could you imagine seeing some of these
questionable titles on your list of
favorite films
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
ridiculous
alternate titles for movies for this
list we’re looking at movies that had
interesting or outlandish titles during
filming or development we’re not taking
into account purposely used code names
to throw off rabid fans though I want to
sign out the nurse asked me for my John
Hancock I actually thought that’s who I
was number 10
obsessed also known as oh no she didn’t
wanna you better do something about this
woman no I will starting off the list is
a big dose of sass during production
this now mostly forgotten Beyonce
vehicle bore a name that sounded like a
line of dialogue and didn’t do much to
represent what the movie was actually
about it’s not hard to see why this
didn’t end up as the actual title as it
doesn’t gel with the stalker and
thriller atmosphere of the film and
sounds more like it belongs to
accommodate alas we probably missed out
on a wonderful publicity tour where
Indra Selva would have had to repeat the
title infinite times then there is
nothing wrong with that
yes sick
need help number nine Not Another Teen
Movie also known as 10 things i hate
about clueless road trips when i can’t
hardly wait to be kissed who’s that it’s
my mother you have arrived there’s a
fine fine line between parody and trying
too hard and this 16 word title for the
2001 parody of the teen comedy genre
falls into the latter category family
ebooks here for a minute sure why not I
am the token black guy while the mashup
of at least five separate movie titles
fits the spoofy nature of the film it
doesn’t really compare to the feeling of
exhaustion and tiredness that the
eventual release title gives off I’ve
been watching you kid doing practice in
the hallways in the locker rooms taking
a shower we know the boys with a wet
towel hmm until you kind of like this oh
hey despite this the working name proved
to be prophetic as future shower parody
films would use the mashup title idea
like the 41 year old virgin who knocked
up Sarah Marshall and felt super bad
about it and 30 nights of paranormal
activity with the devil inside The Girl
with the Dragon Tattoo Wow parodies are
exhausting well then you better bring it
oh it’s already been number eight
Hancock also known as tonight he comes
cooking on my face
now here’s an innuendo fitting of the
title character
indeed Will Smith’s boozy reluctant
superhero would probably get a kick out
of his own film sounding more like a
porn parody than a mainstream Hollywood
release
so it’s probably a good thing that John
Hancock wasn’t making creative decisions
on his own movie then when director
Peter Berg became attached to the
project in 2006 the name was changed to
the less questionable Hancock avoiding a
probable conflict with the MPAA a
conflict did come later when they had to
recut the film in order to secure a
pg-13 rating however hey you can’t win
them all I heard you was in the slammer
out earlier why is that behavior number
7 the Texas Chainsaw Massacre also known
as headcheese oh here we have an example
of pure bluntness versus actually we
have no idea what would possess anyone
to name their movie after a European
cold cut but then again in the weird
unregulated days of 1970s exploitation
cinema movie with that title probably
wouldn’t be that out of place
ultimately though tobe Hooper chose to
rename his future classic around the
main events of the film placing it into
pop legend as for head cheese well it
remains a staple of European meals
thankfully unsullied by the gruesome
exploits of Leatherface and friends you
like head cheese my brother makes it
real good you like number six alien also
known as star beast there’s something
inherently threatening about a word as
broad and nonspecific as alien being
used as a title it goes along with the
mysterious terrifying nature of the
title character as you really never know
what to expect with it but Ridley
Scott’s seminal sci-fi horror classic
could have had an element of camp
attached to it could you ever get behind
the idea of calling the now legendary
xenomorph the sleek cold calculating
extraterrestrial antagonist of the film
the star beast screenwriters changed the
title when they noticed how many times
the word alien was used in the script
and that was clearly a good call
it’s been dead a long time
number five Friday the 13th also known
as a long night at Camp blood Kaler both
of these titles are intimidating in
different ways while the working title
generates dread almost immediately it’s
also a bit too literal and risks robbing
the movie of some of the suspense could
you can’t blood ancient god damn it Rob
get out of here gone get still it’s sort
of pales in comparison to naming your
movie after a day whose very existence
is based around superstition and bad
luck in fact director Sean s Cunningham
believed in the eventual title so much
that he took out a full-page ad in
variety magazine before the script which
bore the original title was even
finished Hugh never paid any attention
if he hadn’t maybe we wouldn’t be
associating the number thirteen with
hockey masks and machetes today
I keep statistics number-4 Casablanca
also known as everybody comes to Rick’s
of all the gin joints in all the towns
in all the world she walks into mine in
1940 writers Marie Burnett and Joan
Allison wrote a play about Burnett’s
experiences in early World War 2 era
Europe I love you so much
I hate this war so much it was about
Rick Blaine the owner of the cafe
American in Morocco who helps refugees
and resistance fighters in the battle
against the Nazis the play went
unproduced but Burnett and Alison were
able to sell it to Warner Brothers for
then-record twenty thousand dollars
Louis I think this is the beginning of a
beautiful friendship
Warner then changed things like
character names and nationalities and
perhaps most importantly the title
tonight to be at Brix everybody comes to
Rick’s thus Casablanca was thrust into
the pop-culture lexicon forever tied
with the war film noir and one of the
greatest cinematic love stories of all
time is looking at deal kid number three
Saturday Night Fever also known as
tribal rights of the new Saturday night
no Joey you make up with someone whose
chicks they think you got a dance for
them believe it or not this working
title wasn’t something spouted by a
coked-up sociologist the 70s pop culture
landmark was actually based off a New
York magazine article that shared that
mouthful of a title which was originally
thought to be a fact-based story but
later revealed to be a work of fiction I
love to watch you dance Tony we’re
assuming it was changed because
paramount didn’t want people to
associate John Travolta dancing to the
Bee Gees with what sounded like some
kind of cult initiation ritual
but taking into account the debauchery
that happens in the movie maybe it
wasn’t that far off hey come on we got
on with a breeze italian-style
yeah that’s great you know number two
Annie Hall also known as it had to be
Jew the old lady at the end of the table
is that classic Jew waiter yep that
sounds like it’s right up Woody Allen’s
alley the 1977 Best Picture winner
actually had a couple of working titles
all of which were considered
unmarketable by United Artists you know
was having lunch with some guys from NBC
so I said did you eat yet they’re white
and Tom Christie said no you not did you
jus eat Jew no not did you eat but Jew
eat do you get it despite that we think
this pun of a title fits right in with
the film’s neurotic offbeat and
certainly Jewish culture influenced to
take on Alvy Singer and Annie Hall’s
romance Hey I can’t
I’ve got to see a picture exactly from
the start to the finish cuz cuz I’m anal
it’s a polite word for what you are
ultimately not wanting to face potential
controversy Allen settled on naming the
film after Diane Keaton’s character thus
robbing Hollywood of the greatest pun it
will probably ever come across yeah well
you she hates Jews she thinks they just
make money but let me tell you I mean
she’s the one and is she ever I’m
telling you before we reveal our number
one pick here are some honorable
mentions Michael
I felt like someone who read my book and
was playing a game it didn’t hurt no
because you didn’t love him that’s right
kid he wants me to stay the whole week I
know he’s gonna give me yes Museum
number one scream also known as scary
movie what’s your favorite scary it
doesn’t get much more meta than this
horror fans no please don’t kill me mr.
ghost face I want to be in the sequel in
1996 Wes Craven’s set out to ridicule
the genre he helped legitimize with a
slasher film that’s satirized and
criticized all its tired conventions and
cliches and what better way to title a
takedown of the slasher genre then with
a comically broad name Cravens film bore
the moniker scary movie right up until
the end of filming when studio heads
changed it because they felt it didn’t
completely convey all the elements of
the film incredibly this wasn’t the end
of the story as a parody of scream as
well as a bunch of other films was
released four years later titled wait
for it scary movie
Hollywood is truly a magical place hello
drew do you agree with our list watch a
few movies take a few notes
what weird movie working titles do you
think should be on here well what do you
think I’m a good guy to go with it for
more aptly titled top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
questionable titles on your list of
favorite films
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
ridiculous
alternate titles for movies for this
list we’re looking at movies that had
interesting or outlandish titles during
filming or development we’re not taking
into account purposely used code names
to throw off rabid fans though I want to
sign out the nurse asked me for my John
Hancock I actually thought that’s who I
was number 10
obsessed also known as oh no she didn’t
wanna you better do something about this
woman no I will starting off the list is
a big dose of sass during production
this now mostly forgotten Beyonce
vehicle bore a name that sounded like a
line of dialogue and didn’t do much to
represent what the movie was actually
about it’s not hard to see why this
didn’t end up as the actual title as it
doesn’t gel with the stalker and
thriller atmosphere of the film and
sounds more like it belongs to
accommodate alas we probably missed out
on a wonderful publicity tour where
Indra Selva would have had to repeat the
title infinite times then there is
nothing wrong with that
yes sick
need help number nine Not Another Teen
Movie also known as 10 things i hate
about clueless road trips when i can’t
hardly wait to be kissed who’s that it’s
my mother you have arrived there’s a
fine fine line between parody and trying
too hard and this 16 word title for the
2001 parody of the teen comedy genre
falls into the latter category family
ebooks here for a minute sure why not I
am the token black guy while the mashup
of at least five separate movie titles
fits the spoofy nature of the film it
doesn’t really compare to the feeling of
exhaustion and tiredness that the
eventual release title gives off I’ve
been watching you kid doing practice in
the hallways in the locker rooms taking
a shower we know the boys with a wet
towel hmm until you kind of like this oh
hey despite this the working name proved
to be prophetic as future shower parody
films would use the mashup title idea
like the 41 year old virgin who knocked
up Sarah Marshall and felt super bad
about it and 30 nights of paranormal
activity with the devil inside The Girl
with the Dragon Tattoo Wow parodies are
exhausting well then you better bring it
oh it’s already been number eight
Hancock also known as tonight he comes
cooking on my face
now here’s an innuendo fitting of the
title character
indeed Will Smith’s boozy reluctant
superhero would probably get a kick out
of his own film sounding more like a
porn parody than a mainstream Hollywood
release
so it’s probably a good thing that John
Hancock wasn’t making creative decisions
on his own movie then when director
Peter Berg became attached to the
project in 2006 the name was changed to
the less questionable Hancock avoiding a
probable conflict with the MPAA a
conflict did come later when they had to
recut the film in order to secure a
pg-13 rating however hey you can’t win
them all I heard you was in the slammer
out earlier why is that behavior number
7 the Texas Chainsaw Massacre also known
as headcheese oh here we have an example
of pure bluntness versus actually we
have no idea what would possess anyone
to name their movie after a European
cold cut but then again in the weird
unregulated days of 1970s exploitation
cinema movie with that title probably
wouldn’t be that out of place
ultimately though tobe Hooper chose to
rename his future classic around the
main events of the film placing it into
pop legend as for head cheese well it
remains a staple of European meals
thankfully unsullied by the gruesome
exploits of Leatherface and friends you
like head cheese my brother makes it
real good you like number six alien also
known as star beast there’s something
inherently threatening about a word as
broad and nonspecific as alien being
used as a title it goes along with the
mysterious terrifying nature of the
title character as you really never know
what to expect with it but Ridley
Scott’s seminal sci-fi horror classic
could have had an element of camp
attached to it could you ever get behind
the idea of calling the now legendary
xenomorph the sleek cold calculating
extraterrestrial antagonist of the film
the star beast screenwriters changed the
title when they noticed how many times
the word alien was used in the script
and that was clearly a good call
it’s been dead a long time
number five Friday the 13th also known
as a long night at Camp blood Kaler both
of these titles are intimidating in
different ways while the working title
generates dread almost immediately it’s
also a bit too literal and risks robbing
the movie of some of the suspense could
you can’t blood ancient god damn it Rob
get out of here gone get still it’s sort
of pales in comparison to naming your
movie after a day whose very existence
is based around superstition and bad
luck in fact director Sean s Cunningham
believed in the eventual title so much
that he took out a full-page ad in
variety magazine before the script which
bore the original title was even
finished Hugh never paid any attention
if he hadn’t maybe we wouldn’t be
associating the number thirteen with
hockey masks and machetes today
I keep statistics number-4 Casablanca
also known as everybody comes to Rick’s
of all the gin joints in all the towns
in all the world she walks into mine in
1940 writers Marie Burnett and Joan
Allison wrote a play about Burnett’s
experiences in early World War 2 era
Europe I love you so much
I hate this war so much it was about
Rick Blaine the owner of the cafe
American in Morocco who helps refugees
and resistance fighters in the battle
against the Nazis the play went
unproduced but Burnett and Alison were
able to sell it to Warner Brothers for
then-record twenty thousand dollars
Louis I think this is the beginning of a
beautiful friendship
Warner then changed things like
character names and nationalities and
perhaps most importantly the title
tonight to be at Brix everybody comes to
Rick’s thus Casablanca was thrust into
the pop-culture lexicon forever tied
with the war film noir and one of the
greatest cinematic love stories of all
time is looking at deal kid number three
Saturday Night Fever also known as
tribal rights of the new Saturday night
no Joey you make up with someone whose
chicks they think you got a dance for
them believe it or not this working
title wasn’t something spouted by a
coked-up sociologist the 70s pop culture
landmark was actually based off a New
York magazine article that shared that
mouthful of a title which was originally
thought to be a fact-based story but
later revealed to be a work of fiction I
love to watch you dance Tony we’re
assuming it was changed because
paramount didn’t want people to
associate John Travolta dancing to the
Bee Gees with what sounded like some
kind of cult initiation ritual
but taking into account the debauchery
that happens in the movie maybe it
wasn’t that far off hey come on we got
on with a breeze italian-style
yeah that’s great you know number two
Annie Hall also known as it had to be
Jew the old lady at the end of the table
is that classic Jew waiter yep that
sounds like it’s right up Woody Allen’s
alley the 1977 Best Picture winner
actually had a couple of working titles
all of which were considered
unmarketable by United Artists you know
was having lunch with some guys from NBC
so I said did you eat yet they’re white
and Tom Christie said no you not did you
jus eat Jew no not did you eat but Jew
eat do you get it despite that we think
this pun of a title fits right in with
the film’s neurotic offbeat and
certainly Jewish culture influenced to
take on Alvy Singer and Annie Hall’s
romance Hey I can’t
I’ve got to see a picture exactly from
the start to the finish cuz cuz I’m anal
it’s a polite word for what you are
ultimately not wanting to face potential
controversy Allen settled on naming the
film after Diane Keaton’s character thus
robbing Hollywood of the greatest pun it
will probably ever come across yeah well
you she hates Jews she thinks they just
make money but let me tell you I mean
she’s the one and is she ever I’m
telling you before we reveal our number
one pick here are some honorable
mentions Michael
I felt like someone who read my book and
was playing a game it didn’t hurt no
because you didn’t love him that’s right
kid he wants me to stay the whole week I
know he’s gonna give me yes Museum
number one scream also known as scary
movie what’s your favorite scary it
doesn’t get much more meta than this
horror fans no please don’t kill me mr.
ghost face I want to be in the sequel in
1996 Wes Craven’s set out to ridicule
the genre he helped legitimize with a
slasher film that’s satirized and
criticized all its tired conventions and
cliches and what better way to title a
takedown of the slasher genre then with
a comically broad name Cravens film bore
the moniker scary movie right up until
the end of filming when studio heads
changed it because they felt it didn’t
completely convey all the elements of
the film incredibly this wasn’t the end
of the story as a parody of scream as
well as a bunch of other films was
released four years later titled wait
for it scary movie
Hollywood is truly a magical place hello
drew do you agree with our list watch a
few movies take a few notes
what weird movie working titles do you
think should be on here well what do you
think I’m a good guy to go with it for
more aptly titled top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
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