http://www.moviehole.net/news/20070326_sanford_and_son_the_movie.html

Here we go again….

With the “Dallas” and “I Dream of Jeannie” films deferred, Columbia has spotted a windowpane of opportunity to get another ‘TV show film’ off the ground. The Culver City gang have locked in Bernie Mac and Nick Cannon to star in a big-screen version of the classic TV sitcom “Sanford and Son”.

Yep, “Sanford and Son”.

The film version – again fixing on the misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son – has been in development for a few years now actually. It’s been playing musical chairs with several studios – ultimately landing at Sony.

No word on when this’ll get up, nor who’s brave enough to direct it (surely Dennis Dugan’s available?) – but that’s the word on the littery streets

I wish they would leave classics like this alone. No one can ever hold a candle to Redd Foxx as Fred Sanford, nor should they ever try.:rolleyes:

I wish they would leave classics like this alone. No one can ever hold a candle to Redd Foxx as Fred Sanford, nor should they ever try.:rolleyes:here......here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

here...here!!! too.

this will be great if Sanford and Son would come to The Big Screen

That's just a bad idea.

This kind of thing just never seems to get off the ground or if it does it is not done well. I hope if they do make Sanford and Son into a movie they do a good job at.

I think this will be a very bad movie.

I think this will be a very bad movie.
Amen. For one, Nick Cannon is too corny and goofy to play Lamont. Rollo..maybe..but not Lamont. Secondly, nobody can do Fred Sanford justice but Redd Foxx. Redd was Fred...plain and simple.

Amen. For one, Nick Cannon is too corny and goofy to play Lamont. Rollo..maybe..but not Lamont. Secondly, nobody can do Fred Sanford justice but Redd Foxx. Redd was Fred...plain and simple.

I agree with you about Nick Cannon. Not only that, he maybe a few years too young to play Lamont. No one can play Fred like you mentioned, but I think Sinbad would be a better choice than Bernie Mac.

If they released a "documentary", with out takes from the original show,interviews, commentary, ect. as a full length movie....I would pay to see it. I was disapointed that the DVDs didnt have those kind of extras that you usually get when you buy DVDs.....especially a box set!

If they released a "documentary", with out takes from the original show,interviews, commentary, ect. as a full length movie....I would pay to see it. I was disapointed that the DVDs didnt have those kind of extras that you usually get when you buy DVDs.....especially a box set!


I was too, a little. I though they would put extra outakes of the show but they didnt. oh well, i still like the box set.

I agree with you about Nick Cannon. Not only that, he maybe a few years too young to play Lamont. No one can play Fred like you mentioned, but I think Sinbad would be a better choice than Bernie Mac.


I wonder who would play the part of Aunt Esther? lol

I wonder who would play the part of Aunt Esther? lol
Wanda Sykes, LOL:lol:

I agree with you about Nick Cannon. Not only that, he maybe a few years too young to play Lamont.

Nick is 26 and Demond was 25 when he began playing Lamont.

I agree with you about Nick Cannon. Not only that, he maybe a few years too young to play Lamont. No one can play Fred like you mentioned, but I think Sinbad would be a better choice than Bernie Mac.
maybe Johnny Witherspoon as Fred, but I still think its a bad idea.....

BAD BAD BAD Idea.....There is no way ANYONE could be Fred Sanford. It would be near blasphemous to try.

I wish hollywood would leave these classic tv shows alone and stop turning them into movies.