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Chris Wyatt ("Napoleon Dynamite") and Mark Altman have launched a remake of 1963's "They Saved Hitler's Brain" as a sci-fi musical comedy.

The duo have partnered with the original movie's owner, Crown Intl. Pictures, which released the pic theatrically. The original, set in South America, revolved around a secret attempt to preserve Hitler's brain in the hopes of raising a Fourth Reich.

The remake will feature songs and book by Jon and Al Kaplan, who penned the Off Broadway parody "Silence! Silence of the Lambs: The Musical" and "24: Season 2 -- The Musical."

Altman will produce through his Maltman Entertainment shingle along with Wyatt. Steve Kriozere is penning the script and will also produce through Drink Octopus shingle.Altman's credits include "DOA: Dead or Alive" and "House of the Dead." He's partnered with Kriozere on a remake of Crown's 1983 release "My Tutor."