Apocalypse Now was Heart of Darkness
'Objects In Space'
Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai
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Weekend at Bernie's was based a Shakespeare play.
Ah yes, the famous lost Weekend At Henry IV's.
Luc Besson's Nikita as Pygmalion?
East of Eden is Cain and Abel
Two other interesting text relationships:
Godard's
Contempt
and Homer's
Odyssey
Cukor's A Double Life and Othello
Both about remaking a classic work, but also mirroring that work.
What is My Own Private Idaho a take on?
Henry IV. There was a lot more Shakespeare in it, but the studio made Van Sant take it out. It's an incoherent mess of a movie, but I really like it.
Well, duh. Keanu.
Barb Wire is Casablanca.
Well, duh. Keanu.
Yes. But also River, and I can see where Van Sant was going with it, even if he didn't quite succeed. Shakespeare's version of Hal is always fascinating to me, and I like seeing what other people come up with.
The Zero Effect is updating Sherlock Holmes.