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A New Cosmo Topper?

Comedian Steve Martin is scheduled to reteam with Bringing Down the House director Adam Shankman for a remake of the supernatural comedy Topper, based on Thorne Smith's novel.

The original 1937 film starred Roland Young as Cosmo Topper, a stuffy, henpecked bank executive haunted by two mischievous ghosts who—until their untimely demise—reigned as the bank's largest stockholders. Cary Grant and Constance Bennett were brilliantly cast as the fun-loving married couple, George and Marion Kerby. In the remake, the couple's names have been changed to George and Mimi Kirby. At this time, Steve Martin is the only actor attached to the film, and no production start date has been announced. Stay tuned!

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Walt Disney Pictures

  • Director: Adam Shankman
  • Source Material: Thorne Smith
  • Screenplay: Randi Singer
  • Producer: Adam Shankman
  • Executive Producer: Todd Lieberman

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Steve Martin attached to play Cosmo Topper, an up-tight estate liquidator who's hired to sell off the estate of George and Mimi Kirby, a recently-deceased wealthy young socialite couple who have no intention of letting their ghostly forms stop them from partying... or from trying to show Topper what life's all about.

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Topper & Topper Returns 

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Topper/Topper Returns

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This DVD includes two movies: the original "Topper" and the second sequel, "Topper Returns." I own this DVD and am quite impressed with the quality of both films. I've watched the colorized version of "Topper Returns" on VHS and the movie is plagued with audio and video dropouts. These films are presented in their original black & white versions; run time: 184 minutes.

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Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life 

by Steve Martin

Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life

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Although this book is a memoir, it provides a blueprint for success in stand-up comedy from one of the masters. The book features black and white photographs from the author's personal collection.

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    drifter0658 drifter0658 Apr 12, 2009 @ 6:59 am
    I certainly am. I remember watching the original when I was a kid. On television of course. ;) I'm a huge Steve Martin fan, so this should be good.

    Thanks for stopping back by, and thanks for the blessing. But more than that, thanks for remembering. Yhat made my head swell up pretty big.

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Producer Hal Roach brought Thorne Smith's zany characters to life in three films: Topper, Topper Takes a Trip and Topper Returns.


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