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Cool Stuff: Hollywood Blockbusters as Russian Fairy Tales

Posted on Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 by Hunter Stephenson

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The following illustrations by artist Andrey Kuznetsov envision Hollywood blockbusters as Russian folk fairy tales. I was going to label them all, but thought, why not see how fast our readers can figure them out? To make things easier, we’ve numbered each illustration, so answer them in the comments accordingly.

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  • dan
    I can't tell what some of them are. Label them please.
  • Azrael
    1. War Of The Worlds
    4. Harry Potter
    8. The Matrix
    10. Spider-Man
    12. Terminator
    14. Star Wars (Episode IV or V)
  • LOL.
    This is why I love being a Russian.
  • Kevin
    1. War of the Worlds
    2. Anaconda's : Hunt for the blood Orchid
    3. ?
    4. Harry Potter
    5. Karate Kid
    6. Lord of the Rings
    7. ?
    8. The Matrix
    9. ?
    10. Spiderman
    11. ?
    12. The Terminator
    13.
    14. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
    15. ?
  • hmmm... I see the Matrix, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings and Spiderman for sure and have a few guesses on some others: Fahrenheit 451 (not a "hollywood blockbuster" but a classic nonetheless)? Princess Bride? Terminator? Dances With Wolves?

    LOL - this is fantastic, thanks for sharing!
  • dan
    How is anaconda search for the blood orchid a blockbuster? That makes no sense.
  • 1. War of the Worlds
    4. Harry Potter
    5. Fight Club?
    8. the Matrix
    9. Spider-Man
    12. The Terminator
    14. Star Wars saga
  • fourpi
    3. Fahrenheit 451
  • Shindig
    #6 is Lotr...
  • 15. Dances With Wolves

    What the heck is 11... driving me nuts...
  • Kevin
    5. Fight club
  • Complicious
    could 13 be one of the Jason Bourne movies? Notice the USB in his other hand like he's going to steal info on the computer
  • Truecoat
    Isn't 5 some Claude van Damme movie? Kickboxer? I remember him doing the chair thing there. I haven't ever seen any of his movies though.
  • 1. War of the Worlds
    2. Pirates of the Caribbean (could be wrong)
    3. Fahrenheit 451
    4. Harry Potter

    6. Lord of the Rings
    8. The Matrix
    10. Spiderman
    12. Terminator 3
    14. Star Wars - Empire Strikes Back

    rest im not sure about
  • Jason A.
    11. Trainspotting
  • PAT
    1 War of the Worlds
    2 ?
    3 Farenheight 451 or 951 (can't remember the number lol)
    4 Harry Potter
    5 Blood Sport
    6 Lord of the Rings
    7 ?
    8 The Matrix
    9 ?
    10 Spiderman
    11 ?
    12 Terminator (most likely part 2)
    13 ?
    14 Star Wars Empire Strikes Back
    15 Beowulf
  • bill
    These all have years listed on them. It's not older movies like Dances with Wolves or anything, they are all from 2003 or later. The star wars one has to be attack of the clones.
  • kiko
    This drawings were made in style of peoples printings from the 17th century, written in Old Russian. This style is called "Lubok". (My girlfriend does also same paintings for money, she's russian).


    1- War of the Worlds

    2- Anaconda?

    3- Couldn't identify, but, it's about printing books with dirty contents. Over the grandma it's written "holly simplicity" for someone with a lot of ingeniousness.

    4- Harry Potter

    5- Couldn't guess, but it's about Van Damme getting drunk and fighting against his own double. The erased part it's about he doing the splits on two chairs, he plunges his (erased) Johnson into the earth, being pinned to it.

    6- The Lord of the Rings

    7- That's Crocodile Gena a typical Russian puppet animation film character, it's written that he's wearing a German hut.

    8- Matrix

    9- That's Tchiborashka, Crocodile Gena's friend.

    10- Spiderman

    11- Couldn't guess, but it's written about someone who came to sell crap and stuff (drugs?) from oversee to the little town, but the people answered that they don't need this, cause they are happy with their beer.

    12 - The Terminator (2)

    13 - Dunno, but it's somehow written that he bought all this technical things and doesn't know where to put the Memory Stick.

    14- Star Wars

    15- Couldn't guess, it's about a Harley Davidson driver that bought a German helmet (Prussian style) and leather pants with silver buckles, and stole the wolfs tail. To calm the wolfs pain he gave him beer.
  • Bill, I think the year indicates when the piece of art was made, not necessarily the year of the film...

    Beowulf is a good guess for 15, but I'm sticking with Dances With Wolves... LOL
  • PAT
    to add onto my list from above... #9 Lilo and Stitch
  • PAT
    yea lily I do think it's more likely to be Dances with Wolves now but I'm gonna stick with my initial reaction lol
  • 1. War of the Worlds
    2. Anaconda
    3. Fahrenheit 451
    4. Harry Potter
    5. Double Impact (Twin Jean Claude Van Dammes)
    6. Lord of the Rings
    7. Jurassic Park???
    8. The Matrix
    9. Curious George???
    10. Spiderman
    11. Swingers???
    12. Terminator 2
    13. Hackers
    14. Star Wars
    15. Dances with Wolves
  • 1. War of the Worlds
    2. Anaconda
    3. Fahrenheit 451
    4. Harry Potter
    5. Fight Club or maybe Kick Boxer
    6. LOTR
    7. Lake Placid?
    8. The Matrix
    9. E.T.
    10. Spider-man
    11. Back to the Future
    12. Terminator
    13. Office Space
    14. Star Wars
    15. Dances with Wolves
  • That was fun give us the names already.
  • PAT
    Some have said 5 is Double Impact but it's about 50/50 for that or blood sport because he doesn't do the chair thing in Double Impact
  • jDerek
    why would 11 be back to the future?
  • Actualy, these drawnings were made from Russian MTV Movie Awards 2007 with Pamela Anderson as special guest.
  • PinkNerds
    I hope #11 is Weekend at Bernie's.
  • gorge
    # 9 where the wild things are?
  • Deko
    OMG this is genious! I WANT THEM
  • Deko
    Frodo is giving us the finger!! LOL!!
  • Guys, 5th movie is Replicant (2001). I live in Ukraine, but even I know it :).

    By the way, not all pictures are about movies. Horisontal ones are just about life in Russia:)
  • Jason
    What Kiko says..

    1. War of the Worlds
    2. Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
    3. Fahrenheit 451?
    4. Harry Potter
    5. Double Impact (or Replicant)
    6. Lord of the Rings
    7. Crocodile Gena
    8. The Matrix
    9. Cheburashka
    10. Spiderman
    11. Korobeynik??
    12. Terminator 2 (or 3)
    13. Anikejka??
    14. Star Wars
    15. ?
  • Jezza
    I'd say 13 is Mission Impossible.
  • Sophia
    Lovely art- is number 11 perhaps Weekend at Bernie's?
  • Looks like Harry Potter's getting thwacked in the nuts with that broom, LOL
  • Ashley
    Am I the only one that thinks #15 is "Brotherhood of the Wolf"?
  • Gorilla-Beast
    #5 my vote is for Fight Club (after all, the main character "fights" himself)

    could #7 be Aladdin? (that may be a lamp)

    #9 King Kong? E.T.?

    #13 Mission Impossible?

    damn...we need someone who can read this!
  • dbzfan
    1. war of the worlds
    2. anacondas hunt for the blood orchaid
    3. ?
    4. harry potter
    5. probably fight club
    6. lord of the rings
    7. corcodile dundee or jurasic park
    8. matrix
    9. e.t or king kong
    10. spider-man
    11. trainspotting
    12. terminator
    13. mission impossible
    14. star wars
    15. dances with wolves
  • Jason A.
    Weekend at Bernie's wasn't really much of a blockbuster.
  • arthur
    1. War of the Worlds
    2. Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
    3. Not movie
    4. Harry Potter
    5. Double Impact ("double Van Damme" in text)
    6. Lord of the Rings
    7. Crocodile Gena from Cheburashka
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocodile_Gena
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheburashka
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0201520/
    8. The Matrix
    9. Cheburashka
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheburashka
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0201520/
    10. Spiderman
    11. not movie
    12. Terminator 2 (or 3)
    13. not movie?
    14. Star Wars
    15. not movie? (probably "Harley Davidson and Marlboro Kid")
  • arthur
  • Vincent
    1. War of the worlds
    2. ?
    3 Fahrenheit 451
    4. Harry potter
    5. Blood sport ?
    6. Lord of the Rings
    7. ?
    8. Matrix
    9. ?
    10. Spiderman
    11. ?
    12. Terminator
    13. ?
    14. Star Wars
    15. ?
  • PAT
    so are you ever planning on revealing what they really are? lol
  • Man's Man
    1) The War Of The World
    2) Anaconda
    3) Fahrenheit 9/11
    4) Harry Potter
    5) Double Impact
    6) Lord Of The Rings
    7) Crocodile Dundee
    8) The Matrix
    9) The Jungle Book
    10) Spider-Man
    11) Trainspotting
    12) The Terminator
    13) Hackers
    14) Star Wars
    15) Dances With Wolves
  • #2 is definitely Anacondas: Hunt for the Blood Orchid. That's an orchid in the guy's hand and the lead female was blonde. Yes, not a LOTR-size blockbuster, but there it is.
  • layon
    I think the 15 is Wild Hogs
  • Nazg
    I think:
    3. Equilibrium
  • Joe
    I like the idea of #5 as Fight Club.
    Remember...

    Police Officer: "You said that if anyone ever interferes with Project Mayhem, even you, we gotta get his balls."

    Just a thought.
  • Ken
    1. War of the Worlds (Tom Cruise version)
    2. Anaconda - Blood Orchid
    3. Fahrenheit 451
    4. Harry Potter (not enough info for which movie)
    5. Double Impact or Replicant
    6. Lord of the Rings - Two Towers
    7. Crocodile Dundee
    8. The Matrix
    9. E.T.
    10 Spiderman
    11. Weekend at Bernie's or Trainspotting
    12. The Terminator
    13. Mission Impossible
    14. Star Wars - Empire Strikes back (why Luke and Chewie)
    15. Dances with Wolves
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