Colin Farrell stars in the 2012 version of the futuristic action thriller “Total Recall.”
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The latest “Total Recall” is a remake of the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger movie.
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Johnny Depp stars as Barnabas Collins, a 19th-century vampire trying to save his family’s empire, after he’s freed from his coffin in 1972 in Warner Bros’ remake of the old TV soap opera “Dark Shadows.”
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The original “Dark Shadows” ran on ABC’s daytime schedule in the late ’60s and early ’70s.
Here’s Depp along with Peter DeLuise in the TV show. Now one of the world’s biggest movie stars, Depp makes a cameo in the movie remake of the TV show that jump-started his career. DeLuise also makes an appearance.
In the original, Kevin Bacon also played a teen named Ren who moved to a town where dancing was banned, but his character was from Chicago and the movie made Kevin Bacon a star.
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This week’s “The Karate Kid” updates the original 1984 film, with Jaden Smith (Dre) moving to China, where Jackie Chan, as maintenance man Mr. Han, teaches him the art of kung fu.
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In the original “Karate Kid,” which would spawn three sequels, Ralph Macchio (Daniel) is an outcast in California who learns karate from Pat Morita’s Miyagi.
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This week’s other big, new release “The A-Team” remakes the popular ’80s TV series, with Bradley Cooper as Face, Sharlto Copley as Murdock, Liam Neeson as Hannibal and Quinton Rampage Jackson as B.A. Baracus, Mr. T’s iconic role.
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In addition to Mr. T, the original “A-Team” featured Dirk Benedict as Templeton “Faceman” Peck, George Peppard as John “Hannibal” Smith and Dwight Schultz as “Howling Mad” Murdock.
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Tony Scott’s “re-imagining” of “The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3,” starring Denzel Washington as a dispatcher negotiating with subway hijacker John Travolta, wisely goes out of its way to avoid comparison with Joseph Sargent’s original 1974 movie — “The Taking of Pelham One Two Three” with Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw. The new “Pelham,” if no classic, is a lot of fun if you’re in the right mood.
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“Ocean’s Eleven” (2001) starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon is a remake of the original heist film (1861) starring all five members of the Rat Pack.
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Al Pacino put on his “Scarface” to play Tony Montana in the 1983 remake of the 1932 film based on the life of Al Capone.
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Zsa Zsa Gabor starred in John Huston’s “Moulin Rouge” (1952) long before Nicole Kidman showed Ewan McGregor why “Diamond’s Are a Girl’s Best Friend” in 2001 in Baz Luhrmann’s “Moulin Rouge!”
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“Cape Fear” (1991) directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro and Nick Nolte is a remake of the 1962 movie (inset) starring Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum.
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Johnny Depp stepped into the magical world of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” (2005) more than 30 years after Gene Wilder did in “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” (1971).
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Martin Scorsese’s “The Departed” (2006), starring Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon, is the American version of the 2002 Hong Kong thriller “Infernal Affairs” (2002).
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“The Thomas Crown Affair” (1999) starred Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo thirty one years after Norman Jewison’s “The Thomas Crown Affair,” which starred Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway.
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2002’s terrifying re-make of “The Ring,” starring Naomi Watts and Daveigh Chase as the cursed Samara, came ten years after the Japanese horror classic “Ringu.”
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The action-packed “Bourne Identity” (2002), starring Matt Damon, is a remake of the 1988 same-titled TV miniseries starring Richard Chamberlain.
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Before Steve Martin (1991), Spencer Tracy was the “Father of the Bride” – the bride being Elizabeth Taylor in 1950.
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“Planet of the Apes” (1968) starring Charlton Heston hit the big screen years before the 2001 version starring Mark Wahlberg.
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“3:10 to Yuma” (2007), starring Christian Bale and Russell Crowe, is a remade version of the 1957 picture of the same name, starring Glenn Ford and Van Heflin.
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“Scent of a Woman” (1992) with Al Pacino is a remake of the 1974 Italian film by Dino Risi.
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“Dawn of the Dead” (2004) is a horror remake of George A. Romero’s 1978 film of the same name (inset).
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“The Fly” (1986 film), starring Jeff Goldblum, is remake of the 1958 film.
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2003’s “Italian Job” (Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton, and Donald Sutherland) is a remake of the popular 1969 British film starring a young Michael Caine.
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Samuel L. Jackson is “Shaft” in 2000; Richard Roundtree is “Shaft” in 1971 (inset).
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Leo McCarey directed, wrote and produced the 1957 remake (starring Carey Grant and Deborah Kerr) of his own 1939 film “Love Affair.”
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“Little Shop of Horrors” (1982) is a musical based on the 1960 film.
