# Movies with alternate (not foreign) titles in non-US English speaking countries **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 9, 2005, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-alternate-not-foreign-titles-in-non-us-english-speaking-countries/307544 "2005-06-09T02:17:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [June 9, 2005, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-alternate-not-foreign-titles-in-non-us-english-speaking-countries/307544/1 "2005-06-09T02:17:59Z")
Man, couldn’t think of a better worded title. Anyway, the movie _Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle_ was known as _Harold & Kumar Get the Munchies_ in the UK (according to IMDB, at least). I figure the studio assumed that Brits wouldn’t know what a White Castle was. I’m sure there are other examples. Anybody got some? ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-alternate-not-foreign-titles-in-non-us-english-speaking-countries/307544/2 "2005-06-09T02:24:31Z")
_The Professional_ (US) = _Léon_ (everywhere else?) ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-alternate-not-foreign-titles-in-non-us-english-speaking-countries/307544/3 "2005-06-09T02:36:34Z")
Ghostchasers II was translated into Italian as “Your mother has a hairy back” Consequently, it didn’t do very well. ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-alternate-not-foreign-titles-in-non-us-english-speaking-countries/307544/4 "2005-06-09T02:39:08Z")
I think the OP wants alternate _English_ titles, not foreign-language titles. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-alternate-not-foreign-titles-in-non-us-english-speaking-countries/307544/5 "2005-06-09T02:48:51Z")
I understand that the film known in Australia as \*Flying High \* was called \*Airplane \* in other parts of the world. Then there’s the film known in Australia as _The Madness of George III_, which was re-titled _The Madness of King George_ in the US. Rumour suggests that this was done partially to avoid American audiences mistaking it for a sequel. ---
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-alternate-not-foreign-titles-in-non-us-english-speaking-countries/307544/6 "2005-06-09T02:55:45Z")
Weird Al’s cinematic opus **UHF** was known in other countries as **The Vidiot from UHF** or just **The Vidiot**. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were known as Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles in the UK, for some reason. Must be anti-ninja bias. ---
**Author:** ![Blake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@Blake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blake)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-alternate-not-foreign-titles-in-non-us-english-speaking-countries/307544/7 "2005-06-09T03:18:46Z")
> [@Cunctator](#): > > I understand that the film known in Australia as \*Flying High \* was called \*Airplane \* in other parts of the world. While the Australin film known as **Mad Max** was called **Road Warrior** in other parts of the world. ---
**Author:** ![RobuSensei](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/919ad9/32.png) [@RobuSensei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobuSensei)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-alternate-not-foreign-titles-in-non-us-english-speaking-countries/307544/8 "2005-06-09T03:37:07Z")
Japan does this a lot. These are all English/Katakana (English rendered in Japanese phonetic symbols) titles. US – Japan Pretty Woman – Pretty Woman (not alternate, but explains the next two) Runaway Bride – Pretty Bride Princess Diaries – Pretty Princess Airplane – Flying High (as mentioned before) Police Squad (TV) – Flying Cop ---
**Author:** ![DataZak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ea666f/32.png) [@DataZak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DataZak)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-alternate-not-foreign-titles-in-non-us-english-speaking-countries/307544/9 "2005-06-09T04:23:19Z")
In Singapore, _Austin Powers: The Spy who Shagged Me_ was changed to _Austin Powers: The Spy who **Shioked** Me_. It’s pronounced _shocked_ and it’s a slang for feeling wonderful or feeling happy. ---
**Author:** ![Raygun99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Raygun99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raygun99)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-alternate-not-foreign-titles-in-non-us-english-speaking-countries/307544/10 "2005-06-09T04:46:31Z")
> [@Blake](#): > > While the Australin film known as **Mad Max** was called **Road Warrior** in other parts of the world. Mad Max **2**. ---
**Author:** ![Raygun99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Raygun99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raygun99)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-alternate-not-foreign-titles-in-non-us-english-speaking-countries/307544/11 "2005-06-09T04:48:04Z")
When I was in Dubai, UAE, I saw a listing for Gigli that titled it **Tough Love**. ---
**Author:** ![Antonius\_Block](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@Antonius\_Block](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antonius_Block)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-alternate-not-foreign-titles-in-non-us-english-speaking-countries/307544/12 "2005-06-09T04:54:40Z")
[Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0241527/) (US title) is known as **Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone** in the non-US anglosphere, following the original book titles. The British films [Quatermass II](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050873/) and [Quatermass and the Pit](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062168/) are known as **Enemy from Space** and **Five Million Years to Earth** respectively in the US. ---
**Author:** ![Antonius\_Block](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@Antonius\_Block](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antonius_Block)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-alternate-not-foreign-titles-in-non-us-english-speaking-countries/307544/13 "2005-06-09T05:25:16Z")
Since there seems to be a running hijack with alternate titles _in English_ in non-English speaking countries (which is not what the OP was asking for), I’ll add two US movies that were retitled in France, but with alternate English-language names: [ul] [li][Kentucky Fried Movie](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076257/)(1977) became [Hamburger Film Sandwich](http://dvdtoile.com/CritiqueDvd.php?dvd=11918).[/li][li][Animal House](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077975/) (1978) became **American College**.[/li][/ul]