# Movie sequels that have no title similarities with the movie's predecessor(s). **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 16, 2005, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-have-no-title-similarities-with-the-movies-predecessor-s/317336 "2005-08-16T22:22:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-have-no-title-similarities-with-the-movies-predecessor-s/317336/1 "2005-08-16T22:22:59Z")
Some movies you can’t really tell are sequels of others just based on the title alone. Not unless you knew somehow that it was a sequel to another movie. For example… The recently premered movie _The Devil’s Rejects_ is the sequel to _House of 1,000 Corpses_. Others that I can think of off the top of my head are _The Two Jakes_, which is the sequel to _Chinatown_, _The Evening Star_, which is a sequel to _Terms of Endearment_…and _The Chronicles of Riddick_, which is the sequel to _The Glimmer Man_. Making this topic because, my friend recently saw _The Chronicles of Riddick_ and didn’t know it was a sequel. I had to tell her. Now she’s on a mission to see the first one. These are just 4 examples. I’m sure there are many, many more. Won’t you share with us some others you know of or can think of? ---
**Author:** ![Julius\_Henry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8797f3/32.png) [@Julius\_Henry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Julius_Henry)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-have-no-title-similarities-with-the-movies-predecessor-s/317336/2 "2005-08-16T22:45:01Z")
_Going My Way_ / _The Bells of St. Mary_ \*The Fugitive \* / _U.S. Marshalls_ ---
**Author:** ![Blake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@Blake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blake)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-have-no-title-similarities-with-the-movies-predecessor-s/317336/3 "2005-08-16T22:47:36Z")
> [@Idle Thoughts](#): > > …and _The Chronicles of Riddick_, which is the sequel to _The Glimmer Man_. 😕 Isn’t the _The Chronicles of Riddick_ a sequel to _Pitch Black_, to the extent that the working title was _Pitch Black 2: Chronicles of Riddick_ ( [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0296572/](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0296572/) ), and _Pitch Black_ has an alternative title of _The Chronicles of Riddick: Pitch Black_. ( [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0134847/](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0134847/) ) Anyhoo, in response the OP, none of the Jack Ryan movies have been obvious sequels in title or substance. ---
**Author:** ![dare\_devil007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@dare\_devil007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dare_devil007)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-have-no-title-similarities-with-the-movies-predecessor-s/317336/4 "2005-08-16T22:50:07Z")
_Interview with a Vampire_ and _Queen of the Damned_. ---
**Author:** ![BigDummy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee59a6/32.png) [@BigDummy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigDummy)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-have-no-title-similarities-with-the-movies-predecessor-s/317336/5 "2005-08-16T22:53:43Z")
The Bond movies would count as well, I think. _The Jewel of the Nile_ was the sequel to _Romancing the Stone_ ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-have-no-title-similarities-with-the-movies-predecessor-s/317336/6 "2005-08-16T22:57:10Z")
Burt Reynolds’ _Gator_ was a sequel to _White Lightning_. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-have-no-title-similarities-with-the-movies-predecessor-s/317336/7 "2005-08-16T23:00:34Z")
[QUOTE=Blake] 😕 Isn’t the _The Chronicles of Riddick_ a sequel to _Pitch Black_, to the extent that the working title was _Pitch Black 2: Chronicles of Riddick_ ( [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0296572/](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0296572/) ), and _Pitch Black_ has an alternative title of _The Chronicles of Riddick: Pitch Black_. ( [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0134847/](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0134847/) ) That’s what I meant. Sorry, I always get those two movies confused. ---
**Author:** ![Ludy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Ludy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludy)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-have-no-title-similarities-with-the-movies-predecessor-s/317336/8 "2005-08-16T23:04:20Z")
Do the Kevin Smith movies count? If so then Clerks, Chasing Amy, Mallrats, Dogma, and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-have-no-title-similarities-with-the-movies-predecessor-s/317336/9 "2005-08-16T23:05:46Z")
\*The Pink Panther \* (1963) was followed by the next in the series _A Shot in the Dark_ (1964). ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-have-no-title-similarities-with-the-movies-predecessor-s/317336/10 "2005-08-16T23:12:01Z")
_Stayin’ Alive_ & _Saturday Night Fever_. ---
**Author:** ![sciguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@sciguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciguy)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-have-no-title-similarities-with-the-movies-predecessor-s/317336/11 "2005-08-16T23:18:19Z")
Red Dragon and / or Manhunter -\> Silence of the Lambs -\> Hannibal. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-have-no-title-similarities-with-the-movies-predecessor-s/317336/12 "2005-08-16T23:21:01Z")
**A Family Affair** , **You’re Only Young Once** , and **Judge Hardy’s Children** , which was followed by all the other Andy Hardy installments. **The Egg and I** was followed by **Ma and Pa Kettle** (which might count as a spin-off more than a sequel; YMMV) The Apu Trilogy: **Pather Panchali, The World of Apu** and **Aparajito** **The Robe** and **Demetrius and the Gladiators** The Pagnol Trilogy: **Marius, Fanny** and **Cesar** **Internes Can’t Take Money** followed by **Young Dr. Kildare** and the Kildare series, which transitioned to **Calling Dr. Gillespie** and the Gillespie series. Half of the Basil Rathbone/Sherlock Holmes films don’t mention Holmes by name, including the first installment, **The Hound of the Baskervilles**. **Treasure Island** and **Long John Silver** **The Freshman** and **The Sin of Harold Diddlebock** ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Rhosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-have-no-title-similarities-with-the-movies-predecessor-s/317336/13 "2005-08-16T23:22:58Z")
The “Dirty Harry” films. Slight hijack: As always this invites the debate of what is a sequel and what is simply another entry in a series of films. “The Two Jakes” is a sequel because it follows up on some events, plotlines, and characters from “Chinatown.” “The Dead Pool” was the last entry in the series about Harry Callahan, but it was not directly connected to “Dirty Harry” other than by the lead character. Sir Rhosis ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-have-no-title-similarities-with-the-movies-predecessor-s/317336/14 "2005-08-16T23:25:04Z")
Rocky Horror Picture Show and it’s sequel Shock Treatment ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-have-no-title-similarities-with-the-movies-predecessor-s/317336/15 "2005-08-16T23:28:32Z")
A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back, The Return of the Jedi 🙂 I think the James Bond series is probably the best group of sequels, especially as there is definately a quality to James Bond titles that links them without it being obvious that the titles are linked. ---
**Author:** ![citybadger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/45deac/32.png) [@citybadger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/citybadger)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2005, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-have-no-title-similarities-with-the-movies-predecessor-s/317336/16 "2005-08-16T23:32:20Z")
Perhaps not totally unrelated titles: “The Hustler” and 25 years later “The Color of Money” ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2005, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-have-no-title-similarities-with-the-movies-predecessor-s/317336/17 "2005-08-17T03:27:40Z")
“The Last Picture Show” and its long-delayed sequel “Texasville.” ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2005, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-have-no-title-similarities-with-the-movies-predecessor-s/317336/18 "2005-08-17T03:29:19Z")
**Jean De Florette** and **Manon of the Spring** (Though it’s all one story). **The Black Bird** is set up as a sequel to **The Maltest Falcon** , the connection is not as obvious if you haven’t seen the earlier film. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2005, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-have-no-title-similarities-with-the-movies-predecessor-s/317336/19 "2005-08-17T03:34:16Z")
A movie titled **Let’s Do It Again** is obviously going to be a sequel to _something_, but the title still has no actual link to **Uptown Saturday Night**. ---
**Author:** ![soulmurk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@soulmurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulmurk)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2005, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-have-no-title-similarities-with-the-movies-predecessor-s/317336/20 "2005-08-17T04:05:14Z")
_The Evil Dead_, followed by _Evil Dead II_, followed inexplicably by _Army of Darkness_ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-sequels-that-have-no-title-similarities-with-the-movies-predecessor-s/317336.md?page=2)