Saturday, August 25, 2007

TWQ: Economy Films

For the TWQ (The Weekend Question), we look at what films would be titled if they had a lesser budget.

Can you list what some film titles would be if they had been made on a very tight budget? Name as many as you like.

My answers are:

One Dalmation
Harry Potter & The Philosopher's Pebble
Star War II: Attack Of The Clone.
The Fairly Ordinary Two (from The Magnificent Seven)
Happy Foot

Now it's over to you...

45 comments:

craziequeen said...

Wow, Jean-Luc...that's a tricky one......

'One Thing I Dislike About You'

'One Whole Yard'

'One and a Half Weeks'

'Crouching Kitten, Hidden Gecko'

hehehe

Michele sent me to say hi, as I'm at home sick this weekend.

cq

Bilbo said...

This is a clever twist on the classic comedy routine by Victor Borge called "Inflationary Language," in which words that contain a number are increased by one (e.g., "wonderful" becomes "twoderful"). That said, my choices are:

Six

None Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Nine Hundred Ninety-Nine Thousand, Nine Hundred Ninety-Nine Years B.C.

The Puppy of the Baskervilles

and

Agnes of Idol

Great idea...I can't wait to see the other replies!

Bilbo

November Rain said...

I agree a tricky one

the Star wars 2 would that be a movie staring AOC?


reign of spark
squire kong

Unknown said...

Really Gone With the Wind

Highschool Song

Anonymous said...

One man and no baby..:D

I can't think of any more.

Michele sent me to think, I suppose!

Anonymous said...

Well, "Transformers" would be "GoBots" and you'd also have "Sky Captain and The World of Yesterday".

Anonymous said...

The Gangmember of New York
Star Wars Episode V: One Stormtrooper Strikes Back
A Fistful Of Cents
For A Few Cents More
Ocean's One
Fake Diamonds Are Forever
Copperfinger
AluminiumEye
The Man With The Brass Gun
Willy Wonka (or Charlie) & The Sweet Shop
Brokeback Hill
Ferris Bueller's Morning Off
A Usual Suspect
Breakfast At Some Cheap Jewellers
The Short Good Friday
Walk Lola Walk
Raging Calf
Two Angry Men
The Satisfactory Escape
Street to Perdition

Amanda said...

The Sound of Footsteps
The Servant and I
A Local Holiday
Finding Guppies

yellojkt said...

Adam is sharp!

Here are mine:

A Bridge Around The Corner
Close Encounters of the Second Time
Gone in 30 Seconds
The Fairly Impressive Dobermans
It's A Pretty Good Life

michele sent me. This was fun.

David Edward said...

cb demille: the three commandments

GroundHog Minute

THE ANiTOKiD said...

I can only think of one - Independence Day starring Will Smith.

Nice post, my friend! It made me think ha ha ha And I kid you not! :)

AnitoKid at www.anitokid.blogspot.com

Linda said...

Leaving Private Ryan to Fend for Himself

The Footbridge Over the River Kwai

From Here to Next Tuesday

Physician's Assistant Who

Diamonique is a Girl's Best Friend

Nose Off (rather than Face Off)

City of Decent People

Sizzling Saddles

Vegeta said...

Snow white and the 1 dwarf.

Jurassic parking lot
1 1/2 week.


Normal man returns.

the adequate Hulk.

Dr normallove

Daydream on Elmstreet.

48 minutes.

Anonymous said...

Great game! I love all the responses so far. Let's see...

West Side Sentence

Carnival Cruise (Instead of Titanic)

Itsy Bitsy Spider Person

(Sheesh, I need another cup of coffee!) Michele sent me today and I'm glad she did!

Paul Nichols said...

Bridge Over the Creek (River Kwai)
The Shawshank Sin
The Shortest Day
Saving Gen. Ryan (He would be easier to find that Pvt. Ryan)
The Hunt for the Month October
The Clean and Shiny Dozen
When Harry Met Someone
Murder on the Chicago El
L.A. Public
The Touchables


This is fun; I think I'll be back. Here from Michele's and I've probably spent so much time that someone else has been here, too. Sorry.

OldLady Of The Hills said...

"The Goddad"
"Save The Guppie"
"The Bad News Cubs"

This is fun! I'll be back later with more, I hope...(lol)

Anonymous said...

Miracle on EVERY Street

Visiting from Michele's
Blessings,
donna

craziequeen said...

ooh, Bilbo knows about Inflationary Language!! :-) I haven't met anyone who knows that for years.....

anyway - to the issue [cough]:

how about TV?

1st Heaven
Friend
Studio 15 near the Sunset Strip
Apartment ('House', geddit?)

[sneeze]

cq

craziequeen said...

oops - MSM!!

Anonymous said...

Cheaper by the half dozen

Michele sent me. This was fun!

Empress Bee (of the high sea) said...

nothing flew over the coocoo's nest.
dirty dance.
my second cousin, vinnie.
winnie the shit. (just kidding!)

smiles, bee

Anonymous said...

The Da Vinci Crossword
2001: A Quick Trip Into Space
Die Soft
The Cannonball Jog
Police Academy 2: Let's Just Leave It At This One, Shall We?
Raiders Of The Lost Prop
Gone With The Breeze
Will Smith & Tommy Lee Jones in Men In Grey
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Suburb
It's A So-So Life
Shrubbery Gump
Guess Who's Coming To Brunch?
Papercutface
The Italian Task
The Maltese Pigeon
Quick Fight On The Bounty

Tawnya Shields said...

*Brewster's Pennies
*Eddie and the Bicycles
*Almost to the End Story (Neverending Story)
*Planes, Trains and Two Dodge Neons
*Lean By Me
*Metro-Sexual Guys(Tough Guys)
*The Green Two Foot Seven Inches(The Green Mile)
*Breaking Wind (Breaking the Waves)

This was fun! I really enjoyed everyone's answers. :o)

Anonymous said...

Just a few more to end mine on...

The Man Who Pushed Liberty Valance
Lukewarm Fuzz
Love, Maybe
Politically Correct Dancing
The Puppy Of The Baskervilles
Worms On A Plane
2nd Place Gun
Father Of The Bridesmaid
Honey, I Couldn't Afford The Effects That Would Shrink The Kids!
One Wedding & No Funeral

Jon the Intergalactic Gladiator said...

Very funny topic.

The Empire Files a grievance
1 Day in the Valley
Aladin and the Magic Matchbook
The Medium Speed and the Moderately Annoyed
Not the Last Boyscout
The Land During Time

Anonymous said...

Okay, Adam, now you're just showing off! :)

Well, this was not a good weekend to come late to the party...

Bridget Jones's Post-it
Under The Sun Lamp (Tuscan Sun)
While You Were Meditating (Sleeping)
American Attractive
The Princess Girlfriend
Practical Card Trick (Magic)

:)

Bob Johnson said...

Sign
Pirate of the Caribbean
Snake on a plane
Man In Black
Planet of the Ape.
U.S. Marshall

The Mistress of the Dark said...

Pirates of the Monongahela River (Dead Man's Box)

Edward Razorbladehands

Mars Would Have Attacked but the Martians Changed Their Minds

PS...come see my Fishy pics :)

Nepharia said...

Hmmmmm...

Spiderboy
The Mediocre Hulk
The Ordinary Four
Mockingbirdman (rather than Batman)
Lousyman (not Superman)
The Timeouter (not Punisher)

:D

-N

Lavender said...

I must have thinkers block this morning, cant think of a single one - loving some others have done already Onya, all of ya!!! :)

Jean-Luc Picard said...

You're so brilliant at this! What incredible answers you have produced. I love the sense of humour you have.

Bernie said...

Bourne ID

James Bond... 7!

Here from Michele's this evening...

Tiffany said...

This is a good one!

Pirates in the pond: White Pearl
Local Treasure
The chronicle of Riddick

Unknown said...

The Beggar Bride [The Princess Bride]
The Simpsons Episode [The Simpsons Movie]
S for Scuffle [V for Vendetta]
Whisper of Music [Sound of Music]
Starving at Tiffany's [Breakfast at Tiffany's]
3 [300]
Pool's 1 [Ocean's 13]

Panthergirl said...

Some of these are absolutely brilliant!

Let's see...

The Sorcerer's Apprentice of Oz

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Street

Withering Heights

Schindler's To-Do List

The Horsefly Whisperer

An American in Paris, Texas

A Popsicle Now (Apocalypse Now)

The Raisins of Wrath

Psychosomatic

Rear Peephole

Closely Watched Lionel Trains (Z-Gauge)

The Tse-Tse Fly


Michele sent me... this was great!

Fab said...

Groundhog's Hour
The Fantastic Two
The postman always knocks once
The First Man (The Third Man)
Ordinary Person (Ordinary People)
A room with no view
Miss Daisy's Drive (Driving Miss Daisy)


That's all I can come up with. All the rest has been beautifully said already.

craziequeen said...

Hey Jean-Luc, Michele sent me back...

Snow White and her Dwarf

One Bride for One Brother

cq

[sneeze]

carmilevy said...

Heather
Temporary Sunshine of the Somewhat Scruffy Mind
Born on the First of January (couldn't wait for the 4th of July)

Michele sent me this morning to tell you how much she loves this idea. Me, too!

Sara said...

Hello, Michele sent me to offer up:

The Stepford Wife
Gone with the Breeze
Notting Bump in the Road

That's about all I can think of...

Unique Designs from Zazzle said...

Haircomb

One man and a stuffed animal (Two Men and a baby)

Grass Shack Rwanda

Jaime said...

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kevin Reilly

Cowardheart

The Silence of the Lamb

Red Lizard

Jean-Luc Picard said...

Well done, everybody! I never imagined you could come up with so many fab answers.

susan said...

Gone with the breeze

Very brief encounter

Hope you had a good bank holiday, Jean-Luc.

Anonymous said...

I just about fell off the couch laughing at "Bridget Jones' Post-It"!!

All I can think of is something to do with The Bourne Identity (Supremacy, Ultimatum)-The Bourne Text Message? Jon the Gladiator beat me to "One Day in the Valley". And forgive me if this is too politically incorrect, but couldn't the three hour long "Ghandi" have pretty much been shortened to "BANG!" ? I know, awful.

Helen Louise said...

Ooh, I love these!

Harry Potter and the wise guy's rock
Harry Potter and the shadowy basement
Harry Potter and the guy under house arrest on Azkaban st
Harry Potter and the burning cup
Harry Potter and the Canary club
And coming soon...
Harry Potter and the anaemic noble
Harry Potter and the sickly patron saints

Star Trek II - the irritation of Imran Kahn
Instead of Star Trek - Galaxy Quest! oh, wait, that was an actual film :)
Two civil ceremonies and a memorial service
The kitten, the Wiccan, and the closet
The Elevenses club
Honey, I made the kids eat their greens
Being Matt Damon
Snakes on a Plain