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    16 Horrible Movie Titles That Almost Happened (But Thankfully Didn't)

    What if your favorite movies had been named something different?

    1. Pretty Woman was originally titled 3000.

    2. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was originally titled A Boy's Life.

    3. Friday the 13th was originally titled Long Night at Camp Blood.

    4. American Pie was originally titled Untitled Teenage Sex Comedy That Can Be Made For Under $10 Million That Most Readers Will Probably Hate But I Think You WIll Love.

    5. Goodfellas was originally titled Wiseguy.

    6. Scream was originally titled Scary Movie.

    7. Hancock was originally titled Tonight, He Comes.

    8. Big was originally titled When I Grow Up.

    9. Tomorrow Never Dies was originally titled Tomorrow Never Lies

    10. Saturday Night Fever was originally titled The Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night.

    11. While You Were Sleeping was originally titled Coma Guy.

    12. Annie Hall was originally titled Anhedonia.

    13. The Invention of Lying was originally titled This Side of the Truth.

    14. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) was almost titled Headcheese.

    15. Tootsie was originally titled Would I Lie To You?

    16. Back to the Future was almost titled Spaceman From Pluto.

    So how do we feel about our newfound knowledge?