let’s play sometimes a movie seems
familiar but you just can’t place it
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
movies you didn’t know we’re sequels who
are you how did you get through out
there look I want some answers for this
list we’ve chosen movies that hid their
sequel lists whether intentionally or
not either due to a change in scenery
actors style title or other elements
will be excluding the Silence of the
Lambs since it’s not actually a sequel
to Manhunter but a standalone film that
happens to be the second movie to
feature Hannibal Lecter census-taking
ones time to test me I ate his liver
with some fava beans and a nice Chianti
similarly we’ve left out spin-offs even
if they’ve also been called sequels such
as this is 40 and get him to the Greek
as well as franchise films from series
like James Bond and the Marvel Cinematic
Universe I know that I’m not smart then
how did you catch you
number 10 my summer story also known as
it runs in the family
sequel to a Christmas story
since it came out over a decade after a
Christmas story and GM initially decided
to call this sequel it runs in the
family in order to distance it from the
holiday classic how about you route
Ralphy
however after becoming a huge financial
disaster MGM retitled the home video
release my summer story following the
further adventures of young Ralphie
Parker this sequel had all the main
characters recast apart from gene
Shepard as the narrator and Teddy Moore
as Ralphie’s teacher Ralph
I’d like to see me for a few minutes
during lunch I want to discuss your book
replay
although A Christmas Story 2 was
released in 2012 further erasing my
summer story from the public’s memory
neither film was able to resonate with
critics or audiences like the original
it was do or die do or die dog-eat-dog
may the best man win
teach me live teach me number 9 The
Chronicles of Riddick sequel to pitch
black I’m just passing through a sleeper
hit in 2000 pitch black had the early
makings of a cult classic this
action-packed sci-fi horror hybrid put
Vin Diesel on the map leading to his
roles in blockbusters like The Fast and
the Furious and xxx
given diesels newfound superstar status
it made sense to make Riddick the title
character of this pitch-black sequel
it’s gonna be one speed
mine it didn’t hurt that Riddick was the
most interesting character in the movie
not to mention the biggest badass with
its larger budget and kick-ass leading
man this sci-fi adventure flick wetted
our appetites for more interplanetary
mercenary chases even in complete
darkness Riddick steals the spotlight
it’s an animal thing number eight
Patriot Games sequel to The Hunt for Red
October just pissed me off I couldn’t
just stand there or watching shoot those
people right in front of me before Tom
Clancy was known for video games his
popularity soared thanks to a series of
novels featuring Jack Ryan this CIA
analyst has appeared in five thrilling
action flicks so far since four
different actors have portrayed him he
probably never realized these movies
were at all related how are you gonna
get away huh
want to go for the other knee come on
Jack Ryan was first portrayed by Alec
Baldwin in the Hunt for Red October but
the character wasn’t heavily prominent
in the marketing for that film
thus nobody seemed to notice when
Harrison Ford was recast as Ryan in the
1992 sequel Patriot Games which was so
critically and commercially successful
that a follow up with Ford came out two
years later
if I could add you’re going with me but
with that being Ford’s last time in the
role it’s safe to say Ryan is a man of
many faces I am Telling You I want back
in number seven The Jewel of the Nile
sequel to Romancing the Stone jag is
dead
don’t be ridiculous Chuck would never
die without telling me before Robert
Zemeckis thrilled the world with his
Back to the Future series he proved his
worth with the adventure comedy romance
in the stone a minimum price for taking
a stranded woman to a telephone is $400
will you take 375 in Travelers Cheques
American Express of course a deal the
story of a romance novelist who gets
involved with kidnapping plots treasure
hunts and dashing smugglers became a
huge award-winning success rushed
sequels were not that common in the 80s
but thrilling adventure films had become
a dime a dozen thanks to a little movie
called Raiders of the Lost Ark Chuck I
hear you although the main cast of
Romancing the Stone all returned to the
big screen a little over a year later
and The Jewel of the Nile did find some
box-office success
critics were less than pleased with the
sequels plot holes and talk of a
follow-up to that eventually fell
through I got a kill number six the two
Jakes sequel to Chinatown besides I
wouldn’t extort a nickel from my worst
enemy that’s where I draw the line
believe it or not there is actually a
sequel to Roman Polanski’s Chinatown and
it’s called the two Jakes in addition to
directing Jack Nicholson reprises his
role as an older detective Jake Geddes
you can’t trust a guy who’s never lost
anything although the film actually
received fairly decent reviews
mainstream audiences were confused by
the title which seemingly had no
connection to its predecessor on top of
that many film buffs felt that a
follow-up to Chinatown simply didn’t
need to exist you’ve got a nasty
reputation just two kids I like that as
a result the two Jakes tanked at the box
office and a third film titled Geddes
vs. Geddes never saw the light of day
that’s not a joke what I do for a living
may not be very reputable but I am
Number five
The Devil’s Rejects sequel to house of a
thousand corpses I am the devil and I am
here to do the devil’s work Rob Zombie’s
directorial debut House of a thousand
corpses developed an instant cult
following among horror fans so a
follow-up was expected get on your feet
let’s go please mister this is insane
zombie clearly loves horror and his
first project was a love letter to
ghoulish and gory 70s grindhouse
classics such as The Texas Chainsaw
Massacre
The Devil’s Rejects follows the first
films family of murderous maniacs now on
the run for their heinous deeds the
style considerably shifts as we now find
ourselves in a kind of The Hills Have
Eyes road trip nightmare with a Bonnie
and Clyde criminals on the run scenario
I’m Miss Bonnie Parker and this year’s
mr. Clyde Barrow we rob banks although
both films are now beloved cult classics
not everyone realized they were
witnessing the same psycho family on
screen
especially since zombie likes working
with the same actors for his various
projects please stop stop
bitch I have just started number four
the road warrior also known as Mad Max 2
sequel to Mad Max it’s been a pleasure
doing business with you but I’m leaving
though it’s now considered one of the
greatest action movies of all time
audiences weren’t to blame for not
knowing the road warrior was a sequel to
Mad Max I’m scared you know why that
made sense out there
I’m beginning to enjoy while the first
film was making its rounds at the time
and slowly gaining cult status the
apocalyptic road revenge movie had not
fully reached American shores until 1981
at which point Mel Gibson was still an
unknown Australian actor how do we know
that one’s not a dad fine uh oh
originally titled Mad Max 2 the sequel
was retitled the road warrior for North
American release fortunately a prologue
that featured footage from the first
movie was included at the beginning of
the film so poor movie goers unfamiliar
with Max Rockatansky wouldn’t be
confused on the roads it was a white
line nightmare only those mobile enough
to scavenge brutal enough to pillage
would survive number three the color of
money
sequel to The Hustler money 1 is twice
as sweet as money
although the hustler was a classic of 60
cinema young movie goers in the 80s
likely flocked to see the color of money
because it starred Tom Cruise no problem
– a problem problem in the film crews
plays a young pool hustler and the
protege of an aging Paul Newman Newman
reprises his role as Fast Eddie who’s
now older and looking for an apprentice
to take under his wing you gotta have
two things to win they gotta have brains
and you gotta have balls you got too
much you wanted not enough for the other
the 1986 drama was a big success finally
earning Newman his first Academy Award
unless you were over the age of 25 at
the time though chances are you had no
clue these two films were connected or
that the first one even existed with the
contrast being made even stronger due to
the fact that the first was in black and
white and the second was in color so the
balls Rose funny for everybody I told
you that I mean it’s not a great hey
number 2
desperado sequel to El Mariachi Nina do
you think in the case of Robert
Rodriguez and his big-screen sophomore
effort desperado audiences were unaware
the surprise hit was a sequel due in
part to the change in Lange
this year to pull the trigger and play
guitar easier to destroy them to create
both films follow the nameless mariachi
and his run-ins with drug gangs but el
Mariachi was entirely filmed in Mexico
and in Spanish by the american-born
Rodriguez with a barely there budget but
even so it became an indie film legend
all right
the sequel however had a major studio
budget and Antonio Banderas is rising
star power therefore the original title
of el pistolero was changed at the
studio’s request let’s me Father for I
have just killed quite a few men no shit
right here you cleaned out the entire
Tarasco ball even the final installment
in Rodriguez’s Mexico trilogy once upon
a time in Mexico was released with many
audience members unaware of its
connection to the previous films who are
you guys
sons of Mexico sir before we unveil our
number one pick
here is an honorable mention either
really angel angel Charlie just in our
mind it all comes out in the wash in
time
number one army of Darkness sequel to
Evil Dead – Dead by Dawn hail to the
king baby horror fans were anxiously
awaiting the return of ash in one of the
most anticipated sequels of the 90s
especially with the bizarro ending of
Evil Dead 2
since Ashe would be flung to the 14th
century to fight the undead a bigger
budget was needed therefore the third
film had major studio backing thanks to
the underground success of the Evil Dead
films I got a bone to pick with you
come on Sam Raimi’s initial title of the
medieval dead was refused as was Evil
Dead 3 army of Darkness at the behest of
Universal Pictures the film was released
simply as army of Darkness in order to
allow the film to stand on its own
making fanboys scratch their heads
though it’s positive critical reception
and cult status proved that they still
hailed to the king baby
buckle up bonehead cuz you’re going for
a ride do you agree with our list what’s
the point isn’t the claimed
responsibility for one thing deny it for
another nobody believes you anymore
which movies did you not know we’re
sequels I got nothing left to teach each
kid that was the last lesson here for
more entertaining top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com shot my eye our spin fact
it’s exactly the opposite
you
familiar but you just can’t place it
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
movies you didn’t know we’re sequels who
are you how did you get through out
there look I want some answers for this
list we’ve chosen movies that hid their
sequel lists whether intentionally or
not either due to a change in scenery
actors style title or other elements
will be excluding the Silence of the
Lambs since it’s not actually a sequel
to Manhunter but a standalone film that
happens to be the second movie to
feature Hannibal Lecter census-taking
ones time to test me I ate his liver
with some fava beans and a nice Chianti
similarly we’ve left out spin-offs even
if they’ve also been called sequels such
as this is 40 and get him to the Greek
as well as franchise films from series
like James Bond and the Marvel Cinematic
Universe I know that I’m not smart then
how did you catch you
number 10 my summer story also known as
it runs in the family
sequel to a Christmas story
since it came out over a decade after a
Christmas story and GM initially decided
to call this sequel it runs in the
family in order to distance it from the
holiday classic how about you route
Ralphy
however after becoming a huge financial
disaster MGM retitled the home video
release my summer story following the
further adventures of young Ralphie
Parker this sequel had all the main
characters recast apart from gene
Shepard as the narrator and Teddy Moore
as Ralphie’s teacher Ralph
I’d like to see me for a few minutes
during lunch I want to discuss your book
replay
although A Christmas Story 2 was
released in 2012 further erasing my
summer story from the public’s memory
neither film was able to resonate with
critics or audiences like the original
it was do or die do or die dog-eat-dog
may the best man win
teach me live teach me number 9 The
Chronicles of Riddick sequel to pitch
black I’m just passing through a sleeper
hit in 2000 pitch black had the early
makings of a cult classic this
action-packed sci-fi horror hybrid put
Vin Diesel on the map leading to his
roles in blockbusters like The Fast and
the Furious and xxx
given diesels newfound superstar status
it made sense to make Riddick the title
character of this pitch-black sequel
it’s gonna be one speed
mine it didn’t hurt that Riddick was the
most interesting character in the movie
not to mention the biggest badass with
its larger budget and kick-ass leading
man this sci-fi adventure flick wetted
our appetites for more interplanetary
mercenary chases even in complete
darkness Riddick steals the spotlight
it’s an animal thing number eight
Patriot Games sequel to The Hunt for Red
October just pissed me off I couldn’t
just stand there or watching shoot those
people right in front of me before Tom
Clancy was known for video games his
popularity soared thanks to a series of
novels featuring Jack Ryan this CIA
analyst has appeared in five thrilling
action flicks so far since four
different actors have portrayed him he
probably never realized these movies
were at all related how are you gonna
get away huh
want to go for the other knee come on
Jack Ryan was first portrayed by Alec
Baldwin in the Hunt for Red October but
the character wasn’t heavily prominent
in the marketing for that film
thus nobody seemed to notice when
Harrison Ford was recast as Ryan in the
1992 sequel Patriot Games which was so
critically and commercially successful
that a follow up with Ford came out two
years later
if I could add you’re going with me but
with that being Ford’s last time in the
role it’s safe to say Ryan is a man of
many faces I am Telling You I want back
in number seven The Jewel of the Nile
sequel to Romancing the Stone jag is
dead
don’t be ridiculous Chuck would never
die without telling me before Robert
Zemeckis thrilled the world with his
Back to the Future series he proved his
worth with the adventure comedy romance
in the stone a minimum price for taking
a stranded woman to a telephone is $400
will you take 375 in Travelers Cheques
American Express of course a deal the
story of a romance novelist who gets
involved with kidnapping plots treasure
hunts and dashing smugglers became a
huge award-winning success rushed
sequels were not that common in the 80s
but thrilling adventure films had become
a dime a dozen thanks to a little movie
called Raiders of the Lost Ark Chuck I
hear you although the main cast of
Romancing the Stone all returned to the
big screen a little over a year later
and The Jewel of the Nile did find some
box-office success
critics were less than pleased with the
sequels plot holes and talk of a
follow-up to that eventually fell
through I got a kill number six the two
Jakes sequel to Chinatown besides I
wouldn’t extort a nickel from my worst
enemy that’s where I draw the line
believe it or not there is actually a
sequel to Roman Polanski’s Chinatown and
it’s called the two Jakes in addition to
directing Jack Nicholson reprises his
role as an older detective Jake Geddes
you can’t trust a guy who’s never lost
anything although the film actually
received fairly decent reviews
mainstream audiences were confused by
the title which seemingly had no
connection to its predecessor on top of
that many film buffs felt that a
follow-up to Chinatown simply didn’t
need to exist you’ve got a nasty
reputation just two kids I like that as
a result the two Jakes tanked at the box
office and a third film titled Geddes
vs. Geddes never saw the light of day
that’s not a joke what I do for a living
may not be very reputable but I am
Number five
The Devil’s Rejects sequel to house of a
thousand corpses I am the devil and I am
here to do the devil’s work Rob Zombie’s
directorial debut House of a thousand
corpses developed an instant cult
following among horror fans so a
follow-up was expected get on your feet
let’s go please mister this is insane
zombie clearly loves horror and his
first project was a love letter to
ghoulish and gory 70s grindhouse
classics such as The Texas Chainsaw
Massacre
The Devil’s Rejects follows the first
films family of murderous maniacs now on
the run for their heinous deeds the
style considerably shifts as we now find
ourselves in a kind of The Hills Have
Eyes road trip nightmare with a Bonnie
and Clyde criminals on the run scenario
I’m Miss Bonnie Parker and this year’s
mr. Clyde Barrow we rob banks although
both films are now beloved cult classics
not everyone realized they were
witnessing the same psycho family on
screen
especially since zombie likes working
with the same actors for his various
projects please stop stop
bitch I have just started number four
the road warrior also known as Mad Max 2
sequel to Mad Max it’s been a pleasure
doing business with you but I’m leaving
though it’s now considered one of the
greatest action movies of all time
audiences weren’t to blame for not
knowing the road warrior was a sequel to
Mad Max I’m scared you know why that
made sense out there
I’m beginning to enjoy while the first
film was making its rounds at the time
and slowly gaining cult status the
apocalyptic road revenge movie had not
fully reached American shores until 1981
at which point Mel Gibson was still an
unknown Australian actor how do we know
that one’s not a dad fine uh oh
originally titled Mad Max 2 the sequel
was retitled the road warrior for North
American release fortunately a prologue
that featured footage from the first
movie was included at the beginning of
the film so poor movie goers unfamiliar
with Max Rockatansky wouldn’t be
confused on the roads it was a white
line nightmare only those mobile enough
to scavenge brutal enough to pillage
would survive number three the color of
money
sequel to The Hustler money 1 is twice
as sweet as money
although the hustler was a classic of 60
cinema young movie goers in the 80s
likely flocked to see the color of money
because it starred Tom Cruise no problem
– a problem problem in the film crews
plays a young pool hustler and the
protege of an aging Paul Newman Newman
reprises his role as Fast Eddie who’s
now older and looking for an apprentice
to take under his wing you gotta have
two things to win they gotta have brains
and you gotta have balls you got too
much you wanted not enough for the other
the 1986 drama was a big success finally
earning Newman his first Academy Award
unless you were over the age of 25 at
the time though chances are you had no
clue these two films were connected or
that the first one even existed with the
contrast being made even stronger due to
the fact that the first was in black and
white and the second was in color so the
balls Rose funny for everybody I told
you that I mean it’s not a great hey
number 2
desperado sequel to El Mariachi Nina do
you think in the case of Robert
Rodriguez and his big-screen sophomore
effort desperado audiences were unaware
the surprise hit was a sequel due in
part to the change in Lange
this year to pull the trigger and play
guitar easier to destroy them to create
both films follow the nameless mariachi
and his run-ins with drug gangs but el
Mariachi was entirely filmed in Mexico
and in Spanish by the american-born
Rodriguez with a barely there budget but
even so it became an indie film legend
all right
the sequel however had a major studio
budget and Antonio Banderas is rising
star power therefore the original title
of el pistolero was changed at the
studio’s request let’s me Father for I
have just killed quite a few men no shit
right here you cleaned out the entire
Tarasco ball even the final installment
in Rodriguez’s Mexico trilogy once upon
a time in Mexico was released with many
audience members unaware of its
connection to the previous films who are
you guys
sons of Mexico sir before we unveil our
number one pick
here is an honorable mention either
really angel angel Charlie just in our
mind it all comes out in the wash in
time
number one army of Darkness sequel to
Evil Dead – Dead by Dawn hail to the
king baby horror fans were anxiously
awaiting the return of ash in one of the
most anticipated sequels of the 90s
especially with the bizarro ending of
Evil Dead 2
since Ashe would be flung to the 14th
century to fight the undead a bigger
budget was needed therefore the third
film had major studio backing thanks to
the underground success of the Evil Dead
films I got a bone to pick with you
come on Sam Raimi’s initial title of the
medieval dead was refused as was Evil
Dead 3 army of Darkness at the behest of
Universal Pictures the film was released
simply as army of Darkness in order to
allow the film to stand on its own
making fanboys scratch their heads
though it’s positive critical reception
and cult status proved that they still
hailed to the king baby
buckle up bonehead cuz you’re going for
a ride do you agree with our list what’s
the point isn’t the claimed
responsibility for one thing deny it for
another nobody believes you anymore
which movies did you not know we’re
sequels I got nothing left to teach each
kid that was the last lesson here for
more entertaining top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
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it’s exactly the opposite
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