I'm not a big Steve Martin fan, but, of course, you never know.

But I don't see how anyone could possibly surpass Peter Sellers in the role.

Most roles in really good films just seem to belong to the actor who created the role in the first place.

If the original film was crap, I don't think it makes too much of a difference, but when the original was good it's virtually impossible for someone to recreate the role and do a better job.

Ocean's Eleven and The In-Laws are two recent examples of remakes which I've seen that come to mind.


"Difficult....not impossible"