Did You Know These Classic Films Were All Remakes?

12 Monkeys

What was originally titled La Jetée, a short film became this science fiction adventure. With Bruce Willis as the leading time-traveling man, this movie is a far cry from its debut. Not only was it super confusing, but it was also his first big role after his success from Die Hard. Talk about a career change...

The Thing

If you know anything, you better know The Thing. A team of reckless Norwegians starts off the film by shooting from a helicopter, and things only get crazier from that scene. It was originally known as 1951's "A Thing From Another World" but apparently, that title gave too much away! 

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The More You Know

  • The cat in "The Godfather" was a stray.
  • The Hulk made his debut in 1962.
  • Samuel L. Jackson has a clause in his film contracts that allows him to play golf during film shoots whenever he wants.
  • The original raw footage of Apocalypse Now consisted of 1,250,000 feet of film which is over 230 hours’ worth.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.