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Adam Sandler goes back to Summer School

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And I thought that I could get through this day without typing reboot, oh well…

The 1987 Carl Reiner comedy, Summer School, which starred a pre-NCIS Mark Harmon as an easygoing teacher whose flippant attitude actually inspired his class of dunces to actually succeed has been stuck in development hell since 2005, passing through various directors and scripts.

But the film project might just be climbing out of that hole soon, thanks to Adam Sandler and his Happy Madison production company.

Fresh off of his triumphant win at the Razzies this year,Sandler is looking at getting the film finally made, and with the reliable track record of his production comoany, it might just happen.

Whether Sandler will take the lead role or not is uncertain, but he will have a first choice to take it or pass on it if he approves of the final script.  Smurfs producer Jordan Kerner has been trying to get the project off the ground, but wants the Harmon portrayed character of Freddy Shoop to be less of a slacker, and more of a lunatic disciplinarian, which is probably why this project has been stalled for so long.

But it’s all resting on Sandler at the moment, who still happens to be a player in Hollywood despite his recent film, Jack and Jill.

Last Updated: April 3, 2012

4 Comments

  1. Justin Hess

    April 3, 2012 at 17:54

    Ha! I remember Summer School. I went to watch it in the Cinema as a laaitie (though who takes a six year old to watch that at the cinema is beyond me.)

    I do remember being completely freaked out by that bit with the intestines and all the blood

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  2. James Francis

    April 4, 2012 at 09:46

    Of course he’s still a player. In fact, he’s a major player, having featured consecutively on the Forbes Hollywood Top Earners list. Jack & Jill is showing decent returns and will do well on DVD. Other Happy Madison productions, like Zookeeper and Grown Ups, did not do badly either (plus the company managed to shrug off true disasters like Bucky Larson). Sandler has managed to be a more consistent earner than most people working in that industry. You can comfortably put him alongside the likes of Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, Harvey Weinstein, Tom Cruise and other Hollywood business titans. 

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    • Kervyn Cloete

      April 4, 2012 at 11:22

      I’m never going to argue his bankability, but it’s his completely declining comic ability that has me worried.

      And just to continue your line of thinking of hollywood titans… Do you know who the highest paid man in Entertainment was for 2011? James Cameron? Chris Nolan? Brad Pitt? George Clooney?

      No… It was Tyler frakking Perry. Yes, that’s right. The guy who made a living from dressing up as a cranky old black woman.

      He made nearly double as much as his closest acting competitor, Leonardo Dicaprio. There’s something not right with that picture.

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      • James Francis

        April 4, 2012 at 12:01

        True, Perry made the most, but it depends how you look at it. For example, the most successful family in showbiz are the Wayans clan. My point is that Sandler is still very much a player in that world. 

        As for his declining comic ability, that’s relative. I loved Zohan and Anger Management. I’m yet to see Jack & Jill, but maybe I’ll dig it. I certainly enjoyed Sandra Bullock’s Razzie-sweeping All About Steve (and her acceptance speech was epic). And not everyone counts Happy Gilmore or Little Nicky as highlights in their viewing history. 

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