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Poll: Unauthorized Remakes, Adaptations, Sequels and Cash-Ins

A poll by sheetsadam1
These films range from well-known classics to bottom-of-the-barrel trash, but they all have one thing in common: they draw heavily and obviously from a previous work without the permission of that work's owner. Which of them does the best job of putting it's own spin on the source material?

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Results of 1,594 votes:

  1. 1.

    The Terminator (1984)

     
    Noted sci-fi author Harlan Ellison claimed that it was based on an episode of "The Outer Limits" he had written and the studio gave him a cash settlement and added his name to the credits in…
  2. 2.

    Nosferatu (1922)

     
    Unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel "Dracula"
  3. 3.

    A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

     
    Unauthorized remake of "Yojimbo"
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