Movie Doppelgangers - Blu-ray Forum

yanksno1 · 10-25-2021, 05:21 PM

I've been thinking about this recently. When I'm talking about Movie Doppelgangers, I'm thinking of movies that came out close to each other that have very similar story lines. One of those examples is Armageddon and Deep Impact. The other was White House Down and Olympus Has Fallen. I swear in both cases someone must have pitched a movie to a studio, they liked the idea but decided to pass and still take aspects of it and make a "fun" version of it. Think this is what happened in both of those cases? I think we know which movie ripped which haha (unless I'm totally wrong there). Haven't seen either of these new movies yet, but are Lamb and Antlers another case here? What are other movies I'm not thinking of that's happened to?

Gacivory · 10-25-2021, 05:26 PM

Churchill & Darkest Hour. They came out pretty close to each other.

DR Herbert West · 10-25-2021, 05:32 PM

Hard Target and Surviving the Game

Shocker and The Horror Show

Leviathan and Deep Star Six

Gacivory · 10-25-2021, 05:36 PM

Hitchcock & The Girl

Infamous & Capote

C+C Muzak · 10-25-2021, 05:38 PM

BillieCassin · 10-25-2021, 05:45 PM

Like Father, Like Son and Vice Versa.

BladeRunner2007 · 10-25-2021, 05:49 PM

Kickboxer & The King of the Kickboxers

Roonan · 10-25-2021, 05:49 PM

Braveheart / Rob Roy

Antz / A Bug's Life

JediJones77 · 10-25-2021, 05:52 PM

Volcano and Dante's Peak.

Carnosaur and Jurassic Park.

Speed 2: Cruise Control and Titanic.

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Originally Posted by DR Herbert West

Leviathan and Deep Star Six

Add Abyss.

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Originally Posted by BillieCassin

Like Father, Like Son and Vice Versa.

Add 18 Again and Big.

nashcameronn · 10-25-2021, 05:53 PM

Never Say Never Again and Octopussy

John1701D · 10-25-2021, 06:10 PM

Dantes Peak
Volcano

Farerb · 10-25-2021, 06:23 PM

Tangled and Frozen.

HipsterTrash · 10-25-2021, 06:26 PM

Paul Blart: Mall Cop and Observe and Report

Different tones that separate them.

JoeKryten · 10-25-2021, 06:57 PM

In some of these cases, the inspiration is obvious. Armageddon and Deep Impact came about shortly after the discovery of the comet that was going to hit Jupiter (Shoemacher-Levy?).

Leviathan & Deepstar Six both started production just after The Abyss was announced. Due to the length of production on The Abyss they both managed to get finished and release before it.

I think there was some news story that inspired Dante's Peak and Volcano, but if there was I can't remember it. Maybe it was the announcement of the eventual Yellowstone eruption that will change most of North America as we know it?

Josep5349 · 10-25-2021, 07:02 PM

Three Amigos and Galaxy Quest (though didn’t come out close to each other)

filmbuffTX · 10-25-2021, 07:16 PM

She's All That

10 Things I Hate About You

GoneJoel · 10-25-2021, 07:20 PM

Snow White & The Huntsman and Mirror Mirror (Both films were released in 2012.)

Rogue, Black Water and Primeval (Three films based on a true story about a killer crocodile. They were all released in 2007.)

Bolo Seagull · 10-25-2021, 07:34 PM

'The A Team', 'The Losers' and 'The Expendables' all came out within a year of each other, right?

Samus Aran · 10-25-2021, 07:37 PM

Turner & Hooch, K-9

Wyatt Earp, Tombstone

The Prestige, The Illusionist

dr. wai · 10-25-2021, 08:05 PM

Prehysteria, Carnosaur, Jurassic Park

Red Planet, Mission to Mars

The Horror Show, Shocker, The Destroyer

Saving Private Ryan, Thin Red Line

Babe, Gordy

Friends with Benefits, No Strings Attached

Observe and Report, Paul Blart: Mall Cop

Chasing Liberty, First Daughter

Deep Star Six, The Rift, The Abyss, The Evil Below, Leviathan, Lords of the Deep

Capote, Infamous

10-25-2021, 05:21 PM	#1
yanksno1 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2013 Location:Atlantic City, NJ USA 4K collection:173 Blu-ray collection:469 DVD collection:96 Digital collection:65 iTunes collection:11 Prime collection:45 Trading Score:32	Movie Doppelgangers I've been thinking about this recently. When I'm talking about Movie Doppelgangers, I'm thinking of movies that came out close to each other that have very similar story lines. One of those examples is Armageddon and Deep Impact. The other was White House Down and Olympus Has Fallen. I swear in both cases someone must have pitched a movie to a studio, they liked the idea but decided to pass and still take aspects of it and make a "fun" version of it. Think this is what happened in both of those cases? I think we know which movie ripped which haha (unless I'm totally wrong there). Haven't seen either of these new movies yet, but are Lamb and Antlers another case here? What are other movies I'm not thinking of that's happened to?

10-25-2021, 05:38 PM	#5
C+C Muzak Senior Member Member since:Feb 2020 Location:Funk Music Hall Of Fame & Exhibition Center	CB4 / Fear Of A Black Hat (1993)

10-25-2021, 07:02 PM	#15
Josep5349 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2013	Three Amigos and Galaxy Quest (though didn’t come out close to each other) Last edited by Josep5349; 10-25-2021 at 07:51 PM.

10-25-2021, 05:26 PM	#2
Gacivory Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2016 Location:Los Angeles, California 4K collection:1120 Blu-ray collection:5609 DVD collection:183 Digital collection:25 Trading Score:1	Churchill & Darkest Hour. They came out pretty close to each other.

10-25-2021, 05:32 PM	#3
DR Herbert West Blu-ray King Top contributor Member since:May 2018 Location:Arkham, MA Trading Score:8	Hard Target and Surviving the Game Shocker and The Horror Show Leviathan and Deep Star Six

10-25-2021, 05:36 PM	#4
Gacivory Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2016 Location:Los Angeles, California 4K collection:1120 Blu-ray collection:5609 DVD collection:183 Digital collection:25 Trading Score:1	Hitchcock & The Girl Infamous & Capote

10-25-2021, 05:45 PM	#6
BillieCassin Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2009 Blu-ray collection:- Trading Score:34	Like Father, Like Son and Vice Versa.

10-25-2021, 05:49 PM	#7
BladeRunner2007 Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Germany 4K collection:58 Blu-ray collection:1031 Blu-ray reviews:3	Kickboxer & The King of the Kickboxers

10-25-2021, 05:49 PM	#8
Roonan Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jun 2011 Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Blu-ray reviews:2	Braveheart / Rob Roy Antz / A Bug's Life

10-25-2021, 05:53 PM	#10
nashcameronn Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:May 2013 Location:VA 4K collection:73 Blu-ray collection:2106 DVD collection:577 Trading Score:60	Never Say Never Again and Octopussy

10-25-2021, 06:10 PM	#11
John1701D Blu-ray Count Member since:Mar 2011 Trading Score:9	Dantes Peak Volcano

10-25-2021, 06:23 PM	#12
Farerb Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Oct 2018 4K collection:86 Blu-ray collection:209 DVD collection:71 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Tangled and Frozen.

10-25-2021, 06:26 PM	#13
HipsterTrash Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Mar 2019 Location:Canada 4K collection:20 Blu-ray collection:2973	Paul Blart: Mall Cop and Observe and Report Different tones that separate them.

10-25-2021, 06:57 PM	#14
JoeKryten Expert Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Tucson, AZ Blu-ray reviews:1	In some of these cases, the inspiration is obvious. Armageddon and Deep Impact came about shortly after the discovery of the comet that was going to hit Jupiter (Shoemacher-Levy?). Leviathan & Deepstar Six both started production just after The Abyss was announced. Due to the length of production on The Abyss they both managed to get finished and release before it. I think there was some news story that inspired Dante's Peak and Volcano, but if there was I can't remember it. Maybe it was the announcement of the eventual Yellowstone eruption that will change most of North America as we know it?

10-25-2021, 07:16 PM	#16
filmbuffTX Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:May 2015 4K collection:267 Blu-ray collection:6361 DVD collection:2270 Digital collection:1617 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:16	She's All That 10 Things I Hate About You

10-25-2021, 07:20 PM	#17
GoneJoel Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2017 4K collection:158 Blu-ray collection:424 DVD collection:244 Digital collection:3	Snow White & The Huntsman and Mirror Mirror (Both films were released in 2012.) Rogue, Black Water and Primeval (Three films based on a true story about a killer crocodile. They were all released in 2007.)

10-25-2021, 07:34 PM	#18
Bolo Seagull Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2016 Home Theater Gallery:1 4K collection:142 Blu-ray collection:694 DVD collection:102 Trading Score:7	'The A Team', 'The Losers' and 'The Expendables' all came out within a year of each other, right?

10-25-2021, 07:37 PM	#19
Samus Aran Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Jun 2010 Location:USA Home Theater Gallery:11 4K collection:14 Blu-ray collection:49 Trading Score:195	Turner & Hooch, K-9 Wyatt Earp, Tombstone The Prestige, The Illusionist

10-25-2021, 08:05 PM	#20
dr. wai Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Nov 2010 Location:Wouldn't you like to know 4K collection:631 Blu-ray collection:4829 DVD collection:3412 MA collection:698 Digital collection:966 iTunes collection:694 Prime collection:544 Blu-ray reviews: 17 Trading Score:8	Prehysteria, Carnosaur, Jurassic Park Red Planet, Mission to Mars The Horror Show, Shocker, The Destroyer Saving Private Ryan, Thin Red Line Babe, Gordy Friends with Benefits, No Strings Attached Observe and Report, Paul Blart: Mall Cop Chasing Liberty, First Daughter Deep Star Six, The Rift, The Abyss, The Evil Below, Leviathan, Lords of the Deep Capote, Infamous

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