Short Films That Have Been Remade As Features
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- DirectorChris MarkerStarsÉtienne BeckerJean NégroniHélène ChatelainThe story of a man forced to explore his memories in the wake of World War III's devastation, told through still images.Remade as 12 Monkeys (1995)
- DirectorGeorge LucasStarsDan NachtsheimJoy CarmichaelDavid MunsonWhile monitored and pursued, a man races to escape through a futuristic labyrinth.Remade as THX 1138 (1971)
- DirectorSam RaimiStarsBruce CampbellEllen SandweissMary ValentiWhile spending a weekend at a remote cabin, Bruce desecrates an Indian burial ground and becomes re-animated, making way to kill his friends.Remade as The Evil Dead (1981)
- DirectorJames DeardenStarsStephen MooreCherie LunghiMorag HoodGary is a happily married man, devoted to his wife, their kid and the family dog. A weekend without the presence of his wife presents to him a chance of getting involved in a casual encounter with a pretty woman he met some time ago. Things go quite well but the woman isn't interested in Gary for just an one night stand.Remade as Fatal Attraction (1987)
- DirectorJosh BeckerStarsJosh BeckerJane BultrudBruce CampbellA wounded Vietnam Vet and his pals save a small town from a crazed cult leader and his maniac killer gang.Remade as Thou Shalt Not Kill... Except (1985)
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsShelley DuvallDaniel SternBarret OliverA young boy sets out to revive his dead pet using the monstrous power of science.Remade as Frankenweenie (2012)
- DirectorShin'ya TsukamotoStarsKei FujiwaraNobu KanaokaTomorô TaguchiA man gradually transforms into a robotic, metal-encrusted monster.Remade as Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
- DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsMichael SteinRobert RidgelyEddie DelcoreThe rise and fall of Dirk Diggler.Remade as Boogie Nights (1997)
- DirectorJonathan HeapStarsJane AldenDon AmendoliaJohn BachelderPoor Myron Castleman is stuck reliving the same 59 minutes of his lunch break.Remade as 12:01 (1993)
- DirectorRandall MillerStarsElden HensonKate MulliganWilliam HurtWorse than having your glove stolen, worse than Chinese water torture, even worse than the earth spinning off its axis and careening into Mars, your mom enrolls you in Marilyn Hotchkiss' program. Not only do we have to wear a tie and jacket, but you have to be polite... and dance... with girls! What Steve and Peter didn't know was that this was to become the biggest day in their lives, because, for the first time, they were about to like girls...
- DirectorMike JudgeStarsMike JudgeMilton, a put-upon office worker at an evil corporation called Initech, talks to the camera about his troubles, picks his nose and threatens to burn the building down while being occasionally hounded by his boss.Remade as Office Space (1999)
- DirectorJohn PaysonStarsArija BareikisMark RosenthalJoe's apartment is infested with a peculiar kind of pest. Things do not go well when he brings home a hot date.Remade as Joe's Apartment (1996)
- DirectorHal HartleyStarsMartin DonovanDwight EwellGeno LechnerRemade as Flirt (1995)
- DirectorWes AndersonStarsLuke WilsonOwen WilsonRobert MusgraveDysfunctional friends Dignan and Anthony plan and execute a robbery with their pot-growing friend, Bob.Remade as Bottle Rocket (1996)
- DirectorGeorge HickenlooperStarsBilly Bob ThorntonMolly RingwaldJ.T. WalshTwenty-five years after commiting a double murder, Karl Childers is going to be released from an institution for the criminally insane. A local reporter comes to talk to him, and after some fussing about her gender, the institution's director lets her talk to Karl (after all, he'll have to talk to women after his release). Karl talks about his life leading up to the crime, and the reporter listens in horror.Remade as Sling Blade (1996)
- DirectorTommy O'HaverShort film depicting a gay man's crush on a straight man.Remade as Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss (1998)
- DirectorKimberly PeirceStarsAnna GraceAngela Marie BakerSean SweeneyThe original short film that inspired the 1999 version of Boys Don't Cry.Remade as Boys Don't Cry (1999)
- DirectorPeter ThorwarthTim TrageserStarsPeter ThorwarthDiether KrebsWilli ThomczykAn illegal Polish worker on a building site falls from the scaffolding in the Ruhr region. Everyone wants to hush up the accident except the well-educated trainee.
- DirectorDebra GranikStarsCorinne StralkaRichard LieskeJerry DeanSnake Feed is a glimpse into the lives of Irene and Rick, two people struggling with life-long addiction and marginal employment. The film follows a day in their lives at a time when Rick is dealing in the small-time pill trade and Irene is intent on rebuilding her life. In the course of the story, Rick betrays Irene's trust, which causes her to take action on behalf of herself and her children. The setting, a small town in upstate New York, is woven into the film through the inclusion of details of daily life.Remade as Down to the Bone (2004)
- DirectorSergio ArauStarsDawn WestlakeMichael WhiteTina S. NietoNews reports, with dramatizations within the faux documentary footage, explain that people across California have awakened to a state from which the Mexicans have disappeared: husbands, maids, business owners, foremen and laborers, newscasters, child care providers, teachers, and the Speaker of the State Assembly are missing. Parents are desperate, border guards fear loss of their jobs, politicians quack "opportunity" and "challenge" in this time of crisis, newscasters call for prayers. A professor of public policy explains that the social cost of immigrants pales next to their economic contributions, and he misses his best friend.Remade as A Day Without a Mexican (2004)
- DirectorEllory ElkayemStarsRebecca HobbsJeremy CallaghanPatrick WilsonA young woman battles against a series of giant spiders, spawned by toxic waste, in her new suburban home.Remade as Eight Legged Freaks (2002)
- DirectorMatthiew KlinckStarsPaolo ManciniThomas MichaelGreg LawrenceTwo foul-mouthed chain-smoking Easter Bunnies get drunk at a strip joint when they are fired from "Easter Inc."Remade as Hank and Mike (2008)
- DirectorWill CanonStarsJesse SteccatoMeyer DeLeeuwMurry DeLeeuwRemade as Brotherhood (2010)
- DirectorScott CoffeyStarsNaomi WattsRebecca RiggScott CoffeyA comic portrait of a young woman's struggle with contemporary life in Los Angeles, as she juggles an acting career, friends and lovers.Remade as Ellie Parker (2005)
- DirectorJared HessStarsJon HederGreg HansenChris SanchezThe film follows its main character as he skips school with two of his friends, picks up a winning lottery ticket and go thrift shopping, where they find a wig for Giel's shaved head.Remade as Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
- DirectorJames WanStarsLeigh WhannellPaul ModerKatrina MathersDavid, an orderly at a hospital, tells his horrific story of being kidnapped and forced to play a vile game of survival.Remade as Saw (2004)
- DirectorJalmari HelanderStarsOtso TarkelaTommi KorpelaJorma TommilaAn elite trio of expert hunters venture into the woods to track and capture an especially rare and dangerous prey for the Christmas season.Remade as Rare Exports (2010)
- DirectorAngela RobinsonStarsAlexandra BreckenridgeShanti LowryTammy Lynn MichaelsA quartet of girls from a prep high school are recruited by a secret paramilitary academy to conduct cloak-and-dagger missions.Remade as D.E.B.S. (2004)
- DirectorTom GustafsonStarsJohn NeislerJames McKayChris CordonScreened in over 75 international film festivals (including the 2004 Tribeca Film Festival), "Fairies" is a musical fantasy come true. Timothy is bullied by homophobic classmates at his all boys high school. While studying A Midsummer Night's Dream, he imagines a world where he isn't so different. With the help of Midsummer, his quirky teacher, a spectacular musical dream and tons of glitter- he creates a way to fit in.Remade as Were the World Mine (2008)
- DirectorDennis LeeStarsMaria ScavulloMarielle TorresJeffrey DannemanSt. Agnes Academy has a new principal, Father Benet, and a classroom of ten-year-olds that includes Sister Mary Gilbert, straight-A-student Mary Brown, and a precocious scholarship boy, Henry Harvin. Students report on their heroes: Mary's is Jesus Christ, whose middle initial she says is "H" - their former principal, an aging nun whose picture is on the wall, told her so. Henry's hero is Karl Marx. Sister Gilbert sends Harry to see the principal. He walks past moms gathered for a PTA meeting, chats with Ms. White, the school's secretary, and enters Fr. Benet's office for punishment. Father takes out a varnished paddle with holes in the blade. Who will get his comeuppance?Remade as Jesus Henry Christ (2011)
- DirectorSean EllisStarsSean BiggerstaffEmilia FoxStuart GoodwinBen is an art college student in London, whose imagination runs wild as he works the late-night shift at the local supermarket. What do he and his colleagues do to pass the long, endless hours of the night?Remade as Cashback (2006)
- DirectorNeill BlomkampA police robot patrols the streets of Johannesburg, South Africa.Remade as Chappie (2015)
- DirectorShane AckerA rag doll fights a monster that has been stealing the souls of his people.Remade as 9 (2009)
- DirectorAdam SalkyStarsAdam FlemingMichael CassidyMarla BurkholderHigh school senior Ben secretly lusts after bad boy classmate Johnny. After Ben gives Johnny a ride home one night, the boys end up in Johnny's swimming pool and have an encounter that breaks the rules and blows Ben's mind.Remade as Dare (2009)
- DirectorAlex MerkinStarsAdrian GrenierJames Aaron OliverJamie BengeRemade as Across the Hall (2009)
- DirectorGustavo TarettoStarsMariana AnghileriJavier DrolasValentina LiernudRemade as Sidewalls (2011)
- DirectorPaco CabezasStarsÓscar JaenadaDámaso CondeVictoria AbrilPura, Ricky's mother , just left jail. A simple fact that changes the whole existence of Ricky. In a desperate try to show a regular life, he kicks out of his life to the ones who have become his family in the last ten years. A Junkie, a transvestite with existential problems, a kidnapping; everything seems to go wrong in this very special day.Remade as Neon Flesh (2010)
- DirectorKerry ConranAs a reporter covers a story on a missing scientist, giant robots attack New York City.Remade as Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004); released after Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.
- DirectorNeill BlomkampStarsBraam GreylingGodfrey SeomeDawie AckermannAn eerie tale of a close encounter of the third kind in Johannesburg.Remade as District 9 (2009)
- DirectorDarren Lynn BousmanStarsMichael RookerShawnee SmithKristin FairlieA teenage girl raised in a world of addiction to drugs, cosmetic surgery and artificial organ transplant and upgrades.Remade as Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)
- DirectorPaul SoletStarsLiza WeilBrian Austin GreenKatherine DisqueA woman must make a mother's ultimate choice when the dead baby she has carried to term returns to life... With an appetite.Remade as Grace (2009)
- DirectorJason StoneStarsJay BaruchelSeth RogenJay and Seth are at each other's throats while holed up in a messy apartment during an apocalyptic crisis.Remade as This Is the End (2013)
- DirectorMads MatthiesenStarsKim KoldElsebeth SteentoftLykke SandWhen Dennis, an introvert body-builder, invites a local girl out on a date, his mother is hurt and disappointed. Despite the pressure she puts on him to cancel the date, Dennis ventures into a night that he will never forget.Remade as Teddy Bear (2012)
- DirectorRamaa MosleyStarsThunderbird DinwiddieBen WeberLilyan ChauvinWhen a couple discovers that a brass teapot makes them money whenever they hurt themselves, they must come to terms with how far they are willing to go.Remade as [Link=tt1935902]
- DirectorJason EisenerStarsDavid BruntMichael JacksonGlen MatthewsA vagabond with a 20-gauge shotgun (changed to a 12-gauge for the actual movie) who becomes a vigilante.Remade as Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)
- DirectorDee ReesStarsMaine AndersChanté LewisSahra MellesseA lesbian teenager unsuccessfully juggles multiple identities to avoid rejection from her friends and family. Mounting pressure from home, school, and within wears the line between her personas thin with explosive consequences.Remade as Pariah (2011)
- DirectorAndy MuschiettiStarsVictoria HarrisBerta RosIrma MonroigA young girl wakes up and tells her sister that their mother has returned home.Remade as Mama (2013)
- DirectorDestin Daniel CrettonStarsBrad William HenkeTania VerafieldPhoenix HenkeA day at a group home for troubled adolescents. Denim is the head counselor, involved somehow with Natalia, another counselor. During the day, we watch them and other staff deal with a boy who's getting into fights though he has only a week to go before his 18th birthday, a girl whose birthday it is, a foul-mouthed lad, and others. Denim uses music to calm one youth, orients a new staff member, sneaks a marijuana cigarette during a break, and by the day's end, talks to Natalia. Do any of us have it together?Remade as Short Term 12 (2013)
- DirectorDaniel Sánchez ArévaloStarsQuim GutiérrezRemade as Cousinhood (2011)
- DirectorHenry SaineStarsChristian PitreBranton BoxBarak HardleyRemade as Bounty Killer (2013)
- DirectorFrançois SimardAnouk WhissellYoann-Karl WhissellStarsFrançois GadboisYves CorbeilLauren Ashley JilesFrom the ashes of a true hero--the technologically-advanced, Turbo Rider--a modern defender shall rise in a post-apocalyptic 1997, when Kid, a die-hard comic aficionado, stumbles upon his beloved idol's high-tech justice-enforcing gear.Remade as Turbo Kid (2015)
- DirectorShawn ChristensenStarsShawn ChristensenFatima PtacekKim AllenHaving reached the lowest point in his life, a self-destructive man on the brink of demise receives an unexpected call from his estranged sister to look after her young daughter for the night. Could this be the beginning of a new reality?Remade as Before I Disappear (2014)
- DirectorDamien ChazelleStarsJohnny SimmonsNate LangJ.K. SimmonsA ferocious, bullying music teacher teaches a dedicated student.Remade as Whiplash (2014)