Movie Titles Including Abbreviations
Here are some movie titles that are abbreviations, acronyms,
or symbols.
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8MM, (millimeter; Nicholas Cage);
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24-7;
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ABCD, (American Born, Confused Desi; ?);
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AD, (Anno Domini: reverent treacle from Anthony
Burgess);
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Agent for H.A.R.M. (?; ?);
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A.I., (Artificial Intelligence; Jude Law)
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AKA Mohammad Ali (Also Known As; ?)
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ATF ([Bureau of] Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms; ?)
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A.W.O.L. (Absent Without Official Leave; Jean Claude Van Damme)
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B. Monkey (?; Jared Harris);
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Back in the USSR
(Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; Roman Polanski);
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B.A.P.S. (Black American Princesses; ?);
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B. F.'s Daughter (?: Barbara Stanwyck);
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The Big T.N.T. show (?; ?);
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B.O.R.N. (Body Organ Replacement Network; Amanda Blake);
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The Bride came C.O.D. (Collect on Delivery; James Cagney);
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B.S. I Love You (Bull Shit; Gary Burghoff);
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B.U.S.T.E.D. (?; ?);
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"C" Man, (Customs; Dean Jagger);
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C. C. and Compandy, (?; Joe Namath);
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Captain Horatio Hornblower, RN (Royal Navy; ?);
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Carleton-Brown of the FO (Foreign Office; Peter Sellers);
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Carrington, VC (Victoria Cross; ?);
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A Case for PC 49 (Police Constable; ?);
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C.A.S.H. (?; ?);
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CB4 (Cell Block 4; Chris Rock);
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C.H.O.M.P.S. (Canine Home Protection System; ?);
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C.H.U.D (Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers; John Heard);
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The Bride Came C.O.D. (Collect On Delivery; ?);
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C.Q. (?; Jeremy Davies);
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D.A.R.Y.L. (Data Analyzing Robot Youth Lifeform; Mary Beth Hurt)
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DC Cab (District of Columbia; Adam Baldwin)
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DNA (Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid; Jurgen Prochnow);
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The D.I. (Drill Instructor; Jack Webb)
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DOA (Dead on Arrival; Edmond O'Brien);
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Dr. T and the Women (?; Richard Gere);
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The D.R.E.A.M. Team (Dangerous Reconnaisance Emergency
Action Mission; ?);
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The D.R.O.P. Squad (Deprogramming and Restoration
Of Pride; ?);
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E-Dreams (electronic; documentary);
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Extra Terrestrial; Drew Barrymore);
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The F.B.I. Story (Federal Bureau of Investigation; James Stewart)
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F.I.S.T., (Federation of Interstate Truckers;
Sylvester Stallone heads the teamsters);
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FM (Frequency Modulation; Martin Mull);
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48 HRS (Hours; Eddie Murphy);
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F.P. 1 (?; ?);
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F.T.A. ("Fuck the Army"; Jane Fonda);
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F/X ("Special effects"; Bryan Brown);
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Freddy as F.R.O. 7 (?; ?)
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"G" Men, (Government; James Cagney);
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G.I. Blues (Government Issue; Elvis Presley)
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G.O.R.P. (?; Dennis Quaid)
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H.E.A.L.T.H. (Happiness, Energy and Longevity Through
Health; ?);
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H. M. Pulham, ESQ (Esquire; Hedy Lamarr);
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Harper Vallye P.T.A. (Parent Teacher Association; Barbara Eden);
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HMS Defiant (His/Her Majesty's Ship; ?);
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H.O.T.S (Help Out the Seals; ?);
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IQ, (Intelligence Quotient; Walter Matthau);
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Ivans X.T.C. (?; ?);
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J.C. (?; ?);
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JFK (John Fitzgerald Kennedy; Kevin Costner);
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Josh and S.A.M. (?; Joan Allen);
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Just Another Girl on the IRT (?; ?);
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K2 (?; Michael Biehn);
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K-9 ("canine"; James Belushi);
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Kenny & Co (Company; Dan McCain);
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LA Story (Los Angeles; Steve Martin);
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L.I.E. (Long Island Expressway; Brian Cox);
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Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N.
(Lieutenant & United States Navy; Dick van Dyke);
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Miss London Ltd (Limited...itself short for
"Limited Liability Corporation"; ?);
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M (Moerder, that is, Murderer; Peter Lorre);
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M.A.D.D. (Mothers Against Drunk Driving; Mariette Hartley);
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The Man from O.R.G.Y. (?; Slappy White);
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M*A*S*H (Mobile Army Surgical Hospital; Donald Sutherland);
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A Matter of WHO (World Health Organization; Terry-Thomas);
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McQ (?; John Wayne);
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Monsters Inc.(Incorporated; animated)
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M.V.P.: Most Valuable Primate
(Usually "Most Valuable Player"; Kevin Zegers);
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Mulholland Dr. (Drive; ?)
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Navy SEALS (Sea, Air, Land; Charlie Sheen)
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Never Wave at a WAC (Women's Army Corps; Rosalind Russell)
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Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (?; David Hasselhoff);
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O (Othello; Mekhi Phifer)
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O.H.M.S. (On His/Her Majesty's Service; ?)
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One Million Years B.C. (Before Christ; Raquel Welch);
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Operation C.I.A. (Central Intelligence Agency; Burt Reynolds)
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Operation SNAFU (Situation Normal: All Fouled Up; ?)
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O.S.S. (Office of Strategic Services; Alan Ladd)
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PCU (Politically Correct University; Jeremy Piven);
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P.I. Private Investigations (Private Investigator; Ray Sharkey)
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Pi (perimeter; ?);
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P. J. (?; George Peppard)
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P. K. and the Kid (?; Molly Ringwald)
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Positive I.D. (Identification; Stephanie Rascoe)
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P.O.W.: The Escape (Prisoners of War; David Carradine);
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P.S., Your Cat Is Dead (Post Script; ?);
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PT 109 (?; Cliff Robertson);
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PTU (Police Tactical Unit; Simon Yam);
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P.U.N.K.S. (?; Randy Quaid);
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The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper (?; Robert Duvall);
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Q (Quetzlcoatl; David Carradine);
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Q & A (Question and Answer; Nick Nolte);
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QB VII (Queen's Bench; Ben Gazzara);
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R2PC (Road to Park City; ?)
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Revolution #9 (Number; ?)
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R.O.T.O.R. (Robotic Officer of Tactical Operations Research; ?);
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RPM (Revolutions Per Minute; Anthony Quinn);
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R.S.V.P. (Respondez, Sil Vous Plais; ?);
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RX Murder (?; Rick Jason);
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The Secret of NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health; animated)
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S.F.W. (So Fucking What?; Reese Witherspoon)
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The Shaggy D.A. (District Attorney; Dean Jones)
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S.H.E. (Security Hazards Expert; ?)
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S.I.S. (?; ?)
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S.L.C. Punk! (Salt Lake City; ?)
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Snafu (Situation Normal, All Fouled Up; Robert Benchley)
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S.O.B. (Son of a Bitch; Julie Andrews);
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S.O.S. Pacific (supposedly "Save Our Ship"; Richard Attenborough);
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S.P.Y.S. (?; Donald Sutherland)
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Sunset Blvd (Boulevard; William Holden)
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Super Mario Bros (Brothers; Bob Hoskins)
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S.W.A.L.K. (Sealed with a Loving Kiss; ?)
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S.W.A.T. (Special Weapons and Tactics; Samuel L Jackson)
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T.A.G. (The Assassination Game; Linda Hamilton);
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The T.A.M.I. Show (Teenage Awards Music International;
The Rolling Stones);
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-30- (indicates the end of a newspaper story; Jack Webb);
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THX 1138 (?; ?);
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T-Men (Treasury; June Lockhart);
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TNT (trinitrotoluene; ?);
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T. R. Baskin (?; Peter Boyle);
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Truth or Consequences, NM (New Mexico; Vincent Gallo);
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U Boat 29 (Untersee Boot = Undersea Boat; ?)
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U.F.O. (Unidentified Flying Object; ?)
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UHF (Ultra High Frequency; Victoria Jackson);
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UMC (University Medical Center; ?);
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V (?; ?);
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The V.I.P.'s (Very Important Persons; Elizabeth Taylor)
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V. I. Washowski (?; Kathleen Turner);
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The WAC from Walla Walla (Women's Army Corps; Judy Canova)
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W. C. Fields and Me (?; Rod Steiger);
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W.E.I.R.D. World (?; Dana Ashbrook);
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W.H.I.F.F.S. (?; ?);
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WUSA (?; Paul Newman);
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W. W. and the Dixie Dancekings (?; Burt Reynolds);
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X-15 (?; David McLean);
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X, Y & Z (algebraic unknowns; Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor);
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Y2K: the Movie; (Year 2000; ?)
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A Yank in the RAF (the Royal Air Force; Tyrone Power);
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Z (?; Yves Montand);
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ZPG (Zero Population Growth; Oliver Reed);
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$ (Dollars; Warren Beatty);
Last revised on 17 February 2004.