The original, which starred the Ramones as a punk band that helped a throng of rebellious high school students thwart their rock-hating principal, was one Corman's most successful films and has long been a cult classic. Many of you have probably recently seen the trailer for the remake of Corman's other famous cult classic, Death Race 2000 (which has been renamed simply Death Race) starring Jason Statham and Joan Allen. And while Corman is getting producing credit on Death Race, there's no word yet on whether he'll get the same for a Rock 'n' Roll remake. Nevertheless, Stern said he acquired the rights to the remake because he was such a fan of the film (he's also recently secured the rights to remake the 1982 raunch-fest Porky's, of which he is also a huge fan, thus confirming what I've long suspected about his blue-ribbon tastes in modern culture -- I do love Roger C, but his films are... not the greatest). A studio has not signed on yet for distribution, but Stern did manage to get Bill S. Preston, Esquire, Alex Winter, suddenly more in demand that Keanu, to write it.