By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under Seriously Random Lists | Comments (39)
Each Time You Like, Share, Tweet or Stumble a Pajiba Post, An Angel Does the Paul Rudd Dance
← Movies You've Lied About Enjoying | This Week in British TV: The Television Aftermath of the Royal Wedding →
Posted by: Mrs. Julien at May 5, 2011 3:32 PM
Mrs. Julien Oh Woody Allen. So funny and such a reprehensible excuse for a human being.
You got the similar feelings for Morgan Freeman then?
Posted by: cockroach at May 5, 2011 3:38 PM
Star Trek (2009)
Working title: Jar Jar Abrams's Star Shakycampoo Trek
OOPS! my bad, that was actually a very appropriate title.
Posted by: BarbadoSlim at May 5, 2011 3:41 PM
Oh Morgan Freeman. Such a talented actor and such a reprehensible excuse for a human being.
Happy now cockroach?
Posted by: Mrs. Julien at May 5, 2011 3:43 PM
Blow it out your mindhole!
...
Sad thing is, Scream was probably about as funny as Scary Movie.
Posted by: Socrates_Johnson at May 5, 2011 3:44 PM
I thought that the working title for Star Trek (2009) was
'This will get hardcore trekkies' panties in a wad, because they're more concerned with continuity than enjoyment. For fuck sake we got Nimoy signed up, and he rejected staring in previous films because he thought they were rubbish. Do you think you're a better judge of what's Trek than Motherfucking Spock, nerds? And also the lens flare isn't that bad, you only notice most of the time if you're looking out for it, you drama queens'
Posted by: cockroach at May 5, 2011 3:49 PM
Oh Morgan Freeman. Such a talented actor and such a reprehensible excuse for a human being.
Happy now cockroach?
Yes; it's just that he is so overlooked when it comes to the creepy dating someone you raised as close family you sick fuck territory.
Posted by: cockroach at May 5, 2011 3:51 PM
If you think these are interesting, you should read the literal translations of Chinese titles of Western made movies.
The Sparrow Becomes the Empress- Pretty Woman
Don't Ask Who I Am- The English Patient
This Hit Man Is Not As Cold As He Thought- Leon The Professional
Six Naked Pigs- The Full Monty
Silver Wing Killer- Blade Runner
The Big Liar- Nixon
His Great Device Makes Him Famous- Boogie Nights
American Virgin Man- American Pie
Mr. Cat Poop- As Good As It Gets
A Very Powerful Whale Runs to Heaven- Free Willy
You now have a twice blown mindhole.
Posted by: bleujayone at May 5, 2011 4:01 PM
STAR BEASTS?!!!! That is the best title I have ever heard.
Posted by: Julie at May 5, 2011 4:02 PM
The Cut-Whore Killings
Two new band names in one day. Score!
Posted by: admin at May 5, 2011 4:04 PM
um, the reason "field of dreams" had a working title of "shoeless joe" was because it was BASED ON A BOOK BY THE NAME OF SHOELESS JOE.
i believe it was called "shoeless joe" all the way through the test screenings and the studio changed it.
Posted by: matty blue at May 5, 2011 4:05 PM
bluejayone, that was the best thing I have read all day.
Dustin- I don't believe some of these- seriously. did you make them up? Dogma = bearclaw. It makes no sense!!!! Proofs damn it I demand offerings of proof
Posted by: JuiceinLA at May 5, 2011 4:11 PM
bleujayone
Most of those seem to be the movie pitch gone straight through google translate.
but;
Don't ask me who I am?
Way more intriguing, and frankly less misleading than the English language title.
The Sparrow Becomes the Empress.
Way more poetic than it ever had the right to be.
The Big Liar. Heh
Mr. Cat Poop. Hahahaha
Six Naked Pigs. Now that's just cruel; do the Chinese really look down that much at the un-wilfully unemployed ?
Posted by: cockroach at May 5, 2011 4:13 PM
The Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night was the article SNF was based on as well. And Julie, I did not in fact read that title as STAR BEASTS. However the way I read it, I too thought it was the best movie ever.
Posted by: Mrcreosote at May 5, 2011 4:18 PM
"Pretty Woman was originally called 3000"
I first read this as 300, and my mind was pretty blown, I can tell you.
"Madness? This... is... RODEO DRIVE!"
Posted by: foolsage at May 5, 2011 4:24 PM
Cockroach, to be fair, I liked Star Trek and even I will admit that the lens flares were ATROCIOUS.
Posted by: Smokin at May 5, 2011 4:24 PM
And the new "Doctor Who" was codenamed "Torchwood" because it's an anagram. They liked it so much, they started using it for reals.
Posted by: BWeaves at May 5, 2011 4:25 PM
We cannot forget Jesus Christ: Lust for Glory.
Which was the original working title of Monty Python's Life of Brian.
Posted by: The Wanderer at May 5, 2011 4:27 PM
Smokin
Cockroach, to be fair, I liked Star Trek and even I will admit that the lens flares were ATROCIOUS.
Okay, maybe, knowing it was coming, I wilfully ignored it, so it didn't seem so bad to me.
Oh yeah, I did see one nerd contend that he knew what Trek was about better than Nimoy. Dipshit.
Posted by: cockroach at May 5, 2011 4:29 PM
If Nimoy gave a shit about Trek he wouldn't have done that turd. Nimoy, and your mom, can both kiss my ass.
Posted by: BarbadoSlim at May 5, 2011 4:52 PM
I think you got it backwards on the Pulp Fiction one. Don't you mean that Pulp Fiction was originally called Black Mask? It's not making a whole lot of sense the way you have it up there.
Posted by: wandereraz at May 5, 2011 4:52 PM
I read that list and came away with a craving for a chocolate orange. Mmmmm.
Posted by: Jeni at May 5, 2011 4:57 PM
BarbadoSlim
Nimoy, and your mom, can both kiss my ass.
They can, but they won't; if there's this much crap coming from the wrong orifice...
Posted by: cockroach at May 5, 2011 5:02 PM
I preferred the sequel - Star Beasts II: Hudson's Last Stand.
Posted by: Wintermute at May 5, 2011 5:30 PM
bleujayone >> Thank you for those.
I'm a little confused on the Black Mask / Pulp Fiction one too. There was a movie that called Black Mask in the 90s with Jet Li. That doesn't seem worthy of this list, but perhaps the amusing thing about it was its original title? Or is it Pulp Fiction and that's just a reference to the gimp mask?
Posted by: DarthCorleone at May 5, 2011 5:51 PM
I sang in a bluegrass band called Blue Harvest. The guy who named it knew that bit of Star Wars trivia.
Posted by: RedDirtGirl at May 5, 2011 6:23 PM
"The working title for Field of Dreams was Shoeless Joe"
That's because the book Field of Dreams was based on was titled Shoeless Joe.
Posted by: Kobie at May 5, 2011 9:12 PM
More China Titles...
Horrible Show- The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Five Beautiful Girls- Spice World
The General Mobilization of Animals at the Bottom of the Sea- Finding Nemo
People in Times of Disorder- Barry Lyndon
Super Dog Who is in Charge- Wallace & Grommet
Golden Suit of Armor- Full Metal Jacket
Deformed Ph.D- Altered States
Killing People Without Spilling Blood- Soylent Green
Knight Errant on the Campaign- Shane
The Person Who Spends Too Much Time About Things That Will Never Happen-Brazil
The People's Love God- Hitch
Mysterious Murder in Snowy Cream- Fargo
22nd Century People Killing Internet- The Matrix
NO LONGER ON FILE- Back to the Future
Posted by: bleujayone at May 5, 2011 10:28 PM
The funniest name was for Transformers 2 in my opinion. In order to hide it from the fanboys, it went under "Prime Directive 2".
But the genius of Bay shines through when you find out the first Transformers was called "Prime Directive".
Really going to trick those fanboys there Michael!
Heaps of others can be found here though;
http://blastr.com/2010/03/the-secret-code-names-of-37-sci-fi-blockbuster-films.php
Posted by: chumplunt at May 5, 2011 10:51 PM
"Pretty Woman was originally called 3000"
I first read this as 300, and my mind was pretty blown, I can tell you.
"Madness? This... is... RODEO DRIVE!"
Posted by: foolsage at May 5, 2011 4:24 PM
"For tonight, we dine at SPAGO'S!!"
Posted by: Uriah Creep at May 5, 2011 10:59 PM
Everybody Comes to Rick's was actually the name of the unproduced play on which Casablanca was based.
Posted by: Blake Shrapnel at May 5, 2011 11:03 PM
I thought the original title for Pretty Woman was $3,000.
Posted by: Craig at May 5, 2011 11:57 PM
The original title for Annie Hall was It Had to Be Jew
*dead*
Posted by: Rest In Peace at May 6, 2011 1:56 AM
@Slim, Nimoy may not give a shit about Trek, but he gives a shit about good movies. Which is why your point is invalid.
Posted by: FabMax at May 6, 2011 8:45 AM
The original working title of "Annie Hall" was "Anhedonia." Yeah, good call changing that. It also started out as a murder mystery. Yes, you read that right.
"Psycho" is based off of a book by the same name, by Robert Bloch. Why would the movie be titled "Wimpy?"
Posted by: Soulless Merchant of Fear at May 6, 2011 12:25 PM
The original fake title for Batman Begins, Batman: Intimidation Game, deserves mention for its lameness.
Also, wasn't Alien originally Star Beast, not Beasts?
Posted by: Grafty at May 6, 2011 4:40 PM
My student film was about a film crew bullshitting on a sound stage. I called it Blue Harvest.
No one seemed to get it.
Posted by: HappyGobo at May 7, 2011 1:35 PM
The Family Guy Star Wars spoofs are called Blue Harvest, which I have always found freakin' hilarious.
Posted by: Kelly O at May 8, 2011 9:29 AM
God, I hope some fat, moist, possibly bearded, definitely angry, positively joyless Trek fanboys find a way today to beat the tired old drum about JJ Abrams and demonstrate how they suck the fun out of fun things.
Oh, wish granted? Thank you, Jeebus! Say hi to your mom!
Posted by: bbmcrae at May 8, 2011 11:45 AM
Oh Woody Allen. So funny and such a reprehensible excuse for a human being.