If Hollywood wants to re-do classic action flicks....Here's a few that might fly.....

Got a lot of feedback about the proposed "White Lightning" remake. I don't know why Hollywood doesn't go with original Ideas. If you want to do a story about a Badass San Francisco detective-it doesn't have to be "Dirty Harry" or "Frank Bullitt." But, since remakes seem to be all the rage-here's a few that could be done and their storylines wouldn't seem dated. # 1. "Mr Majestyk" This classic Elmore Leonard revenge tale along with "Death Wish" the same year made Charles Bronson an international star. Vince Majestyk was a Viet Nam vet who bought a watermelon farm and was trying to make a living. After kicking the shit out of a hustler that was trying to strong-arm him he ends up in jail, where he runs afoul of Mafia hitman Frank Renda. Renda tries to ruin his business and breaks his best friend's legs. When Majestyk fights back-the mobster realizes he may have bit off more than he can chew. The chase was used in Ford truck ads for years. All they'd have to do is say Majestyk was an Iraq or Afghanistan vet, and change the dollar amounts. Otherwise the story would fly just the way it is. # 2. "I, The Jury". This classic Mickey Spillane scorcher was done pretty well in 1982 with a young Armand Assante as Mike Hammer. But that was more than 30 years ago and not many people remember it. But it's a great story. P.I. Mike Hammer's best friend is murdered. The cops think it's a robbery gone wrong. Hammer doesn't. He finds out his pal was seeing a psychologist about his PTSD and impotence. He then uncovers that the doctor is helping some mercenaries conduct mind-control experiments on some of her patients at her supposed "Sex Clinic", and that his pal had uncovered the same thing-which is why he was killed. Naturally-Hammer burns the whole operation down. It was written in 1947 and Mike Hammer was a decorated WWII vet turned P.I. Again-just change the dollar amounts and the war to post-9/11/ 2001. Of all of Spillane's work this one is still the best, and it could be a scorcher. # 3. "Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry". This one is always lumped in with "Car Chase" movies-but it's not low-brow entertainment like "Smokey and the Bandit" or "Gone in 60 Seconds." Yes there's a lot of automotive action first in a '66 Impala, and later in the '69 Charger. But there's also a pretty damn good robbery disguised as a kidnapping plot, that would still fly today-especially with throwaway cell phones and such. Again-change the dollar amounts and go to town. # 4. "The Driver". This 1978 cult classic had Ryan O' Neal and Bruce Dern at their tough-guy best-and Quentin Tarantino says it's one of his favorites. Simple story that would still fly today. The "Driver" is a getaway driver for hire-he drives for bank robbers, drug dealers, whatever-and gets paid big bucks for eluding the cops. He's never been caught. The cop is obsessed with catching him and makes a deal with some gangsters to set up the driver. It goes bad, and the driver's girlfriend is killed and he goes for revenge....This one would work because he could only be hired through email, and only have throwaway phones, etc. Again-just change the dollar amounts. # 5. "A Small Town in Texas". Texas football hero who just got out of prison on drug charges comes home to his girlfriend and kid he's never seen. Except the sheriff who railroaded him to jail-has been seeing his girl and doesn't want to lose her to the returning hero. So the corrupt Sheriff tries to set him up on drug charges again. The football hero-after finding out the sheriff has killed his best friend-decides to kill the sheriff. As long they do the football player more Bobby Layne or Joe Namath than Tim Tebow, they should be all right with this lean, mean revenge tale. Just a thought. Mastermind