10 Times Disney Blatantly Stole From Other Movies
1. The Pacifier (Mr. Nanny)
Another of Disney's Buena Vista releases, 2005's The Pacifier is a family comedy that mines most of its "humour" from casting Vin Diesel against-type as a Navy SEAL ordered to guard a family of five children.
There's a technical MacGuffin in play, because of course there is, and Diesel's protagonist is placed in a number of undignified, un-macho scenarios as he slowly but surely wins the kids' trust.
The Pacifier was widely mocked upon release for appearing to be a loose remake of the not-so-classic Hulk Hogan-starring 1993 family comedy Mr. Nanny, which similarly placed the WWE superstar in a host of embarrassing situations - namely wearing a tutu - as he dealt with a pair of ill-behaved kids, before finally winning their approval.
Mr. Nanny definitely has a harsher, more adversarial tone between Hogan and the kids, but their shared DNA is undeniable, not to mention both movies starring action heroes ill-advisedly attempting to expand their audience appeal to the family market.
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