'OLD MAN & THE SEA' circa 2007 (HILARIOUS)

Hemingway's 1952 novella "The Old Man and the Sea" was written in Cuba (in 1951) and was the last major work of fiction by Papa H. Unarguably, one of his most famous works, it centers upon an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream. And while it's been the subject of criticism, it once again affirmed his worldwide literary prominence, ultimately snagging the 1953 Pulitzer-Prize for Literature and the 1954 Nobel Prize. Damn ...

Of the several films that've been produced, the most notable was released in 1958 and stars Spencer Tracy as Santiago. Interestingly, while he garnered an Academy Award nomination, Hemingway thought that Tracy was unfit for the role, having been known to call the actor a "fat lard" among other names. Another prominent version was a well-received 1990 television movie starring Anthony Quinn as Santiago and Francesco Quinn as the young Santiago. The new version introduced two characters not in the novella, Tom Pruitt and Mary Pruitt, played by Gary Cole and Patricia Clarkson, respectively. Leave it to Hollywood to add characters to a Pulitzer and Nobel-winning book.

BUT WHAT IF ... Hollywood made the movie NOW??

Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea" circa 2007