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GARFIELDKOOL · 05-17-2009, 05:39 PM

"Stripes"-the 1981 movie with Bill Murray and Harold Ramis looks like it paved the way for the "Police Academy" movies. The whole premise is there. Police Academy is a lot like "Stripes" in many ways.

"Gremlins"- Looks like the "Goonies" and "Critters" took inspiration from this.

"Boyz N the 'Hood"- After this became a hit in 1991, "Juice" followed, and "Menace II Society" Urban black life was hot on screen in the early 90s.

Liza · 05-17-2009, 05:45 PM

Although it's far from a perfect movie, 1965's The Eye of the Devil was a definate precurser to The Wicker Man. Eye of the Devil is nearly forgotten today, except for the fact that it was Sharon Tate's screen debut. But its plot is unique, and was explored much better in the Wicker Man.

GARFIELDKOOL · 05-18-2009, 10:25 AM

"Adventures In Babysitting"-the 1987 movie seemed to have pushed the way for Christina Applegate's "Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead" In 1991.

Both movies had Keith Coogan in it.

Jude The Obscure · 05-18-2009, 10:56 AM

Remember the whole switching bodies craze?

"Like Father Like Son"
"Vice Versa"
"18 Again

and to some extent "Big"

JamesG · 05-18-2009, 11:34 AM

The late 70s-early 80s saw a lot of slasher films; in particular based around a certain day.

The success of Halloween and Friday the 13th spawned the slasher flick boom of the early 80s with Prom Night, Silent Night: Deadly Night, Mother's Day, April Fool's Day... to name a few.
Another popular series was the Sleepaway Camp flicks.

In recent years it was revived with SCREAM when the late 90s had a spawn of slashers; I Know What You Did Last Summer, Valentine, Urban Legend...

Around this time more sequels of popular franchises were coming out; Halloween H20, Jason X, Bride/Seed of Chucky...

Finally nowadays we seem to be in the remake stage.

Torgo · 05-18-2009, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by GARFIELDKOOL

"Gremlins"- Looks like the "Goonies" and "Critters" took inspiration from this.

Along with Critters were Ghoulies, Hobgoblins, Munchies....

Torgo · 05-18-2009, 03:53 PM

The success of Airport in 1970 started the 70's disaster craze, besides the sequels to Airport, there were films like Towering Inferno, Earthquake, Flood!, The Poseidon Adventure, etc....

The success of George Romero's 'Night of the Living Dead' ('68), and later 'Dawn of the Dead' ('78), spawned the 70's and 80's zombie craze- Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things, Fulci's 'Zombi, Grapes of Death,etc...that popped up in the 70's and 80's(most from Italy)

'Mad Max' ('79), started the post apocalyptic craze in the 80's- Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone, Empire of Ash, The Last Chase, and the countless Italian flicks like 1990: The Bronx Warriors, and 2019: After the Fall of New York

'The Exorcist' ('73) spawned many 'demon possession' movies- Abby, Lisa and the Devil, Return of the Exorcist, The Exorcist: Italian Style, Beyond the Door, even the Turkish 'Seytan', etc...

'Jaws' ('75) spawned many 'aquatic animal attack', Piranha, Alligator, Up From The Depths, etc....

'Conan The Barbarian' ('82) started the 'sword and sorcery' craze of the 80's- The Beastmaster, the Ator films, Sword and the Sorceress, Hawk the Slayer, Barbarian Queen, etc....

Marvo301 · 05-18-2009, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Jude The Obscure

Remember the whole switching bodies craze?

"Like Father Like Son"
"Vice Versa"
"18 Again

and to some extent "Big"

You forgot Freaky Friday!

Jude The Obscure · 05-18-2009, 05:03 PM

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You forgot Freaky Friday!

Actually I didn't because the original came out in 1976 and didn't inspire a slew of films after it. The second remake (there was a Disney TV movie remake in the 90s with Shelley Long) was also way after the craze.

Liza · 05-18-2009, 05:20 PM

Athough it was made for TV - 1995's Pride and Prejudice was a huge hit, and inspired a whole Jane Austen revival - and Bridget Jones's Diary would never have happened.

I never liked Best Picture-winner Unforgiven. To me, it was just a gritted-up version of (the highly superior) Shane.

Titanic seems to owe a lot to The Poseidon Adventure.

The Patriot seemed to me to be a remake of Braveheart just with different accents.

GARFIELDKOOL · 05-18-2009, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Jude The Obscure

Remember the whole switching bodies craze?

"Like Father Like Son"
"Vice Versa"
"18 Again

and to some extent "Big"

"Vice Versa" was a lot like "Father and Son"

Torgo · 05-18-2009, 06:53 PM

There were a bunch of underwater themed movies in 1989- Leviathan, Deep Star 6, The Abyss, Lords of the Deep

The late 80's saw a bunch of 'executed killer seeks revenge' flicks- Prison ('88), The Chair ('88), Shocker ('89), The Horror Show ('89), Nightmare Beach ('88), Destroyer ('88) and all these films came from Indestructible Man (1956)

Torgo · 05-18-2009, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by GARFIELDKOOL

"Vice Versa" was a lot like "Father and Son"

Actually Like Father and Son is a lot like Vice Versa, since Vice Versa ('88) is the 6th adaptation F. Anstey's novel(and this is counting the British series from '81, and the adaptation for a 50's anthology series) dating all the way back to 1916.

browneyes106 · 05-22-2009, 03:25 PM

I think in the 90's movies like The Mighty Ducks and Rookie of the Year inspired other sports/kids movies.

Liza · 05-23-2009, 08:28 AM

1968's Rosemary's Baby started a new trend in horror films. The devil being reborn in the modern world was a new idea that Ira Levin had, and The Omen and The Exorcist owe a lot to its success.

05-17-2009, 05:39 PM	#1
GARFIELDKOOL Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 02, 2004 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 7,204	Name a movie that you felt inspired other movies to become hits "Stripes"-the 1981 movie with Bill Murray and Harold Ramis looks like it paved the way for the "Police Academy" movies. The whole premise is there. Police Academy is a lot like "Stripes" in many ways. "Gremlins"- Looks like the "Goonies" and "Critters" took inspiration from this. "Boyz N the 'Hood"- After this became a hit in 1991, "Juice" followed, and "Menace II Society" Urban black life was hot on screen in the early 90s.

05-17-2009, 05:45 PM	#2
Liza BestYearsofOurLives Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 24, 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 6,537	Although it's far from a perfect movie, 1965's The Eye of the Devil was a definate precurser to The Wicker Man. Eye of the Devil is nearly forgotten today, except for the fact that it was Sharon Tate's screen debut. But its plot is unique, and was explored much better in the Wicker Man.

05-18-2009, 10:25 AM	#3
GARFIELDKOOL Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 02, 2004 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 7,204	"Adventures In Babysitting"-the 1987 movie seemed to have pushed the way for Christina Applegate's "Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead" In 1991. Both movies had Keith Coogan in it.

05-18-2009, 10:56 AM	#4
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	Remember the whole switching bodies craze? "Like Father Like Son" "Vice Versa" "18 Again and to some extent "Big"

05-18-2009, 11:34 AM	#5
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,168	The late 70s-early 80s saw a lot of slasher films; in particular based around a certain day. The success of Halloween and Friday the 13th spawned the slasher flick boom of the early 80s with Prom Night, Silent Night: Deadly Night, Mother's Day, April Fool's Day... to name a few. Another popular series was the Sleepaway Camp flicks. In recent years it was revived with SCREAM when the late 90s had a spawn of slashers; I Know What You Did Last Summer, Valentine, Urban Legend... Around this time more sequels of popular franchises were coming out; Halloween H20, Jason X, Bride/Seed of Chucky... Finally nowadays we seem to be in the remake stage.

05-18-2009, 03:53 PM	#7
Torgo Omaha & Fritz Forum Star Join Date: Mar 06, 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 19,037	The success of Airport in 1970 started the 70's disaster craze, besides the sequels to Airport, there were films like Towering Inferno, Earthquake, Flood!, The Poseidon Adventure, etc.... The success of George Romero's 'Night of the Living Dead' ('68), and later 'Dawn of the Dead' ('78), spawned the 70's and 80's zombie craze- Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things, Fulci's 'Zombi, Grapes of Death,etc...that popped up in the 70's and 80's(most from Italy) 'Mad Max' ('79), started the post apocalyptic craze in the 80's- Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone, Empire of Ash, The Last Chase, and the countless Italian flicks like 1990: The Bronx Warriors, and 2019: After the Fall of New York 'The Exorcist' ('73) spawned many 'demon possession' movies- Abby, Lisa and the Devil, Return of the Exorcist, The Exorcist: Italian Style, Beyond the Door, even the Turkish 'Seytan', etc... 'Jaws' ('75) spawned many 'aquatic animal attack', Piranha, Alligator, Up From The Depths, etc.... 'Conan The Barbarian' ('82) started the 'sword and sorcery' craze of the 80's- The Beastmaster, the Ator films, Sword and the Sorceress, Hawk the Slayer, Barbarian Queen, etc....

05-18-2009, 05:20 PM	#10
Liza BestYearsofOurLives Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 24, 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 6,537	Athough it was made for TV - 1995's Pride and Prejudice was a huge hit, and inspired a whole Jane Austen revival - and Bridget Jones's Diary would never have happened. I never liked Best Picture-winner Unforgiven. To me, it was just a gritted-up version of (the highly superior) Shane. Titanic seems to owe a lot to The Poseidon Adventure. The Patriot seemed to me to be a remake of Braveheart just with different accents.

05-18-2009, 06:53 PM	#12
Torgo Omaha & Fritz Forum Star Join Date: Mar 06, 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 19,037	There were a bunch of underwater themed movies in 1989- Leviathan, Deep Star 6, The Abyss, Lords of the Deep The late 80's saw a bunch of 'executed killer seeks revenge' flicks- Prison ('88), The Chair ('88), Shocker ('89), The Horror Show ('89), Nightmare Beach ('88), Destroyer ('88) and all these films came from Indestructible Man (1956)

05-22-2009, 03:25 PM	#14
browneyes106 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 6,094	I think in the 90's movies like The Mighty Ducks and Rookie of the Year inspired other sports/kids movies.

05-23-2009, 08:28 AM	#15
Liza BestYearsofOurLives Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 24, 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 6,537	1968's Rosemary's Baby started a new trend in horror films. The devil being reborn in the modern world was a new idea that Ira Levin had, and The Omen and The Exorcist owe a lot to its success.