Down And Out In Beverly Hills (1986) remake of Boudu Sauvé Des Eaux (1932)
Screenplay by Paul Mazursky & Leon Capetanos
Based on the play "Boudu Sauvé des Eaux" by René Fauchois
(does not mention the French film co-written & directed by Jean Renoir)
Father's Day (1997) remake Of Les Compères (1983)
Screenplay by Lowell Ganz & Babaloo Mandel
Based on the film entitled "Les Compères" by Francis Veber
Happy New Year (1987) remake of La Bonne Année (1973)
Screenplay by Warren Lane
Based on Claude Lelouch's "La Bonne Année"
Intersection (1994) remake of Les Choses De La Vie (1970)
Screenplay by David Rayfiel and Marshall Brickman
Based on the novel by Paul Guimard (published by Editions Denoël) and the Screenplay by Paul Guimard, Jean-Loup Dabadie and Claude Sautet
Jungle 2 Jungle (1997) remake of Un Indien dans la Ville (1994) (aka Little Indian, Big City)
Screenplay by Bruce A. Evans & Raynold Gideon
Based on "Un Indien dans la Ville" written by Hervé Palud, Igor Aptekman and Thierry Lhermitte, Philippe Bruneau
The Man With One Red Shoe (1985) remake of Le Grand Blond Avec Une Chaussure Noire (1972)
Screenplay by Robert Klane
Based upon the Motion Picture written by Francis Veber and Yves Robert
Men Don't Leave (1990) remake of La Vie Continue (1981)
Screenplay by Barbara Benedek and Paul Brickman; Screen Story by Barbara Benedek
Suggested by the film "La Vie Continue" written and directed by Moshé Mizrahi
The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996) remake of Le Miroir à Deux Faces (1958)
Screen Story and Screenplay by Richard Lagravenese
Based on the picture "Le Miroir à Deux Faces" written by André Cayatte and Gérard Oury directed by André Cayatte
Mixed Nuts (1994) remake of Le Père Noël est une Ordure (1982)
Screenplay by Nora Ephron & Delia Ephron
Based on "Le Pere Noël est une Ordure"
(does not separately identify original play by Josiane Balasko, Marie-Anne Chazel, Christian Clavier, Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte, Bruno Moynot, Jean-Marie Poiré)
My Father The Hero (1994) remake of Mon Père, Ce Héros (1991)
Screenplay by Francis Veber and Charlie Peters
Based on "Mon Père, Ce Héros" by Gérard Lauzier
Nine Months (1995) remake of Neuf Mois (1993)
Written for the Screen & directed by Chris Columbus
Based upon the film "Neuf Mois" written and directed by Patrick Braoudé
Point Of No Return (1993) remake of Nikita (1990) (aka La Femme Nikita)
Screenplay by Robert Getchell and Alexandra Seros
Based on Luc Besson's "Nikita"
Pure Luck (1991) remake of La Chèvre (1981)
Screenplay by Herschel Weingrod & Timothy Harris
(does not identify the French film written by Francis Veber)
Scent of a Woman (1992) remake of Profumo Di Donna (1974)
Screenplay by Bo Goldman
Suggested by a Character from "Profumo du Donna" by Ruggero Maccari and Dino Risi based on the Novel "Il Ruio e il Miele" by Giovanni Arpino
Sommersby (1993) remake of Le Retour de Martin Guerre (1981)
Screenplay by Nicholas Meyer and Sarah Kernochan; Story by Nicholas Meyer and Anthony Shaffer
Based on the film "The Return of Martin Guerre" written by Daniel Vigne and Jean-Claude Carrière
Sorcerer (1977) remake of Le Salaire de la Peur (1953) (aka The Wages Of Fear)
Screenplay by Walon Green
Based on the novel "The Wages of Fear" by Georges Arnaud; Dedicated to H.-G. Clouzot.
(does not identify original film's co-writer Jerôme Geronimi)
Three Fugitives (1989) remake of Les Fugitifs (1986)
Written & Directed by Francis Veber
(does not identify the French film written by Francis Veber; technically, not a remake)
Three Men and a Baby (1987) remake of Trois Hommes et un Couffin (1985)
Screenplay by James Orr & Jim Cruickshank
Based on "Trois Hommes et un Couffin", written by Coline Serreau
The Toy (1982) remake of Le Jouet (1976)
Screenplay by Carol Sobieski
Based on a French Film by Francis Veber
True Lies (1994) remake of La Totale (1991)
Screenplay by James Cameron
Based upon a Screenplay by Claude Zidi, Simon Michaël and Didier Kaminka
Twelve Monkeys (1995) remake of La Jetée (1963)
Screenplay by David Peoples & Janet Peoples
Inspired by the film "La Jetée" written and directed by Chris Marker
The Woman in Red (1984) remake of Un Éléphant, Ca Trompe Énormément (1977) (aka Pardon Mon Affaire)
Written for the Screen & directed by Gene Wilder
Based on the Screenplay "Un Éléphant, Ca Trompe Énormément" by Jean-Loup Dabadie and Yves Robert
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