Thursday, April 16, 2020

Now wait a minute! You look familiar...

They say that "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery".

Below are some of Cary Grant's films that were either remakes or remade.

My Favorite Wife:


My Favourite Wife (1940) later in 1963 became Move Over Darling, with Doris Day and James Garner.



Notorious:


Notorious (1946) was the basis for the story in Mission Impossible 2 (2000)
Even the horse race was kept in!


 
Charade:


Charade (1963) was remade as The Truth About Charlie in (2002)
The remake stars Mark Wahlberg and Tim Robbins.



An Affair to Remember:



Love Affair (1939) was remade as An Affair to Remember (1957) and again as Love Affair (1994)
Leo McCarey directed the first two films. Warren Beatty and Annette Bening star in the 1994 version.


The Bishop's Wife:


The Bishop's Wife (1947) took on a slight name change as The Preacher's Wife (1996)
In the 1996 version, the cast is headed by Whitney Houston and Denzel Washington.


North By Northwest:


North By Northwest (1959) was remade as Double Identity in (2009)
Val Kilmer and Izabella Miko star in 2009.



Walk, Don't Run!:


The More the Merrier (1943) was remade as Walk, Dont Run (1966)



His Girl Friday:



The Front Page (1931), became His Girl Friday in (1940), being remade as The Front Page (1974)
His Girl Friday is the only version where Hildy is portrayed is a woman.



Information sourced from "That Was A Remake!" -IMDB

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