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Originally Posted by Harry Lime
The 1975 version was made by Norman Jewison, one of the best Canadian directors of all time. It was written by the guy that wrote the original short story.
The remake was written by the guy who wrote The Skulls, about people whose lives are great because of their connections, and he was in a 'secret society' in Yale where he was allowed to write Hollywood movies afterward, because of his connections. McTeirnan panicked and brought in his usual writer and collaborator to try and fix it. They failed.
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Interesting. I heard that Jewison wanted to make it because he was upset at the way the NHL was heading at the time. This was the 70s and hockey was becoming increasingly violent and the Flyers were fighting there way to back to back Cups.
Also in the remake why is Shane McMahon in it for like 30 seconds, I'm sure his time is more valuable than that.