There was a Saturday the 14th, supposedly a spoof of slasher films, but the writers evidently never saw any, so they tried to spoof old time monster movies. It was incredibly bad and less funny than wearing a lampshade on your head.
Considering the two main characters died at the end of the original, a true sequel would have been difficult. Of course, they could have crossed genres and brought them back as vampires. If nothing else, Butch and Sundance: The Eerie Years would have been a different kind of movie.
But in my opinion, the term ‘sequel’ can be applied to any work that is created after the original, regardless of whether the plot takes place before or after the plot of the original. For me, The Phantom Menace will always be a lame sequel to the original Star Wars.
Let’s see…“Cruel Intentions 2,” a straight-to-video prequel to the Sarah Michelle Gellar quasi-incestual festival…“Devil in the Flesh 2,” sequel to the Rose McGowan vehical about a murderous teen (sequal lacks McGowan, I believe)…um, let’s not forget “After MASH,” a sequel to the TV show that aired, I think, the season following MASH’s final episode(a little off subject, but, jesus, I bet you didn’t even remember that show, didja?)
“Saturday the 14th” had a sequel titled “Saturday the 14th Strikes Back,” I seem to recall…I wish I could forget “Caddyshack 2”…
um…anyway…I got’s the digital cable and ever since HBO made it excrutiatingly difficult to find reruns of “Mr. Show,” I’ve seen quite a few pre/sequels I never knew of. I’m sure I’ll see at least 2 or 3 more before I go to bed tonight.
Oops, almost forgot “The Stepfather” nos. 2 & 3. Also “Jack Frost 2,” the sequel to the holiday slasher flick, not the sappy Mike Keaton hug-fest “Jack Frost” (Featuring Batman as a Snowman…I swear I only watched it for the “Mr. Show” alumni appearances!)
Did you know there’s a sequel to Forbiden Planet?
The Invisible Boy came out a couple of years later, starring Richard Eyer (the Genie from The Sevnth Voyage of Sinbad) in the title role, and with Robbie the Robot (the most interestin characer from FP). Pay attention in the opening section, and it’s clear that this really is a sequel to FP. Much more badly written (it’s MST3K-fodder), filmed with a much smaller budget, and in black and white. It is in the tradition of bad sequels – although I submit it’s not the fault of the film-makers. In the case of Son of Kong the filmmakers were given a tiny budget and very little time (much less time and money than for King Kong) by a studio anxious to cash in ASAP on the succes of the frst movie.