The following is extracted from TalkingCock.com

Jack Neo’s “Home Run” was a remake of the Iranian film, “Children of Heaven”, while in this year’s Film Festival, Djinn Ong’s “Perth” pays homage to Martin Scorcese’s “Taxi Driver”. Are we seeing a trend? Ho say ah! Maybe to jumpstart the imaginations of would-be local filmmakers, here’s a list of POTENTIAL SINGAPOREAN MOVIE REMAKES…

Dirty Dancing: Semakau Nights
Two lovers, who work on Pulau Semakau, Singapore’s offshore landfill site, practise for the upcoming CC dance competition. The dance moves are reported to be very hot, especially when they get too close to the incinerator.

Thaitanic
A large cruise ship to Thailand encounters trouble and ruins a budding romance.

Ah Malay
Similar to Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, this Singaporean remake is about a young Malay girl who’s very jambu, sial.

Bigger Fish
Rival luohan fish sellers try to outdo each other by telling tall tales about the size of their aquariums’ Flowerhorns. Alternative title: “What the Fish”.

Lord of the Bengs
One Beng to rule them all.

The Ringtone
Dial wrongly and some long haired woman will crawl out of your cellphone screen.

The Last Samseng
An ang mor guy gets involved with a local secret society and soon finds himself with a perm, a very long last fingernail and a habit of continually asking people why they’re staring at him.

The Cat in the Net
Follow the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority as they race to catch cats and cull them before they can spread SARS.

The Passion of the Fruit
A Pasir Panjang fruit wholesaler gets all cross when he sees his stock turned to a bloody pulp.

Wah Lan Rouge
A musical love story set in Geylang’s red light district.

Spore Wars: Attack of the Clone?
Will the young son give in to the Dark Side and become exactly like his evil father?

Ice Mountain
A local remake of ‘Cold Mountain’, this version is about a NSF who yearns for a refreshing bowl of ice kacang.

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the Tree
A captain pushes his platoon to the limit, by asking them to run towards a faraway tree, touch it and run back.

Lost in Transportation
A young girl and an older man find companionship somewhere on the North-East Line.

Pirates of the Coffee Bean: the Curse of the Black Pearl
A young entrepreneur copies the business concept of a popular coffee shop chain, but adds bubble tea to his menu.

Men in White
Mysterious men come to your house, remove things they deem undesirable and wash your brain of any unpleasantries.