# Movies that Have Sequels you didn't know about **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 7, 2004, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-have-sequels-you-didnt-know-about/273483 "2004-11-07T11:18:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-have-sequels-you-didnt-know-about/273483/1 "2004-11-07T11:18:43Z")
Here in China, I can buy Starship Troopers 2, Skulls 2 and 3, Species 3, Wild Things 2, and many other movies I had no idea had sequels(even direct-to video). I remember hearing that A Christmas Story has sequels and is itself a sequel. What other movies do you know about that have sequels most people don’t know about? ---
**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:** [November 7, 2004, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-have-sequels-you-didnt-know-about/273483/2 "2004-11-07T11:29:01Z")
There are a lot of direct-to-video sequels with few or no participants from the original movie, like _Splash 2, Return to Oz_ and _Addams Family Reunion_. There are also cheap-o sequels that the public is dimly aware of, like those for _Jaws_ and _Children of the Corn_. There are also pastiches of old movies that are sequels only in the broadest sense, like _Clarence_ and _The Black Bird_ (jokey followups to _It’s a Wondrful Life_ and _The Maltese Falcon_, respectively). ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-have-sequels-you-didnt-know-about/273483/3 "2004-11-07T11:32:44Z")
I was amazed to find out there was a _National Lampoon Christmas Vacation II_. Since it didn’t have Chevy Chase, I decided it wasn’t worth renting… ---
**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:** [November 7, 2004, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-have-sequels-you-didnt-know-about/273483/4 "2004-11-07T20:17:13Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > I was amazed to find out there was a _National Lampoon Christmas Vacation II_. Since it didn’t have Chevy Chase, I decided it wasn’t worth renting… I would have thought that a selling point. As for **A Christmas Story** there were various other films (usually made for TV) that were based on Jean Shepherd stories. **The Great American Fourth of JUly and Other Stories** actually came out before the move. They showed the same family, though the actors didn’t seem to repeat roles. ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-have-sequels-you-didnt-know-about/273483/5 "2004-11-07T20:30:01Z")
**From Dust 'Til Dawn 2** and **3**. The first movie was only half-watchable in and of itself (but O, what a first half!)… I can’t even begin to ponder what horrors await lurking in the bowels of the second two monstrosities. **Tremors** had a couple of sequels, though I get the impression that Burt was the star of the second two (they also had a TV series, and again, Burt was the honcho… I don’t know if it’s still on). Weren’t there, like, five **Neverending Story** movies? The first two were in theatres, and I know there was at least a third. ---
**Author:** ![supervenusfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@supervenusfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supervenusfreak)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-have-sequels-you-didnt-know-about/273483/6 "2004-11-07T20:50:47Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Here in China, I can buy Starship Troopers 2, Skulls 2 and 3, Species 3, Wild Things 2, and many other movies I had no idea had sequels(even direct-to video). > > I remember hearing that A Christmas Story has sequels and is itself a sequel. > > What other movies do you know about that have sequels most people don’t know about? Most sequels like that are released direct to video/cable in the US. URL=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110168/]Here is the “A Christmas Story” sequel to which I think you are referring . ---
**Author:** ![pesch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pesch/32/4925_2.png) [@pesch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pesch)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-have-sequels-you-didnt-know-about/273483/7 "2004-11-07T21:39:33Z")
“Tremors” surprised me, too, with several sequels. A check at IMDB showed they’re not bad, although I love the first one. “The Exorcist” had no less than three sequels, each one dreadful. I knew of the first one, but the other two sank without a trace. ---
**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-have-sequels-you-didnt-know-about/273483/8 "2004-11-07T21:53:22Z")
The “Hypercube” sequel to Cube. I only found out about that years later, and I still thought to myself, “Why on earth would you make a sequel to Cube?” ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-have-sequels-you-didnt-know-about/273483/9 "2004-11-07T22:38:09Z")
[Shock Treatment](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083067/), the sequel to Rocky Horror Picture Show. ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-have-sequels-you-didnt-know-about/273483/10 "2004-11-07T22:56:09Z")
Bring it on Again. I can’t bring myself to attempt it. At least not sober. ---
**Author:** ![Skott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Skott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skott)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-have-sequels-you-didnt-know-about/273483/11 "2004-11-07T23:43:30Z")
[The Four Musketeers](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073012/) - A friend of mine was completely surprised to find out that the movie existed, despite having been a total fan of the original. Apparently, though, even the actors in the film were surprised they were in a sequel… ---
**Author:** ![Zjestika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/8edcca/32.png) [@Zjestika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zjestika)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-have-sequels-you-didnt-know-about/273483/12 "2004-11-07T23:59:35Z")
> [@fluiddruid](#): > > The “Hypercube” sequel to Cube. I only found out about that years later, and I still thought to myself, “Why on earth would you make a sequel to Cube?” AWESOME! **Hypercube** , meet Netflix queue! ZJ ---
**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:** [November 8, 2004, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-have-sequels-you-didnt-know-about/273483/13 "2004-11-08T01:18:56Z")
> [@supervenusfreak](#): > > Most sequels like that are released direct to video/cable in the US. Strictly speaking, those aren’t sequels. They are just adaptations of other stories by Shepherd. And they weren’t released direct to cable; they were produced as television shows for broadcast TV networks (like PBS, which used to feather Shepherd himself in his own show). At best, you could consider them part of a series, but that’s a bit misleading – it was a book series, not a movie series. ---
**Author:** ![Skott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Skott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skott)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2004, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-have-sequels-you-didnt-know-about/273483/14 "2004-11-08T01:38:49Z")
> [@fluiddruid](#): > > The “Hypercube” sequel to Cube. I only found out about that years later, and I still thought to myself, “Why on earth would you make a sequel to Cube?” Brace yourself: They made [another one](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0377713/). ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2004, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-have-sequels-you-didnt-know-about/273483/15 "2004-11-08T01:55:34Z")
> [@pesch](#): > > “Tremors” surprised me, too, with several sequels. A check at IMDB showed they’re not bad, although I love the first one. > > “The Exorcist” had no less than three sequels, each one dreadful. I knew of the first one, but the other two sank without a trace. And there’s also a prequel. I wouldn’t be so hard on the third sequel, it’s directed by the author of the novel the first film was based on, and features an excellent performance by Brad Dourif. ---
**Author:** ![MidnightRadio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@MidnightRadio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MidnightRadio)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2004, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-have-sequels-you-didnt-know-about/273483/16 "2004-11-08T02:07:22Z")
> [@pesch](#): > > “The Exorcist” had no less than three sequels, each one dreadful. I knew of the first one, but the other two sank without a trace. God, _Exorcist II_ was an abomination. I liked the third one, though. I thought it was a pretty good adaptaion of Blatty’s novel _Legion_ (the “real” sequel to _The Exorcist_), Blatty directed it, and I wouldn’t say it sank without a trace. Every single time someone starts a thread about “The Most Shocking Scenes in Horror Movies” or “Scenes That Made You Jump” or something like that, there are a couple of bits in _The Exorcist III_ that get mentioned. And as for the _Cube_ sequels, I’ve only seen the first one, myself, but I’ve heard that the sequels are pretty good, too. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2004, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-have-sequels-you-didnt-know-about/273483/17 "2004-11-08T02:14:12Z")
[Warlock](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098622/) was trashy fun. [Warlock: the Armageddon?](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108517/) Not so much. Apparently there’s also a Warlock III. I believe I’ll pass. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2004, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-have-sequels-you-didnt-know-about/273483/18 "2004-11-08T03:32:00Z")
I did a thread on this a couple of years ago. You people are looking at too many titles with Roman Numerals. The real trick is finding movies without them: **The Invisible Boy** is a sequel to **Forbidden Planet** (!!!)It even stars Robby the Robot, in only his second appearance. **In the Heat of the Night** had _two_ sequels, both starring Sidney Poitier (but no Rod Steiger) – **They Call Me _Mister_ Tibbs!** and **The Organization**. **Hawaii** , the adaptation of James Michener’s epic, was followed by the less well-known **The Hawaiians** , which starred Charlton Heston, and used other parts of the novel. In a similar vein, **Exodus** was followed by **Ari**. It didn’t used to be common knowldge, but **Silence of the Lambs** was the film of the novel that was the sequel to the novel “Red Dragon”, that the earlier film **Manhunter** was based on. But Hannibal Lecter got a lot of publicity, and they remade **Manhunter** as **Red Dragon**. Which, if any, as the sequel to which? I don’t know, but I’ll take Manhunter over ed Dragon nyday. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2004, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-have-sequels-you-didnt-know-about/273483/19 "2004-11-08T03:39:33Z")
I was very surprised to find out that The Outlaw Josey Wales had a very cheap, foreign-made sequel obviously not starring Clint Eastwood. ---
**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:** [November 8, 2004, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-have-sequels-you-didnt-know-about/273483/20 "2004-11-08T03:48:47Z")
_Puppet Master_. I vaguely remember the original. It was not until I went to a video store did I find that four sequels had been made. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-have-sequels-you-didnt-know-about/273483.md?page=2)