I loved Val Kilmer’s most recent role in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, as the homosexual private eye “Gay Perry”. I love that pun. But it looks like he is returning to one of his earliest films in an effort to turn to comedy.
The original 1985 movie starred a very young Val Kilmer and Gabriel Jaret as two teenage geniuses developing a high powered laser for a college project, only to have it stolen by the government. It was Val’s second film, and from there he went on to Top Gun and stardom.
I honestly can’t say I have seen Real Genius, or perhaps I did and forgot, but I do like this idea.
In recent times we have been flooded with remakes of shows and movies from the 70s and 80s and it would be cool to see some sequels that serve almost as a remake too. Perhaps its more accurate to say they would be revitalizations. Having Kilmer star in the sequel to one of his old films suggests they will pick up with the characters from 17 years ago and see what they are up to now. I wonder if Gabriel Jarret will star in it with him.
Of course this didnt work so well with the Dukes of Hazzard Reunion.
Any other movies or shows that you think would make a great “15 years later” sequel?
