![]() ![]() The only similarities are that the main character’s name is Walter Mitty and that he daydreams. ![]() ![]() Stiller’s THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY is at least as different from the old forties version as that movie was from Thurber’s original story. Finally, a modern version has arrived although it would be wrong to call Ben Stiller’s movie a remake. For decades, various stars (including Jim Carrey) and studios have been trying to mount a WALTER MITTY remake, with several full-fledged Mitty scripts floating around at different times. REVIEW: THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY has its origins as a short-story written by humorist James Thurber, which was turned into a big 1947 Technicolor musical starring Danny Kaye, which truthfully wasn’t that closely tied to the short story that inspired it. Mitty’s quest takes him from Iceland through the Himalayas and beyond, in an adventure that- up to now- he could have only dreamed-of. When the print edition of Life Magazine is scuttled, and the final issue’s cover photo is misplaced, Mitty takes it upon himself to find the missing negative, which is in the possession of globetrotting photographer Sean O’Connell ( Sean Penn). PLOT: Walter Mitty ( Ben Stiller) is a dreamer who yearns to escape his hum-drum existence, and fantasizes about dating his pretty Life Magazine co-worker, Cheryl ( Kristen Wiig). ![]()
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