In every case Vídeo Brinquedo's knockoff has been released suspiciously close to the release date of the more professional, higher-budgeted film that inspired it. Not to be confused with. In another case, a collection of animated shorts from the 90s animated series, , was rereleased under Tangled Up by Brightspark to cash in on Disney's 2010 film,. The idea of a battleship? Archived from on November 12, 2006. We have a general sense of what the film is and we make our movie completely original, just based on that concept.
For example, was renamed Frozen Land to cash in on Disney's 2013 film,. A separate survey conducted by Nielsen National Research Group showed that approximately 16 to 24 percent of survey respondents were confused about the source of. For instance, the 2006 mockbuster traded on the publicity surrounding the theatrically released. Carnosaur may be considered a mockbuster. A 1993 titled , produced by and starring as a who plans to recreate dinosaurs and destroy humanity, is loosely based on the 1984 novel by , but the two have little in common. Low-budget studios in foreign countries may produce completely illegitimate sequels to pre-existing higher budgeted movie series that began in other countries.
They're going to remix that name and put it out. Pornographic films are particularly prone to unauthorized sequels; , a 1978 porn film, spawned at least eleven sequels, most of which were never explicitly authorized by the original production team or cast. Consumers wanted what they saw. Its title and cover art focused on an incidental female character with red hair i. The court decided that The Asylum had failed to prove its defenses and on December 10, 2012, found in favor of the plaintiffs and entered a temporary restraining order. The reduced costs made available by using modern video and computer graphics equipment, and the tie-in to the mainstream film's advertising, has allowed the mockbuster to find a profitable niche in the home video market.
Other Filipino knockoffs include Bobo Cop a parody of and Rocky Plus V a spoof of the series. The Ninth Circuit court of appeals affirmed in 2013. The 2011 film was named to market it as a to and , even though it has no connection with the two films. In one such lawsuit, sued the U. The popularity of the films, most especially the , has led to numerous unauthorised remakes and pastiches, such as starring comedian , , and.
The film was then released under the name. For example, capitalized on the Internet hype surrounding. It was released by New Horizon Picture Corp two weeks before the blockbuster. Low budgets also mean that directors need to think of creative yet cheap ways to achieve the endings that they desire. . In other cases, a film released in other countries is renamed as a sequel to another film in contrast to the original title.
In some cases, the knockoff film may bear little or no resemblance to the original. Dolphy also played leading roles in other mockbusters, including Wanted: Perfect Father, a comedy-drama based on the 1993 film , and Tataynic, a 1998 parody of 's. Phoenix Games went out of business in 2009. Unlike films that are produced to capitalize on the popularity of a recent release by adopting similar genre or storytelling elements, mockbusters are generally produced concurrently with upcoming films, and released at the same time the real film reaches theaters or video outlets. The young Hobbit Goben must join forces with their neighbor giants, the humans, to free his people and vanquish their enemies.
A notable example of this are games developed by the French studio. Some actors starring in the original have gone on to become fans of the mockbuster model. Mockbusters have also had legal complications with false advertising. Such films tend to fit the classic model, produced on a small budget and derivative of the target film and other similar projects. The Asylum defend this practice, stating their intention is not to dupe customers. Two Italian directors directed unofficial sequels to 's 1978 : 's sold itself as the sequel to that film which was called Zombi in Italy and even used a line originally written for Dawn of the Dead.
But the buyers wanted it, so I was given the mandate that the ending had to have the snake eat the train. The fact that the low return rate of their films has been used to argue that consumers are renting The Asylum's movies deliberately. Until the Hobbit case, mockbuster production houses have been able to achieve soundalike titling to such an extent that even actors in the movies have been confused about which movie they are starring in. Diane Ladd's daughter starred in Jurassic Park. Pixar's , and The Frog Prince Disney's. The judge ruled in favor of Warner Bros. Examples include: Gilligan's Bi-Land , Edward Penishands , Kinky Kong , Foreskin Gump , Raiders of the Lost Arse , , and.
Archived from on 28 December 2013. For example, the 1985 film is a mockbuster of an earlier, popular pornographic film, 1972's. Besides the aforementioned film, has also released , , , , , and. The Asylum cites reports from both and that show that less than 1% of customers who rent one of their films ask for a refund. For these large production houses, it wasn't just a question of free riding on the marketing success of these more popular films; mockbusters have become a source of bad publicity. The Asylum argued that it provided warnings stating that this was not the Tolkien creature.
His friend was in the original and they began promoting both movies together. For example, the 1959 Vanwick film was a clear derivative of , complete with a creature suit by the same designer, Jack Kevan. The Philippine film industry is also known for its unauthorised adaptations of popular Western films. These games included the film as well as a small collection of mini games. Mockbusters are often made with a low budget and quick production to maximize profit.