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| 7 | ->''"Now, as you can imagine, there's a problem in properly translating a French comedy into American. The sense of humor's different. The point of view. Words always mean something else. So I start with a quick, literal translation. Then I ''adapt'' the dialogue, make it into the American equivalent."'' |
| 8 | -->-- '''Abe Burrows''', on ''Theatre/CactusFlower'' |
| 9 | |
| 10 | Say you're a writer/director who has managed to make a good film outside of the Hollywood system. Congratulations! Hollywood is so impressed with your movie that they want make it for themselves and change everything. [[MoneyDearBoy You say yes]], and heck, they might even let you direct it, but don't hold your breath. First off, your script needs a [[CulturallySensitiveAdaptation total rewrite]] to massage out all the ValuesDissonance. Then all your unknown actors are swapped out for Hollywood stars. The [[AdaptationalLocationChange setting will probably get changed]], and production values get upgraded by a factor of ten. The resulting Foreign Remake might turn out better or worse than the original depending on the minds at work. |
| 11 | |
| 12 | OR: |
| 13 | |
| 14 | Say you're a Bollywood veteran who is spending a quiet evening on the internet. Suddenly you stumble across the synopsis for a Hollywood movie that looks suspiciously like the popular film you made three years ago. In fact, [[UsefulNotes/{{Plagiarism}} it's the exact same premise]]. And it was released to theaters a year ago. Why haven't you heard anything about this until now? After watching the DVD, you discover that it's a garbled version of your film, without the [[CrowdSong singing and dancing]], and [[SexySoakedShirt the walk in the rain]] is replaced with a sex scene. What the hell? |
| 15 | |
| 16 | Ultimately, whenever something is remade in a different country, it's a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin foreign remake]]. Hollywood and Bollywood tend to get the most attention for theirs, but it happens all over. India, in fact, often does this ''internally'': because different parts of India have different official languages, successful movies in one language will often be remade in one or several other languages, for the benefit of a different audience. |
| 17 | |
| 18 | Related to TheRemake and SelfRemake. |
| 19 | |
| 20 | !!Common Tropes: |
| 21 | * AdaptationDistillation |
| 22 | * AdaptationNameChange |
| 23 | * AdaptationalNationality |
| 24 | * CulturalTranslation |
| 25 | * RaceLift |
| 26 | * ValuesDissonance |
| 27 | |
| 28 | Compare {{Disneyfication}}. See also TransatlanticEquivalent, which is exclusive to television. |
| 29 | |
| 30 | Contrast with CanadaDoesNotExist, where by design or by imposition, Canadians make their own foreign remakes ''without'' making a domestic original first. |
| 31 | |
| 32 | ---- |
| 33 | !!Listed in alphabetical order with American release name and original name (plus years and country of origin for the original ones) |
| 34 | |
| 35 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 36 | |
| 37 | [[folder:American remakes of foreign films]] |
| 38 | * ''Thirteen Sins'' (2014) -- ''13 Beloved'' (Thailand, 2006) |
| 39 | * ''Film/TheAdventuresOfGalgameth'' (1996) -- ''Film/{{Pulgasari}} (North Korea, 1985) |
| 40 | * ''Film/{{Algiers}}'' (1938) -- ''Film/PepeLeMoko'' (France, 1937) |
| 41 | * ''Film/AlitaBattleAngel'' (2019) -- ''Manga/BattleAngelAlita'' (Japan, 1993 {{OVA}}) |
| 42 | * ''WesternAnimation/AstroBoy'' (2009) |
| 43 | * ''Bangkok Dangerous'' (2008) -- ''Bangkok Dangerous'' (Thailand, 2000): Both versions directed by the Pang Brothers. |
| 44 | * ''Film/{{Barefoot}}'' (2014) -- ''Barfuss'' (Germany, 2005) |
| 45 | * ''Film/{{Big}}'' (1988) -- ''Da grande'' (Italy, 1987) |
| 46 | * ''Film/TheBirdcage'' (1996) -- ''Theatre/LaCageAuxFolles'' (France, 1978) |
| 47 | * ''Film/BrickMansions'' (2014) -- ''Film/District13'' (France, 2003) |
| 48 | * ''Film/{{Brothers|2009}}'' (2009) -- ''Brøders'' (Denmark, 2004) |
| 49 | * ''Buddy Buddy'' (1981) -- ''L'emmerdeur (A Pain in the... )'' (France, 1973) |
| 50 | * ''Film/CityOfAngels'' (1998) -- ''Film/WingsOfDesire (Der Himmel über Berlin)'' (West Germany, 1987) |
| 51 | * ''Film/{{CODA|2021}}'' (2021) -- ''Film/LaFamilleBelier'' (France, 2014) |
| 52 | * ''Film/ColdPursuit'' (2019) -- ''Film/InOrderOfDisappearance'' (Norway, 2014) |
| 53 | * ''Film/{{Conspiracy|2001}}'' (2001) An English-language remake of the German film ''Die Wanseekonferenz'' (1984) which covered the same event. Aside from casting several actors with more international credentials, the difference between the two is most noticeable in the RuleOfDrama: in the German version, the Nazis are pretty much on the same page about the Holocaust, whereas in the English version there is more open disagreement and infighting. |
| 54 | * ''Cousins'' (1989) -- ''Film/CousinCousine'' (France, 1975) |
| 55 | * ''Crackers'' (1984) -- ''Film/BigDealOnMadonnaStreet'' (Italy, 1958). Also remade as ''Welcome to Collinwood'' (2002). |
| 56 | * ''Criminal'' (2004) -- ''Film/NineQueens (Nueve reinas)'' (Argentina, 2000) |
| 57 | * ''Dark Water'' (2005) -- ''Film/DarkWater'' (Japan, 2002) |
| 58 | * ''Death at a Funeral'' (2010) -- ''Film/DeathAtAFuneral'' (UK, 2007) |
| 59 | * ''Film/TheDebt'' (2011) -- ''The Debt'' (Israel, 2007) |
| 60 | * ''Film/TheDeparted'' (2006) -- ''Film/InfernalAffairs'' (Hongkong, 2002) |
| 61 | * ''Diabolique'' (1996) -- ''Film/LesDiaboliques'' (France, 1955) |
| 62 | * ''Film/DinnerForSchmucks'' (2010) -- ''Film/TheDinnerGame'' (''Le dîner de cons'') (France, 1998) |
| 63 | * ''Film/DownAndOutInBeverlyHills'' (1986) -- ''Film/BouduSavedFromDrowning'' (France, 1932) |
| 64 | * ''Film/EDtv'' (1999) -- ''Louis 19, le roi des ondes (Louis 19, King of the Airwaves)'' (Quebec, 1994) |
| 65 | * ''Film/TheEye'' (2008) -- ''Gin Gwai'' (Malaysia, 2002) |
| 66 | * ''[[Film/FathersDay1997 Fathers' Day]]'' (1997) -- ''Film/LesComperes'' (France, 1983) |
| 67 | * ''Film/FunnyGames'' (2007, US-French co-production) -- ''Funny Games'' (Austria, 1997): The former being a shot-for-shot remake in English by the same director (Michael Haeneke). |
| 68 | * ''Film/{{Gaslight}}'' (1944) -- ''Gaslight'' (UK, 1940) |
| 69 | * ''Film/{{Get Carter|2000}}'' (2000) -- ''Film/{{Get Carter|1971}}'' (UK, 1971) |
| 70 | * ''Film/{{Gigi}}'' (1958) -- ''Gigi'' (France, 1949) |
| 71 | * ''Film/{{The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo|2011}}'' (2011) -- ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'' (Sweden, 2009) |
| 72 | * ''Film/{{Godzilla|1998}}'' (1998) -- ''Film/{{Gojira}}'' (Japan, 1954) |
| 73 | * ''Film/{{Godzilla 2014}}'' (2014) -- ''Film/{{Gojira}}'' (Japan, 1954) |
| 74 | * ''Film/TheGoodThief'' (2002) -- ''Film/BobLeFlambeur'' (France, 1956) |
| 75 | * ''Film/TheGrudge'' (2004, US-Japanese co-production) -- ''Film/{{Juon}}'' (Japan, 2000) |
| 76 | * ''Hachi: A Dog's Tale'' (2009) -- ''UsefulNotes/{{Hachiko}} Monogatari'' (Japan, 1987) |
| 77 | * ''Film/{{Gunmen}}'' (1993) -- ''[[Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo]]'' (Italy/Spain, 1966) |
| 78 | * ''Head Above Water'' (1996) -- ''Hodet Over Vannet'' (Norway/Sweden, 1993) |
| 79 | * ''Hit Man'' (1972) -- ''Film/{{Get Carter|1971}}'' (UK, 1971) |
| 80 | * ''Film/HumanDesire'' (1954) -- ''Film/LaBeteHumaine'' (France, 1938) |
| 81 | * ''Film/{{Insomnia}}'' (2002) -- ''Insomnia'' (Norway, 1997) |
| 82 | * ''The Invisible'' (2007) -- ''The Invisible/Den Osynlige'' (Sweden, 2002) |
| 83 | * ''Film/IThinkILoveMyWife'' (2007) -- ''[[Film/ChloeInTheAfternoon L’Amour l’apres-midi/Chloe in the Afternoon]]'' (France, 1972) |
| 84 | * ''The Jesus Rolls'' (2019) -- ''Film/LesValseuses'' (France, 1974): Also a spinoff to the American film ''Film/TheBigLebowski'' (1998). |
| 85 | * ''Film/Jungle2Jungle'' (1997) -- ''Un Indien dans la ville (Indian in the City)'' (France, 1994) - Series/SiskelAndEbert put ''both'' on their "worst of the year" lists in back-to-back years. |
| 86 | * ''Film/JustVisiting'' (2001) -- ''Film/LesVisiteurs'' (France, 1993): Distinct in that the director and the stars of the originals reprised their roles in the remake, with Creator/JohnHughes helping at the writing. |
| 87 | * ''Film/KPax'' (2001, US-German co-production) -- ''Man Facing Southeast'' (Argentina, 1986): Though K-PAX is originally based on a novella. |
| 88 | * ''Film/KissMeStupid'' (1964) -- ''Moglie per une notte''[=/=]''Wife for a Night'' (Italy, 1952) |
| 89 | * ''Film/TheLakeHouse'' (2006) -- ''Siworae'', aka ''Film/IlMare'' (South Korea, 2002) |
| 90 | * ''Film/{{The Ladykillers|2004}}'' (2004) -- ''Film/{{The Ladykillers|1955}}'' (UK, 1955) |
| 91 | * ''Film/TheLastAmericanVirgin'' (1982) -- ''Film/LemonPopsicle'' (Israel, 1978). Both films were [[Creator/TheCannonGroup Golan-Globus]] productions written and directed by Boaz Davidson. |
| 92 | * ''Film/TheLastKiss'' (2006) -- ''L'ultimo bacio'' (Italy, 2001) |
| 93 | * ''Film/LetMeIn'' (2010, US-British co-production) -- ''Film/LetTheRightOneIn'' (Sweden, 2008) |
| 94 | * ''The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck'' (1984) -- ''Literature/TheLostHonourOfKatharinaBlum'' (West Germany, 1975) |
| 95 | * ''Film/LoveAgain'' (2023) -- ''[[Film/SmsFurDich SMS für Dich]]'' (Germany, 2016) |
| 96 | * ''M'' (1951) -- ''Film/{{M}}'' (Germany, 1931) |
| 97 | * ''[[Film/TheMagnificentSeven1960 The Magnificent Seven]]'' (1960) -- ''Film/SevenSamurai'' (Japan, 1954). This became [[TheMagnificentSevenSamurai a trope]]. |
| 98 | * ''Film/AManCalledOtto'' (2022) -- ''Literature/AManCalledOve'' (Sweden, 2015) |
| 99 | * ''Film/TheManWithOneRedShoe'' (1985) -- ''The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe'' (France, 1972) |
| 100 | * ''Film/TheMirrorHasTwoFaces'' (1996) -- ''Le Miroir à deux faces'' (France, 1958) |
| 101 | * ''Film/MothersInstinct'' (2024) -- ''Duelles'' (Belgium, 2014) |
| 102 | * ''My Sassy Girl'' (2008) -- ''Film/MySassyGirl'' (South Korea, 2001) - This film also received a UsefulNotes/{{Bollywood}} remake and a Tollywood remake. |
| 103 | * ''Film/TheNextThreeDays'' (2010) -- ''Pour Elle/Anything for Her'' (France, 2008) |
| 104 | * ''Nightwatch'' (1997) -- ''Nattevagten'' (Sweden, 1994). Remade by its original director Ole Bornedal for the American market. |
| 105 | * ''Film/{{Nikita}}'' (France, 1990), by Luc Besson |
| 106 | ** ''Film/PointOfNoReturn'' (US, 1993) |
| 107 | ** ''Hei Mao (''Film/BlackCat'')'' (Hongkong, 1991) |
| 108 | ** ''Series/LaFemmeNikita'' (US first-run title)/''Nikita'' (syndication/international title) (1997, American TV series) |
| 109 | ** ''Series/{{Nikita}}'' (2010, American TV series) |
| 110 | * ''No Reservations'' (2007, co-production with Australia) -- ''Mostly Martha'' (Austria/Germany, 2001) |
| 111 | * ''Film/{{Oldboy|2013}}'' (2013) -- ''Film/{{Oldboy|2003}}'' (South Korea, 2003) |
| 112 | * ''Film/OneMissedCall'' (2008, US-Japan co-production) -- ''Chakushin Ari'' (Japan, 2003 + a TV series sequel, 2005) |
| 113 | * ''Film/TheOutrage'' (1964) -- ''Film/{{Rashomon}}'' (Japan, 1950) |
| 114 | * ''Film/ParisWhenItSizzles'' (1964) -- ''Holiday for Henrietta'' (France, 1952). Also remade as ''Film/AlexAndEmma'' (2003). |
| 115 | * ''Film/Pathfinder2007'' -- ''Film/{{Pathfinder|1987}}'' (Norway, 1987), probably better known by its Norwegian name (''Veiviseren'') or Sami name (''Ofelaš'') |
| 116 | * It has never been officially confirmed, but ''Film/ThePerfectScore'' (2004) is very probably an unofficial American remake of the obscure 1997 Irish movie ''How to Cheat in the Leaving Certificate''. |
| 117 | * ''Pulse'' (2006) -- ''Film/{{Kairo}}'' (Japan, 2001) |
| 118 | * ''Film/PureLuck'' (1991) -- ''La chèvre'' (France, 1981) |
| 119 | * ''Film/{{Quarantine|2008}}'' (2008) -- ''Film/{{Rec}}'' (Spain, 2007) |
| 120 | * ''Film/QuickChange'' (1990) -- ''Film/HoldUp'' (France/Canada, 1985) |
| 121 | * ''Film/TheRing'' (2002) -- '''[[Literature/TheRing Ringu]]'' (Japan, 1998) - [[Film/TheRingTwo The sequel]] of ''The Ring'' was directed by the director of the original and [[Film/{{Ringu 2}} its sequel]]. |
| 122 | * ''Film/ScarletStreet'' (1945) -- ''Film/LaChienne'' (France, 1931) |
| 123 | * ''Film/ScentOfAWoman'' (1992) -- ''Film/ProfumoDiDonna'' (Italy, 1974) |
| 124 | * ''Shall We Dance'' (2004) -- ''Shall We Dance'' (Japan, 1996) |
| 125 | * ''Film/{{Shutter}}'' (2008) -- ''Shutter'' (Thailand, 2004): Notably, it ''pretends'' that it's a J-horror remake, when the original is Thai. |
| 126 | * ''Film/{{Solaris|2002}}'' (2002) -- ''Film/{{Solaris|1972}}'' (Russia, 1972) |
| 127 | * ''Film/SomeLikeItHot'' (1959) -- ''Fanfaren der Liebe'' (West Germany, 1951) |
| 128 | * ''Film/{{Sommersby}}'' (1993) -- ''Film/TheReturnOfMartinGuerre'' (France, 1982) |
| 129 | * ''Film/{{Sorcerer}}'' (1977) -- ''Film/TheWagesOfFear'' (France/Italy, 1953) |
| 130 | * ''Film/{{Speed}}'' (1994) -- ''[[Film/TheBulletTrain Shinkansen Daibakuha]]'' (Japan, 1975) |
| 131 | * ''Film/SweptAway'' (2002) -- ''Swept Away'' (Italy, 1974) |
| 132 | * ''Film/{{Taxi|2004}}'' (2004) -- ''Film/{{Taxi}}'' (France, 1998) |
| 133 | ** Hollywood of course had to export their remake around the world. Wherever the original ''Film/{{Taxi}}'' had been released before, the remake was renamed something like ''New York Taxi''. |
| 134 | * ''The Thirteenth Letter'' (1950) -- ''Le Corbeau: The Raven'' (France, 1943) |
| 135 | * ''Film/ThreeFugitives'' (1989) -- ''Film/LesFugitifs'' (France, 1986) |
| 136 | * ''Film/ThreeMenAndABaby'' (1987) -- ''Trois hommes et un couffin'' (''Film/ThreeMenAndACradle'') (France, 1985) |
| 137 | * ''Film/TheToy'' (1982) -- ''Le Jouet'' (France, 1976) |
| 138 | * ''Film/TrueLies'' (1994) -- ''La Totale'' (France, 1991) |
| 139 | * ''Film/TwelveMonkeys'' (1995) -- ''Film/LaJetee'' (France, 1962): A borderline example, since the original was a short film made up of mostly still images, and the "remake" was a fully fleshed out story. Also, Gilliam's movie is more of an InspiredBy / SpiritualSuccessor of the original. |
| 140 | * ''Under Suspicion'' (2000) -- ''Film/GardeAVue'' (France, 1981) |
| 141 | * ''Film/{{The Uninvited|2009}}'' (2009) -- ''Film/ATaleOfTwoSisters'' (South Korea, 2003) |
| 142 | * ''The Upside'' (2019) -- ''Film/{{Intouchables}}'' (France, 2011) |
| 143 | * ''Film/VanillaSky'' (2001) -- ''Abre los Ojos'', aka ''Film/OpenYourEyes'' (Spain/France, 1997) |
| 144 | * ''Film/TheVanishing'' (1993) -- ''Spoorloos''/''The Vanishing'' (The Netherlands, 1988); Both the original and the remake had the same director. |
| 145 | * ''Film/VictorVictoria'' (1982) -- ''Viktor und Viktoria'' (Germany, 1933) |
| 146 | * ''Film/WelcomeToCollinwood'' (2002) -- ''Film/BigDealOnMadonnaStreet'' (Italy, 1958) |
| 147 | * ''Film/WhiteDwarf''[[note]] not to be confused with the derisive nickname for the Foreign Remake of ''Series/RedDwarf''[[/note]] (1995 Made for TV) -- ''Film/RedBeard'' (Japan, 1965) |
| 148 | * ''Film/{{Widows}}'' (2018) -- based on the 1983 Creator/{{ITV}} miniseries, relocated from London to Chicago. |
| 149 | * ''Willie & Phil'' (1980) -- ''Film/JulesAndJim'' (France, 1962) |
| 150 | * ''Film/TheWomanInRed'' (1984) -- ''Un éléphant ça trompe énormément''[=/=]''Pardon Mon Affaire'' (France, 1976). The {{Trope Maker|s}}, in fact. |
| 151 | * ''Wrath of Man'' (2021) -- ''"Le Convoyeur"'' (France, 2004). |
| 152 | [[/folder]] |
| 153 | |
| 154 | [[folder:Non-American foreign film remakes]] |
| 155 | * ''Film/ThreeIdiots'' (Indian, 2009) -- ''Nanban'' (Sri Lankan, 2012) -- ''3 Idiotas'' (Mexican, 2017). |
| 156 | * ''Film/TwelveAngryMen'' (USA, 1957) -- ''[[Film/Twelve2007 12]]'' (Russia, 2007). |
| 157 | * ''Film/TwoHundredPoundsBeauty'' (South Korea, 2006) -- ''200 Pounds Beauty'' (Vietnam, 2017) -- ''200 Pounds Beauty'' (Indonesia, 2023) |
| 158 | * ''Aatishbaaz'', ''Agneepath'', and ''Saathi'' -- ''Film/Scarface1983'' |
| 159 | * ''Film/BulletForHire'' (Hong Kong) -- ''Film/{{Scarface 1983}}'' |
| 160 | * ''Film/{{Ajnabee}}'' (Bollywood) -- ''Film/ConsentingAdults'' (American). |
| 161 | * ''Film/TheAnthropophagusBeast'' (Italian) -- ''Anthropophagous 2000'' (German). |
| 162 | * ''Bachke Rehna Re Baba'' -- ''Heartbreakers'' |
| 163 | * ''Theatre/BellsAreRinging'' was remade for German television as ''Hallo - Mr. Moss''. |
| 164 | * ''Film/ABetterTomorrow'' (Hong Kong, 1986) -- ''A Better Tomorrow'' (South Korea, 2010) |
| 165 | * The Hindi ''Bhool Bhulaiyaa'', a remake of the Tamil and Telugu ''Chandramukhi'', which was a remake of the Kannada ''Apthamitra''...which was a remake of the Malayalee ''Manichitratazadu''. Apparently, there's another remake in Bengali called ''Rajmohol". And yes, all of those are from the same country. |
| 166 | * Norwegian film ''Film/TheBus'' from 1961 was remade for a Danish audience in 1963, essentially using the same script, but {{bowdlerized}} it to smooth out some plot points and tie up some loose threads. |
| 167 | * ''Film/{{Chloe}}'' -- ''Film/{{Nathalie}}'' |
| 168 | * ''Film/{{Commando|1985}}'' (USA, 1985) -- ''День Д'' (''Film/DDay'') (Russia, 2008) |
| 169 | * ''Film/{{Compulsion|2013}}'' (Canada, 2013) -- ''301, 302'' (South Korea, 1995) |
| 170 | * ''Film/{{Cube}}'' (Canada, 1997) -- ''Cube'' (Japan, 2021) |
| 171 | * ''Daraar'', ''Agnisakshi'' and ''Yaraana'' -- ''Film/SleepingWithTheEnemy'' |
| 172 | * ''Film/LesDiaboliques'' is remade as ''Film/{{Hex}}'' in Hong Kong, with a whole lot of {{Gorn}} and MindScrew added. |
| 173 | * Italian ''È già ieri'' (''It's Already Yesterday'') -- ''Film/GroundhogDay'' |
| 174 | * ''Ek Ajnabee'' -- ''Film/ManOnFire'' |
| 175 | * ''Ek The Power Of One'' (Hindi), a remake of the Telugu assassin flick ''Athadu''. |
| 176 | * ''Film/FinalCut'' is the French remake of the Japanese horror comedy ''Film/OneCutOfTheDead'' (One actress of the original film plays in it). |
| 177 | * ''Film/AFistfulOfDollars'' ([[SpaghettiWestern Italy/Spain]], 1964) -- ''Film/{{Yojimbo}}'' (Japan, 1961). The story was plagiarized and Kurosawa had to sue for royalties. |
| 178 | * ''Film/FlymeToPolaris'' -- a Hong Kong remake of ''Film/HeavenCanWait1978''. It also took a few cues from ''Film/Ghost1990''. |
| 179 | * ‘’Film/ForrestGump’’ (USA,1994) - ‘’Film/LaalSinghChaddha’’ (India,2022) |
| 180 | * ''Film/{{Ghajini}}'' -- ''Film/{{Memento}}'' |
| 181 | * ''Ghost: I Want to Hold You in My Arms Again'' - Japanese-Korean version remake of ''Film/Ghost1990'' with a GenderFlip thrown in for some originality. |
| 182 | * ''Ghulam'' -- ''Film/OnTheWaterfront'' |
| 183 | * ''God Tussi Great Ho'' -- ''Film/BruceAlmighty'' |
| 184 | * ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good,_the_Bad,_the_Weird Joheunnom nabbeunnom isanghannom]]''/''Film/TheGoodTheBadTheWeird'' -- ''[[Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo]]'' |
| 185 | * ''Film/AHardDay'' (South Korea, 2014) -- ''Peace Breaker'' (China, 2017) -- ''A Hard Day'' (Philippines, 2021) -- ''Restless'' (France, 2022) -- ''Hard Days'' (Japan, 2023) |
| 186 | * Taken SerialEscalation by ''Film/HighSchoolMusical''--the book ''Battle of the Bands'' was adapted three times in Latin America--once each in Argentina, Mexico and Brazil. The latter two count as this. |
| 187 | * ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homerun_(film) Home Run]]'' (Singapore) -- ''Film/ChildrenOfHeaven'' (Iran) |
| 188 | * ''Film/{{The Housemaid|2010}}'' (South Korea, 2010)[[note]]Itself a remake of [[Film/TheHousemaid1960 a 1960 film of the same name]], though the screenplay of the 2010 version was the one mostly followed[[/note]] -- ''The Housemaid'' (Philippines, 2021) |
| 189 | * ''[[Film/{{If 1968}} If....]]'' (technically an American production, but with a largely British cast, crew and setting), based on the French short film ''Zéro de conduite''. |
| 190 | * ''Film/JabWeMet'' (India, 2007) -- ''Film/{{Elizabethtown}}'' (2005) |
| 191 | * ''Jindabyne'' (Australian) -- ''Film/ShortCuts'' (American), though more accurately they're both adaptations of the short story ''So Much Water So Close to Home''. |
| 192 | * ''Film/KitaKita'' (Philippines, 2017) -- ''Cinta Itu Buta'' (Indonesia, 2019) |
| 193 | * ''Film/{{Last Summer|2023}}'' (2023) -- French remake of the 2019 Danish film ''Dronningen''. |
| 194 | * ''Main Aisa Hi Hoon'' (2005), ''Deiva Thirumagal'' (2011) - ''Film/IAmSam''. |
| 195 | * ''Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya'' (2005) is a UsefulNotes/{{Bollywood}} remake of ''Theatre/CactusFlower''. (The play the American movie is based on was itself an Americanized version of a French farce.) |
| 196 | * ''Film/MeanMachine'' -- ''Film/TheLongestYard:'' A British remake of the 1973 American film (the Sandler remake came out in 05), substituting [[SeparatedByACommonLanguage football for football]]. |
| 197 | * ''Miracle in Cell No. 7'' (South Korea, 2013) -- ''Pushpaka Vimana'' (India, 2017) -- ''Koğuştaki Mucize'' (Turkey, October 2019) -- ''Miracle in Cell No. 7'' (Philippines, December 2019) -- ''Miracle in Cell No. 7'' (Indonesia, September 2022) |
| 198 | * ''Film/MissGranny'' (South Korea, 2014) -- ''20 Once Again'' (China, January 2015) -- ''Sweet 20'' (Vietnam, December 2015) -- ''Sing MY Life'' (Japan, April 2016) -- ''Suddenly 20'' (Thailand, November 2016) -- ''Sweet 20'' (Indonesia, 2017) -- ''Miss Granny'' (Philippines, 2018) -- ''Oh! Baby'' (India, 2019) -- ''When I Am Young'' (Mexico, 2022). |
| 199 | * ''Film/MrsDoubtfire'', 1993 -- ''Chaachi 420'' (India, 2002) |
| 200 | * ''Film/TheNegotiation'' (South Korea, 2018) -- ''Film/{{Godse}}'' (India, 2022) |
| 201 | * ''No Manches Frida'' (Mexico 2016) -- ''Fack ju Göhte'' (Germany 2013) aka ''Suck Me Shakespeer'' (international title) |
| 202 | * ''O stragalistis tis sygrou'' is apparently a Greek remake of ''Film/Maniac1980''. |
| 203 | * ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdq0Fwe4dWM Mutant Sea Monster]]'' is a Chinese DTV remake of ''Film/{{Sharktopus}}'' incredibly enough. |
| 204 | * Danish ''Film/OlsenBanden'' remade in Norway as ''Olsen-banden'' and in Sweden as ''Jönssonligan''. |
| 205 | * The 2016 Italian film ''Film/PerfectStrangers'' entered the Guinness Book of Records for being the film with the most remakes ''ever'', with a total of 24 remakes in such diverse countries as Greece, Spain, Turkey, France, Poland, South Korea, China, India, Mexico, Germany and Hungary among the others. There's also talks of an American remake as well, plus some theater plays based on it. |
| 206 | * ''Film/{{Pusher}}'', the influential Danish crime thriller, was remade in Britain in 2012 under the same name. The actor playing the Serbian villain Milo reprises his role, as he is a [[RuthlessForeignGangsters Ruthless Foreign Gangster]] in both settings. |
| 207 | * The Creator/KinjiFukasaku film ''Shogun's Samurai'' is remade by Hong Kong's Golden Harvest as ''Film/BurningAmbition'', with a SettingUpdate from ancient Japan to 1980s Hong Kong. |
| 208 | * ''Rafoo Chakkar'' -- ''Film/SomeLikeItHot'' -- ''Fanfaren der liebe'' -- ''Fanfares d'Amour''... making this a foreign remake of a foreign remake ''of a foreign remake''. |
| 209 | * ''The Ring Virus'' (1999) -- A Korean remake of Japanese ''[[Literature/TheRing Ringu]]'' (1998). |
| 210 | * ''Saathiya'' (Hindi) -- "Alaipayuthey'' (Tamil). Even the musical numbers were the same. |
| 211 | * ''Saidoweizu'' (2009) -- ''Film/{{Sideways}}'' (2004): A Japanese remake, with the wine-country locale changed from Santa Barbara to Napa. |
| 212 | * ''Satte Pe Satta'' -- ''Film/SevenBridesForSevenBrothers'' |
| 213 | * ''Sauda'' and ''Judaai'' -- ''Film/IndecentProposal'' |
| 214 | * ''Silent Night, Bloody Night: The Homecoming'' (UK, 2013) -- ''Silent Night, Bloody Night'' (US, 1974) |
| 215 | * ''Film/ASimpleNoodleStory'' -- ''Film/BloodSimple'' |
| 216 | * ''Scorpio Nights I'' (Philippines, 1985)'' -- ''Summertime'' (South Korea, 2001) |
| 217 | * ''Sunday'' (Hindi) -- ''Anukokunda Oka Roju'' (Telugu) |
| 218 | * ''Film/{{Sunny}}'' (2011, South Korea) -- ''Go Go Sisters'' (2018, Vietnam) -- ''Sunny: Strong Mind Strong Love'' (2018, Japan) -- ''Glorious Days'' (2019, Indonesia) -- ''Sunny Sisters'' (2021, China) -- ''Sunny'' (2024, Philippines) |
| 219 | * ''Tees Maar Khan'' - ''AfterTheFox'' |
| 220 | * Creator/HideoGosha's chanbara classic, ''Three Outlaw Samurai'', was remade as a {{wuxia}} by Creator/ShawBrothers, titled ''Film/TheMagnificentTrio'' |
| 221 | * ''Unforgiven'' (2011) -- Japanese remake of ''Film/{{Unforgiven}}'' |
| 222 | * ''Wo Zhi Nü Ren Xin'' -- ''Film/WhatWomenWant'' |
| 223 | * ''Witness'' was remade as ''Paap'' (Sin) in Bollywood and as ''Wild Chase'' (starring Creator/ChowYunFat) in Hong Kong. |
| 224 | * ''Yaraana'' (India (UsefulNotes/{{Bollywood}}, specifically), 1995) -- ''Film/SleepingWithTheEnemy'' (1991) |
| 225 | * ''Zinda'' -- ''Film/Oldboy2003'' |
| 226 | * ''[[Film/LookWhosBack Er ist wieder da]]'' (Germany, 2015), from the book of the same name (meaning "He's back"), was remade in Italy in 2018 with ''Sono tornato'' ("I'm back"). The main difference is that in the German film UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler is the one who's back, while in the Italian one it's UsefulNotes/BenitoMussolini. |
| 227 | * Other: |
| 228 | ** In the 70's and 80's, Turkish filmmakers had this strange habit of doing remakes of blockbuster movies like ''[[Film/ANewHope Star Wars]]'', ''{{Film/Superman|TheMovie}}'' and ''Film/TheExorcist'' on a budget of about $5 ([[NoBudget that's $5 total, not each]]). Contrary to popular belief, the real movies were, in fact, distributed in Turkey, so it's a mystery as to why these were even made. Even more vexingly, some of them borrow footage and music from the originals, which could have gotten them in the same legal trouble as simply distributing bootleg copies of the real thing. |
| 229 | ** The British film studio [[Film/HammerHorror Hammer Film Productions]] made its name by remaking many of [[Creator/{{Universal}} Universal Pictures]]' [[Franchise/UniversalHorror classic horror films]] from the '30s and '40s. |
| 230 | * Brazilian films ''De Pernas Pro Ar'' and ''O Candidato Honesto'' both received Korean remakes, respectively titled ''Casa Amor: Exclusive for Ladies'' and ''Honest Candidate''. The latter is notable in that it {{Gender Flip}}s the main character. |
| 231 | * ''Film/TheWildGeese'' (British) is remade in the 80s by Creator/ShawBrothers, as ''Film/MercenariesFromHongKong''. With certain characters getting a GenderFlip treatment and the BigBad going through a massive AdaptationalVillainy [[note]] Granted, Edward Matheson from the original film isn't a saint by any means, but he's a far cry from his Hong Kong female counterpart, Madam He Ying, a massively despicable ManipulativeBitch devoid of any mitigating qualities whatsoever[[/note]] |
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| 234 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 235 | * ''Series/TwentyFour'' (USA) -- ''[[Series/TwentyFourIndia 24]]'' (India). Indian actor/producer Creator/AnilKapoor joined the cast of the original in Season 8 and thought it would work well in his home country, so he developed an adaptation and played the lead role. |
| 236 | ** ''Series/TwentyFourJapan'' (Japan). |
| 237 | * ''Series/FortyNineDays'' (South Korea) -- ''Pure Love'' (Philippines) |
| 238 | * ''Äkta Människor'' (''Series/RealHumans'') (Sweden) -- ''Series/{{Humans}}'' (Britain) |
| 239 | * ''Series/{{Being Human|UK}}'', a British [[MagicRealism comedy/drama/horror]] TV show, received an [[Series/BeingHumanUS American remake]] on Creator/{{Syfy}}. |
| 240 | * ''Series/BirdsOfAFeather'' (UK) -- ''Series/StandByYourMan'' (US), starring Creator/RosieODonnell. |
| 241 | * ''Series/BreakingBad'' (USA) -- ''Metástasis'', set in Colombia. |
| 242 | * ''Series/{{Broadchurch}}'' (UK) -- ''Series/{{Gracepoint}}'' (USA); bonus points for Creator/DavidTennant playing the lead role in both shows. |
| 243 | * ''Series/TheBridge2011'' ([[UsefulNotes/{{Denmark}} DK]]/[[UsefulNotes/{{Sweden}} SE]]) -- ''[[Series/TheBridgeUS The Bridge]]'' ([[UsefulNotes/UnitedStates US]]/[[UsefulNotes/{{Mexico}} MX]]) -- ''Series/TheTunnel'' ([[UsefulNotes/UnitedKingdom UK]]/[[UsefulNotes/{{France}} FR]]) -- ''The Bridge'' ([[UsefulNotes/{{Estonia}} EE]]/[[UsefulNotes/{{Russia}} RU]]) -- ''The Bridge'' ([[UsefulNotes/{{Malaysia}} MY]]/[[UsefulNotes/{{Singapore}} SG]]) - ''Der Pass'' ([[UsefulNotes/{{Germany}} DE]]/[[UsefulNotes/{{Austria}} AT]]) |
| 244 | * ''Series/{{Cheers}}'' (US) -- ''Cheers'' (Spain); best remembered for epically flopping and a subsequent DrawingBoardHiatus of which nothing came ultimately. |
| 245 | * ''Series/{{Clan}}'' (Belgium) -- ''Series/BadSisters'' (Ireland) |
| 246 | * ''Series/ColdCase'' (USA) -- ''Cold Case: Shinjitsu no Tobira'' (Japan). Every single episode is practically a scene-for-scene remake of episodes taken from the original. |
| 247 | * ''Series/CriminalMinds'' -- the South Korean remake of the same name. |
| 248 | * ''Series/DerTatortreiniger'' has been remade in the [=UK=] as ''Series/TheCleanerUK'' |
| 249 | * ''Series/DescendantsOfTheSun'' (South Korea, 2016) - the Vietnamese (2019) and Philippine (2020) remakes of the same name. |
| 250 | * ''Series/DesperateHousewives'' received several Latin American remakes. |
| 251 | * ''Series/DoctorFoster'' (UK, 2015) -- ''Infidèle[[note]]Unfaithful[[/note]]'' (France, 2019), ''Скажи правду[[note]]Tell Truth[[/note]]'' (Russia, 2019), ''Out of Love'' (India, 2019-2021), ''The World of the Married'' (South Korea, 2020), ''Series/{{Sadakatsiz}}[[note]]Unfaithful[[/note]]'' (Turkey, 2020-present), ''The Broken Marriage Vow'' (Philippines, 2022), ''Mendua[[note]]Between Two Hearts[[/note]]'' (Indonesia, 2022), ''The Betrayal'' (Thailand, TBA). |
| 252 | * ''Series/{{Entourage}}'' -- the South Korean remake of the same name. |
| 253 | * ''Series/EscouadeNineNine'' -- the French Canadian remake of ''Series/BrooklynNineNine''. |
| 254 | * ''Euphoria'' (Israel) -- ''Series/{{Euphoria}}'' (USA) |
| 255 | * ''Series/EverybodyLovesRaymond'' has been remade in Russia as ''Voroniny''. |
| 256 | * ''Series/FatedToLoveYou'' (Taiwan, 2008) -- ''Fated to Love You/You Are My Destiny'' (South Korea, 2014) -- ''You Are My Destiny'' (Thailand, 2017) -- ''Fated to Love You'' --- (Cambodia, 2019) -- ''You Are My Destiny'' (Japan, February 2020) -- ''You Are My Destiny'' (China, 2020) |
| 257 | * American producers attempted on several different occasions to adapt ''Series/FawltyTowers'', the Greatest Sitcom Ever, for American audiences, always failing spectacularly. In order, these attempts were: |
| 258 | ** ''Chateau Snavely'', starring Creator/HarveyKorman and Creator/BettyWhite, a failed pilot from 1978 (before the completion of the second series of the original program). Changed the setting to a highway motel, but otherwise a relatively faithful adaptation. According to Creator/JohnCleese, this was actually a ''weakness'', as in his opinion Korman and White failed to commit to the edgy material. |
| 259 | ** ''Amanda's'' (also called ''Amanda's by the Sea'') - starring Creator/BeaArthur (yes, ''another'' Golden Girl) as Amanda Cartwright, sometimes described as a distaff Basil Fawlty but more accurately a CompositeCharacter of both Basil and Sybil (Although in effect, Bea Arthur was basically playing her usual "Bea Arthur" type - think Maude Findlay or Dorothy Zbornak running a hotel. Cleese himself commented in a 2009 interview that "they took Basil and Sybil's lines and gave them all to Bea Arthur".) Set on the California coast. Probably the most notorious adaptation, it ran as a midseason replacement in 1983. 13 episodes were produced, but only ten aired. |
| 260 | ** ''Payne'' - starring and executive produced by [[Series/NightCourt John Larroquette]] as [[PunnyName Royal Payne]]. Set on the California coast. The best-reviewed adaptation (and the only one creator Cleese liked) but failed to gain an audience. Ran as a midseason replacement in 1999; nine episodes were produced but only eight aired. |
| 261 | ** In addition to these direct remakes, popular legend has it that ''Series/{{Cheers}}'' was conceived as a loose remake of ''Fawlty Towers''. What ''is'' known is that the show was originally set at a hotel before the creators noticed most of their story ideas centered on the hotel bar and changed the setting accordingly. Fittingly, Cleese would make a guest appearance on ''Cheers'', and win an Emmy for it. |
| 262 | * ''Series/GeorgeAndMildred'' -- ''Series/TheRopers''. Unlike ''George and Mildred'', producers decided to launch ''The Ropers'' while its parent series (''Series/ThreesCompany'') was still running, much to the dismay of series star Norman Fell, who didn't want to leave an established hit to star in a show that might not make it. (His co-star Audra Lindley, by contrast, was all for a spin-off.) It was agreed that if the new show was cancelled during its first season, they would be allowed to return to ''Three's Company'' - ''The Ropers'' premiered midseason, was renewed for a second, and promptly bombed in its new timeslot and was swiftly cancelled. |
| 263 | * ''Series/GhostsUK'' -- ''Series/GhostsUS'' |
| 264 | * ''Series/GoPrincessGo'' (China, 2015) -- ''Series/MrQueen'' (South Korea, 2020) |
| 265 | * ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'' (USA) -- ''Las chicas de oro'' (Spain); didn't make it past its first season despite having revered actresses Alicia Hermida, Concha Velasco, Carmen Maura and Lola Herrera as the four Golden Girls. And ''Brighton Belles'' (UK) was also a flop. With the series being so poorly received (by critics and audiences) that Creator/{{ITV}} pulled it after six episodes, later burning off the remaining episodes. |
| 266 | * ''Series/TheGoodDoctor'' (USA) from ''Series/GoodDoctor'' (S. Korea) -- the similarities are in the new surgeon having autism and the tensions in authority. |
| 267 | * The Creator/DisneyChannel sitcom ''Series/GoodLuckCharlie'' has been remade into ''Best of Luck Nikki'' by Disney Channel India. Basically, it's just a CulturalTranslation of the original, with not much difference from the original plots. |
| 268 | * ''Series/TheGoodWife'' (USA, 2009) -- the South Korean remake of the same name (2016). |
| 269 | * ''Manhwa/{{Goong}}'' (South Korea, 2006) -- ''Princess Hours'' (Thailand, 2017) |
| 270 | * ''Series/GossipGirl'' (USA) -- Although China was the first to [[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2012/03/china-getting-its-own-gossip-girl-.html announce its version]], Mexico was quicker [[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/18/gossip-girl-mexico-acapulco_n_2507014.html out of the box]]. |
| 271 | * ''Series/GroundedForLife'' (USA) -- Remade in the UK ''Series/InWithTheFlynns'' |
| 272 | * ''Series/HancocksHalfHour'' got a Norwegian remake called ''Fleknes Fataliteter'', which started out directly translating ''Hancock'' episodes, before gradually developing Marve Fleknes into a notably different character to Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock. When ''Hancock'' writers Galton and Simpson visited Scandinavia, they were delighted to find that ''nobody could believe'' they were Fleknes's creators, even second-hand, because he was just so Norwegian. |
| 273 | * ''Series/HouseOfCardsUK'' (1990) -- ''Series/HouseOfCardsUS'' (2013) |
| 274 | * ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' has a Russian adaptation. Its version of Robin has ''[[MythologyGag Let’s Go to the Mall]]'' as her ringtone. |
| 275 | * ''Series/InspectorRex'' (Austria) -- ''Series/HudsonAndRex'' (Canada) |
| 276 | * ''Series/IronChef'' (Japan) got no fewer than five remakes in the States—the failed ''Iron Chef USA'', the far more successful ''Iron Chef America'' (which ran for more than twice as long as the original Japanese series), the limited-run ''The Next Iron Chef'', and the short-lived ''Iron Chef Gauntlet'' and ''Iron Chef Showdown''. It also got versions in Indonesia (twice), Israel, the UK, Australia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Canada, with varying levels of success. |
| 277 | * ''Series/{{Jessie}}'' (USA) -- ''Oye, Jassie!'' (India) |
| 278 | * ''Jane the Virgin'' (Venezuela, 2002) -- '' Ek Ladki Anjaani Si'' (India, 2006) -- ''Majika'' (Poland, 2010) -- ''Series/JaneTheVirgin'' (USA, 2014) -- ''Life is Full of Miracles'' (Turkey, 2015) -- ''Parthena Zoi'' (Greece, 2017) -- ''Bat-El the Virgin'' (Israel, 2019) -- ''Woo-ri the Virgin'' (South Korea, 2023) -- ''Jane the Virgin'' (Mexico, 2024) |
| 279 | * ''Series/JulieAndThePhantoms'' is a remake of short-lived Brazilian show ''Julie e os Fantasmas'', following the same basic premise as the original but taking a massive amount of liberties. |
| 280 | * ''Series/KathAndKim'' (Australia) received an American remake. |
| 281 | * ''Series/KennyVsSpenny'' inspired a slew of new male versus shows across the world, some so blatant they even steal the original opening and alter it to include the faces of the new competitors, keeping everything else the same. Others straight up copy the original competition ideas, failing to realize it was more about the unique dynamic between Kenny and Spenny that made the series popular, not so much the competitions themselves. |
| 282 | * The 2011 telenovela ''Series/LaReinaDelSur'' was remade into English as ''Series/QueenOfTheSouth'' in 2016. ''La Reina Del Sur'' aired in America but it is in Spanish. The remake simply has everyone speak English except for occasions of subtitled Spanish. |
| 283 | * ''Series/{{Lalola}}'' (Argentina) -- Remade in Belgium, Chile, Greece, India, Indonesia, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Turkey and Vietnam. A pilot for an American remake was made for Fox in 2008 but was not picked up. |
| 284 | * ''Series/LastWeekTonightWithJohnOliver'' led HBO Latin America to greenlight a local version in Brazil, ''[[https://the-avocado.org/2022/01/21/brazilian-gringo-presents-greg-news-last-week-tonight-with-gregorio-duvivier/ Greg News com Gregório Duvivier]]''. In one of the first episodes Duvivier mocked the situation saying "Yes, I am [[TheMockbuster the]] ''Westernanimation/{{Ratatoing}}'' of John Oliver". |
| 285 | * ''Series/LawAndOrder'' has [[Series/LawAndOrderUK British]] and (premiered in 2012) South African remakes, ''Series/LawAndOrderCriminalIntent'' has remakes in France and Russia, and ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'' has a Russian remake. |
| 286 | * ''Series/{{Life on Mars|2006}}'' (UK) -- ''Series/{{Life on Mars|2008}}'' (US) -- ''La Chica de Ayer'' (Spain) -- ''The Dark Side of the Moon'' (Russia) -- ''World Under Your Head'' (Czech Republic) -- ''Life on Mars'' (South Korea) |
| 287 | * ''Series/LosSimuladores'' (Argentina) -- Remade in Mexico, Spain, Chile and Russia. |
| 288 | * ''Series/ManAboutTheHouse'' -- ''Series/ThreesCompany'' |
| 289 | * ''Series/MariaLaDelBarrio'' (Mexico, 1995) -- ''Maria la del Barrio'' (Philippines, 2011) |
| 290 | * ''Marimar'' (Mexico, 1994) -- '''Marimar'' (Philippines, 2007) -- '''Marimar'' (Philippines, 2015) |
| 291 | * Among all of the remakes of ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'', the Russian one is notable because not only the entire show was remade (except for some of the less good episodes and some that couldn't be remade for various reasons), but the show later continued with completely new episodes, some of which are co-written by writers from the original show's staff. |
| 292 | * ''Series/Miranda2009'' (UK) was remade as ''Series/CallMeKat'' in the States. The main difference between the two is that the title character, a thirtysomething single woman on both sides of The Pond, ran a joke shop in the former and a cat café in the latter. |
| 293 | * ''Series/MoneyHeist'' (Spain) has a Korean remake in ''Series/MoneyHeistKoreaJointEconomicArea''. |
| 294 | * ''Series/MurderInSuccessville'' (UK, 2015) -- ''Series/{{Murderville}}'' (US, 2022). |
| 295 | * ''Series/MyLovelySamSoon'' (South Korea, 2005) -- ''Ako si Kim Samsoon'' (Philippine, 2008) -- ''My Name is Bussaba'' (Thailand, 2020). |
| 296 | * ''Series/TheNanny'' has been remade [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_foreign_adaptations_of_The_Nanny a lot]] |
| 297 | * ''Series/NurseJackie'' -- ''Charlie'' (Netherlands) |
| 298 | * ''[[Series/TheMinistryOfTime El Ministerio del Tiempo]]'' (Spain) -- ''Ministério do Tempo'' (Portugal), with remake rights also sold to China, France, Germany and Italy. |
| 299 | * ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' (USA) -- [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNH4dafgFZY Project Popcorn]] (Russia) [[note]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91_SbQW6L_E#t=8m05s The Russians have already launched their own comedian into space!]][[/note]] |
| 300 | * ''Series/TheOC'' is got a remake in Turkey, called ''Medcezir''. |
| 301 | * ''Series/TheOfficeUK'' -- ''Series/TheOfficeUS'', ''Series/{{Stromberg}}'' (Germany) and ''{{Kontoret}}'' (Sweden). Notably, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant asked that each new version in another country follow the same plot of at least the first three episodes. |
| 302 | * ''Series/OrphanBlack'' was remade in Japan as ''Series/OrphanBlack7Genes'' which premiered barely four months after the original's GrandFinale. |
| 303 | * ''Series/OutrageousFortune'' has gotten two remakes: A UK remake with ''Series/{{Honest}}'' in 2008 and a US remake titled ''Series/{{Scoundrels|2010}}'' in 2010, with both only lasting one season. |
| 304 | * ''Overspel'' (Adultery) (Holland) was remade as ''Series/{{Betrayal}}'' (USA). According to an LA Times article about how shows pick titles (whether they're short ones like ''Series/{{Scandal}}'' or quirky ones like ''Series/HereComesHoneyBooBoo''), execs went with "Betrayal" over "Adultery" due to fears that female viewers would get turned-off by the latter while the former sounds more enticing, and plot-wise there's many ways to betray someone besides adultery). |
| 305 | * ''Series/PrisonBreak'' has been remade in Russia, lasting for 2 seasons. |
| 306 | * ''Series/PulHauseu'' (South Korea, 2004) -- ''Full House'' (Philippines, 2009) -- ''Ngôi nhà hạnh phúc'' (Vietnam, 2009) -- ''Full House'' (Thailand, 2014) -- ''Full House'' (Cambodia, 2014) -- ''İlişki Durumu: Karışık'' (Turkey, 2015) -- ''Yeh Raha Dil'' (Pakistan, 2017) -- ''MY Fullhouse: Alamatnya Cinta'' (Malaysia, 2018) -- ''Midsummer Is Full of Love '' (China, 2020). |
| 307 | * Reality show ''Series/QueerEye2018'' led to foreign remakes ''Series/QueerEyeGermany'' and ''Series/QueerEyeBrazil'', both of which were also released internationally by Creator/{{Netflix}}. |
| 308 | * ''Series/{{Riget}}'' (Denmark) was remade in the USA as ''Series/KingdomHospital''. |
| 309 | * ''Robin's Nest'' -- ''Three's A Crowd'' |
| 310 | * ''Rosalinda'' (Mexico, 1999) -- ''Rosalinda'' (Philippines, 2009) |
| 311 | * ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'' has spawned remakes in (as of 2021) Chile, Thailand, the United Kingdom (''Series/RuPaulsDragRaceUK''), Canada, Holland, Australia/New Zealand, and Spain. Most of these shows are hosted by their country's own drag superstar, though ''Drag Race UK'' and ''Down Under'' are hosted by Creator/{{RuPaul}} himself. |
| 312 | * ''Series/ScarletHeart'' (Chinese; 2011) -> ''Series/MoonLovers'' (South Korean; 2016) |
| 313 | * ''Senora Maestra'' (Argentina; 1966) -> ''Series/{{Carrusel}}'' (Mexico; 1989) -> ''Vivan Los Ninos'' (Mexico; 2002)-> ''Carrossel'' (Brazil; 2012). |
| 314 | * ''Series/ShamelessUK'' (2004) -- ''Series/ShamelessUS'' (2011) |
| 315 | * ''Series/{{Skins}}'' - and the short-lived American remake of the same name. |
| 316 | * ''Series/SoYouThinkYouCanDance'' has spun into several countries such as Canada, Australia, Germany, the UK, Israel... |
| 317 | * ''Series/SpittingImage'' had at least Spanish, Portuguese, French and Russian follow-ups. It helps politicians are laughable everywhere. There was also an attempt to bring it to the US during the Reagan years. Several specials were aired, but the show never caught on. |
| 318 | * ''Steptoe and Son'' -- ''Series/SanfordAndSon'' |
| 319 | * ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody'' -- ''The Suite Life of Karan and Kabir'' (India) |
| 320 | * ''Series/{{Suits}}'' - the South Korean remake of the same name. |
| 321 | ** Also received a Japanese remake in 2018. |
| 322 | * ''Series/That70sShow'' -- ''Days Like These'' (UK) and ''Mis Años Grossos'' (Chile), the latter based on TheEighties version of Chile instead of TheSeventies. |
| 323 | * ''Series/TillDeathUsDoPart'' (GB) -- ''Series/AllInTheFamily'' (USA), ''Series/EinHerzUndEineSeele'' (Germany) and ''Kingswood Country'' (Australia). |
| 324 | * ''Series/{{The Tomorrow People|1973}}'' (UK, 1970s/1990s) -- ''Series/{{The Tomorrow People|2013}}'' (US, 2013) |
| 325 | * ''Series/TopGear'' (UK) begat ''Top Gear Australia'', ''Top Gear Russia'', ''Series/TopGearUS'', and ''Top Gear Korea''. |
| 326 | * ''Series/WhosTheBoss'' received [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who%27s_the_Boss%3F#International_versions several foreign remakes]]. |
| 327 | * ''Series/YoSoyBettyLaFea'' has migrated up many South American countries and to Israel, all the way to the US (''Series/UglyBetty''). Later, it even got to Russia and the rest of the CIS, [[AdaptationDisplacement where fans are convinced that it is a re-make of an original ''American'' show]]. ''Ugly Betty'' is the inspiration for a Bosnian variant, and possibly an Arabic version as well. There was also a quite successful German adaptation. A Czech version ''Ugly Katka'' also exists. |
| 328 | * Other: |
| 329 | ** Swedes are quite happy to remake both British and American shows now and then, despite the fact that subtitles are the norm and American and British shows popular. Examples include: |
| 330 | *** ''Series/ILoveLucy'' -- ''Älskade Lotten'' |
| 331 | *** ''Series/ThreesCompany'' -- ''En fyra for tre'' |
| 332 | *** ''Series/SteptoeAndSon'' -- ''Albert och Herbert'' |
| 333 | *** ''Series/YesMinister'' -- ''Rosenbaddarna'' |
| 334 | ** The ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' franchise (American-produced, but filmed in New Zealand since ''Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm'') is officially viewed as a "remake" of the Japanese ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' franchise. Each ''Power Rangers'' season imports the action footage from a corresponding ''Super Sentai'' series (since the heroes' identities are concealed in their full body suits) and films new scenes around them featuring English-speaking actors. This began a minor trend of "remaking" Japanese ''tokusatsu'' shows for American audiences using the same method. |
| 335 | *** ''Series/VRTroopers'' featured footage from three different shows in Toei's ''Series/MetalHeroes'' series (''Series/ChoujinkiMetalder'', ''Series/JikuuSenshiSpielban'' and ''Series/SpaceSheriffShaider''). |
| 336 | *** ''Franchise/KamenRider'' has two Americanized remakes: ''Series/MaskedRider'' (based on ''Series/KamenRiderBlackRX''[[note]]with footage from the movies ''Film/KamenRiderZO'' and ''Film/KamenRiderJ'' used for certain episodes[[/note]]) and ''Series/KamenRiderDragonKnight'' (based on ''Series/KamenRiderRyuki''). |
| 337 | *** ''Series/JuukouBFighter'' and ''Series/BFighterKabuto'' were remade as ''Big Bad Series/{{Beetleborgs}}'' and ''Beetleborgs Metallix''. |
| 338 | *** ''Series/DenkouChoujinGridman'' was remade as ''Series/SuperhumanSamuraiSyberSquad''. Notable that it's the only non-Toei toku show to have undergone this procedure. |
| 339 | ** Oddly enough, just like the Good Luck Charlie and The Suite Life of Zack and Cody examples, Disney Channel India did also did their own ''Series/ShakeItUp'', but replacing the main characters from girls to ''boys''! |
| 340 | ** Most Korean dramas will get a Filipino remake if the original was popular there. Examples include ''My Girl'', ''Only You'', ''Green Rose'' and recently, ''Temptation of Wife''. |
| 341 | ** Name ''any'' popular {{Telenovela}}, and there surely will have a couple of foreign remakes ''at least''. The most famous one is ''Series/ElDerechoDeNacer'', born in Cuba and remade for radio and TV twice by decade since TheFifties. Mexico, being the Hollywood of {{Soap Opera}}s, makes regionalized remakes of every Colombian and Argentinian popular soap since the Nineties. |
| 342 | *** Chile also have various notable Telenovelas being remade mostly in Mexico, like ''Series/LaMadrastra'', being made originally in Chile in 1981 with the Mexican 2005 remake as [[CoveredUp the most known version]] and the page made for TV Tropes. |
| 343 | ** ''The Joulukalenteri'' (Finland, 1997) -- ''The Julekalender'' (Norway, 1994) -- ''Series/TheJulekalender'' (Denmark, 1991)[[note]]Yes, the Finnish version is a remake of a remake.[[/note]] |
| 344 | * The Israeli sitcom ''Series/TrafficLight'' was adapted unsuccessfully in the US and successfully in Russia. |
| 345 | * The Nickelodeon [=LatAm=] Teen Drama ''Grachi'' gets one for the US: ''Series/EveryWitchWay'', also by Nickelodeon. |
| 346 | ** Likewise, the Nickelodeon Latin drama ''Toni, la Chef'' gets a US version, ''Series/TaliaInTheKitchen''. |
| 347 | ** Nick does it again the third time- the Colombian ''Yo Soy Franky'' (also from Nick [=LatAm=]) is now the US ''Series/IAmFrankie''. |
| 348 | * ''Series/{{QI}}'' -- ''Series/IntresseKlubben'' |
| 349 | * ''Ana Polo Rules'' is an English language remake of the Spanish court show ''Series/CasoCerrado''. Both shows are American but Ana Maria Polo is bilingual. |
| 350 | * ''It's Always Sunny in Moscow'', the Russian version of ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia''. |
| 351 | * ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'' was remade and aired in the Netherlands ''three decades'' after the original show. |
| 352 | * ''Haft Sang'', the Iranian version of ''Series/ModernFamily'', albeit with changes - the same-sex relationship between Cam and Mitchell was replaced by a heterosexual relationship, Haley's character is replaced by a teenage boy, and her boyfriend Dylan is replaced by the teenage boy's close friend. |
| 353 | * ''Series/IdolXWarriorMiracleTunes'' got an Italian/Spanish co-produced remake in 2018. |
| 354 | * ''Series/BarneyAndFriends'': |
| 355 | ** In Israel, ''Barney & Friends'' was remade under the title ''Barney's Friends''. |
| 356 | ** The show was also remade in Korea under its original title. |
| 357 | * ''Series/DesignatedSurvivor'' (USA, 2016) -- ''Series/DesignatedSurvivor60Days'' (South Korea, 2019). |
| 358 | * ''Sin tetas no hay paraíso'' (Colombia): |
| 359 | ** Remade in Spain as ''Sin tetas no hay paraíso''. Besides the setting moving from Pereira, Colombia to Madrid, the criminals are changed from a Colombian syndicate to a Spanish criminal allied with a Colombian drug cartel (with whom he clashes over cultural differences), and the police is a bigger threat because it is noticeably more competent. |
| 360 | ** Remade in the United States (in Spanish) as ''Sin [[{{bowdlerize}} senos]] no hay paraíso''. In this version the main character is also from Pereira, Colombia, but she's smuggled to Mexico to become a drug mule for the Juarez Cartel. There was also a planned alternate version filmed in English, ''Without breasts there is no paradise'', but it fell through during development. |
| 361 | * Creator/ComedyCentral created in Argentina a show with five comedians, each from a different Latin American country, ''La culpa es de Colón'' ("Blame It On [[Usefulnotes/ChristopherColumbus Columbus]]"). Its success made the channel start versions in other countries, each changing the historical figure in the title: Mexico's ''La culpa es de [[UsefulNotes/HernanCortez Cortés]]'', Colombia's ''La culpa es de [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombian_Declaration_of_Independence Llorente]]'' and Brazil's ''A Culpa é do [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_%C3%81lvares_Cabral Cabral]]'' (which like the Mexican and Argentinian version, received a DistaffCounterpart, but one that changed the name instead of just adding a "Women's version" subtitle: ''A Culpa é da [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlota_Joaquina_of_Spain Carlota]]''). |
| 362 | * ''Series/InaiInaiBaa'' has three foreign remakes: ''Yiyayiya'' from China, ''Ú Òa!'' from Vietnam and ''Tu Tu Yay Wah'' from Myanmar. |
| 363 | * ''Series/WhatsWrongWithSecretaryKim'' (South Korea, 2017) -- ''What's Wrong with Secretary Kim'' (Philippines, March 2024) -- Unnamed Thai remake (Thailand, 2024) |
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| 365 | |
| 366 | [[folder:Other Media Remakes]] |
| 367 | * The ''Literature/CaptainFuture'' series of novels were adapted in the 1960s into a tokusatsu series in Japan titled ''Captain Ultra'', which was unrelated to Tsuburaya's ''Franchise/UltraSeries'' despite the name, although it was treated by the network as such since it was picked up as a filler series between the finale of ''Series/{{Ultraman}}'' and the premiere of ''Series/UltraSeven''. There was also a straight anime adaptation in the 1970s. |
| 368 | * ''Podcast/Case63'' is an audio series or scripted podcast. The original (''Caso 63'') was Chilean, and it was so popular that it was remade in Brazil (''Paciente 63''), India (''Virus 2062''), and the United States (''Case 63''). |
| 369 | * ''VideoGame/EliteBeatAgents'' is an interesting variant, as it's a remake of the Japanese game ''VideoGame/OsuTatakaeOuendan'' made specifically for American audiences by the same development team. |
| 370 | * ''VideoGame/GunFuFighter'' is a Chinese remake of ''VideoGame/SuperHot'', but with more kung-fu thrown in like what the title claims. |
| 371 | * The NES game ''[[VideoGame/HiryuNoKen Flying Warriors]]'' by Culture Brain is a remake of the Famicom game ''Hiryu no Ken 2'' developed on the ''Hiryu no Ken 3'' engine, rather than just being a straight localization of either game (in contrast to its predecessor ''Flying Dragon'', which was just an English version of the original ''Hiryu no Ken''). |
| 372 | * From 1991 to 1993, Japanese software development company [=SystemSoft=] attempted to revive the InteractiveFiction genre by porting four of Creator/{{Infocom}}'s games and remaking them for [[Platform/PC98 the PC-9801]]. The first game, ''[[VideoGame/{{Zork}} Zork I]]'', was released [[http://pc98library.tistory.com/1572 on March 29, 1991]]; the second, ''VideoGame/{{Planetfall}}'', was released [[http://pc98library.tistory.com/1571 on February 28, 1992]], followed by ''VideoGame/{{Moonmist}}'' on September 11, 1992 (under the title ''Moonmist: Shiroki Kifujin no Nazo'' [ムーンミスト ～白き貴夫人の謎～; ''[[TheForeignSubtitle Moonmist: The Mystery of the Noble White Lady]]'']); the final game, ''VideoGame/{{Enchanter}}'', was released [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/pc98/enchanter-wakaki-madshi-no-shiren on March 26, 1993]] under the title ''Enchanter: Wakaki Madōshi no Shirén'' (エンチャンター ～若き魔導士の試練～; ''[[TheForeignSubtitle Enchanter: The Trial of the Young Sorcerer]]''). Unlike the original games, all four of these remakes have some of the most common verb commands ("look", "take", etc.) that can be accessed by pressing a corresponding button (the player still has to type the name of an object, though), and enhanced graphics, especially in the list of objects (and, in the case of ''Moonmist'' and ''Enchanter'', for the unique background pictures) on which the text is super-imposed. A bit more info on these four remakes can be found [[http://www.filfre.net/2012/07/japanese-adventuring/ here]]. |
| 373 | * ''TabletopGame/InNomine'' is an American remake of French tabletop roleplaying game ''In Nomine Satanis/Magna Veritas''. |
| 374 | * An American comic book remake of the Japanese VisualNovel ''VisualNovel/SayaNoUta'' was published in 2013. And, unlike in the original, they actually decide to show her true form. |
| 375 | * As a kind of homage to this trope, the very Japanese-style [=PS2=] SurvivalHorror game ''VideoGame/Siren1'' was remade as ''Siren: Blood Curse'' on [=PS3=], along with all the changes that normally get applied to Hollywood remakes of Japanese horror (though the original ''Siren'' and its sequel did both get English releases first time around). While ''Siren: Blood Curse'' is still set in a Japanese village, the all-Japanese cast of the original has been replaced with a mix of Japanese characters and an American TV crew sent in to do a documentary about the legends surrounding the area. |
| 376 | * ''VideoGame/PaperDolls'' is a Chinese remake of the first ''VideoGame/SilentHill1'' game; you're a widower on a road trip with your daughter, who lose consciousness after you crashed your car and find out your daughter is missing. You'll need to search for clues to retrieve her, uncovering some dark secrets related to the occult in the process. Both games have areas which are pitch-black, where your flashlight is your only source of illumination which you'll need to periodically turn on and off to avoid detection from supernatural creatures. Additionally, ''Dolls'' have invincible ghost enemies which can only be sealed by certain means, not unlike ghosts from ''VideoGame/SilentHill4''. Though the remake in this case is in first-person. |
| 377 | * Marvel's ComicBook/SpiderMan got his own [[Series/SpiderManJapan tokusatsu series]] in Japan courtesy of Toei as well as a [[ComicBook/SpiderManIndia2004 four-issue limited series]] in India published by Gotham Entertainment. [[AlternateUniverse Both versions]] went on to appear in the ''ComicBook/SpiderVerse'' storyline. |
| 378 | * Creator/HayaoMiyazaki's {{Manga}} title ''A Trip To Tynemouth'' is his version of British author Creator/RobertWestall's short story collection ''Literature/BreakOfDark.'' |
| 379 | * The high-school based brawler, ''VideoGame/{{Troublemaker}}'' is an Indonesian remake of ''VideoGame/{{Bully}}''. |
| 380 | * "The Wizard of the Emerald City" is a loose Russian translation of ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''. After the first novel the book series follows its own direction. |
| 381 | * In the early 20th century, many musical shows from London, Vienna and Berlin were imported to New York with the scores largely or completely replaced. The most successful Americanizations included ''Madame Sherry'' (1910) and ''Maytime'' (1917), though the German source of the latter (''Wie einst im Mai'') went unadvertised due to the anti-German hysteria of the time. In the case of ''Blossom Time'' (1921), the American version of ''Das Dreimäderlhaus'', the score was newly adapted from the same source (Franz Schubert). |
| 382 | * ''Series/EverybodyLovesRaymond'' was adapted to the Israeli sitcom ''You Can’t Choose Your Family'' that lasted for one season, fairing very poorly and ending when the actress who played Rosa (Israeli Marie), Rozina Cambos, [[DiedDuringProduction died of cancer]]. |
| 383 | * At the height of the popularity of the 1960s ''Series/Batman1966'' TV show, a licensed ''Manga/{{Batman}}'' manga was published in Japan. Some stories were loosely based on DC characters, but the plots, art, and dialogue were largely new. |
| 384 | * The Scottish play ''Yer Granny'' is a remake of the Argentinian play and film ''Theatre/LaNona'', relocated to a Glaswegian chip shop. |
| 385 | * A 90s Scottish touring production of ''Theatre/TheOddCouple'', starring Gerard Kelly and Creator/CraigFerguson, relocated the whole thing to Glasgow. The Pigeon sisters remained English. |
| 386 | * An interesting variant of this happened in the United States in the 90's. Prior to the boom of scheduling shows as [[QuarterHourShort quarter hour shorts]], American channels scheduled every show as a 30-minute program. This created a problem for countries from other nations who wanted to import their 10-minute programs into the United States. To solve this problem, companies created 30-minute versions of these shows, usually with an all-new FramingDevice that was usually based on the topic of the original show. Examples included ''Series/ShiningTimeStation'', ''WesternAnimation/SaltysLighthouse'', the 1997 version of ''WesternAnimation/TheMrMenShow'', ''Series/TheNoddyShop'' and the original US version of ''WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}}''. |
| 387 | * The Italian comic book series ''ComicBook/{{WITCH}}'' got a manga adaptation during the height of the brand's mid-2000s popularity. The manga shared the same exact plot and roughly the same script as the original. The biggest change came with the art now being done by [[Manga/CrescentMoon Haruko Iida]], in order to better appeal to the Japanese market, but even that closely mirrored the style of the original artists Barbucci and Canepa. The end result was basically a black-and-white version of the comics that was cancelled before it could even finish the first story arc. |
| 388 | * The Japanese manga ''Manga/BoysOverFlowers'' was first adapted into a Japanese movie in 1995. It was then remade into a popular TV series in Taiwan in 2001, a Japanese series in 2005, a [[Series/BoysBeforeFlowers South Korean series]] in 2009, and a Chinese series in 2018. |
| 389 | * The 2009 American film ''Film/SeventeenAgain2009'' was remade into a South Korean TV series titled ''Series/EighteenAgain'' in 2020. |
| 390 | * ''WesternAnimation/BluesClues'': |
| 391 | ** In the UK, ''Blue's Clues'' was remade starring ex-Challenge presenter Kevin Duala instead of Steve. |
| 392 | ** Two Korean versions were made, however little is known of them amongst English-speaking fans. One used the original title of ''Blue's Clues'' and the second was retitled ''Blue's Puzzle''. It's unknown if both are the same series under different titles or not. Steve's Korean counterpart was Shin Hyun-sup, a local comedian. |
| 393 | * The Japanese anime ''Anime/{{Superbook}}'' was remade into an American AllCGICartoon in 2011. |
| 394 | * The Japanese mecha anime ''Anime/VoltesV'' was adapted into a Filipino LiveActionAdaptation entitled ''Series/VoltesVLegacy'' in 2023. |
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| 396 | |
| 397 | [[folder:Not Quite Remakes]] |
| 398 | * ''Film/BlackSwan'' is not ''exactly'' a remake of ''Anime/PerfectBlue'', though it's almost the same plot--but with the setting changed [[CulturalTranslation from idol singing to ballet]]. It is so similar, however, that the director actually did license ''Perfect Blue'' in order to include a scene taken from the anime. |
| 399 | * A persistent rumor is that Aaron Spelling tried to license ''Series/DegrassiJuniorHigh'' but created ''Series/BeverlyHills90210'' after he was rebuffed by the Canadian show's producers. |
| 400 | * In the early years of talking pictures, a number of movies were filmed simultaneously in different languages, using the same sets but mostly different casts and crews. Perhaps the most famous is the Spanish version of ''{{Dracula}}'', whose direction by George Melford is widely reckoned to be superior to Tom Browning's direction of the English version. |
| 401 | ** Another good example is the 1932 German film ''F. P. 1 antwortet nicht'' starring Hans Albers and Creator/PeterLorre, which was simultaneously produced in English (as ''Flying Platform 1 Doesn't Answer'') with Creator/ConradVeidt and in French with Creator/CharlesBoyer. |
| 402 | ** Creator/OttoPreminger revived this practice by simultaneously filming ''Theatre/TheMoonIsBlue'' in two languages. The foreign version, titled ''Die Jungfrau auf dem Dach'', used a cast of well-known German actors led by Hardy Krüger as Donald Gresham. |
| 403 | * Comic example: Creator/DCComics has made several attempts to launch a ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'' comic in America, but none of them lasted very long. |
| 404 | * An inverted {{Pinball}} example: Chicago-based Creator/SternPinball's ''Pinball/StrikerXtreme'' (a soccer-based game) was re-released a year later as ''NFL'' for an UsefulNotes/AmericanFootball audience. |
| 405 | ** Also reversed with ''Pinball/{{NBA}},'' which was originally intended to be released only in China, but was later updated and released to western markets. |
| 406 | * Sid and Marty Kroft's ''Series/DCFollies'' may have been based on the British series, ''Series/SpittingImage''. |
| 407 | * Several attempts were made to adapt ''Series/AbsolutelyFabulous'' to American network television in TheNineties, but a direct adaptation never quite made it across the Pond. Creator/RoseanneBarr bought the rights and, after trying and failing to get a network to buy it, basically turned the ninth season of her show ''Series/{{Roseanne}}'' into an Ab Fab pastiche (even bringing Creator/JenniferSaunders and Creator/JoannaLumley over as guest stars in case it wasn't obvious enough already). The moderately successful sitcom ''Series/{{Cybill}}'' was widely regarded by critics at the time it first aired as a ripoff of Ab Fab, with Cybill Shepherd as the Eddie character and Christine Baranski playing an obvious Patsy clone. |
| 408 | * Belarus had a sitcom titled ''The Theorists'' which was their version of ''Series/TheBigBangTheory''. It was also completely unauthorized. CBS had begun legal proceedings when the cast of ''The Theorists'' discovered their show was a rip-off and quit en masse, forcing its cancellation. |
| 409 | * While the 1981 Italian film ''Film/TheLastShark'' is not officially a remake of ''Film/{{Jaws}}'', it follows the American original so closely that it may as well be considered one. This ultimately led to it being denied a theatrical release in North America after Creator/{{Universal}} filed a plagiarism suit against the filmmakers. |
| 410 | * ''Film/{{Crocodile}}'' (Korea - Thailand, 1979) -- ''Film/{{Jaws}}'' (1975), with a crocodile in place of the shark. Besides the change in animals, the rest of the film follows its inspiration almost frame-by-frame, from the crocodile devouring a swimming woman in the opening to a sub-plot of the monster terrorizing a waterfront resort and a [[spoiler:FeedItABomb method of killing the monster]]. |
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