Did You Know These Classic Films Were All Remakes?

A Fistful of Dollars

For fans of the Western genre, "A Fistful of Dollars" is an obvious classic. The 1964 film was one of the first to have Clint Eastwood on the cast list and catapulted him into the spotlight. Do you think he knows that this film was a remake of a 1961 Japanese samurai flick titled "Yojimbo" that resulted in a massive lawsuit? Likely not...

Meet the Parents

Comedy legend Ben Stiller starred in the first of the Fockers trilogy known as Meet the Parents. While this is certainly one of his biggest box office successes, it was also a hit for audiences who watched the original in 1992. However, this version was a little darker than the Stiller adaptation!

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The More You Know

  • Walt Disney hated Goofy.
  • Stanley Kubrick had all the sets and models from the filming of 2001: A Space Odyssey destroyed to prevent a sequel from being made.
  • Within 3 days of release The Hunger Games has become the highest grossing film for production company Lionsgate.
  • Executive producer of Toy Story and Chief Pixar shareholder Steve Jobs picked Bob Dylan as his first choice to write and perform the soundtrack to the film over Randy Newman.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.