Forbidden Planet (1956)
is (partly) William Shakespeare's play The Tempest... IN SPACE!
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Poll: To be continued... IN SPAAACE!
When making a sequel, remake, reboot or an adaptation, the filmmakers sometimes decide to go ''up to eleven'', and transfer the story in OUTER SPACE, even though the original story was set on Earth.
Which of these ideas (nevermind the actual quality of the film) is the strangest or the most ridiculous?
Make Your Choice
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Moonraker (1979)
puts James Bond IN SPACE! -
Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
is Seven Samurai (1954)/The Magnificent Seven (1960)... IN SPACE! -
History of the World: Part I (1981)
has and end scene which promises a sequel - History of the World, Part II, which will feature (among other things) a musical called JEWS IN SPACE -
Outland (1981)
is High Noon (1952)... IN SPACE! -
Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
is Airplane! (1980)... IN SPACE! -
Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)
retcons the whole mythology of Highlander (1986), by making the Immortals (including our title protagonist) alien beings... FROM OUTER SPACE! -
Critters 4 (1992)
puts the titular creatures from Critters (1986) IN SPACE! -
Leprechaun 4: In Space (1996)
puts the titular villain of Leprechaun (1992) IN SPACE! -
Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996)
puts Pinhead... IN SPACE! -
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1998)
puts the titular hero of The Brave Little Toaster (1987) IN SPACE! -
Muppets from Space (1999)
puts the Muppets IN SPACE! -
Jason X (2001)
puts Jason Voorhees IN SPACE! -
Dracula 3000 (2004)
is Bram Stoker's novel Dracula... IN SPACE! -
Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
is Jumanji (1995)... IN SPACE! -
Space Buddies (2009)
puts the titular heroes of Air Buddies (2006) IN SPACE! -
Avatar (2009)
is Dances with Wolves (1990) and/or Pocahontas (1995)... IN SPACE! -
Machete Kills in Space (????)
puts the titular hero of Machete (2010)... IN SPACE! -
Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)
puts Scrat from the Ice Age franchise IN SPACE!*entry added 11 days after the poll was published
