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    Remakers Mark 5, Part 2 {Clue}: Choose Your Own Murder Mystery Adventure Mar 11, 2013
    Show notes

    Clue poster courtesy of IMPawards.com

    Clue:
    Rent: iTunes • Amazon Instant • Netflix Streaming
    Buy: iTunes • DVD • BluRay

    In Part 2 of our discussion of Clue, we reveal who we chose to recast our minor characters, wonder at length why movies based on games have seemingly been so cursed since the bar was set with this movie, and talk about how multiple endings could work in today’s world. Choose Your Own Adventure – Clue Edition, anyone?

    Actors/Actresses Discussed

    • JK Simmons
    • Julianne Moore
    • Rainn Wilson
    • Joan Cusack
    • Steve Carell
    • Alison Brie
    • Eddie Izzard
    • Taye Diggs
    • Samuel L. Jackson
    • Eva Green
    • Lamorne Morris
    • Dan Aykroyd

    Movies Discussed

    • Wayne’s World (IMDB • Amazon DVD / BluRay • iTunes • Netflix)
    • Run Lola Run (IMDB • Amazon DVD / BluRay • Netflix)
    • Sliding Doors IMDB • Amazon DVD • iTunes • Netflix)
    • Drift (IMDB • Amazon DVD • Netflix)
    • Mulholland Dr. (IMDB • Amazon DVD • iTunes • Netflix)
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (IMDB • Amazon DVD / BluRay • iTunes • Netflix)

    Links Discussed

    • World of Warcraft Movie Coming From Source Code Director Duncan Jones (Wired.com)
    Remakers Mark 5, Part 1 {Clue}: The Wadsworth and White Appreciation Society Feb 25, 2013
    Show notes

    Clue poster courtesy of IMPawards.comClue:
    Rent: iTunes • Amazon Instant • Netflix Streaming
    Buy: iTunes • DVD • BluRay

    For the second episode in a row we tackle an ensemble-heavy movie, only this time, it’s with even more characters, and even more dialogue, in our discussion of Clue. In this first part of the discussion we recast seven major characters, including some that some could consider impossible to recast. However, we managed to do so…with the candlestick…in the study.

    Colonel Mustard – originally played by Martin Mull

    • Andy: JK Simmons
    • Jer: Alec Baldwin
    • Mark: Greg Kinnear
    • Lee: Tim Roth
    • Kyle: John Slattery

    Miss Scarlet – originally played by Lesley Ann Warren

    • Lee: Morgan Fairchild
    • Kyle: Marisa Tomei
    • Jer: Scarlett Johanssen
    • Mark: Jenna Fischer
    • Andy: Julianne Moore

    Professor Plum – originally played by Christopher Lloyd

    • Mark: Hank Azaria
    • Andy: Robert Downey Jr.
    • Lee: Kevin Kline
    • Jer: Rainn Wilson
    • Kyle: Ralph Fiennes

    Mrs. Peacock – originally played by Eileen Brennan

    • Lee: Amanda Plummer
    • Kyle: Ellyn Bursten
    • Jer: Kristin Wiig
    • Mark: Joan Cusack
    • Andy: Meryl Streep

    Mr. Green – originally played by Michael McKean

    • Kyle: Steve Carell
    • Jer: Thomas Lennon
    • Andy: Edward Norton
    • Mark: Nathan Filion
    • Lee: Ed Helms

    Mrs. White – originally played by Madeline Kahn

    • Jer: Tina Fey
    • Andy: Jessica Walter
    • Mark: Lisa Kudrow
    • Lee: Alison Brie
    • Kyle: Julianne Moore

    Wadsworth the Butler – originally played by Tim Curry

    • Andy: Michael Sheen
    • Jer: Eddie Izzard
    • Mark: Ewan McGregor
    • Lee: Robin Williams
    • Kyle: Jude Law

    Thanks to:

    Tispy Pixels (Twitter – Website)

    Remakers Mark 4, Part 2 {The Usual Suspects}: Keyser Soze as Dread Pirate Roberts Feb 12, 2013
    Show notes

    Poster courtesy of IMPAwards.com

    The Usual Suspects:
    Rent: Amazon Instant • Netflix Disc
    Buy: iTunes • DVD • BluRay

    In Part 2 of our discussion of The Usual Suspects, we wonder how exactly one makes a twist ending for a remake, talk about alternative filming and editorial techniques we could use to update the story, and talk about Keyser Soze existing as simply an idea in the age of internet fact checking and Snopes.com.

    Major Characters:

    Todd Hockney – originally played by Kevin Pollak

    • Our choice for the recast role: Casey Affleck

    Michael McManus – originally played by Stephen Baldwin

    • Our choice for the recast role: Guy Pearce

    Dave Kujan – originally played by Chazz Palminteri

    • Our choice for the recast role: John Cusack

    Dean Keaton – originally played by Gabriel Byrne

    • Our choice for the recast role: Simon Baker

    Rober ‘Verbal’ Kint – originally played by Kevin Spacey

    • Our choice for the recast role: Jackie Earle Haley

    Links Discussed:

    The Ring
    Memento
    The Descent
    V For Vendetta
    The Sixth Sense
    Jacob’s Ladder
    Fight Club
    Identity
    The Fourth Kind
    Mulholland Dr.
    Psycho (remake)
    Planet of the Apes (remake)

    Remakers Mark 4, Part 1 {The Usual Suspects} Jan 28, 2013
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    The Usual Suspects:
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    Buy: iTunes • DVD • BluRay

    The Usual Suspects poster courtesy IMPawards.comWhile the term ‘Modern Classic’ might seem to be a bit of an oxymoron, it is definitely a fitting title for our 4th movie, The Usual Suspects. Take a listen while we recast five major roles, and three minor roles, and have a dang fine time doing so.

    Todd Hockney – originally played by Kevin Pollak

    • Jer: Casey Affleck
    • Kyle: David Cross
    • Lee: John Seda
    • Mark: Adam Scott

    Michael McManus – originally played by Stephen Baldwin

    • Jer: Josh Holloway
    • Kyle: Jeremy Renner
    • Lee: Guy Pearce
    • Mark: Anthony Anderson

    Dave Kujan – originally played by Chazz Palminteri

    • Jer: John Cusack
    • Kyle: Hugo Weaving
    • Lee: Damian Lewis
    • Mark: John Leguizamo

    Dean Keaton – originally played by Gabriel Byrne

    • Jer: Josh Brolin
    • Kyle: Hugh Jackman
    • Lee: Christian Bale
    • Mark: Simon Baker

    Verbal Kint – originally played by Kevin Spacey

    • Jer: Jackie Earle Haley
    • Kyle: Sam Rockwell
    • Lee: Edward Norton
    • Mark: Peter Sarsgaard

    Minor Characters:

    Edie Fineran – originally played by Suzy Amis

    • Lee: Brooke Langton

    Kobayashi – originally played by Pete Postlethwaite

    • Mark: William H. Macy

    Fred Fenster – originally played by Benecio Del Toro

    • Jer: Norman Reedus

    Thanks to:

    Tispy Pixels (Twitter – Website)

    Remakers Mark 3, Part 2 {Some Like It Hot} Jan 15, 2013
    Show notes

    Some Like It Hot poster - courtesy of IMPAwards.com

    Some Like It Hot:
    Rent: Amazon Instant • Netflix Disc
    Buy: DVD • BluRay

    In the 2nd part of our discussion of Some Like It Hot, we reveal who we chose to recast the major characters, wonder if the film could be remade today (Professional touring musicians? Nonsense!), and ponder other gender bending films and television, from Bosom Buddies to White Chicks, and everywhere in between.

    Major Characters:

    Joe/Josephine – originally played by Tony Curtis

    • Our choice for the recast role: Jude Law

    Jerry/Daphne – originally played by Jack Lemmon

    • Our choice for the recast role: Neil Patrick Harris

    Sugar Kane – originally played by Marilyn Monroe

    • Our choice for the recast role: Anne Hathaway

    Links:

    Bosom Buddies

    White Chicks

    Tootsie

    Mrs. Doubtfire

    Just One of the Guys

    Juwanna Mann

    Connie and Carla

    The Crying Game

    Thanks to:

    Tispy Pixels (Twitter – Website)

    Remakers Mark 3, Part 1 {Some Like It Hot} Dec 31, 2012
    Show notes

    Some Like It Hot poster - courtesy of IMPAwards.com

    Some Like It Hot:
    Rent: Amazon Instant • Netflix Disc
    Buy: DVD • BluRay

    Who on earth would be crazy enough to try and recast Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, and Marilyn Monroe in one fell swoop? Why, we would, of course! In Part 1 of Episode 3, we discuss how we would re-cast the 1959 cross-dressing comedy Some Like It Hot, and play a hilarious game of ‘Defend the Indefensible’.

    Joe/Josephine – originally played by Tony Curtis

    • Andy: Justin Timberlake
    • Jer: Mos Def
    • Kyle: Jon Hamm
    • Lee: Jude Law
    • Mark: Jim Sturgess

    Jerry/Daphne – originally played by Jack Lemmon

    • Andy: Simon Pegg
    • Jer: Neil Patrick Harris
    • Kyle: Ryan Gosling
    • Lee: Zach Braff
    • Mark: David Tennant

    Sugar Kane – originally played by Marilyn Monroe

    • Andy: Anne Hathaway
    • Jer: Nicole Kidman
    • Kyle: Rachel McAdams
    • Lee: Christina Hendricks
    • Mark: Amy Adams

    Minor Characters:

    Little Bonaparte – originally played by Nehemiah Persoff

    • Andy: Bruce Willis

    Mr. Beinstock – originally played by Dave Barry

    • Mark: Ty Burrell

    Sweet Sue – originally played by Joan Shawlee

    • Kyle: Jane Lynch

    Spats Colombo – originally played by George Raft

    • Lee: Al Pacino

    Osgood Fielding III – originally played by Joe E. Brown

    • Jer: Stanley Tucci

    Thanks to:

    Tispy Pixels (Twitter – Website)

    Remakers Mark 2, Part 2 {Top Gun} Dec 17, 2012
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    Top Gun:
    Rent: iTunes • Amazon Instant • Netflix Streaming
    Buy: iTunes • DVD • BluRay
    Soundtrack: iTunes • Amazon

    In the 2nd part of our discussion of Top Gun, we reveal who we chose to recast the major characters, push for throwing actual cameras on actual jets for the remake, talk about where and when we would set the remake, and wax poetic about our mad love for the Top Gun Soundtrack (and especially Kenny Loggins).

    Major Characters:

    Goose – originally played by Anthony Edwards

    • Our choice for the recast role: James McAvoy

    Iceman – originally played by Val Kilmer

    • Our choice for the recast role: Chris Evans

    Charlie – originally played by Kelly McGillis

    • Our choice for the recast role: Carrie-Anne Moss

    Maverick – originally played by Tom Cruise

    • Our choice for the recast role: Michael Fassbender

    Links:

    Kenny Loggins – ‘Danger Zone’ music video

    Berlin – ‘Take My Breath Away’ music video

    Tony Scott – A Moving Target (MUBI.com)

    Tony Scott – A Tribute in Trailers (SFBG.com)

    Top Gun Sequel Reportedly Falls Apart (CinemaBlend.com)

    Top Gun to be released in 3D in 2013 (BBC.co.uk)

    Top Gun Volleyball Academy

    Thanks to:

    Tispy Pixels (Twitter – Website)

    Remakers Mark 2, Part 1 {Top Gun} Dec 03, 2012
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    Top Gun:
    Rent: iTunes • Amazon Instant • Netflix Streaming
    Buy: iTunes • DVD • BluRay
    Soundtrack: iTunes • Amazon

    In our second episode we fire up our engines and listen to them howl and roar while discussing Top Gun. This was an absolute riot to record, and we hope you enjoy this first part of the discussion, where we focus on recasting our remake.

    Goose – originally played by Anthony Edwards

    • Andy: Steve Zahn
    • Jer: James McAvoy
    • Kyle: Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    • Lee: Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    • Mark: Sacha Baron Cohen

    Iceman – originally played by Val Kilmer

    • Andy: Tom Hardy
    • Jer: Chris Pine
    • Kyle: Benedict Cumberbatch
    • Lee: Leonardo DiCaprio
    • Mark: Chris Evans

    Charlie – originally played by Kelly McGillis

    • Andy: Jessica Biel
    • Jer: Jessica Biel
    • Kyle: Charlize Theron
    • Lee: Carrie-Anne Moss
    • Mark: Kate Beckinsale

    Maverick – originally played by Tom Cruise

    • Andy: Michael Fassbender
    • Jer: Ryan Gosling
    • Kyle: Chris Pine
    • Lee: Chris Evans
    • Mark: Chris Pine

    Minor Characters:

    Viper – originally played by Tom Skerritt

    • Mark: Mark Hamill

    Jester – originally played by Michael Ironside

    • Lee: Captain Dale Dye

    Carole – originally played by Meg Ryan

    • Andy: Zooey Deschanel

    Thanks to:

    Tispy Pixels (Twitter – Website)

    Remakers Mark 1, Part 2 {Ghostbusters} Nov 26, 2012
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    Ghostbusters:
    Rent: Netflix Disc
    Buy: iTunes • DVD • BluRay

    In the 2nd part of our discussion of Ghostbusters, we tackle how we would remake the movie from a filmmaking and technology standpoint, whether its still okay to destroy NYC, and talk about the sequel and cartoons that the original movie spawned.

    Major Characters:

    Dana Barrett – originally played by Sigourney Weaver

    • Our choice for the recast role: Jennifer Connelly

    Egon Spengler – originally played by Harold Ramis

    • Our choice for the recast role: Demetri Martin

    Ray Stantz – originally played by Dan Aykroyd

    • Our choice for the recast role: Ron Livingston

    Peter Venkman – originally played by Bill Murray

    • Our choice for the recast role: Ryan Reynolds

    Links:

    A Pretty Bad Day for New York

    Ghostbusters 3 Apparently Starts Shooting Next Summer

    Ghostbusters: Quantum Physics and Proton Pack Operations

    Ghostbusters II – IMDB

    The Real Ghostbusters – Wikipedia

    Extreme Ghostbusters – Wikipedia

    Ecto Cooler Ad – YouTube

    Thanks to:

    Tispy Pixels (Twitter – Facebook)

    Remakers Mark 1, Part 1 {Ghostbusters} Nov 19, 2012
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    Ghostbusters:
    Rent: Netflix Disc
    Buy: iTunes • DVD • BluRay

    In our very first episode, we are discussing the 1984 supernatural comedy classic, Ghostbusters. Here, in Part 1 of our discussion, we toss around our ideas for how we would recast both major and minor characters.

    Major Characters:

    Dana Barrett – originally played by Sigourney Weaver

    • Andy: Sandra Bullock
    • Jer: Penelope Cruz
    • Kyle: Jennifer Connelly
    • Lee: Summer Glau
    • Mark: Noomi Rapace

    Egon Spengler – originally played by Harold Ramis

    • Andy: Demetri Martin
    • Jer: Jeff Lewis
    • Kyle: Michael Stuhlbarg
    • Lee: Danny Pudi
    • Mark: Paul Bettany

    Ray Stantz – originally played by Dan Aykroyd

    • Andy: Jason Segel
    • Jer: Owen Wilson
    • Kyle: Ron Livingston
    • Lee: Brent Spiner
    • Mark: Shia LaBeouf

    Peter Venkman – originally played by Bill Murray

    • Andy: Ryan Reynolds
    • Jer: Joel McHale
    • Kyle: Paul Rudd
    • Lee: Woody Harrelson
    • Mark: Jason Schwartzman

    Minor Characters:

    Louis Tully – originally played by Rick Moranis

    • Jer: Jemaine Clement

    Janine Melnitz – originally played by Annie Potts

    • Mark: Kristen Wiig

    Winston Zedmore – originally played by Ernie Hudson

    • Lee: Don Cheadle

    Walter Peck – originally played by William Atherton

    • Andy: Kiefer Sutherland

    Gozer – originally played by Slavitza Jovan

    • Kyle: Sigourney Weaver

    Thanks to:

    Tispy Pixels (Twitter – Facebook)

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