Did You Know These Classic Films Were All Remakes?

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is one of the defining movies of the 1960s. Paul Newman and Robert Redford star in this iconic piece of cinema, but they were not the first.  This action-packed Western is one that changed the way people approach watching movies. 

Hairspray

The 2007 fun-filled musical comedy was pretty innovative, but it wasn't the first one ever. Hairspray was first a stage musical, then it was a 1988 movie! Of course, neither of these versions featured a young Zac Efron as the dancing king Link, so were either of them even worth watching?

Advertisement

Next Page →

The More You Know

  • "E.T." and "Poltergeist" started from the same script.
  • Orson Welles directed much of Citizen Kane from a wheelchair, after injuring himself on set.
  • While shooting 'Batman Begins' (2005) in Chicago, a drunk driver panicked and crashed into the Batmobile because he thought it was an invading alien.spacecraft
  • Peter O’Toole was nominated for eight performance Oscars and didn’t win a single one.
Next Page →

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.