10 cases of Hollywood making the same movie twice - at the same time
'Mirror Mirror' and 'Snow White and the Huntsman' only the latest redundant cinematic pair
10 times when Hollywood made the same movie twice - at the same time
This Friday, a new take on the Snow White legend is coming to the big screen. In June, a new take on the Snow White legend is coming to the big screen. No, you're not seeing double.
Since "Mirror Mirror" and "Snow White and the Huntsman" aren't the only seemingly cloned films in studio history to hit the multiplex within months of each other, we thought it was a good time to take a look at those not-so-rare occasions where studios think alike, where two nearly-identical films get the simultaneous green light and then find themselves in a race to the screen. And, like most races, there can be only one winner...usually.
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Login or create a HitFix account Login Signupm. knight
March 28, 2012 at 3:39AM EST Reply to CommentNo strings attached and friends with benefits, and killers and knight and day should be added to this list.
sup NSA and FWB are very different despite the same premise.
March 28, 2012 at 4:15AM ESTLord Bullingdon
March 28, 2012 at 4:02AM EST Reply to CommentValmont(1989) and Dangerous Liaisons(1988) would be another good example. Both have their charms.
And who could forget the triple threat of 1989:
Deep Star Six, Leviathan, and The Abyss
Temmink
March 28, 2012 at 4:14AM EST Reply to CommentOne from 2010/11, 'Centurion' and 'The Eagle' both about the Roman 9th Legion gone missing in Britannia.
szati
March 28, 2012 at 4:16AM EST Reply to CommentAlso: "1492: Conquest of Paradise" vs. "Christopher Columbus: The Discovery" (both 1992), "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" vs. "Robin Hood" (both 1991), "Mission to Mars" vs. "Red Planet" (both 2000), "The Killing of John Lennon" (2006) vs. "Chapter 27" (2007), "The Abyss" vs. "Deep Star Six" vs. "Leviathan" (both 1989), "Madagascar" (2005) vs. "The Wild" (2006), "K-9" vs. "Turner & Hooch" (both 1989)...
szati
March 28, 2012 at 4:22AM EST Reply to Commentor "Stigmata" vs. "End of Days" (both 1999)
troopermsu
March 28, 2012 at 4:46AM EST Reply to CommentHow about the slew of body-swap movies in the late 80s? No fewer than four were released in a 9-month period. Late Oct '87, 'Like Father Like Son' (Dudley Moore/Kirk Cameron); early '88, 'Vice Versa' (Judge Reinhold/Fred Savage); spring '88, '18 Again!' (George Burns/Charlie Schlatter) summer '88, 'Big' (Tom Hanks). Although 'Big' wasn't exactly a body-swap movie, it certainly contained similar elements of all the others. And don't forget in '91 the classic 'Switch' with Ellen Barkin and Jimmy Smits.
Luke
March 28, 2012 at 5:14AM EST Reply to CommentWall-E and The Dark Knight
paburrows
March 28, 2012 at 11:59AM EST Reply to CommentSpeaking of Antz/Bugs Life Dreamworks and Disney Pixar copy each other all the time.
dave1279
March 28, 2012 at 1:28PM EST Reply to CommentGreat gallery! Very interesting.
The Guest
March 28, 2012 at 3:09PM EST Reply to Comment1964 Dr. Strangelove and Fail Safe has to be the ultimate
joe.attaboy Amen. I read somewhere that people who saw "Strangelove" first actually laughed aloud during "Fail Safe," thinking it was another comedy.
March 29, 2012 at 8:57AM ESTThe Guest
March 28, 2012 at 3:09PM EST Reply to Comment1964 Dr. Strangelove and Fail Safe
alphabet
March 28, 2012 at 4:24PM EST Reply to CommentRed Planet Vs. Mission To Mars...
mmcb105
March 28, 2012 at 5:12PM EST Reply to CommentI have one more to add to the list:
This article vs. a list on cracked.com from 2007 (http://www.cracked.com/article_15028_attack-clones-suspiciously-similar-movie-showdown_p2.html)
Michael Hutchison
March 29, 2012 at 8:28AM EST Reply to CommentI kept waiting for the "Failsafe" and "Dr. Strangelove" matchup, which would be the most famous occurrence of this phenomenon. To overlook it... I would hazard a guess at the author's lack of knowledge about film, except that I'd never heard of Prefontaine.
troopermsu Given that the earliest film on this list is from 1993, either the authors' knowledge doesn't extend before that or they or their editors believe the readers of this site don't care about too much about anything before the 90s. Including 'Chasing Liberty' and 'First Daughter'? Come on.
March 29, 2012 at 5:25PM ESTScott Malcolm
March 29, 2012 at 8:58AM EST Reply to CommentRob Roy & Braveheart!!
troopermsu Good one!
March 29, 2012 at 5:21PM ESTScott Malcolm
March 29, 2012 at 8:59AM EST Reply to CommentRob Roy vs Braveheart!!
Adam
March 29, 2012 at 11:58AM EST Reply to CommentDominion & Exorcist: The Beginning
abby536 Those 2 are actually the same movie. There was some kind of drama with the director so they remade the entire movie with much of the same cast. I believe there were also script changes. I saw one of these in the theater and have always wanted to see the other....but I truly cannot remember which one I saw.
March 29, 2012 at 4:37PM ESTcelsius_maximus
March 29, 2012 at 11:02PM EST Reply to CommentThe 6th Sense and Stir of Echos.
syanur
March 30, 2012 at 5:18PM EST Reply to Commentbeautiful, graceful, and fascinating
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Ray
March 31, 2012 at 9:10AM EST Reply to CommentMaking the screen version of Rogers & Hammersteins's OJKLAHOMA!(1955) was filmed twice, same title same story but in two different cinema formats.
Ray
March 31, 2012 at 9:13AM EST Reply to CommentThe screen version of Rogers & Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA!(1955)was filmed twice. Same story, same title, But different cinema formats,
StanWarnerJr
April 3, 2012 at 10:14PM EST Reply to CommentSurprised that The Matrix, March 31 1999 Vs. The Thirteenth Floor, May 28 1999 didn't make the list.
Joe
August 8, 2012 at 10:44PM EST Reply to CommentThis phenomenon is known as "simucinegenesis": http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=simucinegenesis
Señor Spielbergo
November 26, 2012 at 12:41AM EST Reply to CommentI've put together a new podcast that talks about just these films, starting with Volcano/Deep Impact! Our website is www.doppelfeature.com and on iTunes it's https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/doppel-feature-movie-vs.-movie/id570591802
Señor Spielbergo
November 26, 2012 at 12:43AM EST Reply to CommentI've put together a new podcast that talks about just these films, starting with Volcano/Deep Impact! Our website is www.doppelfeature.com and on iTunes it's https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/doppel-feature-movie-vs.-movie/id570591802