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The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
The Original: Will Smith and son Jaden is the uplifting true-life tale of Chris Gardner, a homeless guy who became a successful stockbroker.
However, when Robin discovers that Kermit can't spell happiness, they're forced to take refuge in urban learning district, Sesame St.
Key Scene: Robin walks away from Kermit in disgust but only gets halfway up the stairs before realising he loves Kermy really.
Freddy Got Fingered (2001)
The Original: Tom Green's yuckfest about gross slacker Gord's attempts to win over pa Rip Torn by getting his gross-out comedy routine onto TV.
We’re calling it Fozzie Got Fingered , by the way. You work out why.
Key Scene: Exactly as you see here... except Lew at least have a reason for drinking milk from a cow's udders. How else is he going to convince people there's more to him than just throwing fish?
The Island of Doctor Moreau (1996)
The Original: John Frankenheimer’s disastrous adaptation of the H.G. Wells horror novel, famous for a surly Val Kilmer and Marlon Brando wearing a nappy on his head
Can intrepid Kermit free the beasts before he is experimented on?
Key Scene: Bunsen plays piano to the mutated Pepe, which - in true Muppet tradition - descends into an anarchic, showstopping musical extravaganza.
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
The Original: Clint Eastwood's Oscar-winning weepie, in which his washed-up boxing trainer gets another shot at fatherhood when white-trash pugilist Hilary Swank rocks up.
Miss Piggy does all of her stunts. This isn't a stretch.
Key Scene: Bobo pulls the plug on the paralysed Miss Piggy, partly because she asked him to but mainly because he's sick of her bitchiness.
Sex Lives of the Potato Men (2004)
The Original: Reviled Brit-com with Johnny Vegas and Mackenzie Crook as the titular spud boys intent on getting laid.
Neither has worked since.
Key Scene: Ernie's search for his rubber ducky ends in tragedy when he realises Bert is using it as a sex aid. (How? Don't ask.)
Twilight (2008)
The Original: First of Stephanie Meyer’s all-conquering teenage vampire rom-horror, in which Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) would be happy to have it off with Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) if he wasn’t a vampire.
However, she can't resist...especially when he helps to become top of the class in Maths.
Key Scene: Bella wants to know how old the Count is, so he recites Pi to 40,000 decimal places. He tells her;: "I've had a lot of time to learn it, ah ah ah!"
Twilight: New Moon (2009)
The Original: More bloodless emo with Bella and Edward, this time further complicated by the arrival of werewolf Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner) into the most unlikely love triangle since Lembit Opik, Sian Lloyd and whichever Cheeky Girl it was.
Key Scene: The Count and Sweetums battle in a dance-off, with The Count's tempestuous tango besting Sweetums' Riverdance moves.
Mr Bean's Holiday (2007)
The Original: Unwanted sequel to the misadventures of Rowan Atkinson's titular idiot, now going intercontinental after winning a holiday to Cannes.
But when he strikes up a friendship with street rat Rizzo, the two hatch a plan to start filming anyway.
Key Scene: Fozzie and Rizzo kidnap an acclaimed critic and force him to watch Fozzie's film.
"It's better than The Brown Bunny," he tells him, inadvertently upsetting a passing rabbit.
How To Get Rich Or Die Tryin' (2005)
The Original: Fiddy Cent's autobiographical tale of drug peddling, getting shot and making music.
With the help of his posse (Elmo, Grover and Shakey Sanchez) he earns such a fearsome rep that it's not long before the street knows him only as the Cookie Monster.
Key Scene: High on chocolate chips, the Cookie Monster records a novelty single consisting entirely of him shouting "Cookie!"
Caligula (1979)
The Original: Penthouse boss Bob Guccione's notorious prestige-meets-porn biopic of the Roman Emperor, mixing acting heavyweights (McDowell, Gielgud, O'Toole) with lots of naked ladies.
Plot-wise, the film recounts Caligula's attempts to marry his sister (Janice) while killing pretty much everybody else in fits of primal rage.
Key Scene: The ending, as Animal watches his guards massacre his enemies while he plays an extended drum solo.
Vanilla Sky (2001)
The Original: Cameron Crowe’s uncharacteristic surreal sci-fi flick, in which Tom Cruise, disfigured by a jilted ex, undergoes plastic surgery but finds everything a little bit weirder than he remembers.
The answer lies at Muppet Labs, where Dr Bunsen Honeydew has perfected "24/7 Muppet madness."
Key Scene: The cameo by Penelope Cruz, who joins the Guiness World Book of Records as the first actress to complete the adaptation hat-trick: European art-house, Hollywood remake and 'Muppetisation.'
Legends Of The Fall (1994)
The Original: Anthony Hopkins’ three sons (Aidan Quinn, Brad Pitt, Henry Thomas) experience love on a Montana ranch and death in the trenches of WWI.
A musical, featuring the songs of Mark E. Smith.
Key Scene: After Fozzie gets machine-gunned, a bitterly jubilant Kermit sings the show’s ballad, “New Face in Hell”
Godzilla (1998)
The Original: Roland Emmerich's relocation of Japan's most famous monster to New York. Where the original 'Zilla was created by an American atomic blast, this time it's France's fault.
Big Bird goes nuts in the city, pecking passers-by to death and laying giant eggs in Central Park.
Key Scene: The shock ending, as the decision to hold a city-wide banquet of roast bird and omelette looks a bad choice when everybody in Manhattan turns into a Muppet.
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
The Original: Ron Howard's Oscar-winning biopic of mathematician John Nash (Russell Crowe). Nash isn't grumpy, by the way. He's mentally ill.
But the Government believes Oscar's innovative views on transportation can help them win the Cold War.
Key Scene: Oscar realises that he's been hallucinating Bruno the whole time, and is perfectly capable of walking.
The Last Airbender (2010)
The Original: M. Night Shyamalan's shambolic adaptation of the revered fantasy anime, about benders (stop sniggering) who can can manipulate the elements.
Key Scene: The Benders hold a trial of strength, and Sam is horrified when Mahna Mahna brings out the Snowths on backing vocals. Do doo be-
Shine (1996)
The Original: Geoffrey Rush's breakthrough role as tortured pianist David Helfgott, who fights off a mental breakdown in order to get back behind the ivories.
When their criticism gets too much for them, Rowlf ends up in the pound until a kind dog lover (Miss Piggy) takes him in.
Key Scene: Rowlf's fevered performance of 'Roll Over Beethoven,' doesn't impress Statler and Waldorf, who shout to Rowlf that he's kept on rolling to get away from the music.
Lost in Space (1998)
The Original: Stephen Hopkins’ overcooked big-screen outing for the Space Family Robinson, in which do-gooders William Hurt, Matt LeBlanc and Heather Graham fall foul of no-do-gooder Gary Oldman
Julius Strangepork leads Miss Piggy and Link Hogthrob on a mission into space that goes awry when evil Bunsen Honeydew (and his robot, Beeker) go on the rampage.
Key Scene: Bunsen unleashes an army of marauding robot chickens onto the deck of the ship.
Edge of Darkness (2010)
The Original: Martin Campbell's unnecessary film version of his TV classic, this time featuring grumpy Mel Gibson as the grieving dad who decides to remake Payback instead.
Incensed, he breaks out the meat cleavers, dons his toque blanche and goes on the rampage.
Key Scene: In a running joke, none of the Chef's victims can understand his apparently witty one-liners, so he always ends up killing them while shouting "Börk, börk, börk!" in frustration.
Seabiscuit (2003)
The Original: Gary Ross’ biopic about a Depression-era racing horse, who defied the odds to become a champion of the poor. Yes, really.
Nobody rates his chances, largely because he's carrying a giant 'H' on his saddle, but Maguire soon learns that Muppet horses are powered by the alphabet.
Key Scene: In a tragic misunderstanding, Maguire asks the stableboy to make sure Buster gets his 'H.'
