My Top 12 80's Movies That Need Remade

With The A-Team and The Karate Kid blowing up at the box office this summer you can believe that Hollywood is looking at revamping 1980's films. I know a sequel toTron will come out this year, and some 80's cartoons are in development to make the jump to the big screen as well.  There are some films, however, I feel should not be updated, but Hollywood will eventually do it anyway. But with special effects being a whole lot better than that they were almost thirty years ago here are 12 films I wouldn't mind seeing an updated version of.

12) Wargames (1983)

Matthew Broderick plays David Lightman in this film about a computer hacker who accidentally played a game of thermal nuclear war with government software. David thought it was all just for fun till U.S. government came knocking at his door.  Now he has to keep playing the game to prevent world destruction.

POSSIBLE DAVID CASTING: Elijah Wood

11) Mr. Mom (1983)

It's amazing to think that after making to comedy about Jack, a stay-at-home dad, Michael Keaton went on to do Tim Burton's Batman. Keaton was the fish-out-of-water as he takes care of the kids and the house while his wife was out bringing home the bacon. This idea was very odd back in the day, but with women starting to earn more in the work force than their spouses I’d say it’d be a relevant film.

POSSIBLE JACK CASTING: Dane Cook

10) Escape from New York (1981)

Nobody was a better anti-hero in the 80's than Snake Plissken. Kurt Russell's iconic character was a bad boy of the future who had to save the president from New York City. In 1997 the city was turned into a maximum security prison, and Air Force One had crashed in the middle of Manhattan. The 1996 sequel, Escape from L.A. almost was a carbon copy of it's predecessor, and was a flop. I say let's bring this apocalyptic franchise back to life and see if Snake can bring back the old trend that it's good to be bad.

POSSIBLE SNAKE CASTING: Kurt Russell is Snake Plissken, 'nuff said

9) American Ninja (1985)

Joe Armstrong is an army private with no memory except one, he knows how to kick-ass. Joe has ninja skills and it’s a good thing too because the USA is going to need him. The Black Star Ninja army is stealing military weapons and selling them to the highest bidder. Unfortunately for them they have to cross Joe first. It used to be, for some good martial arts movies you had to look to another country, but American Ninja brought whoop ass to America and I say lets bring it back!

POSSIBLE JOE CASTING: Jason Statham

8) The Monster Squad (1987)

With the entire world in the middle of monster mania with the help of Twilight I say we need to strike when the iron is hot. The Monster Squad was a club where a group of kids came to talk about their love for monster movies, but when they find out that there are real monsters in their town it's up to them to try and take down Dracula & Co. The preview alone would be enough to pack teenagers into theater seats.

POSSIBLE SQUAD: Jay Baruchel, Kellan Lutz, Jonah Hill, and Ellen Page

7) The NeverEnding Story (1984)

They say kids never read any more, well maybe it's because this film freaked them out too much. Bastian is a young kid who stumbles into an old book store while trying to hide from a group of bullies. Bastian steals a book that looks interesting even though the shop keeper says it’s dangerous. After reading about the land of Fantasia Bastian finds out he is the only one who can save it, because the characters have been waiting for him too. Imagine a kid who loves Lord of the Rings being able to be a part of the story. Plus I would love to see updated version of Rock Biter and Falkor.

POSSIBLE CHILDLIKE EMPRESS CASTING: Taylor Swift

6) Iron Eagle (1986)

After his dad is captured in a dogfight on enemy territory young Doug Masters enlist the help of air force veteran Col. Charles “Chappy” Sinclair, played by Louis Gossett Jr, to help save his father. Doug likes to play trendy music while flying his jet, and if we add today's hip hop or alternative rock to the soundtrack you've got a movie that looks and sounds cool.

POSSIBLE CHAPPY CASTING: Do you even have to ask? Who else but Samuel L. Jackson can play a badass mother f*cking colonel.

5) Flash Gordon (1980)

While on a plane ride back to New York quarterback Flash Gordon is caught in a horrible storm brought on by Mango ruler, Ming the Merciless. Ming plans to destroy Earth through a series of natural disasters, and Flash is the only one who can stop him. This film has a giant story with lots of fantasy elements that would be great with today’s special effects.

POSSIBLE FLASH CASTING: Paul Walker

4) Ghostbusters (1984)

Who ya gonna call? Bill Murray and co. made this film a smash comedy that spawned everything from comic books to lunch boxes. So who could play the four ghost hunters? Why the four leads from The 40-Year-Old Virgin; Seth Rogen as Venkman, Paul Rudd as Ray, Steve Carrell as Egon, and Romany Malco as Winston. My mouth is just watering thinking about how awesome that movie would be. Just make sure Slimer gets some screen time.

POSSIBLE DANA BARRETT CASTING: Natalie Portman

3) Weird Science (1985)

Two dorks are at home on a Friday night and get silly the idea to make a woman Frankenstein style. Thanks to a bolt of lightning and some computer effects they succeed in making their own personal genie who has the body of a supermodel. Lisa helps get the boys their dream girls and throws a party that will help make them popular. Eat your heart out Robin Williams!

POSSIBLE LISA CASTING: Jennifer Lopez

2) The Last Starfighter (1984)

Alex Rogen is a kid from a trailer park who is looking to get as far away as possible. Little does Alex know that he will end up light years away from home in the middle of an intergalactic feud. Alex owns the top score on the arcade game Starfighter, but the game was actually a test to see who in the universe has the skill to be a real starfighter and help defend the Frontier from Xur and the Ko-Dan Armada. This film would be for all of us who spend hours playing video games and hoping one day it'll pay off.

POSSIBLE ALEX CASTING: Zac Eforn

1) Teen Wolf (1985)

Michael J. Fox played Scott Howard, the most average guy you can find, which bugs the crap out of him. All Scott wants is to be special and he gets his wish when he finds out his family tree is full of werewolves. Scott uses his wolf abilities to get his basketball team all the way to the state championship, but along the way Scott gets quite a few people mad at him and has to figure out if being a werewolf is really worth it. This one of my guilty pleasure movies, and nothing would please me more than to see this franchise make a comeback.

POSSIBLE SCOTT CASTING: Logan Lerman