# Movies that are "remakes" but with different titles **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [October 21, 2023, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-remakes-but-with-different-titles/991894 "2023-10-21T17:41:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-remakes-but-with-different-titles/991894/41 "2023-10-21T20:32:13Z")
> [@dirtball](#): > > Yojimbo \> A Fistful of Dollars \> Last Man Standing (with Bruce Willis) Also _Hrafninn flýgur_ (Icelandic title) aka _When the Raven Flies_ (UK title) aka _Revenge of the Barbarians_ (US title) ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-remakes-but-with-different-titles/991894/42 "2023-10-21T20:38:39Z")
_Sorcerer_ is a remake of _The Wages of Fear_. _Let Me In_ is the US remake of the Swedish film _Let the Right One In_. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-remakes-but-with-different-titles/991894/43 "2023-10-21T20:40:24Z")
_Doctor Syn_, 1937, starring George Arliss _Captain Clegg_, 1962, starring Peter Cushing _The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh_, 1963 Disney TV series, starring Patrick McGoohan. Edited down to feature length, and given a theatrical release under the title _Doctor Syn, Alias the Scarecrow_. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-remakes-but-with-different-titles/991894/44 "2023-10-21T20:48:33Z")
1955’s _Storm Over the Nile_ was a Cinemascope remake of the 1939 version of _The Four Feathers_ It used the same script, and it re-used a lot of the location footage shot for the 1939 version. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-remakes-but-with-different-titles/991894/45 "2023-10-21T21:03:17Z")
_The Good Thief_ was a remake of _Bob le Flambeur_. _No Way Out_ was a remake of _The Big Clock_. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-remakes-but-with-different-titles/991894/46 "2023-10-21T21:12:57Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > [The Shop Around the Corner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shop_Around_the_Corner) 1940 was remade twice: > > * * * > > * * * > > _[In the Good Old Summertime](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Good_Old_Summertime)_ (1949), which stars [Judy Garland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Garland) and Van Johnson. > _[You’ve Got Mail](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You%27ve_Got_Mail)_ (1998), with [Tom Hanks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Hanks) and [Meg Ryan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meg_Ryan) More than twice. “She Loves Me”, a Broadway play, was eventually made into a movie; and “She Loves Me” is “Little Shop Around the Corner” / “You’ve Got Mail” once again. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-remakes-but-with-different-titles/991894/47 "2023-10-21T21:17:05Z")
On that note, **Hello Dolly** was first brought to screen as a non-musical “[The Matchmaker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Matchmaker_(1958_film))” in 1958. Interesting cast. Shirley Booth of Hazel fame as Dolly. Young Anthony Perkins and Shirley MacLaine as Cornelius and Irene respectively. Robert Morse was Barnaby, best known as the star of [How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061791/?ref_=nm_knf_t_1) and Mad Men as the senior owner. And a lot of Broadway plays. ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-remakes-but-with-different-titles/991894/48 "2023-10-21T21:23:21Z")
First off: _Soy Leyenda_ (1967) is a fourth version of _I am Legend_ told in a compact 45 minutes _The Black Bird_ (1975) is a sequel to _The Maltese Falcon_, not a remake. Adding to the _Yojimbo_ remake chain: _The Warrior and the Sorceress_ (1984) Other retitled remakes: _M_ (1931) was remade as _El Vampiro Negro_ (1953) _The Murderer Lives at Number 21_ (1942) was remade as _La muerte camina bajo la Lluvia_ _(Death Walks in the Rain_) (1948) _The Big Clock_ was first remade as _Police Python 357_ (1976) _Rashomon_ (1950) was remade as _The Outrage_ (1964) and _Misty_ (1996) _Point Blank_ (1967) was remade as _Payback_ (1999) I would call _Barb Wire_ (1996) a remake of _Casablanca_, but IMDB claims it is only “spoofed extensively.” ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-remakes-but-with-different-titles/991894/49 "2023-10-21T21:23:39Z")
A German film from the 30’s, _Viktor und Victoria_ was remade in the US as _Victor/Victoria_. A silent film with Buster Keaton, Seven Chances, was remade with Chris O’Donnell as _The Bachelor_. I think the original is one of the funniest movies I ever saw, the remake is meh. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-remakes-but-with-different-titles/991894/50 "2023-10-21T21:36:29Z")
_Throne of Blood_ is a samurai version of _Macbeth_. _Ran_ is a samurai version of _King Lear_. _King of Texas_ is King Lear, set in the Wild West. _Prospero’s Books_ is _The Tempest_, with John Gielgud, awesome SFX, and a lot of naked people running around in the background. ---
**Author:** ![sciurophobic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-remakes-but-with-different-titles/991894/51 "2023-10-21T21:58:40Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > **Heaven Can Wait** 1978 was a remake of _[Here Comes Mr. Jordan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_Comes_Mr._Jordan)_ (1941) > Then _[Down to Earth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_to_Earth_(2001_film))_ , (2001) with Chris Rock. And [Down to Earth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_to_Earth_(1947_film)) (1947) was a sequel to _Here Comes Mr. Jordan_. _Down to Earth_ was then remade as [Xanadu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanadu_(film)) ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-remakes-but-with-different-titles/991894/52 "2023-10-21T22:05:56Z")
_Infernal Affairs_ remade as _The Departed_ _Goldfinger_ remade as _A View to a Kill_ Ok the second one might be pushing it but they do both contain a villain who wants to increase the value of their stock by destroying the main supply (gold or microchips), and include a scene where a character is disposed of after wishing to be excluded from the dastardly scheme. ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-remakes-but-with-different-titles/991894/53 "2023-10-21T22:07:14Z")
_A New Hope_ remade as _The Force Awakens_ Probably cheating as well. ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-remakes-but-with-different-titles/991894/54 "2023-10-21T22:08:52Z")
_The Money Pit_ (1986) with Tom Hanks was a “remake” of _Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House_ (1948) with Cary Grant. ---
**Author:** ![eburacum45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eburacum45/32/8690_2.png) [@eburacum45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eburacum45)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-remakes-but-with-different-titles/991894/55 "2023-10-21T22:09:16Z")
> [@mbh](#): > > _Prospero’s Books_ is _The Tempest_, with John Gielgud, awesome SFX, and a lot of naked people running around in the background Should we count _Forbidden Planet_ as a version? ---
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Black and white BBC television serial [Quatermass and the Pit - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quatermass_and_the_Pit) [![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i2U54vVgz7w/XSpBRVJU5dI/AAAAAAAA3j8/UCIetFtq7Rw7NJv2b0jAW8ySeiUPLbyswCKgBGAs/s1600/quatermass-pit-02.jpg) ](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i2U54vVgz7w/XSpBRVJU5dI/AAAAAAAA3j8/UCIetFtq7Rw7NJv2b0jAW8ySeiUPLbyswCKgBGAs/s1600/quatermass-pit-02.jpg) [![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-afU-wyhgki0/XSpBxv4AEJI/AAAAAAAA3kE/sSOS28MqAg464IqJ9ZkHCvu7c-7-L6PpQCKgBGAs/s1600/quatermass-pit-03.jpg) ](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-afU-wyhgki0/XSpBxv4AEJI/AAAAAAAA3kE/sSOS28MqAg464IqJ9ZkHCvu7c-7-L6PpQCKgBGAs/s1600/quatermass-pit-03.jpg) Remade as a color movie with US title [Five Million Years To Earth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quatermass_and_the_Pit_(film)) [![](https://www.writeups.org/wp-content/uploads/Martian-Ship-Quatermass-h1.jpg) ](https://www.writeups.org/wp-content/uploads/Martian-Ship-Quatermass-h1.jpg) [![](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d2/ed/53/d2ed5334aa7c83496d336bc17642ddf3.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d2/ed/53/d2ed5334aa7c83496d336bc17642ddf3.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2023, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-remakes-but-with-different-titles/991894/57 "2023-10-21T22:18:25Z")
Whenever they re-make the story of the 47 Ronin, they seem to tinker with the title. 1928 _Chūkon giretsu: Jitsuroku Chūshingura_ _Heroism of the Faithful Dead: True Testament of the Chūshingura_ 1941 _Genroku Chūshingura_ _The Treasury of Loyal Retainers of the Genroku Era_ 1956 _Akō Rōshi: Ten no Maki, Chi no Maki_ 1958 _Chūshingura_ _The Loyal 47 Ronin_ 1961 _Akō Rōshi_ 1962 _Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki_ _Chushingura: Story of Flower, Story of Snow_ 1965 _Ninpō-chushingura_ 1978 _Akō-jō danzetsu_ _The Fall of Ako Castle_ 1994 _Shijūshichinin no shikaku_ _47 Ronin_ 1994 _Chūshingura Gaiden: Yotsuya Kaidan_ _The Treasury of Loyal Retainers Side Story: Yotsuya Ghost Story_ US title: _Crest of Betrayal_ 2013 _47 Ronin_ (the Keanu Reeves film) 2015 _Last Knights_ (transplanted to a fantasy setting) ---
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> [@terentii](#): > > One of the men she fears actually turns out to be a nice guy and endangers himself trying to help her. In Wait Until Dark, who is the nice guy who endangers himself trying to help her? ---
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Richard Crenna, who gets a knife in the back for his efforts. ---
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British TV miniseries [Escape Into Night](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_Into_Night) and movie [Paperhouse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paperhouse_(film)). Both based on novel [Marianne Dreams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marianne_Dreams). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-remakes-but-with-different-titles/991894.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-remakes-but-with-different-titles/991894.md?page=4)