In France:
Scream (1996):
"Frissons" means "Shivers"
Notting Hill (1999):
"Coup de Foudre" means "Love at First Sight".
In America:
Leon was called The Professional
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was called Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Apparently, Americans do not like the word "philosopher".
The play "The Madness of George III" was changed to "The Madness of King George" for the movie because Americans would not understand it was not a sequel.
However, "Dennis the Menace" was changed to "Dennis" in the UK already has its own "Dennis the Menace".
UK Dennis -
US Dennis (not as mangy)
The Shawshank Redemption is voted as the Internet Movie Database's top film, scoring 9,2 in terms of reviews on average. Here is a list of the strange definitions that it was called in other countries when it was released there, with translations:
Die Verurteilten - The Convicted (Austria/Germany)
Sueños de fuga - Dreams of Escape (Chile/Peru)
Sueños de libertad - Dreams of freedom (Argentina/Mexico)
Τελευταία Έξοδος Ρίτα Χέϊγουόρθ - Last Exit Rita Hayworth (Greece)
Some other gems:
-Boogie Nights (1997)
-Atesli geceler - Hot Nights (Turkey)
- Jogos de Prazer - Games of Pleasure (Portugal)
Green Lantern - Avatar 2011 (India)
And a few others, thanks to http://www.joblo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=47143:
Austin Powers: The spy who shagged me- The spy who treated me nicely (Singapore)
The Full monty- Six stripped pigs (Germany)
Dumb and Dumber-Two stupid people (Spain)
Babe- I am not stupid so I have something to say (China)
Leon- The professional killer isn't actually very cold (china)
Jaws-The White Shark (Germany)
The Piano-Wretch!let me cut off your finger (China)
From Russia with love-Nice kisses from China (France)
Die hard-Die Slowly (Germany)
As good as it gets- Mr Cat Poop (China)
K9- My partner with the cold snout (Germany)
Vampire in Brooklyn-I suck!i suck!I suck suck suck!(China)
Good Will Hunting-Bright sun, just like me (China)
All from Mexico:
American Pie 2 - Your Second Time Is Better
Airplane! - "Where's The Pilot?
The Breakfast Club - Club Of Five
Pulp Fiction - Violent Times
Desperado - Gunnman
Dolores Claiborne - Total Eclipse
Deliverance - Bitter Nightmare
About A Boy - A Great Kid
Windtakers - War Codes
Gosford Park - Death At Midnight
Full Metal Jacket - War Face
Ghost - Love Shadow
Midnight Cowboy - Lost In The Night
MallRats - Modern Youth
Kids - Lost Lives
Heat - Fire Vs. Fire
GO - Living Without Limits
Moulin Rouge - Love In Red
Snatch - Pigs And Diamonds
Wallstreet - Power And Greed
Can you name any others?
Alistair Anderson
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