Did You Know These Classic Films Were All Remakes?

Does Hollywood have any original ideas these days? Almost every movie this day seems to be a reboot or a sequel, but did you know that even some of your favorite classics are just recycled stories? Check out this list to see if your favorite is really as unique as you think it is...

Scarface

Scarface has become a classic of the thriller genre, and why wouldn't it? With Al Pacino as Tony Montana and the commercial debut of Michelle Pfeiffer as Elvira Hancock, it makes sense that everyone forgot about the 1932 version. That movie was based on a 1930 novel of the same name. If it works, it works!

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The More You Know

  • The names of the taxi driver and the policeman in everybody’s favourite Yuletide outing, It’s A Wonderful Life, are Bert and Ernie. The writers working on Sesame Street at the time claim it’s merely a coincidence.
  • Barbie in Toy Story is voiced by Jodi Benson, best known for her role as Ariel in The Little Mermaid.
  • Toto was paid $125 per week while filming The Wizard of Oz.
  • During the filming of the movie Titanic, an angry crew member put PCP in James Cameron’s soup, sending him and 50 others to the hospital.
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