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Saturday 21 November 2009

Unseen Prequels

Tuesday, 3rd November 2009

There are times when Twitter is a bit like playing I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue. Today, for instance, folk have been frittering the afternoon away thinking of Unseen Prequels that have mysteriously disappeared from cinema history. Some of my favourites:

All About Adam, Gremlin, Build the Bismarck!, Duck Stock, Le Depart de Martin Guerre, Snakes at a Metal Detector, The Undergraduate, Ferry Across the River Kwai, Blackhawk Aloft, Eyes Up Wolves from the Bar, Subject Kane and, my favourite of favourites, Lambo.

Thanks to Mr Eugenides and Overnight to Many Distant Cities for many of these. Readers are invited to submit their own candidates for a Festival of Unmade Prequels...

As always, my Twitter feed is here.

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Sir Graphus

November 3rd, 2009 4:38pm Report this comment

Strangelove, B.Sc.
Apocalypse, Soon.

If we’re really doing ISIHAC, there must be “Bring Me the Fringe Trimmings of Alfredo Garcia”.

Chris

November 3rd, 2009 5:26pm Report this comment

The prequel to Les Vacances de M. Hulot:

M. Hulot Visite Thomas Cook

Chris

November 3rd, 2009 5:37pm Report this comment

Hitchcock's 'The Eggs' (plagiarised - found by Googling)

Hello, Mr. Potatoes

The Long Maundy Thursday

A Zippo and Some Saddles

Jon Rosenberg

November 3rd, 2009 6:05pm Report this comment

China Village

The Loneliness of the Ring

The Medium Size Sleep; The Small Sleep; The Infinitesimal Sleep (a popular series obviously all done by Michael Winner shudder shudder)

Before Being There

Into Africa

Bill and Ted's Lobotomies.

daniel maris

November 3rd, 2009 7:26pm Report this comment

A Bridge Not That Far Really

Star Peace Negotiations

Twelve Men Irritated at Being Selected for Jury Service

Simon

November 3rd, 2009 7:30pm Report this comment

Local Zero

Tiberius

November 3rd, 2009 8:29pm Report this comment

The Day Before Yesterday.

Mills

November 4th, 2009 2:27am Report this comment

How about Chariots with Fuel-Tank-Ignition-Issues? Or Defective Loo Paper (Goldfinger)?

BM

November 4th, 2009 9:17am Report this comment

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