Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Flock of Sequels #1

The most recent issue of Entertainment Weekly contains a feature on Hollywood's attempt to breathe life into some old movie franchises. While some seem mildly entertaining (Bill and Ted's Disparate Career Paths), most range from the obvious (Conan the Statesman) to the boring (I Know What You Ate for Breakfast This Morning), from the ill-fated and wrong (Another American Tail: Fievel Does Dallas) to the sad and pathetic (Breakin' 3: Seriously, I Think I Broke Something). But one long-forgotten franchise sparked my interest.

This blub from imdb.com:

Three Men and a Young, Nubile Hottie

Steve Guttenburg, Tom Selleck, and Ted Danson reprise their roles as Michael, Peter, and Jack (respectively) in this comedy of errors follow-up to 1990's Three Men and a Little Lady, which was a follow-up to 1987's Three Men and a Baby. Mary (Jessica Alba) is now a 20-year-old Environmental Ethics major at UC Berkley who has come "home" to her three fathers for career and life advice. Still confirmed bachelors, enough time has gone by for Michael, Peter, and Jack both to find a renewed interest in Mary they didn't have as they were raising her and also to forget which of them was her real father. The comedic and sexual tension reaches its height when Jack asks Mary, "Who's your daddy? No, seriously: who is it? Not me, I hope. Cause I want to tap that!" (Sadly, he is her real father.)

Also reprising his role is the ghost of the little boy from the first film, who, because he is a ghost, still appears to be a little boy. His asides directed to the camera ("Here they go again!") add a sass the original two films clearly lacked.

(In production.)

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