Part Fast & Furious, part Dukes of Hazard, Ron Howard stars in this Roger Corman produced action, comedy Eat My Dust! (1976). Eat My Dust! is about a boy who tries to impress a girl by giving her a ride in a fast car...a fast car he has just stolen! His father isn't impressed, he's the Sheriff after all. It may be hard thinking of Richie Cunningham stealing a car, or the director of Solo: A Star Wars Story for that matter, but it happened and Invasion of the Remake is here to assess this ins...
May 29, 2018•1 hr 46 min•Season 4Ep. 140
A reporter (Manuela Velasco, Jennifer Carpenter) on a community story shadows two firemen to an apartment building on a routine medical call where things turn deadly. An infection is spreading through the building which has been quarantined by the authorities. There is no escape in the Spanish horror film [REC] (2007) or the 2008 American remake Quarantine. Invasion of the Remake takes on their first, and possibly only, found-footage zombie, infection, horror movie on this weeks episode. No one ...
May 22, 2018•1 hr 26 min•Season 4Ep. 139
An obsession to discover the history of man through our own genetic memory takes Dr. Eddie Jessup (William Hurt) through a psychological and physical transformation that may cost him his friends, family and possibly even his sanity. The sci-fi, cult, Ken Russell film Altered States (1980) is a strange trip through the mind and body that asks big, thought provoking questions with amazing special effects for the day and even a caveman of two. This one is going to be a wild ride and Invasion of the...
May 15, 2018•1 hr 26 min•Season 4Ep. 138
Her romantic desires can bring out the beast in her. A large black leopard that will rip you apart! The classic Val Lewton / Jaques Tourner R.K.O. film Cat People (1942) which starred Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Tom Conway and Jane Randolph is as master class in creating mood and tension with little more than low-key lighting and great timing. The Jerry Bruckheimer / Paul Shrader remake (1982) re-imagines the story as an erotic fantasy starring Natassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, John Heard, Ruby D...
May 08, 2018•1 hr 23 min•Season 4Ep. 137
This week we enter the Marvel Cinematic Universe in a look back at the introduction of the Infinty Stones leading up to the Mad Titan, Thanos' journey to retrieve them in Avengers: Infinity War and theorize what might be next for the MCU. Don't worry there are NO SPOILERS for the movie in this episode. Enjoy this conversation about, Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, Black Panther, Guardians of the Galaxy and all your favorite heroes in this lead up to the event film of the year, Avengers: Infinit...
May 01, 2018•1 hr 27 min•Season 4Ep. 136
The Road to El Dorado (2000) was not a box office success proving that road wasn't paved with gold. Dreamworks first animated feature may have been a flop, but the film is still fondly remembered by those who saw it. It is full of colorful characters, expressive animals, and even has an evil wizard. The script was from the writers of The Pirates of the Caribbean with a star studded voice cast that includes Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, Rosie Perez, Armand Assante, Edward James Olmos, Jim Cumming...
Apr 24, 2018•1 hr 18 min•Season 4Ep. 135
Welcome to the House on Haunted Hill. A house filled with only death and murder. Please enjoy your stay. The 1959 classic starring Vincent Price, Carol Ohmat, Richard Long, Alan Marshal, Carolyn Craig, and Elisha Cook Jr. was a huge hit for B-horror director and gimmick-master William Castle. He entertained the masses with this horror murder mystery and his one of a kind carnival style antics to promote the film. A new company, Dark Castle, would be created and inspired by William Castle with it...
Apr 17, 2018•1 hr 42 min•Season 4Ep. 134
In a twist on the classic Agatha Christy who-done-it style, Amicus' The Beast Must Die (1974) is a who is the werewolf movie. Insane in conception, insane in execution, this crazy, mystery film still manages an all-star cast in Calvin Lockhart, Peter Cushing, Marlene Clark, Charles Gray, Anton Driffring, Ciaran Madden, Tom Chadbon, and Michael Gambon. Do you know who the werewolf is? Join Invasion of the Remake as we rethink, recast and attempt to remake this Amicus films classic. No matter who ...
Apr 10, 2018•1 hr 29 min•Season 4Ep. 133
The future of law enforcement has arrived to Invasion of the Remake. Straight from Old Detroit the iconic Peter Weller version of the Robocop (1987) spawned a franchise of movie sequels, toys, comics, cartoons, a television series, and a t.v. mini-series. Paul Verhoeven directs the sci-fi, action classic costarring Nancy Allen, Dan O'Herlihy, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith, Miguel Ferrer and Ray Wise. Robocop is an '80's icon, but a more modern take on Robocop (2014) starring Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldm...
Apr 03, 2018•1 hr 40 min•Season 4Ep. 132
If there ever were a film that represents the punk movement of the 1980's it is Alex Cox's Repo Man (1984)! It is irreverent, it is anti-establishment, and it is really weird! Otto (Emilio Estevez) a young punk music fan falls into the tense life a car repossessor. When a mysterious 1964 Chevy Malibu comes up with a large reward, Otto is drawn into a world full of conspiracies, men in black, aliens and an array of crazy characters. Repo Man is glorious chaos captured on film. It co-stars Harry D...
Mar 27, 2018•1 hr 22 min•Season 4Ep. 131
They've quietly laid their plans to take this world from us. An alien force from the stars sets its sights on taking the Earth for their own purposes. But first they must eliminate the native species who may resist. That species is us! H.G. Wells 1897 science-fiction classic The War of the Worlds has been adapted countless time for its thought provoking and chilling themes. Orson Welles Mercury Theatre radio program terrified a nation on October 30th, 1938 convincing a nation that a very real in...
Mar 20, 2018•1 hr 32 min•Season 4Ep. 130
There can be only one...unless you you make a lot of money in home video to spawn a franchise. Then there can be lots. This week our hosts, aka the Immortals of the Remake, investigate the urban fantasy classic Highlander (1986). The only fight club where every participant is immortal, battling to the last, with a swing of a sword and a fall of a head to win the "Prize". Conceived by Gregory Widen, directed by Russell Mulcahy, Connor MacLeod was first brought to the screen by Christopher Lambert...
Mar 13, 2018•1 hr 33 min•Season 4Ep. 129
The roll of a mechanic should seem as natural as passing gas, silent but deadly. Arthur Bishop is an assassin that specializes in making his targets look like they've died from natural causes, aka The Mechanic. When Arthur's next target strikes a more personal cord he takes on a protégé that results in his world crumbling around him. Charles Bronson starred in the original action, thriller in 1972 along side Michael-Jan Vincent. Jason Statham became the new Arthur Bishop in 2011 starring in the ...
Mar 06, 2018•1 hr 23 min•Season 4Ep. 128
Silent Running (1972) is a sci-fi classic with a strong environmental message. The Earth is no longer viable for plant life, the forests have been put into domes on giant space crafts in the hopes of one day bringing them back to Earth. But with corporate interference the project is scraped and the ships are ordered to destroy the domes returning the space crafts to commercial service. One man (Bruce Dern) takes it upon himself to protect the last forests of Earth. The message of Silent Running ...
Feb 28, 2018•1 hr 25 min•Season 4Ep. 127
It's that time again, the 90th Academy Awards ceremony will soon be upon us and Invasion of the Remake will be right there hovering over the ceremonies. With one of the most interesting nominations lists to hit the Oscars in years, we had to have our own conversations, predictions, and drinking rules. This year the winner of our Oscar pool will be rewarded with the hosting duties of the podcast for a month. Will Jason keep the command chair or will Sam or Trish take the honor of host away from h...
Feb 21, 2018•1 hr 54 min•Season 4Ep. 126
Rollerball (1975) is a deadly sport on rollerskates. Competitors take to the track trying to score, spilling blood to entertain the masses. But one player Jonathan E. rises above the rest as the sport's most popular player. A conspiracy begins to take Jonathan off the track one way, or another. Norman Jewison brings the William Harrison story to the big screen starring James Caan, John Houseman, and Maud Adams. This sci-fi bloodsport has become a cult hit spawning a disastrous 2002 remake by Die...
Feb 14, 2018•1 hr 33 min•Season 4Ep. 125
Yor, hunter of dinosaurs, savior to many, is on a quest to find out his own history and lost origins. Along the way he picks up a small group to aid in his search for his people. Two thirds Conan, and one third Star Wars, Yor: Hunter From the Future (1983) is a strange anomaly of Italian cinema. A spaghetti sci-fi, fantasy, if you will. Yor stars Reb Brown of 70's Captain America fame, Corinne Clery who would later be a Bond girl in Moonraker, John Steiner, Carole Andre, Luciano Pigozzi, and Ays...
Feb 06, 2018•1 hr 27 min•Season 4Ep. 124
In a galaxy far, far, away... The intrepid hosts of Invasion of the Remake became aware of a disturbance in the Force Awakens. Something familiar, something remakey. In a desperate to gambit to bring balance back into the Force they compared Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope to Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens . In doing so they would stumble onto the plot of Star Wars: Rogue One over a year before the film would hit theatres. Two years later they would do so again with a dreaded Star...
Jan 30, 2018•1 hr 45 min•Season 4Ep. 123
Would you sell your soul to the Devil for seven wishes to win the hand of the woman you love? That's premise of the romantic comedy Bedazzled. The original (1963) was written by and starred Peter Cook and Dudley Moore alongside Eleanor Bron, and Raquel Welch. Bedazzled's unique blend of big screen storytelling and small screen sketch comedy was directed by Stanley Donen (Blame It On Rio, Singing in the Rain). Writer/Director Harold Ramos would bring the comedy back to screens in a 2000 remake st...
Jan 23, 2018•1 hr 31 min•Season 4Ep. 122
This week it is all maple leafs, hockey and beer, as we remake Strange Brew (1983) eh? In our most Canadian episode ever, Invasion of the Remake grabs a few Elsinore beers to explore this loose comedic retelling of Hamlet. Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas bring their classic SCTV characters, Bob & Doug McKenzie, to the big screen for the very first time along side Max Von Sydow, Paul Dooley, Lynne Griffin, Angus MacInnes, Douglas Campbell, Tom Harvey and Mel Blanc! It may seem impossible but we ...
Jan 16, 2018•1 hr 39 min•Season 4Ep. 121
Whether it is for vengeance or to cover up illegal activities, it is going to be a long night for the closing Precinct 13 that none may survive. Before Halloween, before the Fog, before Escape from New York, before The Thing, John Carpenter made the low budget, action, thriller Assault On Precinct 13 (1976). A simple idea that was inspired by Romero's Night of the Living Dead as a faceless gang lays siege to a closing precinct. In 2005 based on a screenplay by James (The Purge) DeMonaco, Jean-Fr...
Jan 10, 2018•1 hr 30 min•Season 4Ep. 120
It's New Years Eve 1999. People's memories and experiences are being bought, sold, and traded as a commodity, almost like a a euphoric drug. A terrible murder has taken place that can rock the world, and its terrible secrets are in play. Bodies are mounting to keep this secret buried and Lenny Nero is at the center of it. Welcome to the first Invasion of the Remake of 2018! Happy New Year! To celebrate the New Year we look at Kathryn Bigelow's Strange Days (1995) which takes place on the eve of ...
Jan 02, 2018•1 hr 43 min•Season 4Ep. 119
Christmas shopping can be a stressful time, especially if you are shopping for the the King of Kings. What does one get for the Baby that has everything? Find out in another Invasion of the Remake Holiday short. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a Joyous New Year! Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find us at places like iTunes , Google Play Music , Stitcher , PlayerFM , Tune In Radio , Audioboom, BluBrry , Libsyn , YouTube and all the best podcas...
Dec 27, 2017•3 min
We may be taking some time off for the holidays but we still have lots to talk about. Invasion of the Remake talks about some big entertainment stories giving their options on the Disney buying out Fox's entertainment assets and the recent change in U.S. Net Neutrality. Including ramifications involving Aliens, Predator, Prometheus, Star Wars, Marvel, X-men, Fantastic Four, The Simpsons, and more! If you enjoyed this new segment please let us know if you would like to hear more. Support independ...
Dec 23, 2017•37 min
After haunting Scrooge the spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Future meet to assess their evening and make plans for what to do next in a silly an Invasion of the Remake short. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from all of us to all of you! Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find us at places like iTunes , Google Play Music , Stitcher , PlayerFM , Tune In Radio , Audioboom, BluBrry , Libsyn , YouTube and all the best podcast providers. Spread t...
Dec 20, 2017•6 min
Charles Dickens' classic tale of nasty old Ebenezer Scrooge discovering the magic of Christmas through the three ghosts of Christmas' Past, Present, and Future, along with the lives he has affected in his life, is a fond holiday memory for millions of people around the world, and a holiday staple. A Christmas Carol began being adapted for film in 1901 and has been adapted over and over again with hundreds of versions for film and television that continue to this day. It is a timeless story that ...
Dec 12, 2017•1 hr 37 min•Season 3Ep. 118
What's the first thing you'd do if you just got out of jail? Would it be to pretend to you are your dead cellmate so you could date his jailhouse fiance? Would it be to plan a heist with thugs who think you are your dead cellmate? Well, if you thought those were good ideas, boy do we got the movie for you. Despite its silly premise Reindeer Games (2000) has an impressive lineup of actors starring in this action, holiday flick. Ben Affleck takes the lead alongside Charlize Theron, Gary Sinise, an...
Dec 05, 2017•1 hr 38 min•Season 3Ep. 117
This week Invasion of the Remake catches the 3:10 To Yuma and we sure hope we're not late. That Wade gang is hot on our tail and leaving a trail of blood and bullets in their wake. Thankfully we still have time to cover the classic Glenn Ford & Van Heflin film (1957) and the star studded remake (2007). Russell Crowe, Christian Bale Ben Foster, and Logan Lerman star in the James Mangold remake alongside Peter Fonda, Vinessa Shaw, Alan Tudyk, Gretchen Mol, and Kevin Durand. It's a classic west...
Nov 28, 2017•1 hr 38 min•Season 3Ep. 116
Continuing the annual 31 Days of Horror Challenge! Each host of Invasion of the Remake watched 31 horror movies they have never seen before throughout the month of October. The challenge is done and now they are ready to talk about their journeys into the dark abyss. This episode was so immense that we had to split it up into two episodes so please enjoy part two, the last 2 weeks of the 31 Days of Horror Challenge. Plus the full list of one of our Invader listeners. Buckle in because we are bri...
Nov 21, 2017•1 hr 55 min•Season 3Ep. 115
It's back! The annual 31 Days of Horror Challenge! Each host of Invasion of the Remake watched 31 horror movies they have never seen before throughout the month of October. The challenge is done and now they are ready to talk about their journeys into the dark abyss. This episode was so immense that we had to split it up into two episodes so please enjoy part one, the first 2 weeks of the 31 Days of Horror Challenge. Plus the full list of one of our Invader listeners. Buckle in because we are br...
Nov 14, 2017•1 hr 48 min•Season 3Ep. 114
