30 unexpected translations of movie titles: experiences from different countries

If you think that only Russian film distributors mess up with the translation of titles, then you are mistaken: this is a problem on a global scale. Of course, the task of localization is not so simple, but one still gets the impression that distributors love to simply take and remake even a completely suitable title! Here are excellent examples of such sabotage.

Original title: Grease.

Original title: Breaking Bad.

Original title: Die Hard with a Vengeance. In the Russian adaptation - "Die Hard 3: Retribution".

Original title: Nixon.

Original title: Cloudy With The Chance Of Meatballs.

Original title: Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.

Original title: Annie Hall.

Original title: Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind.

Original title: Home Alone.

Original title: Ghostbusters.

Original title: The Shawshank Redemption.

The original title is “K-9”.

The original title is Bad Santa.

Original title: Airplane! ("Airplane!").

The original name is "Leon".

The original title is Silver Linings Playbook (“Collection of rays of hope”).

Original title: The Dark Knight.

Original title: Being John Malkovich.

The original name is Junior.

Original title: The Full Monty. In the Russian adaptation - “Male Striptease”.

Original title: The pacifier. In the Russian adaptation - “Bald Nanny: Special Assignment”.

Original title: The Waterboy. In the Russian adaptation - "Mama's Boy".

The original name is Snatch. In the Russian adaptation - “Big Jackpot”.

Original title: Army Of Darkness.

Original title: The Hangover. In the Russian adaptation - "The Bachelor Party in Vegas".

Original title: Boogie Nights.

The original name is American Pie.

Original title: Jaws.

Original title: The Naked Gun.

The original name is Dodgeball.

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