Shortest time between an original movie and a remake?

Cafe Society
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As Kaspar Hauser said in the second post, “movies based on the same source do not count either.”

That would exclude Gaslight, Fever Pitch, The Maltese Falcon, Red Dragon, Fantastic Four, 52 Pick-Up, The Front Page, and Freaky Friday, all of which were adapted from previously published novels, plays, or comic books.

While Rio Bravo and El Dorado have similar stories, they come from different sources. Rio Bravo (1959) was adapted from a story story by B. H. McCampbell, El Dorado (1966) was adapted from a novel by Harry Brown.

22

How about Batman and Batman Begins?

My wife claims Batman Begins is a prequel to Batman and that the Joker reference is a nod to the original Batman.
This came up because I said I couldn’t wait for the next one with the Joker to which she replied “no, Batman already fought the Joker.”

23

I understand that George Lucas is going to revise STAR WARS EPISODE III because he’s got better special effects, and also he decided that Darth Vader shouldn’t fire first. This will be the record (June release, August remake.)

24

The next Batman movie may be a remake of the first Batman, but Batman begins covers a lot of ground that the first one didn’t. Thus, it doesn’t count.

Batman does see his parents killed in both movies, but a different person kills them.

25

Nitpick: Batman Begins is not a remake, but a new movie based on the same source material.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) was followed by Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), which was followed by Body Snatchers (1993). So there was a 15-year gap between the last two. And I understand a new version is planned for 2006 (which would be a 13-year gap).

And these are true remakes.

26

All the Body Snatchers movies were adapted from the novel by Jack Finney. So they are not true remakes.

27

Of course Deep Impact was remade as Armageddon just a few weeks after it premiered. :wink:

28

And in 1939, for… TV?

29

How about Independance Day, and the new War of the Worlds movie? :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:

30

I don’t know if my submission violates Walloon’s post (#21), but I nominate Back Street. It was originally released in 1932 and remade in 1941 and again in 1961.

I used to love this movie. I haven’t seen it in over ten years and really don’t know which version I used to watch!

31

You seem to have included an extra digit!