My brother in Law has been dating someone from England and a few weeks ago they got into a fight over the name of the movie with Sean Astin and Pauly Shore, which I said was Encino Man but I told him that in England, it might be called something different.
It is it's called California Man...
My question is, what are names of movies in Europe that have different names other than "Flying High" for Airplane!
Thanks
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Posted by Enerchal (Member # 7806) on :
I once saw a movie called Big Man on Campus, that I watched while in a hotel room in the early nineties. But when I tried to find a copy of it, it turned out the UK name was The Hunchback Hairball of LA.
Very annoying, but I managed to get my ex-rental VHS copy. (Sadly, long since gone).
Posted by Princess Pooh (Member # 5798) on :
In the 80s I watched a fab film here in England called 'Maybe Baby', found out it was called 'For keeps' in the States.
Posted by Princess Pooh (Member # 5798) on :
oh and when on holiday in the States watched 'The Mighty Ducks', was called 'Champions' in England (boring title).
Posted by P a u l (Member # 1022) on :
Most obvious one I can think of was Taking Care Of Business (1990) was known on first release here as Filofax.
Which, as a title, makes waaaaaaay more sense.
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Here´s some names that i can remember:
Adventures in Babysitting – A Night on the Town Rad – BMX Hellriders The Annihilators – Action Force Raising Arizona – Arizona Baby Harry and the Hendersons - Bigfoot and the Hendersons Shakedown – Blue Jean Cop Gold Riders – Fire Game Weekend Warriors - Hollywood Air Force Getting Even – Hostage : Dallas In the Mood – The Woo Woo Kid For Keeps? – Maybe Baby Above the Law – Nico Solarbabies – Solar warriors Certain Fury – Scarlet & Tracy Flashpoint – Texas Patrol My Science Project – Time Busters
Posted by Nick (Member # 404) on :
Vision Quest = "Crazy for You" (to cash in on Madonna's success)
Posted by logan5 (Member # 1467) on :
quote:My question is, what are names of movies in Europe that have different names other than "Flying High" for Airplane!
'Airplane!' was called 'Airplane!' in the UK.
'Career Opportunities' was called 'One Wild Night' over here. 'Morgan Stewart's Coming Home' was called 'Home Front'. 'Heaven Help Us' was called 'Catholic Boys'.
Posted by Kash (Member # 297) on :
The Beast Of War--The Beast Point Of No Return--The Assassin The Professional--Leon Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle--Harold & Kumar Get The Munchies The Rundown--Welcome To The Jungle
May others, I'm sure...
Posted by Lovers with Cassie (Member # 7794) on :
I decided to make my contribution to the thread.
I looked into the subject and here is what I found.
The Apple -- Star Rock. The Awakening -- The Wakening. Backtrack -- Catchfire. Bad Blood (1986) -- The Night Is Young. Basic Training -- Up The Military. Beyond the Limit -- The Honorary Consul. Beyond the Reef -- Shark Boy of Bora Bora. Biggles: Adventures in Time -- Biggles. Bloodeaters -- Forest of Fear. Blue Monkey -- Invasion of the Bodysuckers. The Boogeyman -- The Bogey Man. Breakin' -- Breakdance: The Movie. Caligula -- Caligula My Son. The Check Is in the Mail -- The Cheque is in the Post. Choices -- Dilemma. Choke Canyon -- On Dangerous Ground. Christiane F -- Zoo. City of the Walking Dead -- Invasion by the Atomic Zombies. Class of Nuke 'Em High -- Atomic High School. Coming to America -- Prince in New York. Confidentially Yours -- Finally, Sunday! Cousins -- A Touch of Infidelity. Cracking Up -- Smorgasbord (The Movie.) Creepers -- Phoenomena. Dark Obssesion -- Diamond Skulls. Deep in the Heart -- Handgun. Dog Day -- Canicule. Dominick and Eugene -- Nicky and Gino. Doublecross -- Tank Malling. The Dungeonmaster -- Ragewar. Entre Nous -- At First Sight. Escape From the Bronx -- Bronx Warriors 2. Escape 2000 -- Blood Camp Thatcher. Every Man for Myself -- Slow Motion. Fat Man and Little Boy -- Shadow Makers. The Final Option -- Who Dares Wins. Firstborn -- Moving In. The Fruit Machine -- Wonderland. Funeral Home -- Cries in the Night. Going Undercover -- Yellow Pages. The Gospel According to Vic -- Heavenly Favourites. The Grass is Singing -- Killing Heat. The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood -- Hollywood Blue. Harry Tracy, Desperado -- Harry Tracy: Dead or Alive. Head On -- Deadly Passion. Hoosiers -- Best Man. Horror Planet -- Inseminoid. The Horror Show -- House III: The Horror Show. Howard the Duck -- Howard: A New Breed of Hero. Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf -- Howling II: Stirba -- Werewolf Bitch. Howling III -- The Marsupials: Howling III. Humanoids From the Deep -- Monster (Humanoids from the Deep.) I, Madman -- Hardcover. Independence Day -- Love, Honour and Obey. Innocent Victim -- Tree of Hands. Jaws of Satan -- King Cobra. Kamilla -- Betrayal. A Killing Affair -- My Sister's Keeper. La Nuit de Varennes -- That Night in Varennes. Le Dernier Combat -- The Last Battle. The Little Dragons -- Dragons. Lost Angels -- The Road Home. Love is a Dog from Hell -- Crazy Love. The Manhunt -- Mad Dog. The Misadventures of Mr. Wilt -- Wilt. Mission Hill -- The Neighbourhood. Mon Oncle d'Amerique -- My American Uncle. Murder by Phone -- Bells. My New Partner -- Le Cop. Nate and Hayes -- Savage Islands. National Lampoon's Christmas Vaction -- National Lampoon's Winter Holiday. The New Kids -- Striking Back. Nightmare -- Nightmares in a Damaged Brain. Night of the Juggler -- New York Killer. Night of the Shooting Stars -- The Night of San Lorenzo. Night Warning -- The Evil Protege. Odyssey of the Pacific -- The Emperor of Peru. Off Limits -- Saigon. One Dark Night -- Dark Night/Night of Darkness/The Entity Force. One Woman or Two -- A Woman or Two. Pink Motel -- Motel. The Pope of Greenwich Village -- Village Dreams. The Presido -- The Presido: The Scene of the Crime. Priceless Dream -- Love Dream. Private Affairs -- Quite by Chance. The Quest -- The Go-Kids. Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins -- Remo: Unarmed and Dangerous. Return to Snowy River -- The Untamed. Scene of the Crime -- Le Crime. Shoot to Kill -- Deadly Pursuit. Smokey and the Bandit II -- Smokey and the Bandit Ride Again. Sno-line -- Death Line. The Soldier -- Codename: The Soldier. Spaced Out -- Outer Touch. Stacey's Knights -- Winning Streak. Stoogemania -- Party Stooge. Summer -- The Green Way. Terror in the Aisles -- Time for Terror. A Test of Love -- Annie's Coming Out. Thief -- Violent Streets. The Third Solution -- Russicum. 36 Fillette -- Virgin. 3:15 -- 3:15 a Time to Die. The Trouble with Spies -- 2 Female Spies with Flowered Panties. Turning to Stone -- Concrete Hell. Twisted Obsession -- The Mad Monkey. Victory -- Escape to Victory. The Wannsee Conference -- The Final Solution: The Wannsee Conference. A Week's Vacation -- The Week's Holiday. The Wind -- Edge of Terror. Witchery -- Ghosthouse 2. Wrong is Right -- The Man with the Deadly Lens. Yor, the Hunter from the Future -- Yor. Young Sherlock Holmes -- Young Sherlock Holmes and the Pyramid of Fear.
[ 01. April 2011, 03:51: Message edited by: Lovers with Cassie ]
Posted by Bernie_Lomax (Member # 8571) on :
Teen Wolf was called 'The boy from the future' in some countries to try to capitalise on the success of BTTF.
I think that is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. I mean would we hold Teen Wolf in the same regard now if we never knew it by Teen Wolf and only knew it by The boy from the future. It just doesn't make sense.
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lovers with Cassie: Class of Nuke 'Em High -- Atomic High School.
Atomic High School sounds like my kind of movie BTW, is Class of Nuke 'Em High a bad good one or a bad bad one?
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
Incredible list Lovers!
A couple of favs..
Can't Buy Me Love - Boy Rents Girl or Playboy In Prova
Valley Girl - Rebel Dreams or Bad Boyz
Great stuff from everyone!
aTomiK.. you can probably just name off all the VHS tapes you've bought over the years!
[ 29. March 2011, 06:58: Message edited by: Valley ]
Posted by P a u l (Member # 1022) on :
OK..... The Breakfast Club.
Also known as:
Breakfast Club : Canada (French title) / Finland / France / Greece / Italy / Japan (English title) / Sweden El club de los cinco : Argentina / Mexico / Peru / Spain / Uruguay Brekkariklubi : Finland (TV title) Clube dos Cinco : Brazil Der Frühstücksclub : West Germany Kahvalti Kulübü : Turkey (DVD title) (Turkish title) Klub winowajców : Poland Nulladik óra (Zero Hour) : Hungary O Clube (The Club) : Portugal
All untranslated names are variations on The Breakfast Club / breakfast Club.
Also....
Planes Trains and Automobiles - also known as.....
Mejor solo que mal acompañado (Better alone than in bad company) : Argentina / Peru / Spain Antes Só Que Mal Acompanhado (Better alone than in bad company ) : Portugal Antes Só do Que Mal Acompanhado (Better alone than in bad company) : Brazil Ein Ticket für zwei (One ticket for two) : West Germany Jeden bilet na dwóch (One ticket for two) : Poland Røvtur på første klasse (Return First Class) Denmark Raka spåret till Chicago (Straight Track to Chicago) : Sweden Repülök, vonatok, autók (I'm Flying, Trains, Cars) : Hungary Samoloty, pociagi i samochody (Aircraft, Trains and Cars) : Poland Un biglietto in due (One ticket for two) : Italy Un ticket pour deux (One ticket for two) : France Vauhdilla Chicagoon (Chicago Rushing) : Finland Voyage tous risques (All Risks Travel) : Canada (French title)
Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
Fantastic topic, great lists all. Two more that come to my cloudy mind: "Tenebrae" a/k/a "Tenebre" was released theatrically in the U.S. as "Unsane." And "Manhunter" (from the book "Red Dragon") was released to network TV in the U.S. as "Red Dragon: The Curse of Hannibal Lecter."
Posted by Simply The Noms (Member # 2688) on :
Here's another one that springs immediately to mind
AWOL = Lionheart = Wrong Bet
Noms Bet Posted by SHOGUN (Member # 477) on :
Breakin' in the UK was known as Breakdance.
Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
Breakin' = Breakdance. Because folks in the UK are so formal... Posted by Bernie_Lomax (Member # 8571) on :
quote:Originally posted by Simply The Noms: Here's another one that springs immediately to mind
AWOL = Lionheart = Wrong Bet
Noms Bet
Noms, I have posted this somewhere before but I am from Australia and have always known it as Wrong Bet. I tried to track it downa couple of years ago and bought it off Amazon as Lionheart. As soon as I received the DVD, I chucked it in the DVD player and during the opening credits where the movie title is displayed it says Full Contact. Very weird hey.
So now, AWOL = Lionheart = Wrong Bet = Full Contact.
I wonder if there are any more names for this movie.
Posted by oneyedwilly (Member # 8730) on :
why are movies called different titles?
Posted by JAY LEE (Member # 6345) on :
AWOL aka LIONHEART aka WRONG BET aka FULL CONTACT is alson known in some territories as LION THE STREET FIGHTER!
Posted by Bernie_Lomax (Member # 8571) on :
WOW, another one. That's 5 names for the same movie. That has got to be a record.
Posted by JAY LEE (Member # 6345) on :
All those damn names, and not ONE decent dvd release Posted by oneyedwilly (Member # 8730) on :
did you guys know that you can get cheaper movies online depending on what title you put in - thats just insane...maybe its more dependent on where its comiing from inc postage etc but ive done a search on amazon and zoo and some movies are loads cheaper if you use an alternative title - ridiculous and zeron logic huh? Posted by oneyedwilly (Member # 8730) on :
an example is this - i looked for happy gilmore which in french was called termina golf and it was loads cheaper using the french title but in the description it said it had option of watching in english so i bought it and when i got it it said happy gilmore on the cover anyway (although it was in french) but then i just changed the lang to eng - this is nuts!
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