Did You Know These Classic Films Were All Remakes?

Vanilla Sky

The 2001 flick "Vanilla Sky" was adapted from a 1997 film called "Open Your Eyes." In this adaptation, Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Jason Lee, and Kurt Russell tell the story of a young man's fantastical story of his life through flashbacks. Reality and fiction blend together with mess and mayhem in both films...

 Village of the Damned

Damned if you do, damned if you don't, damned if you delve into the part origins of "Village of the Damned." This 1995 John Carpenter flick is actually a remake of a 1960 film by the same name. A generation of children in this town grow up at an alarmingly quick rate, and it becomes clear these are not normal kids...

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The More You Know

  • In Home Alone, Buzz's girlfriend is actually a boy in a wig. The director thought it would be too mean to ask a girl to be in the film this way.
  • Sean Connery wore a toupee in every "James Bond" movie.
  • 101 Dalmatians and Peter Pan are the only two Disney movies where both parents are present and at least one doesn't die.
  • The Postman, Costner’s second jaunt to a post-apocalyptic world, holds the 8th spot on the biggest flops losing $62m.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.