HOOT SEQUEL

[Lightning Bolt]

Splash has already been done.. and it's a lot better than Hoot II could likely ever be!

I'll take Daryl Hannah over a manatee every day!

[conched]

A mutual friend of Wil Shriner, informs me that Wil and Jimmy are working on a sequel to the movie ''Hoot''. It's supposed to be called ''Splash''. He wasn't sure if it was about dolphins or whales. My thought was don't rule out manatees. Anyhow,the process of obtaining environmental permits is in the works.
As always, G.M.,Jr.

Well you do know that "Splash" was the 2nd children's book that he wrote, but it is not the sequel to "Hoot". I read both books and the only connection between the 2 is the location of Florida and the basic plot. But I did like the reference to Buffett in "Flush".

What is "Splash"? The only young adult/kids books by Hiaasen that I've read are Hoot, Flush and Scat. Is Splash new?

As far as the movie goes, anything I read following the release of Hoot, Jimmy made it seem like it would be a long long time before he was involved with a movie again. He didn't seem to be a big fan of the process.

Maybe SPLASH was the sound of Carl Hiaasen's golf ball going in the water from His Downhil Lie after taking up golf again after 32 years away from it.

[RinglingRingling]

Would rather see him do "Take Another Road/ A Salty Piece of Land".

Agreed.......and you doin' Chris?

Coming to Virginia for The Labor Day Weekend Show again this year?

Hope so, but can't commit right now. We just dropped some coin on a house in KW for MoTM, and still have to get our tix for GW, get our sailboat in the water and a few other things.....if the bank account is fat enough, I'm gonna try to come down for Saturdays show.
Any chance of seeing you in KW this November?

We've never made it to MOTM despite our best intentions......but we are going to KW in April, Bermuda in June, and just had to unexpectedly replace our furnace in the house. I doubt that I can fit MOTM in the 2010 family budget now!

sell one of the kids.. making the family smaller means more resources..

[sailorkid94]

Why would he do a sequel to a movie that was at best medicore?

It wasn't about the ratings. It was about the message.

I agree......

Also, I always mean to ask you, is that a Daysailor boat you have pictured????????

I sail a Flying Scot.......

Yes, it is a daysailer! Its actually 1960. One of the first they ever made. I just sold it this past fall and almost bought a flying scott. Really nice boat. Ended getting a fixer upper mariner instead Now i'm questining that decision.

Hey, the way I see it is any boat is a good boat.........as long as it floats!

True True I'd be happy with anything that floats...but i'm not even sure if mine does Its got a couple of "through-hulls" that seem to be original or close to it(the boats a '67 so i'm doubting they still work) and to get them replaced/installed its probably going to cost me about as much as I paid for the boat so....

[HurricaneSeason]

Ha ha. Yeah, there is no Hiaasen book called Spalsh. There's Flush and Scat but no Splash.

[Bicycle Bill]

WARNING — HIJACK ALERT!!!

Splash has already been done.. and it's a lot better than Hoot II could likely ever be!

I'll take Daryl Hannah over a manatee every day!

It's rather interesting, although in a sort of morbid way since 9/11, to see how many times the WTC turns up in old movies, movie posters, and so on. My most poignant find so far is in the opening credits of the old "Odd Couple" TV series, where there are a couple of background NYC skyline shots with the WTC still under construction.

-"BB"-

[parrothead_girl_5]

A mutual friend of Wil Shriner, informs me that Wil and Jimmy are working on a sequel to the movie ''Hoot''. It's supposed to be called ''Splash''. He wasn't sure if it was about dolphins or whales. My thought was don't rule out manatees. Anyhow,the process of obtaining environmental permits is in the works.
As always, G.M.,Jr.

Well you do know that "Splash" was the 2nd children's book that he wrote, but it is not the sequel to "Hoot". I read both books and the only connection between the 2 is the location of Florida and the basic plot. But I did like the reference to Buffett in "Flush".

Wasn't the name of that book SCAT and it was the 3rd? I thought I had read them all.

As far as I know he has only writen 2 childrens books. "Hoot" and "Flush". But then again I could be wrong, but even according to Carl Hiaasen's website he has those 2 children's books.

[HurricaneSeason]

Hiaasen has written THREE (3) books for children.

HOOT

FLUSH

SCAT

[lminor26]

I agree with a previous poster. I wonder if the movie in the works is really FLUSH and not SPLASH. I really liked the book Flush, by the way. It would probably make an even better movie that Hoot. I liked Hoot too, though.

[citcat]

I LIKED Hoot. Especially the scenery. It's a sweet movie, and I can't wait for my grandbabies to be old enough to see it.

[Bfan53again]

I LIKED Hoot. Especially the scenery. It's a sweet movie, and I can't wait for my grandbabies to be old enough to see it.

Agreed, sometimes it's fun to just watch a movie, for, well, fun.........I love the scenery, too!