This version of The Parent Trap emphasizes the comedy of remarriage aspect through references to My Favorite Wife.

A witty battle of the sexes with elements of comedies of remarriage, reminiscent of old Hollywood screwballs and sex comedies. 

Book loosely based off of Pride & Prejudice

A witty newsroom battle of the sexes.

Down With Love is an affectionate parody of 50s/60s sex comedies, specifically Pillow Talk and Lover Come Back (both starring Doris/Rock/Tony) and Sex and the Single Girl. Tony Randall cameos in his final role. 

Based off of The Taming of the Shrew.

I Married a Witch inspired the Bewitched TV show. Bell, Book and Candle is also very similar. 

Cactus Flower was remade as the inferior Just Go With It.

Plot inspired by a plot twist in Something Wild.

Gene Kelly’s character, like Errol Flynn’s Robin Hood, is the blueprint followed by the leading men in The Princess Bride, The Pirates of the Caribbean, and Tangled. Gene Kelly’s character in DuBarry Was a Lady a similar character reminiscent of Robin Hood. 

Intolerable Cruelty is inspired by the comedy of remarriage subgenre that The Awful Truth is the pinnacle of. 

The Hudsucker Proxy is a pastiche of screwball comedies and the works of Frank Capra, referencing His Girl Friday, Meet John Doe, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, and It’s a Wonderful Life. There are also similarities to Metropolis, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and The Sweet Smell of Success. 

Based off of The Taming of the Shrew. Other notable adaptations of The Taming of the Shrew include Woman of the Year and Moonlighting’s Atomic Shakespeare.

Love Affair was remade the same director, Leo McCarey as An Affair to , which is directly referenced throughout Sleepless in Seattle. 

Other comedies of remarriage include The Philadelphia Story, My Favorite Wife, The Palm Beach Story, Love Crazy, and their countless remakes. 

Itself inspired by Bringing Up Baby. Similar ‘80’s movies include Who’s That Girl and After Hours. 

A gender bent adaptation of The Front Page. Switching Channels is a direct remake. 

Both films are fairytale deconstructions inspired by Tristan & Isolde, which also inspired Vertigo and Mulan/Aurora’s romance in Once Upon a Time. 

Inspired countless remakes and the blueprint for romantic comedies such as, Roman Holiday, It’s a Wonderful World, The Philadelphia Story, and Leap Year. 

Similar elements include green card marriage, the publishing industry, and a grandmother who helps get the couple together. 

Play loosely inspired by Pride & Prejudice, The Taming of the Shrew, and A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream.