# 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:** 6\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-remakes-but-with-different-titles/991894/161 "2023-11-27T01:32:57Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > Stage > > It opened and closed the same week, or something like that. 79 shows, according to Wiki. > **[Gone with the Wind (musical)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gone_with_the_Wind_(musical))** > > Gone with the Wind is a musical written by Margaret Martin. It is adapted from Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel of the same name and its 1939 film adaptation by Trevor Nunn. > The production began previews on 5 April 2008 and officially opened at the New London Theatre in London's West End on 22 April 2008. The production was directed by Nunn and featured sets by John Napier and costumes by Andreane Neofitu. Darius Danesh and Jill Paice starred as Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara respectively. ... ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2023, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-remakes-but-with-different-titles/991894/162 "2023-12-26T01:03:00Z")
No, there was a 1974 musical _Gone with the Wind_ I was thinking of, because I’d heard of this back when I was in high school. It apparently was booked for Broadway but didn’t open-- it opened and closed quickly on whatever off-Broadway theater it workshopped in, but I’m not finding the exact number of performances. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2023, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-remakes-but-with-different-titles/991894/163 "2023-12-26T01:35:40Z")
Was it [this?](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlett_(musical)) > [@](#): > > Fielding was encouraged enough to announce a Broadway opening for April 7, 1974. > > In August 1973, a revised version of the London production was mounted at the [Dorothy Chandler Pavilion](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Chandler_Pavilion) in [Los Angeles](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles) by the city’s Civic Light Opera Association, with [Lesley Ann Warren](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesley_Ann_Warren), [Pernell Roberts](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pernell_Roberts), Udana Power, and Terence Monk in the leads. The strongly negative reviews prompted Layton to make numerous changes throughout the Los Angeles and subsequent San Francisco runs, but Fielding cancelled his plan to take the show to Broadway. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2023, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-remakes-but-with-different-titles/991894/164 "2023-12-27T06:28:22Z")
_Bye Bye Birdie_ was remade as _Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!_ _The Music Man_ was remade as _School of Rock._ _Harvey_ was remade as _Danny Darko._ ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2023, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-remakes-but-with-different-titles/991894/165 "2023-12-27T06:29:41Z")
> [@Horatio\_Hellpop](#): > > _The Music Man_ was remade as _School of Rock._ > > _Harvey_ was remade as _Danny Darko._ Not even close on either count. ---
**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:** [December 27, 2023, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-remakes-but-with-different-titles/991894/166 "2023-12-27T20:45:59Z")
> [@Horatio\_Hellpop](#): > > _Harvey_ was remade as _Danny Darko._ That’s intriguing…and hilarious. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-are-remakes-but-with-different-titles/991894.md?page=8)