It took me awhile to figure out that "Dinner for Schmucks," a new movie starring Steve Carrel and Paul Rudd, was more than just a summer comedy with an unappealing promotional poster. It's also a remake of a very famous French flim called "Le dîner de cons." In fact, haven't a fair number of French films been remade in America? A few that quickly came to mind were:
Mon père, ce héros - My Father the Hero
La cage aux folles - Birdcage
Trois hommes et un couffin - Three Men and a Baby
A Google search turned up an article that better outlines this Franco-American cinematic phenomenon, lists numerous French films that have been remade in the States, and includes video clips. Anything missing from the list?
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La Femme Nikita is the first one to come to mind. The only French movie remade in the states that I liked better than the original was Diabolique.
I can add a couple to the list:
La Cage Aux Folles > the bircage
La Totale > True Lies
Un Indien dans la ville > Jungle to Jungle
(actually just noticed that a scene from True Lies was filmed just across the street from where I live in DC)
Oops, you already had the birdcage on the list ;-)but in the meantime, I did think of one more:
Le Retour de Martin Guerre > Sommersby (I actually liked the version with Richard Gere)
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