30 Surprisingly Bizarre Foreign Movie Title Translations (31 photos)
If you think local film distributors are the only ones who mess up movie titles, think again—it’s a global phenomenon. Sure, localization is no easy task, but sometimes it feels like distributors actively go out of their way to completely rewrite perfectly good titles. Here are some of the most hilarious examples from around the world. 
“Vaseline” — Argentina 
Original title: Grease.
“Meth Dad” — Slovakia 
Original title: Breaking Bad.
“Resist to the End: Hardcore” — Denmark 
Original title: Die Hard with a Vengeance.
“The Big Liar” — China 
Original title: Nixon.
“It’s Raining Falafel” — Israel 
Original title: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.
“Austin Powers: The Spy Who Behaved Very Well with Me” — Malaysia 
Original title: Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.
“Urban Neurotic” — Germany 
Original title: Annie Hall.
“If You Leave Me, I’ll Erase You” — Italy 
Original title: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
“Mom, I Missed the Plane” — France 
Original title: Home Alone.
“Superpowered Team of Daring Daredevils” — China 
Original title: Ghostbusters.
“Rita Hayworth – Key to Escape” — Finland 
Original title: The Shawshank Redemption.
“My Partner with a Cold Nose” — Germany 
Original title: K-9.
“Santa Is a Pervert” — Czech Republic 
Original title: Bad Santa.
“An Incredible Journey on a Wacky Airplane” — Germany 
Original title: Airplane!
“This Assassin Is Not as Cold as He Thought” — China 
Original title: Léon: The Professional.
“Knight of the Night” — Spain 
Original title: The Dark Knight.
“Malkovich’s Hole” — Japan 
Original title: Being John Malkovich.
“Son of the Devil” — China 
Original title: Junior.
“Six Naked Pigs” — China 
Original title: The Full Monty.
“The Super-Durable Kangaroo” — Spain 
Original title: The Pacifier.
“The Dimwit Ramps It Up” — Thailand 
Original title: The Waterboy.
“Pigs and Diamonds” — Mexico, Spain 
Original title: Snatch.
“Captain Supermarket” — Japan 
Original title: Army of Darkness.
“If You Drink, Don’t Get Married!” — Brazil 
Original title: The Hangover.
“His Powerful Device Makes Him Famous” — China 
Original title: Boogie Nights.
“American Virgin” — China 
Original title: American Pie.
“Teeth from the Sea” — France 
Original title: Jaws.
“The Gun Died Laughing” — Israel 
Original title: The Naked Gun.
“Total Nutjobs” — Germany 
Original title: Dodgeball.
