Saturday, August 4, 2007

End Credits: Something About This Looks Familiar

Movies remakes that are not, strictly speaking, remakes like Cape Fear or War of the Worlds, but clever adaptations. First the "remake" and then its inspiration, whether movie, play or book.

1. A Star is Born (1937) / What Price Hollywood? (1932)

2. Forbidden Planet (1956) / The Tempest (1611)

3. Apocalypse Now (1979) / Heart of Darkness (1902)

4. Airplane (1980) / Zero Hour (1957)

5. Outland (1981) / High Noon (1952)

6. The Big Chill (1983) / Return of the Secaucus Seven (1980)

7. Clueless (1995) / Emma (1816)

8. A Bug's Life (1998) / The Magnificent Seven (1960) / The Seven Samurai (1954)

9. Mission Impossible II (2000) / Notorious (1946)

10. Flight Plan (2005) / The Lady Vanishes (1938)


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End Credit Remakes