What are your favorite ripoff movies?

[chuckwoodjohn]

For me my list is:
1. Caltiki, the Immortal Monster (1959), which rips off 1958's The Blob
2. The Giant Behemoth (1959), which is a clone of Toho's original Godzilla film
3. They Bite (1996), a bizarre clone of 1980's Humanoids from the Deep, which was coincidentally remade for TV in 1996

Bonus if it's a bad horror movie

[lester1/2jr]

There was an italian rip off of the warriors that was really good.

[Alex]

There was an italian rip off of the warriors that was really good.

The Bronx Warriors?

[WingedSerpent]

Orca  a Jaws ripoff about an Orca going on a vengeance streak after a hunter kills its pregnant mate.  I think I enjoyed it as much if not a little bit more than the movie it ripped off.

[indianasmith]

ABRAHAM LINCOLN vs. ZOMBIES was the Asylum's ripoff of ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER.  But they forgot to tell the actor who played Lincoln that he was starring in a cheesy ripoff movie, and he gave a great performance.  Really, this entire movie was better and more entertaining than the movie it ripped off!!

[RCMerchant]

ABBY (1974) was a blaxploitation rip-off of the EXORCIST-and a great one at that!


http://youtu.be/aLX6BnmtWS4


Another Exorcist p**s take was BEYOND THE DOOR (1974) which I also love!

http://youtu.be/dkbRJMGFo9g

[Svengoolie 3]

The intruder within, amaze for TV ripoff of alien. Too bad it starred rock Hudson.

[LilCerberus]

The intruder within, amaze for TV ripoff of alien. Too bad it starred rock Hudson.

I'd been debating whether or not to mention Intruder Within, but then I'd also feel compelled to bring up Survivor (1999) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0187534/ which starts out as a rip off of Intruder within, but takes a turn, but not that big of a turn. I keep thinking Survivor could've had some inspiration on Prometheus, but then, Prometheus was pretty much a rip off of every Alien rip off ever made...

Basically, both Intruder Within an Survivor are supposed to be Alien on an oil rig...

[Alex]

Parasite (starring if I remember a very young Demi Moore) was a rip off of Alien.

[claws]

Not a blatant ripoff but Brian De Palma's Dressed to Kill (1980) is the thinking man's ripoff of Psycho (1960). De Palma basically put Hitchcock's Psycho through the grinder and recreated his own (Psycho version? Psycho homage?) movie.

[beat_truck]

One I recently enjoyed was Alien Contamination which was obviously a ripoff of Alien.  Complete with lots of green pulsating eggs and exploding chest cavities.   There seemed to be a lot of ripoff movies made in Italy over the years.  Some that I've seen are pretty enjoyable, but I admit I have a soft spot for Italian horror cheese and spaghetti westerns.

[jimpickens]

Southern Comfort which was somewhat of a Deliverance rippoff

[Pacman000]

Obviously Star Wars, a Flash Gordon Ripoff, followed by Alien, a Planet of the Vampires ripoff. ;)

Discounting "inspired by" genre films, I'll say Message From Space. It's over the top, but it has heart, and some of the FX are cool.

[RCMerchant]

Alien, a Planet of the Vampires ripoff. ;)

...or  an IT! THE TERROR FROM BEYOND SPACE or QUEEN OF BLOOD ripoff!

[Pacman000]

Alien, a Planet of the Vampires ripoff. ;)

...or a an IT! THE TERROR FROM BEYOND SPACE or QUEEN OF BLOOD ripoff!

I was actually trying to think of IT, but had a brain fart & couldn't remember the title.

Thanks RC!