Film Remakes and Reboots
A movie remake uses an earlier movie as its main source material, rather than returning to the earlier movie's source material. With the exception of shot-for-shot remakes, most remakes make significant changes in character, plot, genre, and theme. Not all remakes use the same title as the previously released version. Remakes are rarely sequels to the original film. In this situation, essentially the remake repeats the same basic story of the original film and may even use the same title, but also contains notabl
e plot and storyline elements indicating the two films are set in "the same universe". --Wikipedia
With reboots, filmmakers revamp and reinvigorate a film series to attract new fans and stimulate revenue. A reboot can renew interest in a series that has grown stale. Reboots act as a safe project for a studio, since a reboot with an established fanbase is less risky (in terms of expected profit) than an entirely original work, while at the same time allowing the studio to explore new demographics. Reboots also allow directors and producers to cast a new set of younger actors for the familiar roles of a film series to attract a younger audience. Unlike a remake, however, a reboot often presupposes a working familiarity on the part of the audience with the original work. --Wikipedia
Here is only a partial list of some of the remakes and "based on" films that are available in the Film & Video Collection.
La Cage aux Folles / The Birdcage
The Birdcage by Call Number: DVD 31Publication Date: 1996The story of a middle-aged gay couple's comic encounter with a self-righteously straight and conservative family.
La Cage aux Folles by Call Number: DVD 31Publication Date: 1978Two gay men living in St. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married.
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol by Call Number: DVD 6814Publication Date: 1951Classic Dickens story about a bitter old man who's given a chance for redemption when three ghosts come to visit him on Christmas Eve.
A Christmas Carol by Call Number: DVD 8442Publication Date: 1984Classic holiday film of how the miser Scrooge finds his view on Christmas changed after he is visited by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future.
A Christmas Carol by Call Number: DVD 976Publication Date: 1996This disc contains the Dickens' classic "A Christmas carol". his disc also contains behind the scenes footage from the movie "Uncovering the real Dickens."
A Christmas Carol Scrooge and Marley by Call Number: eVideoPublication Date: 1981In this 1981 episode of Elliot Norton Reviews, Norton interviews Gene Rayburn (actor) and Israel Horovitz (playwright) about A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley, a play based on A Christmas Carol by Dickens.
Disney's A Christmas Carol by Call Number: DVD 8392Publication Date: 2009Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.
The Man Who Invented Christmas by Call Number: DVD 19572Publication Date: 2017The journey that led to Charles Dickens' creation of 'A Christmas Carol, ' a timeless tale that would redefine the holiday.
The Muppet Christmas Carol by Call Number: DVD 735Publication Date: 1992The classic Christmas tale by Charles Dickens gets a humorous treatment when it is retold by the Muppets.
Scrooge by Call Number: DVD 404Publication Date: 1951On Christmas Eve, a despicable miser is visited by three spirits who show him visions of Christmasses past, present, and future. He is totally changed by these experiences and becomes cheerful and benevolent.
Scrooged by Call Number: DVD 12911Publication Date: 1988Modern dysfunctional version of A Christmas Carol.
Stingiest Man in Town by Call Number: DVD 12244 and eVideoPublication Date: 1956This is a musical version of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol". Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by 4 ghosts and is shown visions of his past life and the consequences of his life on others.
Cinderella
Cinderella by Call Number: DVD 5492Publication Date: 1949A mistreated kitchen maid with the help of her fairy godmother attends the palace ball on the condition that she leave before midnight.
Cinderella by Call Number: HDDVD 178Publication Date: 1950Cinderella's rags are magically turned into a glorious gown, and she attends the Royal Ball. But when the clock strikes midnight, the spell is broken, leaving only a single glass slipper.
Cinderella by Call Number: DVD 16679Publication Date: 2015When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her daughters. Ella's fortunes begin to change after meeting a stranger.
A Cinderella Story by Call Number: DVD 3658Publication Date: 2004Meet high school student Sam who scrubs floors at a diner, copes with her wicked stepmother and stepsisters, and all the while dreams of Princeton.
Cinderfella by Call Number: DVD 3883Publication Date: 1960Kind-hearted Fella works as a houseboy for his stepmother and his two stepbrothers. The fairy godfather helps Fella go to the party where he sweeps Princess Charming off her feet.
Ever After: A Cinderella Story by Call Number: DVD 3672Publication Date: 1998A young woman stands up to her scheming stepmother and works miracles on the lives of everyone around her, including the crown prince of France.
The Glass Slipper by Call Number: DVD 12402Publication Date: 1955Tomboyish outcast "Cinder" Ella and the duke's charming son fall in love in this rendition of the classic fairy tale.
Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella by Call Number: DVD 3659Publication Date: 1965Cinderella comes to life in this version of the beloved fairy tale.
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella by Call Number: DVD 5938Publication Date: 1998Cinderella suffers the torment of her wicked stepmother and spoiled stepsisters. She dreams of going to the ball and dancing with the prince.
The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of CinderellaCall Number: DVD 17024Publication Date: 1975A re-telling of the classic fairy tale of Cinderella.
A Tale of Cinderella by Call Number: DVD 3640Publication Date: 2004How can a lowly scrub girl ever marry a Prince?
Clash of the Titans
Clash of the Titans by Call Number: DVD 10020Publication Date: 2010Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus is helpless to save his family from Hades. With nothing to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus.
Clash of the Titans by Call Number: DVD 17217Publication Date: 1981Perseus, the mortal son of Zeus, sets out to rescue Andromeda from the wrath the goddess Thetis.
Wrath of the Titans by Call Number: DVD 11728Publication Date: 2012Zeus is betrayed by Hades and Perseus must find Zeus, and end the Titans' struggle to rule the Earth.
Dracula
Blacula by Call Number: DVD 15972Publication Date: 1972 & 1973An ancient African prince, turned into a vampire by Dracula himself, finds himself in modern Los Angeles.
Bram Stoker's Dracula by Call Number: DVD 3304Publication Date: 1992The centuries old vampire Count Dracula comes to England to seduce his barrister Jonathan Harker's fiancée Mina Murray and inflict havoc in the foreign land.
Dracula by Call Number: DVD 1566Publication Date: 1931After a naive real estate agent succumbs to the will of the Count, the two head to London where the vampire hopes to stroll among respectable society by day and search for potential victims by night.
Dracula by Call Number: DVD 10588Publication Date: 1979Count Dracula travels to England in search of an immortal bride.
Dracula's Daughter / Son of Dracula by Call Number: DVD 16062Publication Date: 2001Dr. Von Helsing, thinking he has rid London of all vampires, is instead arrested for murder. Just when Von Helsing's fate seems sealed, the bodies suddenly disappear. Soon several people are found mysteriously killed, their bodies drained of all blood.
Count Alucard is Dracula's son, in this story of a Southern heiress who winds up under the evil spell of the Count.
Dracula: Dead and Loving It by Call Number: DVD 10092Publication Date: 1995Parody of the classic vampire story and its famous film adaptations.
Horror of Dracula by Call Number: DVD 3829Publication Date: 1958Jonathan Harker begets the ire of Count Dracula after he accepts a job at the vampire's castle under false pretenses, forcing his colleague Dr. Van Helsing to destroy the predatory villain when he targets Harker's loved ones.
Hotel Transylvania by Call Number: DVD 12694Publication Date: 2012The Hotel Transylvania, run by Dracula, is a unique, high-end resort catering only to the finest monsters and their families. Dracula is preparing for an extra special weekend - his daughter Mavis's 118th birthday - when trouble arises: a human has stumbled upon the resort for the first time ever!
Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror by Call Number: DVD 8491Publication Date: 1922Vampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent Hutter's wife.
Nosferatu the Vampyre by Call Number: DVD 14074Publication Date: 1979A remake of the German silent classic by F.W. Murnau, closely based on the novel Dracula, by Bram Stoker.
Jonathan Harber, against the wishes of his wife, departs on a journey over the Carpathian Mountains to finalize a real estate deal. When he arrives at his destination, he encounters Count Dracula and a series of tragic events.
Vampires in Havana by Call Number: DVD 7943Publication Date: 1987A vampire family from Cuba is preparing for a showdown between the USA vampires and the Eastern European vampires. But with the aid of a scientist, they need a type of vaccination where they can live in daylight.
Van Helsing by Call Number: DVD 17554Publication Date: 2004Legendary 19th-century monster hunter Van Helsing is sent to mysterious Transylvania to battle the evil Dracula is trying to release with the unwilling help of Frankestein's monster and a wolf-man.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein by Call Number: DVD 152Publication Date: 1931Dr. Frankenstein dares to tamper with life and death by creating a human monster in his laboratory; but his dreams of perfection are thwarted when the monster becomes an uncontrollable beast.
Frankenstein by Call Number: DVD 16835Publication Date: 1992Dr. Frankenstein discovers the secret of life but something goes wrong in the laboratory and the doctor's hideous creation disappears into the night.
Frankenstein: The Legacy Collection by Call Number: DVD 10095Publication Date: 1931-1944Contains: Frankenstein; Bride of Frankenstein; Son of Frankenstein; Ghost of Frankenstein; House of Frankenstein.
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein by Call Number: DVD 91Publication Date: 1994A scientist strives to make the perfect man in a laboratory but instead creates a bitter monster who seeks revenge on his creator and his family.
Victor Frankenstein by Call Number: DVD 17326Publication Date: 2015Told from Igor's perspective, we see the troubled young assistant's dark origins, his redemptive friendship with the young medical student Viktor Von Frankenstein, and become eyewitnesses to the emergence of how Frankenstein became the man, and the legend, we know today.
Young Frankenstein by Call Number: DVD 383Publication Date: 1974Summoned by a will to his late grandfather's castle in Transylvania, young Dr. Frankenstein soon discovers the scientist's step-by-step manual explaining how to bring a corpse to life.
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters by Call Number: DVD 6635 & HDDVD 355Publication Date: 1984When three college professors lose their jobs, they decide to go into the freelance "paranormal investigation and elimination" business.
Ghostbusters Answer the Call by Call Number: DVD 18123Publication Date: 2016Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts band together to stop the otherworldly threat.
Ghostbusters II by Call Number: DVD 8395Publication Date: 1989The superstars of the supernatural reunite to battle an underground river of slime that threatens New York City in this sequel.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
The Grinch by Call Number: DVD 20304Publication Date: 2018A re-telling of the classic tale about a grumpy old creature living in a cave who can't stand to see his neighbors in Whoville enjoying themselves. Things are especially bad at Christmas so the Grinch decides to dress up like Santa Claus on Christmas Eve and steal all the Christmas gifts and decorations so the Whos can't enjoy the season.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Call Number: DVD 737Publication Date: 2000The tale of the mean-spirited Grinch and his attempts to steal the Christmas celebration of Who-ville.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Call Number: DVD 481Publication Date: 2003Why is the Grinch such a grouch? No one seems to know, until little Cindy Lou Who takes matters into her own hands in her search for the true meaning of Christmas.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Invasion of the Body Snatchers by Call Number: DVD 3218 & DVD 13556Publication Date: 1955Plant-like extraterrestrials have invaded a small town in California, replicating the villagers in giant seed "pods" and taking possession of their souls while they sleep.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers by Call Number: DVD 10192Publication Date: 1978When spores fall from space and take root in San Francisco, the city is transformed by spectacular and exotic flowers. But these blossoms are going to slowly clone human bodies and then dispose of the originals.
King Kong
King Kong by Call Number: DVD 2218Publication Date: 1933Carl Denham leads an expedition to Skull Island, a place where the natives pay homage to the one whom they revere as "Kong," and who is, indeed, king of the island. Denham arranges to capture the creature, whom he calls "King Kong" and takes him back to New York.
King Kong by Call Number: DVD 2492Publication Date: 2005In the 1930s, a down-on-her-luck actress accompanies an over-ambitious filmmaker on an expedition to a remote island. There they encounter a terrifying giant ape who forms an attachment to the beautiful actress. Hoping to win fame and fortune, the filmmaker brings the ape back to New York City for public exhibition, with catastrophic results.
King Kong by Call Number: DVD 13724Publication Date: 1976The Big Apple is besieged by the monstrous ape, King Kong. The gargantuan ape battles attacking aircraft high above the streets of New York and plunges to his death from the top of the World Trade Center.
King Kong vs Godzilla by Call Number: DVD 10338Publication Date: 1962When an underhanded pharmaceutical company goes to a remote tropical island to steal King Kong for advertising purposes, they get more than they bargained for. Meanwhile, a submarine crew melt a block of ice and release the ferocious Godzilla from his icy lair.
Kong: Skull Island by Call Number: DVD 18924Publication Date: 2017A diverse team of explorers are brought together to venture deep into an uncharted island in the Pacific, as beautiful as it is treacherous, unaware that they're crossing into the domain of the mythic Kong.
Son of Kong by Call Number: DVD 2219Publication Date: 1933King Kong's descendant is discovered on an island amid the prehistoric creatures in this sequel to the popular King Kong.
Little Women
Little Women by Call Number: DVD 1445Publication Date: 1933Chronicles the humorous and sentimental fortunes of the four March sisters as they grow into young ladies during the Civil war.
Little Women by Call Number: DVD 9493Publication Date: 1949Louisa May Alcott's Civil War story of four sisters who share their loves, their joys, and their sorrows.
Little Women by Call Number: DVD 19788Publication Date: 1970As the Civil War rages on, the four sisters of the March family struggle to grow up without the guiding hand of their loving father.
Little Women by Call Number: DVD 4947Publication Date: 1994Louisa May Alcott's classic coming-of-age story follows the childhood adventures of the March sisters and their family's struggles during the Civil War.
Little Women by Call Number: DVD 19675Publication Date: 2018About the lives of the four March sisters during the American Civil War as they learn to navigate love, loss and the trials of growing up.
The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate by Call Number: DVD 377 & HDDVD 456Publication Date: 1962A U.S. Army platoon, captured in the Korean conflict, is whisked to Manchuria for experimental drug-and-hypnosis- induced conditioning that transforms the men into human time bombs.
The Manchurian Candidate by Call Number: DVD 11971Publication Date: 2004As the nation watches the presidential campaign, one soldier races to uncover the conspiracy behind it that seeks to destroy democracy itself.
The Mummy
Bram Stoker's The Mummy by Call Number: DVD 254Publication Date: 1997A mummy tries to come back to life by sucking the lifeforce out of the people in the mansion where its been sent.
Bubba Ho-tepCall Number: DVD 11482Publication Date: 2004When mysterious deaths plague the Shady Rest retirement home, it's up to an aging, cantankerous "Elvis" and a black"JFK" to defeat a 3,000-year-old-Egyptian mummy with a penchant for sucking human souls.
The Mummy by Call Number: DVD 5122Publication Date: 1932An Egyptian priest who was buried alive comes back to life after an archaeological dig and searches for his lost love.
The Mummy by Call Number: DVD 5901Publication Date: 2008At an archaeological dig in the ancient city of Hamunaptra, an American accidentally awakens a mummy who begins to wreck havoc as he searches for the reincarnation of his long-lost love.
The Mummy by Call Number: DVD 19022Publication Date: 2017Thought safely entombed deep beneath the desert, an ancient princess whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day.
The Mummy: Complete Legacy Collection by Call Number: DVD 16408Publication Date: 1932-1955The Mummy (1932) -- The Mummy's Hand (1940) ; The Mummy's Tomb (1942) -- The Mummy's Ghost (1944) ; The Mummy's Curse (1944) ; Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy.
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor by Call Number: DVD 5903Publication Date: 2008When a 2,000 year old curse is broken, a dragon emperor comes back to life with a diabolical plan to enslave the world.
The Mummy Returns by Call Number: DVD 5902Publication Date: 2008The cursed mummy, Imhotep, is resurrected again — along with a force even more powerful: the Scorpion King.
Peter Pan
Finding Neverland by Call Number: DVD 1665Publication Date: 2004London, 1903: four lads, three women, and J.M. Barrie in the year he writes "Peter Pan." After one of his plays flops, Barrie meets four boys and their widowed mother in the park. During the next months, the child-like Barrie plays with the boys daily, and their imaginative games give him ideas for a play.
Hook by Call Number: DVD 6842Publication Date: 1991When Captain James Hook kidnaps his children, an adult Peter Pan must return to Neverland and reclaim his youthful spirit in order to challenge his old enemy.
Neverland by Call Number: DVD 14834Publication Date: 2011A young lad named Peter and his gang are transported from turn-of-the-century London into a parallel world. In Neverland, no one ever ages and the lost boys are soon caught in a war with the man who will become Captain Hook and change the fate of the mystical land forever.
Peter Pan by Call Number: DVD 5094 & HDDVD 206Publication Date: 1953Wendy and her brothers are whisked away to the magical world of Neverland with the hero of their stories, Peter Pan.
Peter Pan by Call Number: DVD 4067Publication Date: 2003In Edwardian London, Wendy Darling mesmerizes her brothers every night with bedtime tales of the fearsome Captain Hook. Peter Pan flies into their nursery one night and takes them on a journey to Neverland.
Psycho
Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho by Call Number: DVD 3 & HDDVD 148Publication Date: 1960A Phoenix secretary embezzles forty thousand dollars from her employer's client, goes on the run, and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.
Hitchcock by Call Number: HDDVD 229Publication Date: 2012Alfred Hitchcock becomes obsessed with a grisly murder story that the studios won't back. Determined, he sets out to make the film on his own.
Psycho by Call Number: DVD 726Publication Date: 1999Criminal on the run takes refuge at the motel operated by Norman Bates--a troubled man whose victims encounter a grisly fate at the hands of his 'mother.'
Pygmalion / My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady by Call Number: DVD 13208 & HDDVD 211Publication Date: 1964Professor agrees to a wager that he can make flower girl presentable in high society.
Pygmalion by Call Number: DVD 5453Publication Date: 1938Professor Henry Higgins works to make a pretty flower girl into a young lady of society.
Pygmalion by Call Number: DVD 8728Publication Date: 1973A professor of phonetics takes a bet that in six months time he can turn a flower seller into a lady he could pass off as a duchess.
Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood by Call Number: DVD 1156Publication Date: 1938Recounts the life and adventures of Robin Hood, who, with his band of followers, lived as an outlaw in Sherwood Forest dedicated to fight against tyranny.
The Adventures of Robin Hood by Call Number: DVD 1734Publication Date: 1955-58The "outlaws" of Sherwood Forest watch over the people of England and protect them from the cruelty and greed of the ruling aristocrats.
Princess of Thieves by Call Number: DVD 1735Publication Date: 2003Tells the tale of Robin Hoods' daughter Gwyn, as she helps save her father and Prince Philip. Gwyn helps ensure that Richard the Lionheart's illegitimate son Philip becomes the rightful king of England.
Robin and Marian by Call Number: DVD 1504Publication Date: 1976The legend of Robin Hood continues when Robin and Little John return from the Crusades under the command of King Richard the Lionheart. But when Richard is accidentally slain, the mad King John assumes the throne and Robin regroups the members of his old Sherwood Forest band.
Robin Hood by Call Number: DVD 1497Publication Date: 1973The animals have their own version of what really happened in Sherwood Forest. Robin Hood and his band of merry men outwit the greedy Prince John and his sniveling partner, as they put the tax squeeze on their poor, hardworking loyal subjects.
Robin Hood by Call Number: DVD 870Publication Date: 1922Robin Hood recreates 'the chivalry of England in all its glory' as it unveils the conflicts and betrayals that threaten to destroy the kingdom of Richard the Lion-Hearted
Robin Hood by Call Number: DVD 8157Publication Date: 2010In 13th century England, Robin Hood and his band of followers battle French invaders, the King, and taxes.
Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves by Call Number: DVD 1500Publication Date: 1991The legendary Sherwood Forest outlaw leader comes to life in this 12th century medieval adventure.
Robin Hood: Men in Tights by Call Number: DVD 6763Publication Date: 1993Robin Hood attempts to save England from Prince John and the Sheriff of Rottingham, while also winning the heart of Maid Marian.
Son of Robin Hood by Call Number: DVD 12897Publication Date: 1958Robin Hood's son continues the work against English injustice after his father's death, until a strange twist is revealed.
When Things Were Rotten by Call Number: DVD 13345Publication Date: 1975This Robin Hood parody was created in 1975 by Mel Brooks, Norman Stiles, and John Boni. Here, Robin Hood and his merry men are incompetent goofs, but they will keep you laughing.
Sabrina
Sabrina by Call Number: DVD 1125Publication Date: 1954The daughter of the chauffeur returns from Paris and dazzles the family's two sons.
Sabrina by Call Number: DVD 3601Publication Date: 1995An ugly duckling, having undergone a remarkable change, still harbors feelings for a carefree playboy, but not before his business-focused brother has something to say about it.
Scarface
Scarface by Call Number: DVD 3754Publication Date: 1954Tells the story of organized crime's control of the city of Chicago during prohibition and the ruthless drive of Tony Carmonte to become the city's top gangster.
Scarface by Call Number: DVD 14769Publication Date: 1983Inspired by the 1932 classic of the same title, this time set in Miami, Florida, in the 1980s, after the Mariel boatlift brought thousands of Cuban refugees to the United States. Tony Montana is the new Scarface, finding wealth and power beyond his wildest dreams.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by Call Number: DVD 13939Publication Date: 1947A mild-mannered man imagines himself to be a number of daredevil heroes in this adaptation of James Thurber's short story.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by Call Number: DVD 14359Publication Date: 2013About a daydreamer who escapes his anonymous life by disappearing into a world of fantasies filled with heroism, romance, and action.
The Shop Around the Corner / You've Got Mail
The Shop Around the Corner by Call Number: DVD 8436Publication Date: 1940Two bickering employees at a gift shop don't realize that they're falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.
You've Got Mail by Call Number: DVD 1755Publication Date: 1998A romance in which a book chain magnate and a children's bookshop owner are anonymous e-mail cyberpals who fall in love, unaware that they are business rivals.
War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds by Call Number: DVD 6837Publication Date: 1953H.G. Wells' chilling story of the invasion of Earth by martians. Mass evacuation begins in panic as nations unite in an effort to repel the aliens.
War of the Worlds by Call Number: DVD 6838 & HDDVD 234Publication Date: 2005Aliens come up from the ground to destroy Earth and all the humans living on it.