# Movie titles made funnier by reversing/negating/switching one or more of their parts

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 22, 2011, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-made-funnier-by-reversing-negating-switching-one-or-more-of-their-parts/572272 "2011-02-22T19:57:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2011, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-made-funnier-by-reversing-negating-switching-one-or-more-of-their-parts/572272/1 "2011-02-22T19:57:52Z")

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_Demolition Lady_

_A Streetcar Named Disdain_

_Apocalypse Then_

_Bulletproof Nun_

_The Tame Bunch_

(As far as the definition of ‘reversing/negating/switching’ is concerned, play as loose as your conscience will allow you, but aim for some kind of opposite-ness. Reverse more than one word, if you like)

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**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2011, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-made-funnier-by-reversing-negating-switching-one-or-more-of-their-parts/572272/2 "2011-02-22T22:31:27Z")

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The Z Team  
Gilligan’s Peninsula  
The Brady Kid (there’s only one)

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**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2011, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-made-funnier-by-reversing-negating-switching-one-or-more-of-their-parts/572272/3 "2011-02-22T22:34:23Z")

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A Clockwork Lemon  
Silence of the Hamsters  
Star Peace  
Raiders of the Not-so-lost Ark

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**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2011, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-made-funnier-by-reversing-negating-switching-one-or-more-of-their-parts/572272/4 "2011-02-22T23:57:00Z")

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\*Conformist Without a Cause (Rebel Without a Cause)

Looking For Miss Badsphere (Looking For Mr Goodbar)\*

_It’s a Wonderful Death (It’s a Wonderful Life)_

_Leadfinger (Goldfinger)_

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-made-funnier-by-reversing-negating-switching-one-or-more-of-their-parts/572272/5 "2011-02-23T00:14:00Z")

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_Edward StaplerFeet_

_Losing Nemo_

_Howl’s Stationary Castle_

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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-made-funnier-by-reversing-negating-switching-one-or-more-of-their-parts/572272/6 "2011-02-23T00:27:16Z")

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Didn’t we have a game of this awhile back? Instead it was mutating them into porn titles.

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**Author:** ![Roadfood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc348/32.png) [@Roadfood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roadfood)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-made-funnier-by-reversing-negating-switching-one-or-more-of-their-parts/572272/7 "2011-02-23T00:27:22Z")

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Ice Station Horse (Ice Station Zebra)

Rebel With a Cause (Rebel Without a Cause)

The Tame Bunch (The Wild Bunch)

Star Stay (Star Trek)

Lassie Get Lost (Lassie Come Home)

Bigville (Smallville)

The Movie of Eli (The Book of Eli)

The Peace Wagon (The War Wagon)

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-made-funnier-by-reversing-negating-switching-one-or-more-of-their-parts/572272/8 "2011-02-23T01:17:36Z")

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_Rebel With An Effect_

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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-made-funnier-by-reversing-negating-switching-one-or-more-of-their-parts/572272/9 "2011-02-23T01:29:20Z")

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_Withstood the Wind_

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-made-funnier-by-reversing-negating-switching-one-or-more-of-their-parts/572272/10 "2011-02-23T01:37:05Z")

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_Resident Alien Kane_

_The Antarctica Queen_

_Artificial Grit_

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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-made-funnier-by-reversing-negating-switching-one-or-more-of-their-parts/572272/11 "2011-02-23T02:26:31Z")

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_Casanegra_

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**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:** [February 23, 2011, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-made-funnier-by-reversing-negating-switching-one-or-more-of-their-parts/572272/12 "2011-02-23T02:34:42Z")

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> [@Sampiro](#):
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> _The Antarctica Queen_

Lawrence of Alaska

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**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-made-funnier-by-reversing-negating-switching-one-or-more-of-their-parts/572272/13 "2011-02-23T02:45:08Z")

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Charlie and the Celery Factory  
Pulp-free Fiction  
The Shawshank Bluedemption  
The Light Knight  
Casanegra  
Raiders of the Lost Tangent  
American History C  
The Godmother  
The Bad, the Good, and the _Goooood-Lookin’_  
Lumberjack Gump (because it’s the opposite of a forest)  
Se⅐en (supposed to be the html unicode for 1/7)  
Dr. Normalhate  
Discarding Ryan’s Privates  
Eternal Grunge of the Dirty Mind  
Reservoir Cats  
Catma  
Ditty for a Nightmare  
Mystery Religious Theatre 3000  
Scarankle  
Cryin’ in the Snow  
Mitzvah City

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**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-made-funnier-by-reversing-negating-switching-one-or-more-of-their-parts/572272/14 "2011-02-23T04:15:58Z")

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I think you mean ScarAss.

12 Reptiles  
The Men Who Wink At Goats  
A View To a Resurrection  
Live and Murder  
To Wong Foo Fuck You For Everything, Julie Newmar

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-made-funnier-by-reversing-negating-switching-one-or-more-of-their-parts/572272/15 "2011-02-23T08:03:58Z")

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Dr Yes  
Silvertoe  
You Never Live Twice  
Diamonds Are Ephemeral  
Die And Let Live

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**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-made-funnier-by-reversing-negating-switching-one-or-more-of-their-parts/572272/16 "2011-02-23T08:41:55Z")

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[The Credible Hulk](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Incredible_Hulk_%28film%29)

[Captain USSR](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_America_%281990_film%29)

[Sub-par Man](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_%28film%29)

[The Mundane Four](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantastic_Four_%28film%29)

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-made-funnier-by-reversing-negating-switching-one-or-more-of-their-parts/572272/17 "2011-02-23T09:50:52Z")

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Tomorrow Often Dies

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**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-made-funnier-by-reversing-negating-switching-one-or-more-of-their-parts/572272/18 "2011-02-23T14:28:00Z")

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Reminds me of the poop game. Take movie and replace word/syllable with the word poop.

_Stop or my Mom Will Poop_

_Crouching Tiger, Hidden Poop_

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-made-funnier-by-reversing-negating-switching-one-or-more-of-their-parts/572272/19 "2011-02-23T14:39:45Z")

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Jesus Christ, Average Guy

Looking for Snickers.

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**Author:** ![Alka\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-titles-made-funnier-by-reversing-negating-switching-one-or-more-of-their-parts/572272/20 "2011-02-23T15:00:36Z")

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The Light Knight  
Star Wars Epidode V: The Empire Strikes (better stormtrooping hours, no more force-stranglings)  
Forrest Chump (wouldn’t change the film a bit)  
Apocalpyse Whenever  
American Beauty X (mashup)  
Lawrence of Acton  
Single Indemnity  
A Digital Orange  
The Livers of Others  
Requiem for a Bream (fishing adventure on drugs)  
Beautiful is Life (Yoda in a concentration camp)  
Monty Grail and the Holy Python  
Brave-entrails  
No Men for Old Country  
Grit True (a heroic team of council workers keep the roads ice-free in winter)  
The Hunter of the Night (may actually already be a film)  
Let The One Right In  
Baby Rosemary

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