# Are all movies named after a hit pop song terrible? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 9, 2007, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-movies-named-after-a-hit-pop-song-terrible/414941 "2007-08-09T01:08:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-movies-named-after-a-hit-pop-song-terrible/414941/41 "2007-08-13T00:47:52Z")
I’ve seen the claim that [Tampico](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037346/) was named after the Stan Kenton hit, and that film has its’ fans. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-movies-named-after-a-hit-pop-song-terrible/414941/42 "2007-08-13T00:49:57Z")
[QUOTE=Kneepants Erasmus, the Humanist] Was the song _Pretty in Pink_ written for the movie, or did it already exist? In any case I like both the song and movie. Have I said too much in admitting to the latter? [/QUOTE] If I recall correctly, the film is named for the song but the song is on the film’s soundtrack and was a much bigger hit when tied to the film than it had been on its original release a few years earlier. ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-movies-named-after-a-hit-pop-song-terrible/414941/43 "2007-08-13T01:49:22Z")
_That Thing You Do!_ is a great movie, but I’m not sure it counts. ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-movies-named-after-a-hit-pop-song-terrible/414941/44 "2007-08-13T01:55:34Z")
Ah, they’re 1960’s style double posts. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-movies-named-after-a-hit-pop-song-terrible/414941/45 "2007-08-13T02:05:34Z")
I didn’t see it, but _Uptown Girls_ looked pretty horrible. In fact, it made me wonder exactly what the OP is wondering. ---
**Author:** ![tremorviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@tremorviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tremorviolet)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-movies-named-after-a-hit-pop-song-terrible/414941/46 "2007-08-13T02:38:11Z")
I think what happens is that a lot of time weak movies with a lame plots don’t have a good titles during production. So for release, they’ll slap on a moderately relevant song title for the movie title hoping that a association with a hit song may tempt more viewers. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-movies-named-after-a-hit-pop-song-terrible/414941/47 "2007-08-13T04:42:35Z")
[QUOTE=zamboniracer] My own nomination for the thread is [Why Do Fools Fall in Love](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0123324/) , which I enjoyed. [/QUOTE] Not to mention [Fools Rush In](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119141/) (though I gather that not very many people went to see it.) ---
**Author:** ![Marlitharn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-movies-named-after-a-hit-pop-song-terrible/414941/48 "2007-08-13T08:02:40Z")
[Satisfaction](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096037/), starring Justine Bateman, which I remember seeing on tv a few years later as “Girls of Summer”, starring Julia Roberts. I remember being amazed at the number of cliches that could be packed into a single movie. ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2007, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-movies-named-after-a-hit-pop-song-terrible/414941/49 "2007-08-13T09:39:43Z")
[Mona Lisa](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091538/) was a great movie. And, though I haven’t seen it myself, I’m told [The Crying Game](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104036/) ain’t half bad either [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-movies-named-after-a-hit-pop-song-terrible/414941.md?page=2)