As there is currently a remake of a pretty good movie, The Stepford Wives (1975), I am surprised that nobody has mentioned any of the several TV movies sequels, Revenge of the Stepford Wives, The Stepford Children, or The Stepford Husbands. Perhaps Lifetime TV or their movie channel will grace us with a marathon showing sometime. 
I’ve seen a sequel to Universal Soldier (Jean Claude Van Damm and Dolph Lundgren) that was direct to video before the Bill Goldberg USII.
It starred Burt Reynolds.
I’ve also seen on a UHF channel “Look what happened to Rosemary’s Baby”
The same reason that most Americans think of Benny Hill, when they think of British Comedy, and not Dave Allen, because everybody tends to export their crap. (I mean, you don’t really think that every American owns a Slim Whitman or Boxcar Willy album, do you?)
Yes it was big. It starred Roy Scheider as Floyd, and John Lithgow as a spaceship designer afraid of heights. It was reasonably true to the book, and there is a book, called The Odyssey File of the emails between Clarke and the director, Peter Hyams.
TCM had a series of the favorite movies of various celebrities, and 2010 was on as the favorite movie of Larry King. He liked it more then 2001. Confirms everything you’ve ever thought about Larry, doesn’t it?
Oh, and in line with the thread, there are at least two sequels to Psycho, one directed by Anthony Perkins, and all dealing with the tribulations of a “healed” Norman Bates. Saw most of one once. This doesn’t count the remake.
There’s four, the last one was a made for Showtime movie and was directed by Perkins.
It’s not disastrously bad. It does feature a scene where the disheartened band of misfit cheerleaders learn the true meaning of cheer while helping the students defeat the crusty old deans in the annual croquet game.
I mean, what more could you ask?
Many years ago, I watched the abominable horror film Silent Night, Deadly Night on video and thought it seemed like they were setting up a sequel at the end. I didn’t think any more about it until several years later when I was at the video store and came across Silent Night, Deadly Night IV. Good grief.
There’s also a shitload of Howling and Children of the Corn sequels.
My roommate and I were discussing Wayne’s World a couple weeks ago. She said, “You know, I like it a lot, but I’m so glad they never did a sequel, because it would have just been crap.” I had the misfortune of having to inform her they did indeed make a sequel. She cried for weeks.
Another friend of mine absolutely loves WW2, even more than the first. Go figure.
That one has Norman talking to a radio talk show host telling her how he got to the point he was at at the beginning of the first movie. Perkins played the adult Norman and the teenage Norman was played by Henry “Elliot” Thomas.
If you’re looking in Asia, you might see another weird trend – movies that are improperly labeled as sequels to completely unrelated movies!
An example: There is a movie I’ve seen in Korea labeled as “Leon 2” (ie. a sequel to “The Professional”??? ). Sure, it stars Jean Reno, but it’s more properly known as “Wasabi” – Jean plays a different character in a different story.
I once saw a movie labeled as “Wildthings 3”, but it was a different movie entirely (I can’t remember which, but some low budget crime flick with B-list actors).
Anybody else ever seen this trend?
It’s not just in Asia. From what I’ve eard, Prom Night 2 had nothing to do with Prom Night, and **C.H.U.D. II ** has little to do with C.H.U.D.
Heck, most of the Howling movies after #2 have nothing to do with any of the films preceding them, except in having werewolves. And Halloween III: The Season of the Witch has zilch to do with any of the others in the series, before or after it.
Oh yeah, there’s at least one sequel to Weekend at Bernie’s.
Caught The Skulls 2 one time on Showtime. At least part of it. Sequel to that stupid frat movie. Didn’t see anyone from the first one in it.
Another has been rumored for years, but luckily I don’t think it will ever happen.
There’s also a Universal Soldier 3, US2 wasn’t too bad as it was so dire it was funny, but US3 was just dull.
And only for 20 minutes. In 1960.
I’ve seen the movie Takedown, the story of the capture of Kevin Mitnick, listed in many places as Hackers 2. Aside from both having computers in them, they’re not even vaguely related.
Well one I can think of is House II. The only thing it had in common with the other House movies was that it took place in a house.
However, House II was by far, the best of the series.