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Teleostomi Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

the definite article "the" omitted in movie titles

I'm wondering if there are any movie titles in which "the" has been omitted. Can you think of such movie titles? How about "Planet of the Apes"? Is it correct to think that "the" has been omitted in the title?

If we substituted other nouns for "planet" for the movie title, would it still be a title without "the" on top and be like "Land of the Apes" "Mountain of the Apes" "Miracle of the Apes"?

Or put it differently, is "planet" a special noun that doesn't usually require "the"?
  

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Welcome to EF, Teleostomi! No, planet is not special in that sense. Articles in movie titles depend almost entirely on the producers or other persons who assign catchy titles.

— Mister Micawber

  • Welcome to EF, Teleostomi!
  • No, planet is not special in that sense.
  • Articles in movie titles depend almost entirely on the producers or other persons who assign catchy titles.
  • A random selection: Killer's Kiss Cocoon Far North Hunter in the Dark Private War Species Journey Back to Oz etc.
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Welcome to EF, Teleostomi!

No, planet is not special in that sense. Articles in movie titles depend almost entirely on the producers or other persons who assign catchy titles.

A random selection:

Killer's Kiss
Cocoon
Far North
Hunter in the Dark
Private War
Species
Journey Back to Oz
etc.
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Thanks for the welcome, and thanks for perfectly answering my q, Mister Mic.
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