Hoopla: Movie originals and remakes
Did you know that Hoopla has many original movies and the remakes that came after? Check out this list of movies that you can check out for free while you're home!
Movie originals and remakes on Hoopla
Original: Ball Of Fire (1941)
Starring Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck
Comedy and romance ensue when scholars writing a new dictionary meet a burlesque on the run from the mob!
Link: www.hoopladigital.com/title/12204683
Remake: A Song Is Born (1948)
Starring Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo
The head professor at a musical research institute falls in love with a woman taking refuge there-but she’s hiding from her boyfriend, who’s wanted by the police!
Link: www.hoopladigital.com/title/11032231
Original: Beauty And The Beast (1962)
Starring Mark Damon, Edward Franz
The classic fairy tale about a young woman who helps a hideous beast transform back into a handsome prince.
Link: www.hoopladigital.com/title/11805838
Remake: Beauty And The Beast (1988)
Starring Rebecca De Mornay, Yossi Guber
A young woman helps a monster reveal his true self.
Link: www.hoopladigital.com/title/11805939
Second remake: Beauty And The Beast (2016)
Starring Lea Seydoux, Vincent Cassel
When her father is seized by a hideous beast, a young woman sacrifices herself to save him. But when she discovers the beast’s secret, she resolves to save him-and true love blossoms.
Link: www.hoopladigital.com/title/11804921
Original: La Cage Aux Folles (1979)
Starring Michel Serrault, Ugo Tognazzi
Two gay lovers, a nightclub owner and his drag-queen star, find their lives turned upside down when the owner’s son visits with his fiancee’. This French comedy inspired “The Birdcage” and a Tony-winning Broadway musical.
Link: www.hoopladigital.com/title/12027305
Remake: The Birdcage (1996)
Starring Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Christine Baranski, Dianne Wiest
Williams and Lane find their lives and relationship disrupted when Williams’s son visits with his fiancee’. This is the movie where Robin Williams imitates Bob Fosse and Twyla Tharp.
Link: www.hoopladigital.com/title/12840505
Original: A Christmas Carol (1935)
Starring Seymour Hicks
An early British version of Charles Dickens’ classic tale about miser Scrooge, and his ghostly adventures on Christmas Eve.
Link: www.hoopladigital.com/title/11374852
Remake: Scrooge (1970)
Starring Albert Finney, Alec Guinness
Albert Finney is marvelous as miser Scrooge in this delightful musical version of Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”.
Link: www.hoopladigital.com/title/12250767
Original: Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde (1920)
Starring John Barrymore
A classic silent version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s story about a young doctor whose experiment goes horribly wrong.
Link: www.hoopladigital.com/title/11046778
Remake: The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde (1973)
Starring Jack Palance
A highly regarded TV-movie version of Stevenson’s classic story.
Link: www.hoopladigital.com/title/11143281
Original: Dracula (1973)
Starring Jack Palance
TV-movie version of Bram Stoker’s vampire classic.
Link: www.hoopladigital.com/title/10966752
Remake: Dracula 2000 (2000)
Starring Jennifer Esposito, Johnny Lee Miller
Dracula heads for New Orleans after he’s accidentally revived by a group of techno-thieves.
Link: www.hoopladigital.com/title/12189916
Original: Eat Drink Man Woman (1999)
Starring Sihung Lung
A famous Taiwan chef struggles with his man-crazy daughters, whose romantic adventures threaten to break up the family.
Link: www.hoopladigital.com/title/11080148
Remake: Tortilla Soup (2001)
Starring Hector Elizondo, Elizabeth Pena
Three sisters discover that their father, a famous chef, is losing his sense of taste. Further problems arise when they each develop relationships, and an obnoxious woman sets her sights on their dad.
Link: www.hoopladigital.com/title/11641951
Original: His Girl Friday (1940)
Starring Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell
In this male/female version of “The Front Page”, a newspaper editor tries to stop his ace reporter/ex-wife from remarrying.
Link: www.hoopladigital.com/title/11420305
Remake: The Front Page (1975)
Starring Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Carol Burnett, Susan Sarandon
A ruthless newspaper editor and his ace reporter battle each other while covering a major news story.
Link: www.hoopladigital.com/title/11852829
Original: Inherit The Wind (1960)
Starring Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly
Opposing attorneys clash in the famous “Scopes Monkey Trial”, where a Tennessee teacher defends himself for teaching Darwinism.
Link: www.hoopladigital.com/title/12840733
Remake: Inherit The Wind (1988)
Starring Kirk Douglas, Jason Robards
TV-movie remake of the classic play about the “Scopes Monkey Trial”.
Link: www.hoopladigital.com/title/12840731
Second Remake: Inherit The Wind (1999)
Starring Jack Lemmon, George C. Scott
Second TV version of the play about the famous “Scopes Monkey Trial”.
Link: www.hoopladigital.com/title/12840900
Original: Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book (1942)
Starring Sabu, Joseph Calleia
Mowgli, a young man raised by wolves, battles greedy villagers seeking a dead king’s cursed treasure in this adventure classic.
Link: www.hoopladigital.com/title/11893873
Remake: Jungle Book (1998)
Starring Gary Collins
Mowgli helps two children rescue their father and his research team,who are seeking a mythical treasure, in this update of Kipling’s classic.
Link: www.hoopladigital.com/title/11771812
Original: The Land That Time Forgot (1974)
Starring Doug McClure
Passengers on a German U-Boat discover an island full of monsters and mysteries.
Link: www.hoopladigital.com/title/12079249
Remake: The Land That Time Forgot (2009)
Starring C. Thomas Howell, Timothy Bottoms
Modern version of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ novel about shipwreck survivors on an island of dinosaurs.
Link: www.hoopladigital.com/title/11131289
Original: Man Of La Mancha (1972)
Starring Peter O’Toole, Sophia Loren
Don Quixote seeks love and gallantry in this adaptation of the popular Broadway musical.
Link: www.hoopladigital.com/title/11080270
Remake: Don Quixote (2015)
Starring Carmen Argenziano
A retired gentleman sets out on a journey to right the wrongs of the world.
Link: www.hoopladigital.com/title/11961905
Original: March Of The Wooden Soldiers (1934)
Starring Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy
Stannie Dum, Ollie Dee, and their Toyland friends battle the wicked Barnaby in this classic musical fantasy version of Victor Herbert’s “Babes In Toyland”.
Link: www.hoopladigital.com/title/11570790
Remake: Babes In Toyland (1986)
Starring Drew Barrymore, Keanu Reeves
A young woman and her Toyland friends battle the evil Barnaby to save Christmas.
Link: www.hoopladigital.com/title/11805945
Original: The Phantom Of The Opera (1925)
Starring Lon Chaney, Mary Philbin, Norman Kerry
The silent horror classic about a horribly disfigured musician, who terrorizes the Paris Opera House while trying to help the young opera singer he loves.
Link: www.hoopladigital.com/title/12255321
Remake: A Phantom Of The Opera (2013)
Starring Anthony D.P. Mann
A hideously disfigured killer stalks the Garnier Opera House, leaving a trail of blood and terror.
Link: www.hoopladigital.com/title/11177137
Original: Yours, Mine And Ours (1968)
Starring Lucille Ball, Henry Fonda, Van Johnson
The hilarious true story of a Navy Admiral widower with ten children who meets a widow nurse with eight kids. Combining their two families causes chaos! The movie was a huge hit with family audiences. It is also by far Lucy’s best film.
Link: www.hoopladigital.com/title/11080274
Remake: Yours, Mine & Ours (2000)
Starring Dennis Quaid, Rene Russo
A widowed Coast Guard Admiral falls in love with a widow handbag designer, to the dismay of her ten kids and his eight children. Their marriage causes chaos!
Link: www.hoopladigital.com/title/12433606
Enjoy!!