These TV Shows Did So Well That They Got Box Office Spin-Offs

Pennies from Heaven

Pennies from Heaven was another short-lived BBC musical draama. It only got one season, but the Hollywood version of the show starred Steve Martin. It was even nominated for an Oscar.

Miami Vice

This was the ultimate show for a 1980s audience. A smooth cop show that takes place in the heat of summer in a ritzy Florida location? What else could you want? the 2006 film adaptation stars Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx, an incredible duo.

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.
In the movie Dredd, they slowed down a Justin Bieber song by 800 times to create the "slow motion" noise.
Darth Vader only has 12 minutes of screen time in the original Star Wars.
Jennifer Lopez was the first actress to have a movie and an album hit number one in the same week.

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