# Favorite movie that never existed? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 23, 2003, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-that-never-existed/150567 "2003-01-23T23:51:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-that-never-existed/150567/1 "2003-01-23T23:51:59Z")
A not-so-odd little poll…what’s your favorite movie that was either planned but not filmed, or was entirely made up for a passing mention in -i=another\* movie, TV show, book, etc.? My picks: _Helix_, starring Anna Scott. (It’s said to be like “_Close Encounters_ meets _Jean de Florette_”) Featured in _Notting Hill_. And probably _DC. vs. Marvel_, which according to _The Onion_ will be the summer blockbuster of 2016. Anyone else? ---
**Author:** ![Einmon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Einmon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Einmon)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-that-never-existed/150567/2 "2003-01-24T00:03:22Z")
**Good Omens**. But hope dies last, or so they say… [http://www.countingdown.com/movies/goodomens](http://www.countingdown.com/movies/goodomens) ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-that-never-existed/150567/3 "2003-01-24T00:07:38Z")
Arnold Schwarzeneggar’s “Crusades” movie. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-that-never-existed/150567/4 "2003-01-24T00:29:21Z")
I was thinking about this the other day, but I always got a kick out of “Angels With Filthy Souls” from the first two _Home Alone_ “I’m gonna give ya, to the count of ten, to get your ugly, yella, no-good keester off my property, Before I pump your guts fulla lead. One, two, ten!” ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-that-never-existed/150567/5 "2003-01-24T00:48:03Z")
Disney’s **Gremlins** from WWII. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-that-never-existed/150567/6 "2003-01-24T00:57:22Z")
The epic theatrical film of Frank Herbert’s **Dune** mentioned in John Varley’s **Titan** books (written before 1984). ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-that-never-existed/150567/7 "2003-01-24T01:00:27Z")
[Destino](http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mdali.html) ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-that-never-existed/150567/8 "2003-01-24T01:21:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by HPL \* > \*\*I was thinking about this the other day, but I always got a kick out of “Angels With Filthy Souls” from the first two _Home Alone_ > > “I’m gonna give ya, to the count of ten, to get your ugly, yella, no-good keester off my property, Before I pump your guts fulla lead. One, two, ten!” \*\* Don’t forget the sequel, _Angels With Even Filthier Souls_. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![LoN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cab0a1/32.png) [@LoN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LoN)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-that-never-existed/150567/9 "2003-01-24T01:26:24Z")
According to [www.comics2film.com](http://www.comics2film.com), the Darren Aronofsky/Frank Miller **Batman** movie is finnally dead. My hopes for that movie were higher then a hippie on, um, some day when hippies get really high… The **Lords of Light** movie is also sorely missed… Jack Kirby did conceptual sketches… ---
**Author:** ![Flymaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c4cdca/32.png) [@Flymaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flymaster)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-that-never-existed/150567/10 "2003-01-24T01:51:32Z")
Blimp: The Hindenburg Story, as referred to in Seinfeld. ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-that-never-existed/150567/11 "2003-01-24T01:54:17Z")
Nine Princes in Amber. It keeps getting talked about, but that’s as far as it gets. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-that-never-existed/150567/12 "2003-01-24T15:29:49Z")
This keeps coming up in different threads… Ridley Scott and Dan O’Bannon went nearly broke trying to film **Dune**. They only got it half finished, went back to London and filmed **Alien** as their next project. I’d like to see **Dune** done by the same people that brought us **Alien.** ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-that-never-existed/150567/13 "2003-01-24T15:36:23Z")
Gumby. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-that-never-existed/150567/14 "2003-01-24T15:46:33Z")
Among the movies that piqued my curiosity: 1. “See You Next Wednesday” (preferably in Feelaround) 2. Howard Stern’s “Fartman” 3. “Chunnel” (Why don’t you just TELL me the name of the movie…?") 4. The musical remake of “Gone With the Wind” (with Sharon Stone as Scarlett O’Hara) in "Irreconcilable Differences). ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-that-never-existed/150567/15 "2003-01-24T16:05:04Z")
Buckaroo Banzai vs The World Crime League Ghandi II (mentioned in UHF) There has been quite a few interesting movies mentioned or shown on the marquee on the Simpsons. Can’t think of any offhand other than “Calling all Quakers” Brian ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-that-never-existed/150567/16 "2003-01-24T16:11:48Z")
Aliens vs Preditor William Gibsons Alien 3(way better script) Mort (Terry Pratchett book) ---
**Author:** ![Fish42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/4da419/32.png) [@Fish42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish42)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-that-never-existed/150567/17 "2003-01-24T16:13:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by N9IWP \* > \*\* > There has been quite a few interesting movies mentioned or shown on the marquee on the Simpsons. Can’t think of any offhand other than “Calling all Quakers” > > Brian \*\* Other Simpsons-only movies: “Too Many Grandmas” starring Bo Derek & Olympia Dukakis Julia Roberts in “Love Is Nice” “Honk If You’re Horny” “Hail to the Chimp” “Saving Irene Ryan” and “Undercover Nerd,” both starring Rainer Wolfcastle “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” as re-made by Mel Gibson “The Tango of Death” “The Bloodening” “The Itchy and Scratchy Movie” It wasn’t completed, so it may not count: “Radioactive Man” ---
**Author:** ![Survey1215](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecb155/32.png) [@Survey1215](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Survey1215)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-that-never-existed/150567/18 "2003-01-24T16:25:25Z")
Regarding the Simpsons, there’s the whole Troy McClure filmography, which can be referenced at various places online. My three favorites: **The President’s Neck is Missing** **Cry Yuma** **Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die** ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-that-never-existed/150567/19 "2003-01-24T16:35:00Z")
**Hey, Hey in the Hayloft** and **Ants in Your Plants of 1939**. Oh, and of course the _other_ **O Brother, Where Art Thou?** ---
**Author:** ![vibrotronica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@vibrotronica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vibrotronica)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-that-never-existed/150567/20 "2003-01-24T16:35:20Z")
**Buckaroo Banzi vs. The World Crime League!** How I long to see that one made! **Starship Troopers** done right, with powered armor, skydiving from orbit, intellegent bugs, the Skinnys, etc. etc. That would be such a better movie than the crap that got made! **The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy** , directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Bruce Campbell as Zaphod Beeblebrox. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-movie-that-never-existed/150567.md?page=2)