Remakes: Master List and Quality Poll

Scott Weinberg · 10-19-2003, 04:09 AM

Various discussions and arguments about the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Dawn of the Dead remakes got me to thinking about this recent deluges of "re-imaginings" we've been offered. And by "recent" I mean over the past several years. Say, the last 10-15 years.

Mostly everyone (including myself) scoff when each new remake is announced, mainly because so many of 'em are worse than unnecessary; they're just plain old bad. Then there's the added annoyance of a New Bad Movie trying to make some coin off of a film/TV show that's clearly well-remembered enough (name recognition) to warrant a remake.

So I'm looking to build a big list of modern remakes, after which the participants will vote on each film's relative quality. And them maybe a tournament or something. I'm makin' this up as I go...

The smaller year represents the release year of the original film of the same name. If the title's been changed, I'll include the original.

13 Ghosts (2001) (1950)
Always (1989) {Remake of A Guy Named Joe (1943)}
Bedazzled (2002) (1967)
The Birdcage (1996) {Remake of La Cage aux folles (1978)}
The Blob (1988) (1988)
Body Snatchers (1993) (1956/78)
Born Yesterday (1993) (1950)
Cape Fear (1991) (1962)
Carnival of Souls (1998) (1962)
Cat People (1982) (1942)
City of Angels (1998) {Remake of Dir Himmel uber Berlin (1987)}
D.O.A. (1988) (1950)
Desperate Hours (1990) (1955)
Diabolique (1996) {Remake of Les Diaboliques (1955)}
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) {Remake of Bedtime Story (1964)}
Doctor Dolittle (1998) (1967)
Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986) {Remake of Boudo sauve des eaux (1932)}
The End of the Affair (1999) (1955)
Father of the Bride (1991) (1950)
Father of the Bride Part 2 (1995) {Remake of Father's Little Dividend (1964)}
Father's Day (1997) {Remake of Les Comperes (1983)}
Flubber (1997) {Remake of The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)}
The Fly (1986) (1958)
Freaky Friday (2003) (1976)
Get Carter (2000) (1971)
The Getaway (1994) (1972)
Gloria (1999) (1980)
Godzilla (1998) (1954)
Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) (1974)
The Good Thief (2003) {Remake of Bob le flambeur (1955)}
The Haunting (1999) (1963)
The House on Haunted Hill (1999) (1959)
The In-Laws (2003) (1979)
Insomnia (2002) (1997)
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) (1977)
The Italian Job (2003) (1969)
The Jackal (1997) {Remake of The Day of the Jackal (1973)}
Jungle 2 Jungle (1997) {Remake of Un indien dans la ville (1994)}
Just Visiting (2001) {Remake of Les Visiteurs (1993)}
Kiss of Death (1995) (1947)
Last Man Standing (1996) {Remake of Yojimbo (1961)}
Little Shop of Horrors (1986) (1960)
The Man with One Red Shoe (1985) {Remake of Le Grand blond avec une chaussure noire (1972)}
Mean Machine (2002) {Remake of The Longest Yard (1974)}
Mighty Joe Young (1998) (1949)
The Money Pit (1986) {Remake of Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)}
Mr. Deeds (2002) {Remake of Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)}
The Mummy (1999) (1932)
My Father the Hero (1994) {Remake of Mon pere, ce heros (1991)}
Narrow Margin (1990) (1952)
Never Say Never Again (1983) {Remake of Thunderball (1965)}
Nightwatch (1997) {Remake of Nattevagten (1994)}
The Nutty Professor (1996) (1963)
Ocean's 11 (2001) (1960)
The Out-of-Towners (1999) (1970)
The Parent Trap (1998) (1961)
Payback (1999) {Remake of Point Blank (1967)}
A Perfect Murder (1998) {Remake of Dial M for Murder (1954)}
Planet of the Apes (2001) (1968)
Point of No Return (1993) {Remake of Nikita (1990)}
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) (1946)
Psycho (1998) (1960)
Pure Luck (1991) {Remake of La Chevre (1981)}
The Ring (2002) {Remake of Ringu (1998)}
Rollerball (2002) (1975)
Sabrina (1995) (1954)
Scarface (1983) (1932)
Shaft (2000) (1971)
Solaris (2002) {Remake of Solyaris (1972)}
Swept Away (2002) {Remake of Travolti da un insolito destino nell'azzurro mare d'agosto (1974)}
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) (1974)
That Darn Cat (1997) {Remake of That Darn Cat! (1965)}
The Thing (1982) {Remake of The Thing From Another World (1951)}
The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) (1968)
Three Fugitives (1989) {Remake of Les Fugitifs (1986)}
Three Men and a Baby (1987) {Remake of 3 hommes et un couffin (1985)}
The Time Machine (2002) (1960)
The Toy (1982) {Remake of Le Jouet (1976)}
The Truth About Charlie (2002) {Remake of Charade (1963)}
Twelve Monkeys (1995) {Remake of La Jetee (1962)}
Unfaithfully Yours (1984) (1948)
Vanilla Sky (2001) {Remake of Open Your Eyes (1997)}
The Vanishing (1993) {Remake of Spoorloos (1988)}
Village of the Damned (1995) (1960)
Willard (2003) (1971)
You've Got Mail (1998) {Remake of The Shop Around the Corner (1940)}

Though obviously they can't yet be included for discussion, I'm also working on a list of remakes currently in the works. Let me know if you can think of any I'm missing.

Billy Jack
Cheaper by the Dozen
Dawn of the Dead
The Eye
King Kong
The Ladykillers
Love Don't Cost a Thing {Remake of Can't Buy Me Love (1987)}
The Manchurian Candidate
Porky's
Scanners
The Stepford Wives
Walking Tall
War of the Worlds
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

MartinTeller · 10-19-2003, 04:53 AM

Porky's? They're remaking Porky's?

That's insane.

george kaplan · 10-19-2003, 06:43 AM

A Perfect Murder (1998) - remake of Dial M for Murder

You've Got Mail (1998) - remake of Shop Around the Corner & In the Good Old Summertime

Treasure Planet (2002) - remake of Treasure Island

Tarzan (1999)

City of Angels (1998) - remake of Wings of Desire

Born Yesterday (1993)

The Money Pit (1986)- remake of Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Angelo.M · 10-19-2003, 07:58 AM

Is Desperado a remake of or sequel to El Mariachi? Or both? Can't remember.

Angelo.M · 10-19-2003, 08:00 AM

There's a U.S. remake of La Femme Nikita: Point of No Return.

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JonZ · 10-19-2003, 08:48 AM

I dont know if Tarantinos "Inglorious Bastards" is a remake or is just using the name of the older film.It starred Bo Svenson and Fred Willamson.I remember watching it in the older days of HBO.

Also:
DePalmas Scarface is a remake and 1990s Night Of The Living Dead.

Fistfull of Dollars was pretty mch a remake of Yojimbo and Magnificent Seven a remake of Seven Samurai.

Does it matter if the films are based on books?

The Thin Red Line (Based on a book. I believe the first film was make in 1964).You also have numerous takes on classic literature like like King Kong,Of Mice And Men,Lord Of The Flies,Dracla,Hamlet,Frankenstein,etc

I read the other day a big screen version of Moby Dick is also in the works.

george kaplan · 10-19-2003, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Fistfull of Dollars was pretty mch a remake of Yojimbo and Magnificent Seven a remake of Seven Samurai.

Jim_K · 10-19-2003, 09:58 AM

I'll just go back til 1980

Payback (1999)
The Truth About Charlie (2002)
Never Say Never Again (1983)
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
The Blob (1988)
The Mummy (1999)
Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
Mary Shelly's Frankenstein (1994)
The Bounty (1984)
Greystoke The Legend of Tarzan (1984)
Cape Fear (1991)
Robin Hood Prince of Thieves (1992)
Island of Dr Moreau (1996)
Mask of Zorro (1998)
Red Dragon (2002)
Hamlet (1990)
Narrow Margin (1990)
Body Snatchers (1993)
Point of No Return (1993)
Last Man Standing (1996)
Scarface (1983)
D.O.A. (1988)
Always (1989)
The Three Musketeers (1993)
Mary Reilly (1996)
Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
A Perfect Murder (1998)
Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
Four Feathers (2002)
Flash Gordon (1980)
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
Cat People (1982)
Unfaithfully Yours (1984)
Desperate Hours (1990)
The Bride (1985)
Phantom of the Opera (1989)
Messenger The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)

Coming soon

The Alamo
Scanners

Matt Pelham · 10-19-2003, 10:10 AM

In development:

The Hills Have Eyes
The Eye
King Kong