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Universal Pictures 825 8th Ave New York, NY 10019

Dear Producer,

My sixth grade class has read the book, Island of the Blue Dolphins, it is about a young native American girl named Karana who is stuck on an island alone, and she tames two dogs, Rontu and Rontu-Aru. We also watched the 1964 movie about it, but we couldn’t help wondering, why not REMAKE the movie into something even better. I think with a new fresh start and new modern technology, we could make it better.

New future technology could futurize the 1964 version, of course keep the topic, but we could add many new things. Things like computerized animals, including the wild dogs from the island and other animals. In the book, there claims to be a “devilfish” which is actually an octopus. I know why the 1964 production didn’t have the octopus, because they didn’t have the technology! And if people today didn’t read the book, it would be an opportunity for them to know about it. Besides, it is a 50 year old book after all. And if the future classrooms read the book and want to see the movie, than they could have a dvd version, tapes probably wouldn’t be around then. You know how much special effects are in today’s movies, so this could be a today’s movie with all of that.

You’ll probably have a shortage of ideas sooner or later, so this is a perfect idea. Also that it could be popular, you may know that survival is a popular theme, and this is all about survival. Think about the children. My class read it in sixth grade, some read it in fourth grade, and some read it in fifth grade. So the children would have it in better graphics and maybe better actors, also some new scenes not in the original film but in the book. Not only the kids can have this, but everyone. So a new fresh start could possibly be a hit. You never know.

Think about the actors today, I mean the actors were alright for the first film, but these could be a fresh new start. You can also find actors from the internet that might be worldwide, but they could be good for your movie. And what could make it more famous are the actors that many know about. When the first movie was made, no one obsessed about celebrities like they do today, so when people talk about the celebrities in the movie, some may want to see it. And even modern makeup could help them look like real natives. You probably know celebrities are a big part of a movie, and they could even make it better.

So take to fact that this could be an even better film than last time. New features like computerized items and amazing actors would probably make the movie very popular. All the scenes could be more interesting, better looking, and better acted. So take in mind that this could be something that you might think about in the future. Just a Suggestion.

Sincerely, Jack