Opinion: Five Movies That Need A Sequel

It seems like nearly every movie that comes out each year is either a sequel or the start of a franchise that that will have sequels. Sometimes, though, great movies just don't get sequels. Here are five movies I think really need sequels:

Get Smart (2008)

Why it needs a sequel:
After the first movie came out, a sequel was rumored to be scheduled for a 2012 release. Steve Carell wrote a draft of the script, but there was never one good enought to be made into a movie.

What it could be about:
As a movie adapted from a T.V. series, there are probably a lot of ways a sequel could go. Sigfried probably didn't die, so KAOS is probably still out there. Another possibility could be a "Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control" meets "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." type T.V. series with cameos from Steve Carell, Terry Crews, David Koechner, Patrick Warburton, and Larry Miller. The problem with that idea is that currently Masi Oka is currently on two TV series, and until I did research for writing this I thought that Nate Torrence hadn't done any acting after "Get Smart".

The Italian Job (2003)

Why it needs a sequel:
Another movie with sequel that was in development ever since the first movie came out. A couple scripts were written, but a movie was never green-lit. With the increasing popularity of the "Fast and Furious" movies there is a market for another heist movie with fast cars.

What it could be about:
The sequel war rumored to be called "The Brazilian Job". Since "Fast Five" pretty much is that concept, there are many possibilities for a story for a sequel. Have the crew been pulling jobs over the last decade plus, or does something happen to pull them out of retirement for "one last score"?

Galaxy Quest (1999)

Why it needs a sequel:
At the same time a parody and loving homage to "Star Trek", "Galaxy Quest" was ranked along with the official "Star Trek" movies and was placed in the middle of the list at the offical Star Trek convention in 2013. People still love the movie even a decade-and-a-half later.

What it could be about:
Since the first movie parodied the "Star Trek" TV series, a sequel could parody the movies - especially the reboots. "Galaxy Quest" is being turned into movie - but with an all-new, younger cast. How do the original cast members react to that, and how do the new cast members react to being caught up in an actual adventure in space when the Thermians return?

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)

Why it needs a sequel:
In my opinion, the "HGttG" movie is one of the few movies that are better than the book, although it is really the next in a line of adaptations of a story that inlude a radio series, a book series, a TV series, a stage play, a computer game, and finally a movie, all differing from the other somewhat, and all written by Douglas Adams.

What it could be about:
The rest of the series.

The Game Plan (2007)

Why it needs a sequel:
If a direct sequel were put into development today, filmed in 2016, and released in 2017, it would be ten years after the original came out. The first movie was about Joe Kingman (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, a single pro football player finding out he had an eight-year-old daughter, Peyton (Madison Pettis). The sequel would be about a (possibly married) former pro football player with an 18-year-old daughter. We would see how fatherhood has caused Joe's character to change over time, if Joe and Monique (Roselyn Sanchez) lasted as a couple, and what the spunky Peyton is now like as a teenager.

What it could be about:
The movie could be about Joe and Peyton going on a road trip and visiting colleges. That plot line seems vaguely familiar, so I do some research and it turns out I am remembering seeing commercial for another Disney movie called "College Road Trip" from 2008. So Disney could make two sequels with one movie.