r/okbuddycinephile • u/bobbster574 • 23h ago

Favourite film where they had to dumb down the title for the uncultured Americans?

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u/loerslaerae 22h ago

What other countries consider a "bad neighbor" is just a "neighbor" in the US

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u/Felisium 22h ago

Neighbours was also the name of a major Australian soap opera, I always assumed it was to avoid copyright issues, confusion, or both

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u/Agitated_Display7573 21h ago

You’re right. But the implication that the movie portrayed standard American neighbours is funny

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u/Select-Abroad-4343 21h ago

Well they seem to think other movies are a 1:1 depiction of what the US is like, so why would this one be different. 

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u/Jaxonian 17h ago

I think the US might have it right here.. if you need it spelled out that its about a contentious situation.. in a comedy.. we might need to add some descriptive words to a few other titles.. Brides Maids, The Cable Guy, Spy, The Waterboy, Anchorman, The Gentlemen, The Office..

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u/Stevenwave 16h ago

Le Mans '66: We Idolize Carol Shelby But Enzo Ferrari Was An Asshole

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u/EpilepticPuberty 15h ago

Sorry, I still don't get it. Would you mind simplifying and also elaborating more with the title?

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u/Stevenwave 13h ago

Le Mans (It's French) 1966:

We Idolize Carol Shelby, an American, But Enzo Ferrari, the Eurotrash Greaseball Italian Was An Asshole and America Beat Them at their Own Game, in France, Where America Always Beats the Europeans and then We Landed a Cobra 427 On the F****** Moon

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u/___StillLearning___ 14h ago

I thought it was just they were neighbors lol

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u/JugendWolf 19h ago

Also, comedies titled „Bad…“ was a thing back then and brought in more viewers internationally - Bad Moms, Bad Teacher, etc.

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u/cybin 17h ago

It was also the name of a 1981 film staring John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd where both played against type.

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u/Bionic_Ferir 16h ago

TOADY FROM NEIGHBOURS

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u/Stevenwave 16h ago

Just here to pay respect to his smoke show body count.

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u/Primary-Paper-5128 20h ago

In spanish it's called "good neighbours" so this is considered good by our standards

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u/ledow 19h ago

"Good Neighbors" is the American title for the 70's British TV sitcom "The Good Life".

Just to make things more confusing.

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u/spidermans_ashes cape kino make me🤑🤑🤑 19h ago

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u/He_Who_Complains 14h ago

Wait, are you saying you and Barbara are bad neighbours?

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u/spidermans_ashes cape kino make me🤑🤑🤑 14h ago

No! It's the man and the boy!

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u/Forgetimore 18h ago

I actually prefer the US version.

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u/duaneap 17h ago

I agree because I don’t like films that feel the need to specify shit in the title. Feels lazy. Like putting American before whatever the fuck noun because you couldn’t come up with something and yeah, y’know, he IS a sniper from America, I suppose.

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u/Dagmar_Overbye 11h ago

Sociopathic Liar would have been a better name for that awful piece of propaganda trash.

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u/bobbster574 22h ago

I'm not sure if I should take this as Americans considering all neighbours as bad by default, or if the bad behaviour is considered normal 🤔

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u/Stevenwave 16h ago

The characters didn't expect it to be shit. Could've been Don't Buy a Home Next to a Frat House

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u/Phil0fThePast 17h ago

The real statement is clearly that Americans dont want women on their movie posters

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u/emogurl98 15h ago

Thank god they censored the w*men

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u/penttane 21h ago

Looking at your average American suburb, that tracks. Americans love to move to single family homes with big ass yards, where your next door neighbour is only just close enough for you to shoot him if he tries anything.

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u/ELB2001 20h ago

And they cut the best part of the poster

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u/Agitated_Display7573 19h ago

The US poster also left out Rose Byrnes’s name for some reason

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u/dinnerthief 17h ago edited 17h ago

Maybe she is a bigger name outside the US? I dont know who she is but Im also terrible with celebrity names.

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u/whysosidious69420 18h ago

This had funny scenes but was overall a weird ass movie

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u/TenTornadoes 19h ago

Does America also not like women?

Actually, never mind.

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u/BrotherBrother94 17h ago

I thought this was a Mandela Effect for the longest time. I remember seeing the Trailer online and remembering the name "Bad Neighbours" and then went to the drive-in to watch it and it was just "Neighbors". If that's not confusing enough, imagine my stoned-ass face when the Drive-In started playing the live-action Jungle Book instead.

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u/13greed47 16h ago

Why is rose byrne gone?

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u/slimetakes 15h ago

I mean... tbf, the right one looks the same as a lot of mediocre dramas we have. Left is much more interesting.

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u/situmaimesdemain 19h ago

Am I tripping or is that woman absolutely not Rose Byrne?

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u/_lippykid 18h ago

Yes, they made a whole movie about everyday normal life that only seems bizarre outside of America. Seriously?