History Main / SuggestedBy

* ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanOnStrangerTides'' is officially "suggested by" the novel ''Literature/OnStrangerTides'' by Creator/TimPowers. It keeps the basic concept of UsefulNotes/{{Blackbeard}} being a sorcerer who's seeking to gain immortality at Ponce de Leon's Fountain of Youth, and almost nothing else.

* Creator/OsamuTezuka's manga ''Anime/{{Metropolis}}'' is "suggested" by Fritz Lang's ''Film/{{Metropolis}}'', in that Tezuka was inspired to write the manga by a single still image he saw from the film: that of a female robot being born. The two works have a few basic similarities, but they're coincidences -- Tezuka hadn't seen the film, and didn't even know what it was about, when he wrote the manga.

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* ''Theatre/ALittleNightMusic'' is "suggested by a film by Creator/IngmarBergman," i.e. ''Film/SmilesOfASummerNight''.

* ''Disney/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'''s tale of what happens when a girl tries to save an enchanted prince with a kiss and winds up turned into a frog herself was inspired by Creator/EDBaker's novel ''[[Literature/TalesOfTheFrogPrincess The Frog Princess]]'', which is the first in a whole series of original fantasies.

* ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanOnStrangerTides'' is officially "suggested by" the novel ''Literature/OnStrangerTides'' by Creator/TimPowers.

* ''Theatre/ALittleNightMusic'' is "suggested by a film by Ingmar Bergman," i.e. ''Smiles of a Summer Night''.

* Creator/OsamuTezuka's manga ''Manga/{{Metropolis}}'' is "suggested" by Fritz Lang's ''Film/{{Metropolis}}'', in that Tezuka was inspired to write the manga by a single still image he saw from the film: that of a female robot being born. The two works have a few basic similarities, but they're coincidences -- Tezuka hadn't seen the film, and didn't even know what it was about, when he wrote the manga.

* Creator/OsamuTezuka's manga ''Manga/{{Metropolis}}'' is "suggested" by Fritz Lang's ''Film/{{Metropolis}}'', in that Tezuka was inspired to write the manga by a single still image he saw from the film: that of a female robot being born. The two works have a few basic similarities, but they're coincidences- Tezuka hadn't seen the film, or even known what it was about, when he wrote the manga.

* The movie ''Film/IRobot'' is "suggested by Isaac Asimov's book," which in this case hints that the adaptation is InNameOnly. It includes several of the themes and even character names from the original collection of short stories, but is a [[DolledUpInstallment completely different plot]] that contradicts some of the basic aspects of the setting (like robots being common and legal on Earth outside of U.S. Robotics facilities, instead of restricted to off-planet use). This is mainly because it was written as an original work, entitled ''Hardwired''. The studio, who had recently aquired the rights to the ''I, Robot'' name, insisted that the new title and the superficial references to Asimov be added.
* Creator/JohnIrving demanded and got SuggestedBy credit for ''Simon Birch'', the movie version of ''Literature/APrayerForOwenMeany'', though he ended up liking the film.

* ''Film/TheTerminator'' ends with "acknowledgment to the works of Creator/HarlanEllison" in TV airings and video releases - Creator/JamesCameron admitted he got inspiration from ''Series/TheOuterLimits1963'' episodes Ellison wrote, and following a lawsuit, that disclaimer was created.

* Creator/SergeyLukyanenko's novel ''Literature/LineOfDelirium'' uses race and planet names from the game ''VideoGame/MasterOfOrion'', but this has absolutely no bearing on the storyline. In fact, the author takes plenty of liberties with the racial descriptions and changes the nature of some outright (the Darlock turns out to be not [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shapeshifters]] but [[spoiler:snake-like symbiotes]], and the Mrrshan are foxes not CatFolk). The first book doesn't even bother giving a nod to the game. The sequel, ''Emperors of Illisons'' has a small blurb at the end to that effect. Really, the author could've easily changed the race and planet names in the final draft, and the novel would lose absolutely nothing.

* ''Series/WhatsHappening'' was Suggested by the film ''Film/CooleyHigh''. Eric Monte, who created the show, was the writer for ''Cooley High''.

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* ''Disney/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'''s tale of what happens when a girl tries to save an enchanted prince with a kiss and winds up turned into a frog herself was inspired by Creator/EDBaker's novel [[Literature/TalesOfTheFrogPrincess ''The Frog Princess'']], which is the first in a whole series of original fantasies.
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* JohnIrving demanded and got SuggestedBy credit for ''Simon Birch'', the movie version of ''A Prayer for Owen Meany'', though he ended up liking the film.

* The movie ''Film/IRobot'' is "suggested by Isaac Asimov's book," which in this case hints that the adaptation is InNameOnly. It includes several of the themes and even character names from the original collection of short stories, but is a [[DolledUpInstallment completely different plot]] that contradicts some of the basic aspects of the setting (like robots being common and legal on Earth outside of U.S. Robotics facilities, instead of restricted to off-planet use).

* JohnIrving demanded and got SuggestedBy credit for ''Simon Birch'', the {{Glurge}}y {{Adaptation Decay}}ed movie version of ''A Prayer for Owen Meany''.

* SergeyLukyanenko's novel ''LineOfDelirium'' uses race and planet names from the game ''VideoGame/MasterOfOrion'', but this has absolutely no bearing on the storyline. In fact, the author takes plenty of liberties with the racial descriptions and changes the nature of some outright (the Darlock turns out to be not [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shapeshifters]] but [[spoiler:snake-like symbiotes]], and the Mrrshan are foxes not CatFolk). The first book doesn't even bother giving a nod to the game. The sequel, ''Emperors of Illisons'' has a small blurb at the end to that effect. Really, the author could've easily changed the race and planet names in the final draft, and the novel would lose absolutely nothing.

* ''Film/ChildrenOfMen'', mixed with AdaptationDistillation for a change.

* ''ALittleNightMusic'' is "suggested by a film by Ingmar Bergman," i.e. ''Smiles of a Summer Night''.