Titles Based on Older Songs
Which of the following songs that are mentioned in the movie title is your favorite?
I choose only movies that used the more familiar versions of the songs, so i didn't include films like, Just Like Heaven & Sweet Home Alabama. All the songs were written before the film and not for him. Also, I chose only one song per artist.
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I choose only movies that used the more familiar versions of the songs, so i didn't include films like, Just Like Heaven & Sweet Home Alabama. All the songs were written before the film and not for him. Also, I chose only one song per artist.
Discuss here
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- DirectorRob ReinerStarsWil WheatonRiver PhoenixCorey FeldmanA writer recounts a childhood journey with his friends to find the body of a missing boy."Stand By Me" by Ben E. King.
Released in 1961. - DirectorGarry MarshallStarsRichard GereJulia RobertsJason AlexanderA man in a legal but hurtful business needs an escort for some social events, and hires a beautiful prostitute he meets... only to fall in love."Oh, Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison.
Released in 1964. - DirectorJames MangoldStarsJoaquin PhoenixReese WitherspoonGinnifer GoodwinA chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins."I Walk The Line" by Johnny Cash.
Released in 1956. - DirectorMichael BayStarsWill SmithMartin LawrenceLisa BoyleTwo hip detectives protect a witness to a murder while investigating a case of stolen heroin from the evidence storage room from their police precinct."Bad Boys" by Inner Circle.
Released in 1993 (Recorded in the 80's). - DirectorPhyllida LloydStarsMeryl StreepPierce BrosnanAmanda SeyfriedThe story of a bride-to-be trying to find her real father told using hit songs by the popular 1970s group ABBA."Mamma Mia" by Abba.
Released in 1975. - DirectorDavid LynchStarsIsabella RosselliniKyle MacLachlanDennis HopperThe discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child."Blue Velvet" by Bobby Vinton.
Released in 1954. originally recorded and performed by Tony Bennett. Bobby Vinton cover the song in 1963. - DirectorMilos FormanStarsJim CarreyDanny DeVitoGerry BeckerThe life and career of legendary comedian Andy Kaufman."Man on the Moon" by R.E.M.
Released in 1992. - DirectorHoward ZieffStarsAnna ChlumskyMacaulay CulkinDan AykroydVada is obsessed with death. Her mother is dead, and her father runs a funeral parlor. When Vada's father hires Shelly, a makeup expert, and begins to fall in love, Vada is outraged and does everything in her power to split them up."My Girl" by The Temptations.
Released in 1964. - DirectorMichael HoffmanStarsMichelle PfeifferGeorge ClooneyMae WhitmanThe lives of two strangers and their young children unexpectedly intersect on one hectic, stressful day in New York City."One Fine Day" by The Chiffons.
Released in 1963. - DirectorOl ParkerStarsPiper PeraboLena HeadeyMatthew GoodeA newlywed bride becomes infatuated with another woman who questions her sexual orientation, promoting a stir among the bride's family and friends."Happy Together" by Turtles.
Released in 1967. - DirectorThomas JahnStarsTil SchweigerJan Josef LiefersThierry van WervekeTwo terminally ill patients escape from a hospital, steal a car and rush towards the sea."Knockin' on Heaven's Door" by Bob Dylan.
Released in 1973. - DirectorLuis MandokiStarsMeg RyanAndy GarciaEllen BurstynThe seemingly perfect relationship between a man and his wife is tested as a result of her alcoholism."When a Man Loves a Woman" by by Percy Sledge.
Released in 1966. - DirectorPenny MarshallStarsWhoopi GoldbergStephen CollinsJohn WoodAn American computer wiz who works at a New York bank is suddenly thrust into the world of international espionage after she inadvertently receives a coded message from a British spy."Jumpin' Jack Flash" by The Rolling Stones.
Released in 1968. - DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsMorgan FreemanBeverly ToddRobert GuillaumeThe dedicated but tyrannical Joe Clark is appointed the principal of a decaying inner-city school he is determined to improve by any and all means."Lean on Me" by Bill Withers.
Released in 1972. - DirectorBrian GibsonStarsAngela BassettLaurence FishburneRaéVen KellyThe story of singer Tina Turner's rise to stardom and how she gained the courage to break free from her abusive husband, Ike Turner."What's Love Got to Do with It" by Tina Turner.
Released in 1984. - DirectorMichael AptedStarsSissy SpacekTommy Lee JonesLevon HelmThe fictionalized life of singer Loretta Lynn, a girl who rose from humble beginnings to become a country music star in the 1960s/70s."Coal Miner's Daughter" by Loretta Lynn.
Released in 1969. - DirectorJim McBrideStarsDennis QuaidWinona RyderJohn DoeThe life and career of wildly controversial rock 'n' roll star Jerry Lee Lewis."Great Balls of Fire!" by Jerry Lee Lewis.
Released in 1957. - DirectorSylvester StalloneStarsJohn TravoltaCynthia RhodesFinola HughesFive years later, Tony Manero's Saturday Night Fever is still burning. Now he's strutting toward his biggest challenge yet: succeeding as a dancer on the Broadway stage."Stayin' Alive" by The Bee Gees.
Released in 1977. - DirectorVincente MinnelliStarsJudy GarlandMargaret O'BrienMary AstorYoung love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family."Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis" by Judy Garland and Lucille Bremer.
Published in 1904. - DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsGordon MacRaeGloria GrahameGene NelsonIn Oklahoma, several farmers, cowboys and a traveling salesman compete for the romantic favors of various local ladies."Oklahoma!" by Gordon MacRae, Charlotte Greenwood, James Whitmore, Shirley Jones, Jay C. Flippen.
Published in 1943. - DirectorIrwin WinklerStarsKevin KlineAshley JuddJonathan PryceInspecting a magical biographical stage musical, composer Cole Porter reviews his life and career with his wife, Linda."It's De-Lovely" by Robbie Williams.
Published in 1936 by Cole Porter. - DirectorLuis ValdezStarsLou Diamond PhillipsEsai MoralesRosanna DeSotoBiographical story of the rise from nowhere of early rock and roll singer Ritchie Valens who died at age 17 in a plane crash with Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper."La Bamba" by Los Lobos.
Mexican folk song.
Performed by various artists. - DirectorJohn FordStarsHenry FondaLinda DarnellVictor MatureAfter their cattle are stolen and their brother murdered, the Earp brothers have a score to settle with the Clanton family."(Oh My Darlin') Clementine".
American western folk ballad.
Published in 1884 by Percy Montrose. - DirectorPeter BogdanovichStarsRyan O'NealTatum O'NealMadeline KahnDuring the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership."It's Only a Paper Moon" by Paul Whiteman and Orchestra often in the score.
Published in 1933 - DirectorGregory NavaStarsHalle BerryVivica A. FoxLela RochonThree women each claim to be the widow of 1950s doo-wop singer Frankie Lymon, claiming legal rights to his estate."Why Do Fools Fall in Love" by Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers.
Released in 1956. - DirectorChris ColumbusStarsJohn CandyMaureen O'HaraAlly SheedyA Chicago cop must balance loyalty to his controlling mother and a relationship with a shy funeral home worker."Only the Lonely" by Roy Orbison.
Released in 1960. - DirectorJulie TaymorStarsEvan Rachel WoodJim SturgessJoe AndersonThe music of The Beatles and the Vietnam War form the backdrop for the romance between an upper-class American girl and a poor Liverpudlian artist."Across the Universe" by Jim Sturgess & T.V. Carpio (cover).
Released in 1969 by the Beatles. - DirectorRichard C. BennettRalph SenenskyStarsBarbara EdenRonny CoxNanette FabrayA carefree single mother challenges the local PTA after they threaten to expel her daughter from school, due to her lifestyle."Harper Valley P.T.A." by Jeannie C. Riley.
Released in 1978. - DirectorMax Baer Jr.StarsRobby BensonGlynnis O'ConnorJoan HotchkisIn 1950s Mississippi, teenager Bobbie Lee Hartley navigates her blossoming hormones as she is courted by Billy Joe McAllister, who is headed for tragedy."Ode to Billie Joe" by Bobbie Gentry
Released in 1967. - DirectorKarel ReiszStarsNick NolteTuesday WeldMichael MoriartyA Vietnam veteran gets conned into helping an old Marine friend smuggle drugs into the country but ends up having to go on the run with his friend's wife when the deal goes sour.Who'll Stop the Rain (1978) by Creedence Clearwater Revival.
Released in 1970. - DirectorStanley DonenGene KellyStarsGene KellyDonald O'ConnorDebbie ReynoldsA silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.Singin' in the Rain (1929) Music by Nacio Herb Brown
Lyrics by Arthur Freed.
Added 29.3.2015