# Rejected Movie Titles **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 20, 2003, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejected-movie-titles/156423 "2003-02-20T22:58:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NicePete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee7513/32.png) [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejected-movie-titles/156423/1 "2003-02-20T22:58:22Z")
During a horribly blatant thread hijack [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=163934) we’ve identified a new pastime. ID the movie from the bad title. Here are some examples: L.A. Water Rights = Chinatown Rebel Space Terrorists Destroy Huge Military Base = Star Wars The Kayser Soze Story = Usual Suspects Hey! That Janitor’s a Genius! = Good Will Hunting Anybody game? Try these. The Terrible Temblor Ben and his Fiancee’s Mom Having Fun While We Clean Your Vehicle Unstoppable Robot Assassin from the Future Electrocuting an Angel Magic Orphan Boy! Sharon Stone Shows Her Goodies! ---
**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:** [February 20, 2003, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejected-movie-titles/156423/2 "2003-02-20T23:04:22Z")
**Unstoppable Robot Assassin from the Future** - Terminator **Sharon Stone Shows Her Goodies!** - Basic Instinct ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejected-movie-titles/156423/3 "2003-02-20T23:24:51Z")
**Having Fun While We Clean Your Vehicle** - _Car Wash_ ---
**Author:** ![Celaeno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f475e1/32.png) [@Celaeno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celaeno)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejected-movie-titles/156423/4 "2003-02-20T23:31:04Z")
**Magic Orphan Boy** - Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone ---
**Author:** ![Fibber\_McGee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a6a055/32.png) [@Fibber\_McGee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fibber_McGee)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejected-movie-titles/156423/5 "2003-02-20T23:43:14Z")
The Terrible Temblor - Earthquake, or maybe Tremors Ben and his Fiancee’s Mom - The Graduate Now try these: The Muppets On Acid History . . . Like, Whoa! The Weird Channel Love & Bureaucracy Stop That Movie! Drugs Are Bad, Mmmmkay? Life Is Not A Malfunction God Made Me Do It Don’t Open That Box! There Can Be Only One ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejected-movie-titles/156423/6 "2003-02-21T00:54:02Z")
**History . . . Like, Whoa!** _Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure_ **Stop That Movie!** _Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back_ **Drugs Are Bad, Mmmmkay?** _South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut_ ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejected-movie-titles/156423/7 "2003-02-21T01:05:43Z")
The Muppets On Acid - Meet the Feebles The Weird Channel - UHF Drugs Are Bad, Mmmmkay? - Requiem for a Dream There Can Be Only One - Highlander ---
**Author:** ![SolGrundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejected-movie-titles/156423/8 "2003-02-21T01:15:48Z")
Gangs of Chicago Brainerd The Spaceship Stowaway That Kills Nearly Everyone on Board My Dinner With Wallace ---
**Author:** ![minty\_green](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@minty\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minty_green)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejected-movie-titles/156423/9 "2003-02-21T01:19:28Z")
Gangs of Chicago=The Untouchables The Spaceship Stowaway That Kills Nearly Everyone on Board=Alien My Dinner With Wallace=My Dinner With Andre ---
**Author:** ![Fibber\_McGee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a6a055/32.png) [@Fibber\_McGee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fibber_McGee)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejected-movie-titles/156423/10 "2003-02-21T01:25:54Z")
Hey Homie got his first two right. Miller got all the ones he guess on right. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejected-movie-titles/156423/11 "2003-02-21T01:36:43Z")
God Made Me Do It = Frailty The Multimarried Farmgirl who Moved to Atlanta When Karl Met Frank Elves, Bikers, and Bigfooted Midgets in Love My So Called Life: Big Mama and the Retard The Peron Family Singers ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Bongo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a9adbd/32.png) [@Winston\_Bongo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Bongo)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejected-movie-titles/156423/12 "2003-02-21T01:42:22Z")
How about these (first one’s a toughie): Four Ringos and a Beachball Yul Brynner Blows a Fuse Damn You All To Hell! Jessica Fletcher: Communist Looking For the Big Dubya Snikt! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![NicePete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee7513/32.png) [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejected-movie-titles/156423/13 "2003-02-21T02:04:01Z")
Brainerd = Fargo Looking for the Big Dubya = It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad World Yul Brenner Blows a Fuse = Westworld (hadn’t thought of that movie in ages! Gotta look for it at the Video Store) My So Called Life… = What’s Eating Gilbert Grape When Karl Met Frank = Sling Blade New ones: Hit Upside the Head with a Coke Bottle My Mother, the Commie Hypnotist Fishing with Freddy ---
**Author:** ![NicePete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee7513/32.png) [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejected-movie-titles/156423/14 "2003-02-21T02:05:05Z")
Hey, I just noticed that one of mine is an alternative for one of Winston’s! ---
**Author:** ![greenphan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c37758/32.png) [@greenphan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greenphan)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejected-movie-titles/156423/15 "2003-02-21T02:18:55Z")
Hit Upside the head with a coke bottle is _The Gods Must Be Crazy_. Here’s a couple: Moses becomes flustered. and, for those of you who want to have multiple correct responses: The black guy died first. –greenphan ---
**Author:** ![NicePete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee7513/32.png) [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejected-movie-titles/156423/16 "2003-02-21T02:39:47Z")
Love & Bureaucracy = Brazil? ---
**Author:** ![Fibber\_McGee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a6a055/32.png) [@Fibber\_McGee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fibber_McGee)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejected-movie-titles/156423/17 "2003-02-21T02:57:55Z")
Yes! ---
**Author:** ![Fibber\_McGee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a6a055/32.png) [@Fibber\_McGee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fibber_McGee)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejected-movie-titles/156423/18 "2003-02-21T03:03:40Z")
Hit Upside the Head with a Coke Bottle - The Gods Must Be Crazy? ---
**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:** [February 21, 2003, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejected-movie-titles/156423/19 "2003-02-21T03:03:46Z")
Is He An Android or Not? Playground Full o’ Lizards Automotive Lubricant That Adventure That Should Have Happened a Couple of Years Ago, But Didn’t Wacky Doctors In Asia ---
**Author:** ![Fibber\_McGee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a6a055/32.png) [@Fibber\_McGee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fibber_McGee)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejected-movie-titles/156423/20 "2003-02-21T03:05:59Z")
Is He An Android or Not? - Blade Runner? Wacky Doctors In Asia - M_A_S\*H [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejected-movie-titles/156423.md?page=2)