Hollywood Movie Titles taken from Nursery Rhymes
09-01-12, 03:46 AM
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Hollywood Movie Titles taken from Nursery Rhymes
I often do seminars in Japan to talk about effective ways of teaching English to Japanese children, and one of the main topics is the use of nursery rhymes (i.e. Mother Goose) to teach new vocabulary words, phrases, pronunciation/intonation, and English expressions.
I would like to give examples of how these nursery rhymes have played an important role in shaping American pop culture. I want to give examples of movie titles that are taken from nursery rhymes, but searching Google wasn't very successful. I thought I'd ask the great minds at DVD Talk for some assistance.
One example is the Marilyn Monroe movie, 'Some Like It Hot' which is a phrases taken from the Mother Goose song, Pease Porridge Hot. I would like to give other movie examples that are more mainstream and that Japanese students can relate to.
Any ideas?
Thank you in advance!
I would like to give examples of how these nursery rhymes have played an important role in shaping American pop culture. I want to give examples of movie titles that are taken from nursery rhymes, but searching Google wasn't very successful. I thought I'd ask the great minds at DVD Talk for some assistance.
One example is the Marilyn Monroe movie, 'Some Like It Hot' which is a phrases taken from the Mother Goose song, Pease Porridge Hot. I would like to give other movie examples that are more mainstream and that Japanese students can relate to.
Any ideas?
Thank you in advance!
09-01-12, 04:07 AM
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Re: Hollywood Movie Titles taken from Nursery Rhymes
ALL THE KING'S MEN (1949, Best Picture winner), a title taken from "Humpty Dumpty," later remade in 2006 with Sean Penn.
ALONG CAME A SPIDER (2001), a mystery with Morgan Freeman, based on a James Patterson novel. Title is from "Little Miss Muffet."
HI DIDDLE DIDDLE (1943), an excellent comedy (with some gag animated scenes of composer Richard Wagner), starring Dennis O'Keefe and Adolphe Menjou.
THE CAT AND THE FIDDLE (1934), musical with Jeanette MacDonald.
THERE WAS A CROOKED MAN (1970), western with Kirk Douglas and Henry Fonda.
WEE WILLIE WINKIE (1937) starred Shirley Temple.
COME BLOW YOUR HORN (1963), a comedy with Frank Sinatra, title taken from "Little Boy Blue."
PRETTY MAIDS ALL IN A ROW (1971), comedy-thriller with Rock Hudson, directed by Roger Vadim. Title taken from "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary."
RICH MAN, POOR MAN was a popular TV miniseries with Peter Strauss and Nick Nolte in 1976.
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY was a TV miniseries in 1979 and a recent movie (2011) with Gary Oldman.
You asked, I answered. If those aren't "mainstream" enough for you, too bad.
ALONG CAME A SPIDER (2001), a mystery with Morgan Freeman, based on a James Patterson novel. Title is from "Little Miss Muffet."
HI DIDDLE DIDDLE (1943), an excellent comedy (with some gag animated scenes of composer Richard Wagner), starring Dennis O'Keefe and Adolphe Menjou.
THE CAT AND THE FIDDLE (1934), musical with Jeanette MacDonald.
THERE WAS A CROOKED MAN (1970), western with Kirk Douglas and Henry Fonda.
WEE WILLIE WINKIE (1937) starred Shirley Temple.
COME BLOW YOUR HORN (1963), a comedy with Frank Sinatra, title taken from "Little Boy Blue."
PRETTY MAIDS ALL IN A ROW (1971), comedy-thriller with Rock Hudson, directed by Roger Vadim. Title taken from "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary."
RICH MAN, POOR MAN was a popular TV miniseries with Peter Strauss and Nick Nolte in 1976.
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY was a TV miniseries in 1979 and a recent movie (2011) with Gary Oldman.
You asked, I answered. If those aren't "mainstream" enough for you, too bad.
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09-01-12, 05:55 AM
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Re: Hollywood Movie Titles taken from Nursery Rhymes
Answer you did. You sir, know your movies and nursery rhymes.
Thank you for taking the time, and I will put them to good use!
Thank you for taking the time, and I will put them to good use!
09-01-12, 02:18 PM
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Re: Hollywood Movie Titles taken from Nursery Rhymes
There was a Red Riding Hood movie last year, although I guess that's more of a fairy tale? The Gingerbread Man was a John Grisham script-turned-film. Yankee Doodle Dandy may also be an example, but that's more of a song.
