Could this weekend’s Footloose measure up to the original with Kevin Bacon? While some reboots sound promising, like next summer’s Total Recall with Colin Farrell and Bryan Cranston, or Highlander, helmed by 28 Weeks Later director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, many just butcher the films we’ve fallen in love with. From Dirty Dancing and The Beatles’ animated musical Yellow Submarine to a pair of Hitchcock films, see the 10 most egregious movie remake projects floating around Tinseltown.
--By Marlow Stern