Episode 141 Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1953 Vs. 1993)
Nancy is an abused socialite, her husband is cheating on her, and trying to steal her money with murder on his mind. After an encounter with an alien she begins to stand up for herself, growing as a person, physically and mentally. Nancy Smash!
This week Invasion of the Remake explores the sci-fi classic Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958) by director Nathan Juran and starring Allison Hayes, William Hudson and Yvette Vickers. Can Director Christopher Guest's 1993 comedy/camp version starring Daryl Hannah, Daniel Baldwin, William Windom, Frances Fisher, and Cristi Conaway stand just as tall? Listen to this week's Invasion of the Remake to find out.
Episode 142 Remaking My Science Project (1985)
There never seems to be enough time to get things done. Especially that science project that Harlan hasn't turned in. Scavenging a junk yard he finds a time warp generator. Turns out having to much time on your hands is a dangerous thing. John Stockwell, Danielle Von Zerneck, Fisher Stevens, Raphael Sbarge, and Dennis Hopper star in the Jonathan R. Betuel sci-fi, comedy film My Science Project (1985). A story of science run amuck. It is a forgotten gem that failed to find an audience in 1985 and Invasion of the Remake tries rethink, recast, and remake what should have been a cult classic.
Episode 143 Conditions of Your Surrender: Calgary Horror Con 2018
I.O.T.R. invades the Calgary Horror Con. Join us for celebrity interviews with Eugene "Land of the Dead" Clark, Tiffany "Friday the 13th Part V" Helm, C.J. "Friday the 13th Part VI" Graham, P.J. "Halloween, Carrie" Soles, and John "Wolf Creek" Jarratt, plus special appearances by Jeff McNair, Nat Jones, musical guest Urn and more!
Special thanks to Dan Doherty and Calgary Horror Con for making this episode possible
Episode 144 Charade (1963) Vs. The Truth About Charlie (2002)
Charles is dead. Who killed him? Who was Charles really? Where did his money go? And why are all these people after it? Regina wants to know the truth about her dead husband, but how can she find it through a web of lies? Join Invasion of the Remake as we dive deep into the classic, romantic, murder-mystery, directed by Stanley Donen, Charade (1963) starring Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau, James Coburn, George Kennedy, and Ned Glass. The truth doesn't stop there as we compare it to the 2002 remake The Truth About Charlie by director Jonathan Demme starring Mark Wahlberg, Thandie Newton, Tim Robbins, Stephen Dillane, Joong-Hoon Park, LisaGay Hamilton, and Ted Levine. Only Invasion of the Remake can uncover the truth about Charlie and get to the bottom of this charade.
Episode 145 Remaking Arachnophobia (1990)
Welcome to week 1 of Face Your Fears Month. Where each week we'll discuss movies based on a particular phobia. Conquer your fears in the most passive way possible, by watching a movie about it! It's therapy through cinema. This week it skitters across your floor on eight legs, Arachnophobia (1990)! For one of our hosts this fear is very real. Arachnophobia thrilled and made audiences laugh at their fear of spiders in 1990. Does this thrillomedy still hold up today? Directed by Frank Marshall, Arachnophobia stars Jeff Daniels, Julian Sands, John Goodman, Harley Jane Kozak, Stuart Pankin, and Brian McNamara. Join Invasion of the Remake as we rethink, recast, remake, and help you conquer your fear of spiders with Arachnophobia.
Episode 146 The Vanishing (1988 Vs. 1993)
Your loved one pops into the local gas station for some cold drinks. Time passes and they don't return. Panic falls upon you as you frantically search. Years pass and that search for answers has not ceased. The Vanishing is about loss, obsession, and the banality of evil. The original 1988 Dutch/French, suspense, thriller by director George Sluizer was remade in English for American audiences in 1993 by the very same director with very different results. The remake sports an all-star cast with Jeff Bridges, Kiefer Sutherland, Nancy Travis, and Sandra Bullock, but does it measure up to the original starring Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Gene Bervoets, Johanna ter Steege, and Gwen Eckhaus? Join Invasion of the Remake as we face our fears of taphophobia, autophobia, claustrophobia, arachnophobia, and thanatophobia with this all-new fear filled episode!
Episode 147 Remaking Cliffhanger (1993)
Welcome to week 3 of Face Your Fears Month where we face our fears in the most passive way possible...by watching a movie about them. This week we strap on our climbing gear to remake Renny Harlin's Cliffhanger (1993) starring Sylvester Stallone, John Lithgow, Michael Rooker, Janine Turner, Rex Linn, Caroline Goodall, Leon, and Craig Fairbass. Invasion of the Remake climbs to new heights as we rethink this 90's action, adventure film about Gabe Walker who returns to face his friends after the tragic accident that cost them the life of a loved one. But a heist gone bad forces him to find his confidence and save the lives of everyone he holds dear. Cliffhanger is a fun movie with a lot of flaws, can the Invaders improve on it for a theoretical remake? Listen to this weeks episode to find out!
Episode 148 Piranha (1978 Vs. 1995 Vs. 2010)
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water, Invasion of the Remake throws flesh eating fish into the pool. In our final Face Your Fears Month special we take a look at the Roger Corman produced classic comedy, horror, Piranha, the 1995 remake, and the Alexandre Aja 2010 re-imagining starring Elizabeth Shue, Jerry O'Connell, Steven R. McQueen, Jessica Szohr, Kelly Brook, Ving Rhames, Richard Dreyfus, Riley Steele, Adam Scott, Paul Scheer, and Christopher Lloyd. We're going to strip these films to the bone on this weeks Invasion of the Remake!
Episode 149 Remaking Running Scared (1986)
After a full month of phobia driven episodes Invasion of the Remake is Running Scared (1986)! This week the Invaders take a look at this classic, action, buddy-cop, comedy starring Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines. After a vacation two cops have to shake off some vacation rust to pursue a drug dealer who had nearly killed them in the past. Join the Invaders as they attempt to rethink, recast and remake Running Scared!
Episode 150 Beauty and the Beast (1991 Vs. 2017)
Invasion of the Remake celebrates 150 episodes with a Walt Disney classic, Beauty and the Beast. With Disney eager to remake all their animated library into to live-action, big budget blockbuster remakes we look at one of the most successful. That's right it's animated Belle and Beast versus an all-star cast remake starring Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Josh Gad, Kevin Kline, Hattie Morahan, Ewan McGregor, Ian McKellen, Emma Thomspson and more! Join us for a tale as old as time, and a song as old as rhyme in a battle of beauties and beasts this week on Invasion of the Remake!