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Can you guess what these classics were called before they hit the silver screen?

Only A True Film Buff Will Be Able To Score 6/9 On This Really Tricky Movie Title Quiz

[Its working title was _The Invincibles_](https://books.google.co.uk/books?dq=%22The+incredibles%22+%22The+invincibles%22&hl=en&id=nKV6DQAAQBAJ&lpg=PA79&ots=C8SOHAyBxZ&pg=PA79&redir_esc=y&sa=X&sig=WR3j0_VCxTJ0hSOKLm_4eRqKKAA&source=bl#v=snippet&q=the%20invincibles&f=false). But it ended up being named the more child friendly "incredible."

_The Incredibles_ (2004)

In order to keep the plot a secret, [James Cameron gave the movie a code name of _Planet Ice_, and the working title of _The Ship of Dreams_](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120338/releaseinfo), which is what Rose calls the Titanic in the movie.

_Titanic_ (1997)

_Frozen_ is an [adaptation of the Hans Christian Anderson fairytale,](https://ew.com/movies/2017/03/29/frozen-original-ending/) and in Disney's original version, Elsa was an evil snow queen with blue skin!

[The producers of this classic decided to change the name](https://vimeo.com/94675004) after listening to Michael Jacksons's song "Scream." The name _Scary Movie_ wasn't wasted though — the production company went on make a comedy movie with its name.

_Scream_ (1996)

[The teen classic had many potential titles](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088847/trivia), including _Library Revolution_, _Detention_, and _The Lunch Bunch._

_The Breakfast Club_ (1985)

[The rom-com was originally going to be called _$3000_](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/03/pretty-woman-original-ending), which was the amount of money that Vivian and Edward agreed on.

_Pretty Woman)_ (1990

Writer Dan O'Bannon [changed the name](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zeyTXjEYLE) after noticing how many times the word "alien" came up in the script, and he liked that it was both a noun and an adjective.

_Alien_ (1979)

[The film's working title](https://books.google.co.uk/books?dq=tarantino+black+mask&hl=en&id=Hqy8CQAAQBAJ&lpg=PT163&ots=mUNijFbTDo&pg=PT163&sa=X&sig=NSm5SRlTrkT8t8MKbL5RFS8-9yY&source=bl&ved=2ahUKEwjbpoXfjMPdAhWFCMAKHU6eAJ04ChDoATAAegQIABAB#v=onepage&q=tarantino%20black%20mask&f=false) was _Black Mask_, which was the name of the magazine that popularised the genre of pulp fiction in the '30s.

_Pulp Fiction_ (1994)

The head of Universal Studios didn't think that anyone would see a film with the word "future" in title, and [wanted it to be called _Spaceman from Pluto_ instead.](https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-08-30/back-to-the-future-almost-had-a-really-bad-title/)

_Back to the Future_ (1985)

Uh oh, it looks like your film trivia is lacking a little. But it doesn't matter — you probably prefer to sit back and enjoy the movies instead of reading up on their history!

Not bad at all! You love watching films, and you clearly know a thing or two about the classics!

Wow! You're a total film buff! You know your Spielberg's from your Cameron's, and your head is full of fun movie facts! Well done!

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Only A True Film Buff Will Be Able To Score 6/9 On This Really Tricky Movie Title Quiz

🎬 Sometimes it can take a while to come up with the perfect name for a blockbuster, so directors give movies "working titles." Can you guess what classic movies these original working titles belong to? 🎬

Only A True Film Buff Will Be Able To Score 6/9 On This Really Tricky Movie Title Quiz

🎬 Sometimes it can take a while to come up with the perfect name for a blockbuster, so directors give movies "working titles." Can you guess what classic movies these original working titles belong to? 🎬

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