** Miracle on Elm Street ** - Santa’s an undead nightmare psychopath that takes over teenagers’ dreams!
** It’s a Wonderful Life of Brian ** - Messiah gets a little help from his Guardian Angel. Gets crucified anyway.
** Bridget Jones’ Diary of Anne Frank ** - Little girl hides from nazis, agonizes over weight, family and love.
One I can’t summarize:
** How Stella Got Her Groove Back to the Future **
Hmm. Just looked at gonzoron ’s link and saw this
Why do I feel this one has to star Catherine Zeta Jones?
Oh, ** atreyu ** beat me to use Back to the Future. Damn.
Here’s another I can’t summarize: ** The Blues Brothers Karamazov **
Atreyu
August 14, 2002, 2:17pm
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“No, Mr. Green, I expect you to die!” – Freddy Got Goldfingered
Tolstoy takes 1000 pages to say what Sun Tzu did in 150 pages – The Art of War and Peace
Atreyu
August 14, 2002, 2:22pm
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Secret Service agent assigned to guard spirited English country girl – Guarding Tess of the D’Urbervilles
Atreyu
August 14, 2002, 2:59pm
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Fighter pilots enter arm wrestling contest – Over the Top Gun
[sub]And I STILL can’t come up with a combo for “The Neverending Story”[/sub]
Here you go Atreyu ,
http://www.movienamegame.com/titles/title_554.asp
http://www.movienamegame.com/titles/title_457.asp
Oh and for sheer ludicrousness:
The Muppets Take Manhattan Murder Mystery Science Theater 3001: A Space Oddysey
Here you go Atreyu ,
http://www.movienamegame.com/titles/title_554.asp
http://www.movienamegame.com/titles/title_457.asp
Oh and for sheer ludicrousness:
The Muppets Take Manhattan Murder Mystery Science Theater 3001: A Space Oddysey
Atreyu
August 14, 2002, 3:52pm
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Ah, thanks gonzoron .
And another one for the thread:
80s teen comedy with surrealistic touches set on Death Row: Better Off Dead Man Walking
oops… sorry for the double post
Atreyu
August 14, 2002, 3:55pm
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Secret Service agent attempts to foil extraterrestrial Presidential assassination attempt: In the Line of Fire in the Sky
How about, Jesus saves us all with the help of a furry dog-like dragon in The Neverending Story Ever Told .
** gonzoron ** - Loved your 3001 title. Gorgeous!
some more (I can’t stay away either, ** atreyu ** ) :
** What Ever Happened to Baby Jane Eyre? **
** American History X Files **
** The Earrings of Madame Bovary **
mobo85
August 14, 2002, 5:00pm
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A Chicago teen plays hooky and must run from killer plants: Ferris Buller’s Day of the Triffids
A government agency recruits a bunch of rebellious mutants to help bring down a Czech madman in xXx-Men .
Three lusty but dim chain-gang escapees share erotic adventures while trying to make their way home in the deep south in The Story of O Brother Where Art Thou?
A group of middle-aged friends who used to offer human sacrifices to He-Who-Walks-Behind-the-Rows get together for the funeral of their former leader, and wonder where their youthful ideals went in…
The Big Chill-dren of the Corn
Atreyu
August 14, 2002, 10:14pm
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Early 80s new wave band that writes philosophical and metaphorical songs – Flock of Jonathan Livingston Seagulls
Atreyu
August 14, 2002, 10:30pm
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A nasty divorce in a galaxy far, far away… – The Star Wars of the Roses
Monstre
August 14, 2002, 10:31pm
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Ralphie (Peter Billingsley) tries to save Fantasia in time for Christmas, without shooting anybody’s eye out in The Neverending Christmas Story
Actors are drawn into space by technologically advanced primitives, in the ultimate struggle for survival in Galaxy Quest for Fire
Ape janitor goes to Mars and saves the day in Red Planet of the Apes