The Original: Starting out in 1958 in the Daily Mirror, the gang of kids (and Boot the dog) were created by Maurice Dodd and artist Dennis Collins.
Set in the fictional town of Coynge, it sees the main characters inhabiting a world where there are no parents to bother them (at least, the parents are rarely seen and main character Wellington is an orphan) and they can enjoy themselves.
The BBC turned them into a cartoon in the 1970s.
Our Director Pick: Garth Jennings, who, with writing/producing partner Nick Goldsmith, made childhood nostalgia so appealing in Son Of Rambow.
The Pitch: Bring the story up to date, but keep the kids locked in their fantastical world - until Boot's railway station home is scheduled for demolition and replacement with a brand new set of luxury flats.
The Perishers must use all their wits to stop the developers from ruining their mate's life.
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minorityreport
Nov 10th 2009, 9:54
Charley's War would make a great film, or a series of them, even.
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Mroobalooba
Nov 10th 2009, 10:50
Wha....no Calvin and Hobbes!!! And the bash street kids have appeared in two cartoons from the Beano videos although it would make a pretty mental film.
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cleanbreak
Nov 10th 2009, 11:07
I would have to say the uk's Dennis the menace. He could square off against the American version, the fight wouldn't last long I fear...
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Aberskene
Nov 10th 2009, 15:47
George and Lynne.....no?!
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CUrraNT
Nov 10th 2009, 17:12
What about Nemi out of the metro? The film: Finding Nemi The plot: She's looking for a good joke... unlike this one!
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CUrraNT
Nov 10th 2009, 17:14
What about Nemi out of The Metro? The Film: Finding Nemi The plot: She's looking for a funny joke... unlike this one!
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CUrraNT
Nov 10th 2009, 17:14
What about Nemi out of The Metro? The Film: Finding Nemi The plot: She's looking for a funny joke... unlike this one!
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CUrraNT
Nov 10th 2009, 17:15
What about Nemi out of The Metro? The Film: Finding Nemi The plot: She's looking for a funny joke... unlike this one!
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Lingdada
Nov 11th 2009, 12:51
The glorious Dan Dare was my Number One hero during the sixties,when I was but 10yrs old and like all kids of that decade,heavily into the SciFi fantasy world of glossy colour comics!! Bring back ths Mekon to a theatre near you!!
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mattburgess
Nov 11th 2009, 18:20
CALVIN. AND. HOBBES.
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