When it comes to movie remakes, it’s clear that most of them are remakes. take the 2010s nightmare on elm street, for example. No one believed it was an original idea. The same goes for movies like the 1998s. Psycho,year 2012 total recalland in 2019 The Lion King. We all knew it was a remake of a movie that came out years ago.
However, this is not always the case. When most people think of a remade movie, they don’t know that there was an original version before it. On an online forum, someone asked for opinions on “Is the movie a remake that people might not be aware of?” These are some of the best (and most surprising) answers.
1. The Departed (2006)
u/forever_wow replied:deceased‘, prompting u/Whorenun37 to reply, ‘I’m not kidding, I didn’t know that’.
Martin Scorsese’s Academy Award-winning epic crime thriller is, somewhat surprisingly, a remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film. Infernal AffairsIf you are interested in Asian movies, general affairs A movie worth checking out.
2. Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
u/FloridaFlamingoGirl said: Little Shop of Horrors The Musical with Rick Moranis is a remake of the previous non-musical monster film of the same name. “
This user is correct, but there is more to it. Specifically, the 1986 film is an adaptation of the 1982 musical of the same name Off His Broadway.The musical was an adaptation of the 1960 film. Little Shop of Horrorswas a comedy-horror film that was not a musical.
3. Homeward Bound: Incredible Journey (1993)
u/mthw704 suggested “Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journeyu/Bruiser235 said yes. u/Roller_ball then explained: Inside Llewyn Davis, And then there’s the moment he’s looking at the Incredible Journey poster. “
I think Inside Llewn Davis may have inspired a lot of people to discover it. Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey It’s a remake of 1963 incredible journeyWithout it, most people would think the heartwarming Michael J. Fox movie was an original idea.
4. Heat (1995)
“heatsaid u/somepeoplewait, to which u/Sinjun13 replied: First, what I didn’t know was the remake here.
This example is a little different than most of the examples on this list, as level 2 Spidermulder touched on.michael mann’s tv move [sic] LA Takedown“
To further explain, heats The script was first used in a television pilot developed by its director, Michael Mann, which was made into a television movie in 1989. LA Takedown After the pilot failed to receive a series order. In 1994, Mann reviewed the script and heat.
5. Three Boys and a Baby (1987)
u/Ok-Preference8125 suggested several films, most notably “three boys and a baby“
The user didn’t elaborate and no one commented, so we take the reins. The script for Three Men and a Baby is based on the 1985 French film Trois hommes et un couffin (Three Men and a Cradle). It has been remade seven more times in six different languages.
6. Handful of Dollars (1964)
u/thg011093 replied:handful of dollars [sic] (1964) remake bouncer (1961)”, u/Miskude replied, “This is interesting. The plot is basically the same, but the setting is completely different. Not many people know about this relationship.”
When the film was identified as an unofficial remake of Akira Kurosawa’s classic Japanese samurai film bouncerthereby winning bouncer’s Production company, Toho.
7. You’ve Got Mail (1998)
u/SutorNeUltraCrepid4m says “You’ve got mail,” prompts u/MoMo_Hon3yD3w to ask, and says, “shop around the corner. right? “
Yes u/MoMo_Hon3yD3w, you are correct. But that’s not all. You’ve got mail Inspired by a 1937 Hungarian play Miklós László perfumerThe play has already been adapted into two films. 1940’s The Shop Around The Corner and the 1949s in the good old summer.
8. Knock Knock (2015)
“I did not know knock Knock is a remake of death game u/Throwaway_Codex says:
I agree! Eli Roth’s erotic psychological thriller starring Keanu Reeves, Lorenza Izzo and Ana de Armas is a remake of the 1977 film. death gameNor is it the first remake of the film – the 1980 Spanish film Viciosas Al Deathnud (vicious and nude) holds that title.
9. Man On Fire (2004)
u/bigberry replied: The user then wrote, “The original of the same name starred Scott Glenn in 1987.
It’s completely true.in the meantime man on fire It is based on the 1980 novel of the same name by AJ Quinnell, which had been adapted into a feature film 17 years earlier.
10. Coda (2021)
u/papertrade1 said:codaIt was actually a remake of a recent French film that won an Oscar for Best Film.” La Famille Verrier”.
that’s true. 2014 but La Famille Verrier More specifically, French and Belgian films. Both films are excellent and resonate with the deaf community.if you just saw codaIt is recommended to watch the original movie to your heart’s content.
This article was written and distributed by Wealth of Geeks.
Featured image credit: Warner Bros.
