So, we’ve all heard of Snakes on a Plane by now, right? Well, a couple of weeks ago, Fark.com ’s Photoshop contest was to apply this movie-naming logic to other well-known movies. The results are hilarious, of course, but you just know that the great minds of the SDMB can do even better.
I’ll kick us off with a few random movies from my collection:
Pirates of the Caribbean - Johnny Depp and Some Zombie Pirates Zoolander - Male Models as Secret Agents UHF - Weird Al Runs a TV Station The Incredibles - Superheroes in the Witness Protection Program Mirrormask - Dave McKean Draws Weird Shit
King Kong - Giant Monkey Goes Apeshit
ftg
April 1, 2006, 4:29am
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Altered States : “Trips in a Tank.”
The Godfather : “Mike in the Mob.”
Bladerunner : “Replicants on the Street.”
Jaws : “Mates on a Boat.”
Some Like it Hot : “Guys in Drag.”
Taxi Driver : Uh, well, umm, “Driver in a Taxi”? Ooh, boy.
I’d really like to come up with one for “Mulholland Drive” but nothing pithy quite catches it. Not exactly a shock there.
(Not a fave, but a reviewer’s assessment of “Moulin Rouge!” as a “Musical in a Blender” actually fits the schema.)
Beauty and the Beast : *Hairy Weirdo in a Creepy Castle
The Net : Sandra Bullock in a Bikini
ftg:
Taxi Driver : Uh, well, umm, “Driver in a Taxi”? Ooh, boy.
DeNiro Goes Psycho
David Lynch Directs Lesbians
Lissa
April 1, 2006, 4:50am
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Starship Troopers: Sweet Valley High With Bugs
Legends of the Fall: The Guy Who Rode Away On a Horse A Lot.
[yeah I know it’s a TV show, but there was a movie] South Park: Cartoon That Will Eventually Offend You
The Little Mermaid : Mermaid Gets Happy Ending; Hans Christian Andersen Rolls Over in His Grave
Casablanca : Boy Loses Girl; Boy Gets Boy
The Archies in Space
This one isn’t exactly my favorite, but I’ll mention it anyway…
Stargate : James Spader, Movie Cliches and No Redeeming Value
Four Weddings and a Funeral : Four Weddings, a Funeral and a Bumbling Englishman
Citizen Kane : It’s a Sled!
Galaxy Quest : Hey, Shatner, Watch This!
Lissa
April 1, 2006, 5:33am
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Meet the Parents:Painfully Embarassment
Bruce Almighty: Guy Gets God’s Powers And Doesn’t Use Them Like You Would
101 Dalmations: This is What Happens When You Don’t Spay
Sideways: Whiny Winos
Reds - Annie Hall Goes To Moscow
Tenar
April 1, 2006, 6:38am
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Capote : So Die, Already!
Brokeback Mountain : Two Men and Some Sheep
Ice Age 2 : Squirrels on Ice!
Serenity : Dead Guys On (the outside of) a Spaceship
Alien –Alien Kills Everyone Except Sigourney Weaver (and a Cat)
Aliens –More Aliens Kill Everyone Except Sigourney Weaver (and Pseudo-Family)
Aliens 3 –Yet Another Bloody Alien Kills Everyone Except Sigourney Weaver…wait, this movie never happened. Right?
Aliens 4 –Long-Dead Franchise Reeks of Decay
HPL
April 1, 2006, 7:58am
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Alien: Giant Bug on a space freighter.
Aliens: Giant Bugs vs. Space Marines.
Alien 3: Giant Bug kills space prisoners.
Alien 4: Giant Bugs kill some guys on a ship. See Alien and Aliens instead.
Star Trek: Enterprise spends 2 hours doing nothing.
Star Trek 2: Moby Dick in Space.
Braveheart: Midevel death and Torture.
The Passion:Gratutious Jesus Torture.
Brokeback Mountain : The Gay Cowboy Movie.
If Khan is Ahab, Kirk must be the whale, but who’s Ismail?
Adaptation : A Screenplay about a Screenplay about a Screenplay about a Screenplay… MY HEAD!!
The Village : The Plot Twist You Saw Coming Ten Miles Away
good one. But when I originally saw it, I described it as: