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By: Matt Patches

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If anyone's going to remake a safe and goofy 1950s comedy, it might as well be Steve Martin, who founded his comedic career on riffing upon his squeaky clean image. Martin starred in the 1991 update of the original 'Father of the Bride,' a film that surprisingly earned star Spencer Tracy a Best Actor Oscar nomination. Martin didn't see the same love (unless you think an MTV Movie Award nomination is on the same level), but the movie did live up to the family friendly farce of the original. [Cred

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Children of the '90s may not realize their beloved, pet-themed adventure movie was previously adapted (it's based on a 1961 children's book by Sheila Burnford) by Disney in the '60s. Purists take note: the 1993 version actually changed up the breed roster, featuring a Bulldog, Golden Retriever, and a Himalayan cat instead of the original's Bull Terrier, Labrador Retriever, and Siamese cat trio. [Credit: Walt Disney/Touchstone Pictures]

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Thai directing duo The Pang Brothers revamped their own Thai language film, the story of a deaf-mute hitman on assignment in the titular city, into their English-language debut. Instead of saddling their star, Nic Cage, with the unique impairment, the Pang Brothers turned the female lead into the deaf-mute. Giving Cage actual lines may not have been wise — the remake was panned upon release. [Credit: Film Bangkok Pang Bros/Lionsgate]

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Don't call Adam Sandler lowbrow. The crowdpleasing comedian turned a 1936 screwball comedy from Frank Capra into a manchild version of "Blank Check." Like the original (which starred Gary Cooper), Deeds (Sandler) inherits a wad of cash (this time in the form of a $40 billion company). Unlike the original, the modern Deeds spends five minutes bashing his frostbitten butler with a fire stoker. [Credit: Columbia Pictures (2)]

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"Bangkok Dangerous" isn't Nic Cage's only lesser-known action revamp. In 2000, he starred in the remake of "Gone in 60 Seconds," a 1974 car theft drama as well known for its star vehicle — a 1973 Ford Mustang Mach 1 dubbed "Eleanor" — as it was its human leading man, H.B. 'Toby' Halicki. The remake tipped its hat to the original by giving Eleanor a cameo, replaced with a 1967 Ford Fastback Mustang. [Credit: HB Halick Mercantile/Touchstone Pictures]

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The '80s sci-fi movie "Battle Beyond the Stars" is occasionally referred to as a remake of "The Magnificent Seven" in space. That's easy to see, but the line can be traced back further, as "Magnificent Seven" is a remake of famed Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai." Adding to the movie's true connection is the lead character's name: "Akir." Where do you think they got that from? [Credit: Toho/New World Pictures]

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When you think of a modern day Buster Keaton, easily one of the most important silent actors in all of film history thanks to his physical prowess on screen, whom do you think of? Exactly: Chris O'Donnell. Producers of 1999's "The Bachelor" had the same thought when they cast O'Donnell in the remake of the race-against-time romantic comedy "Seven Chances." [Credit: Buster Keaton Properties/New Line Cinema]

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The remake grey zone: If you go back to source material previously adapted, are you still a remake? No matter the answer, it's a win win for audiences. Those around in the '40s got a sweet adaptation of the 1937 Hungarian play "Parmuerie" in the form of Jimmy Stewart and Margaret Sullavan's "The Shop Around the Corner," while Nora Ephron delivered an update with "You've Got Mail." Surprisingly, the '37 stage version did not involve AOL. [Credit: MGM/Warner Bros]

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Genre fans complain that modern Hollywood can't stop their bad habit of remaking anything and everything in their vaults, citing the good ol' days of the '80s as evidence that creativity and box office success aren't mutually exclusive. John Carpenter ruins the entire argument with his 1982 film "The Thing," a remake of a cheesy horror flick from Howard Hawks. Thankfully, it's hard to be too mad at Carpenter — "The Thing" is a sci-fi classic. [Credit: Winchester Pictures/Universal Pictures]

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Oh, Nic Cage, you've done it again! Wim Wenders' Franco-German romance hones in on a unique central pair: a female trapeze artist and an angel who turns human to fully experience the human experience (namely, love). The '90s adaptation of the introspective and moody foreign film utilizes Cage's inherent weirdness for cuddling purposes. Not as successful an experiment, unfortunately. [Credit: Road Movies Film Prod/Warner Bros]

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"Father of the Bride" 1950 & 1991

"The Incredible Journey" 1963 & "Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey" 1993

"Bangkok Dangerous" 1999 & 2008

"Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" 1936 & "Mr. Deeds" 2002

"Gone in 60 Seconds" 1974 & 2000

"Seven Samurai" 1954 & "Battle Beyond the Stars" 1980

"Seven Chances" 1925 & "The Bachelor" 1999

"The Shop Around the Corner" 1940 & "You've Got Mail" 1998

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