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So you think Nate and Hayes is a bad title? Alt title is worse...

posted 11 years ago by Alfabeta
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Savage Islands
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085994/releaseinfo#akas

[–] joe_538 11 years ago

I don't get all this "bad title" business.

Harry and Tonto
Thelma and Louise
Tango and Cash
Knight and Day
Robin and Marian
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Smokey and The Bandit
McCabe and Mrs. Miller
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Antony and Cleopatra
Romeo and Juliet
Starsky and Hutch
Simon and Simon
Cagney and Lacey
Laverne and Shirley
Mork and Mindy
Will and Grace
Dharma and Greg
Lum and Abner
Amos and Andy
Myrt and Marge

Did I miss anything?

[–] Alfabeta 11 years ago

Savage Islands sounds like every other B movie exploitation horror. While it's true that characters' names don't say much about the movie, it's at least more memorable title, once you read the plot synopsis somewhere else. So basically, I'm with you on this.

[–] joe_538 11 years ago

Yeah, "Savage Islands" does sound like an Andy Sidaris movie or something like that. (Savage Beach, Enemy Gold, Hard Ticket to Hawaii, Return to Savage Beach) I have no trouble with the title, but some of the posters blame it solely for the movie's obscurity.

Harold and Maude, Bonnie and Clyde, Porgy and Bess, Benny and Joon

[–] Alfabeta 11 years ago

Yeah, I agree with you. By that logic all the movie titles you've posted should've worked against those movies which was obviously incorrect. The problem with this movie specifically was marketing (and to a lesser extent script, and even lesser - the casting), not the title.

[–] flawless04 9 years ago

To be honest, it was the alternative title that caught my attention back in South Africa in the mid 80s when VHS video shops were the rage. As a young teenager looking for something to entertain me, it was the title that grabbed by attention, conjuring up images of, er..., savage islands, swashbucklers, pirates, adventure, etc. I doubt that 'Nate And Hayes' would have had the same effect on me, and I would have glossed over it, never having the chance to enjoy and love this wonderful film that became as much a part of my teenage years as other classics like Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Back To The Future, etc! Many of those types of films have jaded with time but N&H (or to me, SI) stile entertains me as much as it did in the 80s!

[–] Jack_LesCamela 9 years ago

I disagree. I think SAVAGE ISLANDS sounds like a fantastic title. Better than NATE AND HAYES at any rate.

"The triumph of intellect and romance over brute force and cynicism."

[–] Royalcourtier 8 years ago

Savage Islands is better than the obscure Nate and Hayes. In any event the name is Savage Islands. Only in the USA was it renamed.