Movie Marathon (Part 2)

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American films that are remakes of foreign films

  1. Solaris (US, 2002), Solaris (USSR, 1972)
  2. The Birdcage (US 1996) La Cage aux Falles (France 1978)
  3. Algiers (US 1938) Pepe le Moko (France 1937)
  4. Three Men and a Baby (US 1987). 3 Hommes et un Couffin (France 1985)
  5. The Ring (US 2002) Ringu (Japan 1998)
  6. The Magnificent Seven (U.S., 1960), Seven Samurai (Japan, 1954)
  7. The Jesus Rolls (US 2020), Les Valseuses (France, 1974)
  8. 12 Monkeys (US 1995), La Jetee (France 1962)
  9. The Birdcage (US 1996), La Cage aux Folles (France 1978)
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Pssst: #2

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American films that are remakes of foreign films

  1. Solaris (US, 2002), Solaris (USSR, 1972)
  2. The Birdcage (US 1996) La Cage aux Falles (France 1978)
  3. Algiers (US 1938) Pepe le Moko (France 1937)
  4. Three Men and a Baby (US 1987). 3 Hommes et un Couffin (France 1985)
  5. The Ring (US 2002) Ringu (Japan 1998)
  6. The Magnificent Seven (U.S., 1960), Seven Samurai (Japan, 1954)
  7. The Jesus Rolls (US 2020), Les Valseuses (France, 1974)
  8. 12 Monkeys (US 1995), La Jetee (France 1962)
  9. Cousins (US 1989), Cousin Cousine (France 1975)
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Just an observation, but it looks like if an American film producer is going to do a remake of a foreign film, the odds are pretty good it’s going to be a French film. Wonder why?

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D’oh!

American films that are remakes of foreign films

  1. Solaris (US 2002), Solaris (USSR 1972)
  2. The Birdcage (US 1996), La Cage aux Folles (France 1978)
  3. Algiers (US 1938), Pepe le Moko (France 1937)
  4. Three Men and a Baby (US 1987), 3 Hommes et un Couffin (France 1985)
  5. The Ring (US 2002), Ringu (Japan 1998)
  6. The Magnificent Seven (U.S., 1960), Seven Samurai (Japan, 1954)
  7. The Jesus Rolls (US 2020), Les Valseuses (France, 1974)
  8. 12 Monkeys (US 1995), La Jetee (France 1962)
  9. Cousins (US 1989), Cousin Cousine (France 1975)
  10. The Vanishing (US 1993), The Vanishing (Dutch 1988)

Remade by the same director with a happy ending; panned the second time around.

Pass.

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Musical biopics

  1. Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis (RIP)
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Musical biopics

  1. Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis (RIP)
  2. Walk the Line – Johnny Cash (also RIP)

-“BB”-

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Musical biopics

  1. Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis (RIP)
  2. Walk the Line – Johnny Cash (also RIP)
  3. Sid and Nancy - Sid Vicious (also also RIP)
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  1. Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis (RIP)
  2. Walk the Line – Johnny Cash (also RIP)
  3. Sid and Nancy - Sid Vicious (also also RIP)
  4. Yankee Doodle Dandy – George M. Cohan (& RIP)
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  1. Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis (RIP)
  2. Walk the Line – Johnny Cash (also RIP)
  3. Sid and Nancy - Sid Vicious (also also RIP)
  4. Yankee Doodle Dandy – George M. Cohan (& RIP)
  5. The Glenn Miller Story - Glenn Miller (yep, RIP)
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Musical biopics

  1. Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis (RIP)
  2. Walk the Line – Johnny Cash (also RIP)
  3. Sid and Nancy - Sid Vicious (also also RIP)
  4. Yankee Doodle Dandy – George M. Cohan (& RIP)
  5. The Glenn Miller Story - Glenn Miller (yep, RIP)
  6. Bohemian Rhapsody - Freddie Mercury (RIP) and Queen (the other three are still alive)
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Musical biopics

  1. Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis (RIP)
  2. Walk the Line – Johnny Cash (also RIP)
  3. Sid and Nancy - Sid Vicious (also also RIP)
  4. Yankee Doodle Dandy – George M. Cohan (& RIP)
  5. The Glenn Miller Story - Glenn Miller (yep, RIP)
  6. Bohemian Rhapsody - Freddie Mercury (RIP) and Queen (the other three are still alive)
  7. La Vie en Rose - Edith Piaf (RIP)

Starting to see a trend here.

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Musical biopics

  1. Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis (RIP)
  2. Walk the Line – Johnny Cash (also RIP)
  3. Sid and Nancy - Sid Vicious (also also RIP)
  4. Yankee Doodle Dandy – George M. Cohan (& RIP)
  5. The Glenn Miller Story - Glenn Miller (yep, RIP)
  6. Bohemian Rhapsody - Freddie Mercury (RIP) and Queen (the other three are still alive)
  7. La Vie en Rose - Edith Piaf (RIP)
  8. La Bamba - Ritchie Valens (RIP)
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Musical biopics

  1. Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis (RIP)
  2. Walk the Line – Johnny Cash (also RIP)
  3. Sid and Nancy - Sid Vicious (also also RIP)
  4. Yankee Doodle Dandy – George M. Cohan (& RIP)
  5. The Glenn Miller Story - Glenn Miller (yep, RIP)
  6. Bohemian Rhapsody - Freddie Mercury (RIP) and Queen (the other three are still alive)
  7. La Vie en Rose - Edith Piaf (RIP)
  8. La Bamba - Ritchie Valens (RIP)
  9. Love & Mercy - Brian Wilson
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Musical biopics

  1. Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis (RIP)
  2. Walk the Line – Johnny Cash (also RIP)
  3. Sid and Nancy - Sid Vicious (also also RIP)
  4. Yankee Doodle Dandy – George M. Cohan (& RIP)
  5. The Glenn Miller Story - Glenn Miller (yep, RIP)
  6. Bohemian Rhapsody - Freddie Mercury (RIP) and Queen (the other three are still alive)
  7. La Vie en Rose - Edith Piaf (RIP)
  8. La Bamba - Ritchie Valens (RIP)
  9. Love & Mercy - Brian Wilson
  10. Bird - Charlie Parker (RIP)

pass

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Movies that feature child actors who became adult major motion picture stars

  1. The Horse Whisperer - Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow)
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Movies that feature child actors who became adult major motion picture stars

  1. The Horse Whisperer - Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow)
  2. The Music Man - Ron Howard (American Graffiti)
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Movies that feature child actors who became adult major motion picture stars

  1. The Horse Whisperer - Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow)
  2. The Music Man - Ron Howard (American Graffiti)
  3. Napoleon and Samantha - Jodie Foster (Silence of the Lambs)
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Movies that feature child actors who became adult major motion picture stars

  1. The Horse Whisperer - Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow)
  2. The Music Man - Ron Howard (American Graffiti)
  3. Napoleon and Samantha - Jodie Foster (Silence of the Lambs)
  4. Anchors Aweigh - Dean Stockwell (Married to the Mob)
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Movies that feature child actors who became adult major motion picture stars

  1. The Horse Whisperer - Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow)
  2. The Music Man - Ron Howard (American Graffiti)
  3. Napoleon and Samantha - Jodie Foster (Silence of the Lambs)
  4. Anchors Aweigh - Dean Stockwell (Married to the Mob)
  5. It Happened at the World’s Fair - Kurt Russell (Escape from New York)

He got to kick Elvis!