Did You Know These Classic Films Were All Remakes?

The Fly

You will never watch a more visually upsetting film than The Fly from 1986. This body horror film is scary, but not an original idea. The first iteration of this movie came from director Kurt Neumann in 1958. Both of these were also based on George Langelaan's 1957 short story about a scientist whose teleportation plan goes awry. 

No Way Out

In 1987, the world got introduced to the film No Way Out...again! The first version of this big-screen blockbuster was in 1948 when John Farrow directed a film called "The Big Clock" which was also based on Kenneth Fearing's 1946 novel. There was another iteration in 1976 called "Police Python 357." 

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The More You Know

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  • Paul Schrader wrote Taxi Driver in five days. It is rumoured he had a loaded gun by his desk for “inspiration and motivation”.
  • While filming Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Shia LaBeouf invested $20,000 in the stock market and ended up making more than $400,000.
  • Hattie McDaniels was the first Black actor to win an Oscar
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.