Movie Marathon (Part 1)

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U.S. movie remakes (or direct inspiration) of non-U.S. films, with different title

  1. The Departed (remake of Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs)
  2. The Birdcage (remake of La Cage aux Folles)
  3. The Man With One Red Shoe (remake of Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire)
  4. Tortilla Soup (remake of Eat Drink Man Woman)
  5. True Lies (loose remake of La Totale!)
  6. Just Visiting (remake of Les Visiteurs)
  7. Point of No Return (remake of La Femme Nikita)
  8. Three Men and a Baby (remake of 3 hommes et un couffin [3 Men and a Cradle])
  9. Let Me In (remake of Let the Right One In - Låt den rätte komma in)
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U.S. movie remakes (or direct inspiration) of non-U.S. films, with different title

  1. The Departed (remake of Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs)
  2. The Birdcage (remake of La Cage aux Folles)
  3. The Man With One Red Shoe (remake of Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire)
  4. Tortilla Soup (remake of Eat Drink Man Woman)
  5. True Lies (loose remake of La Totale!)
  6. Just Visiting (remake of Les Visiteurs)
  7. Point of No Return (remake of La Femme Nikita)
  8. Three Men and a Baby (remake of 3 hommes et un couffin [3 Men and a Cradle])
  9. Let Me In (remake of Let the Right One In - Låt den rätte komma in)
  10. Algiers (remake of Pepe le Moko)

David Letterman joked that “Eat Drink Man Woman” was what Ahnold said when he asked Maria Shriver out on their first date.

Next up:

Films with a particularly annoying kid

  1. North
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Films with a particularly annoying kid

  1. North
  2. Home Alone
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Films with a particularly annoying kid

  1. North
  2. Home Alone
  3. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
5087

Films with a particularly annoying kid

  1. North
  2. Home Alone
  3. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
  4. Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace
5088

Films with a particularly annoying kid

  1. North
  2. Home Alone
  3. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
  4. Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace
  5. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
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Films with a particularly annoying kid

  1. North
  2. Home Alone
  3. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
  4. Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace
  5. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
  6. Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone
5090

Films with a particularly annoying kid

  1. North
  2. Home Alone
  3. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
  4. Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace
  5. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
  6. Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone
  7. Meet Me in St. Louis
5091

Films with a particularly annoying kid

  1. North
  2. Home Alone
  3. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
  4. Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace
  5. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
  6. Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone
  7. Meet Me in St. Louis
  8. Pride of the Yankees
5092

Films with a particularly annoying kid

  1. North
  2. Home Alone
  3. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
  4. Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace
  5. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
  6. Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone
  7. Meet Me in St. Louis
  8. Pride of the Yankees
  9. Richie Rich
5093

Films with a particularly annoying kid

  1. North
  2. Home Alone
  3. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
  4. Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace
  5. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
  6. Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone
  7. Meet Me in St. Louis
  8. Pride of the Yankees
  9. Richie Rich
  10. Dennis the Menace

I remember watching that movie and rooting for Mr Wilson.

I’ll pass.

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The Films of Katharine Hepburn

  1. The Lion in Winter

“Of course he has a knife, he always has a knife, we all have knives! It’s 1183 and we’re barbarians!”

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The Films of Katharine Hepburn

  1. The Lion in Winter
  2. The African Queen
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The Films of Katharine Hepburn

  1. The Lion in Winter
  2. The African Queen
  3. Sylvia Scarlett
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The Films of Katharine Hepburn

  1. The Lion in Winter
  2. The African Queen
  3. Sylvia Scarlett
  4. Little Women
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The Films of Katharine Hepburn

  1. The Lion in Winter
  2. The African Queen
  3. Sylvia Scarlett
  4. Little Women
  5. Adam’s Rib
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The Films of Katharine Hepburn

  1. The Lion in Winter
  2. The African Queen
  3. Sylvia Scarlett
  4. Little Women
  5. Adam’s Rib
  6. On Golden Pond
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The Films of Katharine Hepburn

  1. The Lion in Winter
  2. The African Queen
  3. Sylvia Scarlett
  4. Little Women
  5. Adam’s Rib
  6. On Golden Pond
  7. Bringing up Baby
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The Films of Katharine Hepburn

  1. The Lion in Winter
  2. The African Queen
  3. Sylvia Scarlett
  4. Little Women
  5. Adam’s Rib
  6. On Golden Pond
  7. Bringing up Baby
  8. Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
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The Films of Katharine Hepburn

  1. The Lion in Winter
  2. The African Queen
  3. Sylvia Scarlett
  4. Little Women
  5. Adam’s Rib
  6. On Golden Pond
  7. Bringing up Baby
  8. Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
  9. Dragon Seed

She plays a Chinese peasant. Yes, really.