Completely Different Title / Greek

Greek translations, especially of older movies or TV shows very often are completely irrelevant, due to either the original title being untranslatable or just unmarketable, or just from plain ignorance of the translator.

Anime & Manga

• Hello! Sandybell was known as "Η Μικρή Σάντυμπελ" (Little Sandybell) in Greece.
• Iga No Kabamaru is called Καμπαμαρού (Kampamarou) in Greece.
• One Piece became "Ντρέηκ Και Το Κυνήγι Του Θησαυρού" (Drake and the Hunting of the Treasure). No, it has nothing to do with a certain adventurer called Drake (or the rapper Drake).

Films — Animation

• Make Mine Music became "Μουσική και χαρά" (Music and Joy).
• Fun and Fancy Free becmae "Ώρα για διασκέδαση" (Time for Fun).
• Melody Time became "Νοσταλγικές μελωδίες" (Nostalgic Melodies).
• The Sword in the Stone became "Το Σπαθί του Βασιλιά Αρθούρου" (The Sword of King Arthur).
• The Rescuers became "Μπερνάρ και Μπιάνκα: Κομμάντος της Σωτηρίας" (Bernard and Bianca: Commandos of Salvation).
  • The Rescuers Down Under became "Μπερνάρ και Μπιάνκα: Περιπέτειες στην Άκρη της Γης" (Bernard and Bianca: Adventures at the End of the Earth).
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney) became "Η Παναγία των Παρισίων" (Notre Dame de Paris).
• Atlantis: The Lost Empire became "Η Χαμένη Ατλαντίδα" (The Lost Atlantis).
• Home on the Range became "Μια Τρελή, Τρελή Φάρμα" (A Crazy, Crazy Farm).
• Wreck-It Ralph became "Ραλφ: Η Επόμενη Πίστα" (Ralph: The Next Level).
• Frozen (2013) became "Ψυχρά κι Ανάποδα" (Cold and Upside Down).
• Up became "Ψηλά στον Ουρανό" (High in the Sky).
• Inside Out became "Τα Μυαλά που Κουβαλάς" (The Minds You Carry).
• Turning Red became ''Πάντα στο Κόκκινο" (Always in the Red).
• Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron became "Spirit, το Άγριο Άλογο" (Spirit, the Wild Horse).
• Shark Tale became "Ο Καρχαριομάχος" (The Shark Fighter).
• Rise of the Guardians became "Οι πέντε θρύλοι" (The Five Legends).
• Home (2015) became "Επιτέλους φτάσαμε σπίτι" (We're Finally Home).
• The Boss Baby became "Αρχηγός από Κούνια" (Boss from the Cradle).
• Abominable became "Γέτι: Ο Χιονάνθρωπος των Ιμαλαΐων" (Yeti: The Snowman of the Himalayas).
• The Secret Life of Pets became "Μπάτε σκύλοι αλέστε" (Come in, Dogs, Grind).

Films — Live-Action

• Moonlighting became "Αυτός, Αυτή και τα Μυστήρια" (He, she and the mysteries).
• The Shawshank Redemption became "Τελευταία έξοδος: Ρίτα Χέιγουόρθ" (Last Exit: Rita Heyworth).
• Blazing Saddles became "Μπότες, Σπιρούνια και Καυτές Σέλες" (Boots, Spurs and Burning Hot Saddles)
• The Ring became "Σήμα κινδύνου" (Danger Signal).
• My Stepmother Is an Alien became "Η Σεξογήινη", a pun combining sex and alien, roughly translated as "(she-) Sexalien"
• The Blues Brothers became "Οι ατσίδες με τα μπλε" (the smart guyes in blue - note that blue is *only* a color, it doesn't resemble the "blues")
• Final Destination became "Βλέπω το θάνατό σου" (I See Your Death)
• Police Academy became "Η μεγάλη των μπάτσων σχολή" (roughly "The big school of cops"). There is a pun here that relates this to "Η μεγάλη του Γένους σχολή" (The Great School of the Nation), the oldest Greek school in Istanbul - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phanar_Greek_Orthodox_College.
• Short Circuit became "Και τα ρομπότ τρελάθηκαν" (Robots have also gone crazy), which is a reference to The Gods Must Be Crazy (which was properly translated as "Και οι Θεοί τρελάθηκαν" - Gods have also gone crazy).
• Top Secret! became "Άκρως κουφό κι απόρρητο" (literally "Extremely deaf and secret", "deaf" was a slang word in the '80s to mean something like "far out"). This really related to the phrase "Άκρως απόρρητο" which is the direct translation of "Top Secret" (literally "Extremely Don't-Say-it"), so it's not that far off.
• Airplane! became "Μια τρελλή κι απίθανη πτήση" (One crazy and wonderful flight).
• The Hudsucker Proxy became "Ο κύριος Χούλα Χουπ" (Mister Hula Hoop).
• Bruce Almighty became "Θεός για μια εβδομάδα" (God for a Week).
• Evan Almighty became "Νώε για μια εβδομάδα" (Noah for a Week).
• Ocean's 11 (and 12, 13 etc) became "Η συμμορία των 11" (The Gang of 11 - people that is, not 11 o'clock).
• Hot Shots! became "Στραβοί πιλότοι σε F-16" (blind/crooked pilots in F-16 - even though there wasn't any F-16 in the movie, it's a well-known fighter plane in Greece, and the bulk of Greece's Air Force)
• Italian Vendetta dal futuro ("future revenge") became Ο Εκτελεστής με τα Σιδερένια Χέρια — "executor (performer) with iron hands". The film does use the double meaning of "execution" — both doing the job and killing — at the outset.
• Perfect Assassins became New Killer Class.
• Wicked Little Things became Never Go in the Woods Alone.
• Witchboard became Game of Magic and Death.
• Cold Sweat became A Quiet Bastard, Visitors of the Night or Death Contract, depending on the release.
• Zombie Wars became The Awakening of the Dead.
• He Knows You're Alone became The Killer with the Dagger.
• We Are Still Here became The House of Horror.
• The Pumpkin Karver became The Face of Terror.
• Arachnia became Carnivorous Spiders''.
• A Bucket of Blood became Bloody Sculptures.
• Fire with Fire became Fire Warrior.
• 2019: After the Fall of New York became In Hell in New York.
• Wrestlemaniac became The Mask of Terror.
• Doctor Blood's Coffin became Wandering Dead.
• The Tooth Fairy (2006) became Cursed Fairy Tale''.
• Jack-O became Demonic Nights.
• Blood Feast became Blood Ceremony.
• Shaft became The Black Panther.
• The Black Belly of the Tarantula became The Black Spider or The Nails of the Black Spider, depending on the version.
• The Mad Monster became The Monster of Horror.
• Black Christmas (1974) became Who is the Killer?, Terror in the Girls' School and Hysteria in different releases.
• Poltergeist became The Spirit of Evil.
• The Cottage became Welcome to a Bloody Farmhouse.
• I Come in Peace became Destruction Power.
• Time After Time became The Traveler Who Turned from Tomorrow.
• Pacific Rim became Fire-Ring (Tűzgyűrű).
• Django became Taste of Revenge.
• Dread became Prisoners of Fear.
• High and Low (1963) became The Killer of Tokyo.
• Zombi 2 became Zombie Raid.
• The Serpent and the Rainbow became Voodoo.
• Infernal Affairs became The Man of Law.
• The Evil Dead (1981) became The Cursed Song.
• The Prowler became The Murder of Rosemary.
• Pumpkinhead became Demonized Avenger.
• The Babadook became The Pages of Horror.
• Monty Python's Life of Brian became A Prophet.. But What a Prophet!
• The Hitcher became The Hitchhiker of Horror.
• Harry and the Hendersons became Harry the Incredible.
• Dark Harvest became Agreement with the Devil.
• The Princess Bride became Crazy Love and Fantasy Stories.
• The Burning became The Maniac with the Scissors.
• Pieces became Chopping.
• Predator became The Hunter.
• Madman became The Dragon of the Green Swamp.
• Drive-In Massacre became The Massacre.
• Tremors became The Jaws of the Earth.
• Youth of the Beast became Wild Youth.
• Children of the Corn (1984) became The Killer with the Scythe.
• Space Mutiny became Rebellion in Space.
• The Blob (1958) became Invasion from an Unknown Planet.
• The Adventures of Robin Hood became Robin in the Woods.
• Tombs of the Blind Dead became The Night of the Black Death.
• Nightcrawler became Night Correspondent.
• Monty Python and the Holy Grail became The Brotherhood of the Knights of the Merciful Bank.
• The Beastmaster became Barbaric Fighter.
• Toys became Games.
• Repo! The Genetic Opera became Murderous Transaction.
• Hard Candy became Fixed Game.
• Audition became Slow Death.
• Jack Frost (1997) became Maniac Snowman.
• The Hebrew Hammer became Hammer the Exterminator.
• A Bay of Blood became Massacre on the Beach of Pleasure.
• Collateral Damage became Deadly Pursuit.
• The Return of the Living Dead became Zombies Are Not Vegetarians.
• Prom Night (1980) became Slaughter in School.
• Phantasm became The Ghost.
• Don't Torture a Duckling became Voodoo.
• The Brain (1988) became Satanic Brain.
• Werewolves on Wheels became The Daughter of Satan and the Werewolves.
• The Boondock Saints became Exterminator Saints.
• Quigley Down Under became The Man of the Far Continent.
• The Final Girls became Blood Bath.
• Halloween Night became The Night of the Masks.
• The Night Flier became The Pilot of Darkness.
• Black Belt Jones became The Black Dragon of Karate.
• What Have You Done to Solange? became Terror in the Girls' School.
• Innocent Blood became Pure Blood.
• Prisoners of the Lost Universe became Escape of a Thousand Dangers.
• Stone Cold became Cold Opponent.
• The Sons of Katie Elder became All Four Were Brave.
• Frontier(s) became Flavor of Flesh.
• Grabbers became Alien Hangover.
• The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms became The Beast from the Beyond.
• It Came from Beneath the Sea became The Underwater Monster.
• Earth vs. the Flying Saucers became Flying Discs Raid.
• Lake Placid became The Secret of the Black Lake.
• Re-Animator became Living-Dead.
• Rolling Thunder became It Was Beating Like Lightning.
• Troll (1986) became The Conspiracy of the Demons.
• Shapeshifter became Pentacle: In the Name of Lucifer.
• Super Fly became The Gang with the Golden Cadillac.
• Hallowed Ground became Buried Demon.
• Leprechaun became The Elf.
• Tetsuo: The Iron Man became Steel Man.
• The Man with the Iron Heart became The Target.
• Near Dark became Wild Night.
• And Now the Screaming Starts! became The Severed Hand of the Vampire.
• The Blood Beast Terror became The Dragon of the Green Forest.
• Train to Busan became The Express of the Living Dead.
• Bloody Pit of Horror became The House of the Mysterious Crimes.
• Heathers became Deadly Passion.
• The Limehouse Golem became Murder Diary.
• The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism became The Vampire Revolution.
• Jennifer's Body became The Body That Kills.
• Jolly Roger: Massacre at Cutter's Cove became Slaughter in the Pirate Bay.
• Cannibal Ferox became Slow Death.
• Witchfinder General became The Hill of the Hanged.
• Howard the Duck became Howard the Invincible.
• It! The Terror from Beyond Space became Terror Reigns Tonight.
• Midnight Run became The Persecutor of Midnight.
• Child's Play (1988) became The Devil's Doll.
• From Beyond became The Sixth Sense of Hell.
• Tenebre became The Paranoid Killer.
• Castle Freak (1995) became The Horror of the Castle.
• The Slaughter became In the House of Hell.
• Traxx became The Iron Fist.
• Lethal became Death Chase.
• Men Behind the Sun became Massacre in the Camp of the Damned.
• The Losers (1970) became Kamikaze on Armoured Motorcycles.
• Nam Angels became Avenger Angels.
• House on Haunted Hill (1959) became The Tower of Ghosts.
• House of Usher became The Tower of the Cursed.
• Above the Law (1988) became Chicago Hard.
• Tank Girl became Steel Girl.
• The Reef became Deep Wild Waters.
• Madhouse (1974) became The House with the Ghosts.
• Hell of the Living Dead became Zombies Against Cannibals.
• Wolfen became Werewolves.
• Strike Commando became Commando the Exterminator.
• The Toolbox Murders became The Killer with the Electric Drill.
• Future Force became C.O.P.S.: The Cops of the Future.
• Cosmos: War of the Planets became Battle of the Stars.
• The Driller Killer became The Schizophrenic Killer with the Drill.
• Warriors of the Wasteland became The Fighters of Tomorrow.
• The Stepfather became Violence.
• Daughters of Darkness (1971) became Countess Dracula.
• Death Rides a Horse became The 5 Marked of El Viento.
• Blindman became 50 Women for My Pistol.
• Creature with the Atom Brain became Atomic Monsters.
• Terror Train became Massacre on the Death Train.
• The Wild Angels became Hell Angels on Asphalt.
• Hells Angels on Wheels became Bastards on Motorcycles.
• Valerie and Her Week of Wonders became The Wonderful World of Valerie.
• Deathdream became Death Chase.
• Scott Pilgrim vs. The World became Scott Pilgrim vs. The 7 Exes.
• I Spit on Your Grave became Wild Day.
• Cyborg Soldier became War Machine.
• The Dead One became Living Dead.
• Blade (1998) became Dark Force.
• The Fast and the Furious became "Οι Μαχητές των Δρόμων" (The Street Fighters).
• End of Days became The End of the World.
• SS Doomtrooper became Deadly Weapon.
• The Lost Boys became The Children of the Night.
• The Amityville Horror (1979) became The Mystery Cottage.
• Cy Warrior became Invulnerable Exterminator.
• The Flesh Eaters became Deadly Enemy.
• The Strangers became Did You Lock It?
• Cave of the Living Dead became The Ghost Killer.
• Hereditary became The Succession.
• Blood Monkey became Wild Instinct.
• The Wicker Man (1973) became The Cursed Scarecrow.
• The Bleeding became Ticket to Hell.
• Horror of Dracula became Dracula, the Vampire of the Carpathians.
• Hellbinders became The Shadow of Death.
• The Outlaw Josey Wales became Avenger Outlawed.
• Freeway became Pray to Die.
• The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) became The Schizophrenic Killer with the Saw.
• The Hills Have Eyes (1977) became The Beasts.
• The Treasure of Silver Lake became The Treasure of the Lost Lake.
• Lord of Illusions became The Lord of Hell.
• Rawhead Rex became The Awakening of the Demon.
• Let the Right One In became Let the Evil Come In.
• Vampire's Kiss became Love at First Bite.
• Act of Vengeance became The Masked Rapist.
• Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula became Dracula: The True Story of the Carpathian Prince.
• The Hunger became Blood and Passion.
• The Vampire Doll became The Vampire Legacy.
• Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! became The Wild Cats.
• The Big Doll House became Women in the Cage.
• Liberal Arts became The Paths of Love.
• Die Hard became Very Hard To Die.
• Eaten Alive! (1976) became The Inn of Terror.
• Doctor... Series:
  • Doctor at Sea became Rendezvous in the Mediterranean.
  • Doctor in Clover became Three Girls for the Ultimate.
  • Doctor in Trouble became A Mischevious Doctor.
• On the Buses films:
  • On the Buses became Bus Freaks.
  • Mutiny on the Buses became A Mad... Mad Mutiny.
  • Holiday on the Buses became Crazy Holidays.
• Watch Your Stern became Spies at the Admiralty.

Literature

• The Bible, particularly the Hebrew Bible ("Tanakh"/"Old Testament"). When the Septuagint translation to Greek was made in the 2nd-century BCE, some of the titles of Biblical books were changed.
  • In Hebrew, the names of the Torah/Pentateuch books are named after their first lines. Genesis is Bereshit ("In the beginning..."), Exodus is Shemot ("These are the names..."), Leviticus is called Vayikra ("And He Called..."), Numbers is Bamidbar ("In the wilderness..."), and Deuteronomy is Devarim ("Words..."). Our English names come from the Greek.
  • Same applies to Lamentations, which is called Eikah ("How...") in Hebrew.
  • The Books of Samuel are called the "Books of Kings" in the Greek Septuagint, and are grouped together with the Books of Kings. So instead of "1 Samuel - 2 Samuel - 1 Kings - 2 Kings", it's "1 Kings - 2 Kings - 3 Kings - 4 Kings" in Greek.
  • Dīvrē-hayYāmīm, meaning "The Matter of Days", is the Hebrew title of the Books of Chronicles. In Greek its rendered Paraleipoménon (meaning "Of Things Omitted").

Live-Action TV

• Knight Rider became "Ο Ιππότης της Ασφάλτου" (Asphalt's Knight). Not so far off, really.

Video Games

• Mouth to Mouth became "Rebelle Adolescence".

Western Animation

• Dead End: Paranormal Park became Adiéxodo: To Párko ton Parafysikón Fainoménon (Deadlock: The Park of Paranormal Phenomena).

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