this scheme.
I might be clutching at straws here but surely if they can do it with
the worlds biggest movie franchise then they can do it with Magnum.
Any ideas how we can help make this happen?
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OnTheRedCarpet.com has a video clip of Selleck at the recent Killers premier where he responds to a question about the possible Magnum P.I. movie.
There's also a poll on the same page: Would You Watch a Magnum, P.I. Movie?
Link: http://www.ontheredcarpet.com/2010/06/a ... -idea.html
Tom Selleck wrote:"...I'm prepared to play him again. They have to call and write, and be nice."
There's also a poll on the same page: Would You Watch a Magnum, P.I. Movie?
Link: http://www.ontheredcarpet.com/2010/06/a ... -idea.html
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This Tom Selelck quote was in last weeks's TV Guide mag:
Would you like to play Magnum again?
I keep hearing about a movie. Universal has the rights, and they don’t call and they don’t write. That said, if you took a poll tomorrow as to who should play him, I can almost guarantee I would win.
My fear is, we see too many examples of studios buying the rights to a franchise then spending $100 million on explosions and trivializing and making fun.
Magnum’s in the Smithsonian, and for a very good reason. It was the first show to portray Vietnam veterans in a positive light. I’m very proud of that.
Would you like to play Magnum again?
I keep hearing about a movie. Universal has the rights, and they don’t call and they don’t write. That said, if you took a poll tomorrow as to who should play him, I can almost guarantee I would win.
My fear is, we see too many examples of studios buying the rights to a franchise then spending $100 million on explosions and trivializing and making fun.
Magnum’s in the Smithsonian, and for a very good reason. It was the first show to portray Vietnam veterans in a positive light. I’m very proud of that.
Sometimes I get so lucky, even I don`t believe it.
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I found Tom's take on what Magnum would have done after the series finished:
"Where would Magnum be today?
Tom: I know where he’d be. He went back in the Navy, at the end of Magnum. He was a very good officer, but what’s going to happen because he left the Navy for eight years is that he’s not going to make the next rank in time because he was way behind the curve. He’s going to have to leave and he’s probably going to go back to Hawaii. I don’t want to tell you anymore."
Taken from here:
http://www.collider.com/2010/09/30/tom- ... ue-bloods/
Sounds like a good starting point for the movie plot to me!
"Where would Magnum be today?
Tom: I know where he’d be. He went back in the Navy, at the end of Magnum. He was a very good officer, but what’s going to happen because he left the Navy for eight years is that he’s not going to make the next rank in time because he was way behind the curve. He’s going to have to leave and he’s probably going to go back to Hawaii. I don’t want to tell you anymore."
Taken from here:
http://www.collider.com/2010/09/30/tom- ... ue-bloods/
Sounds like a good starting point for the movie plot to me!
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