Her husband, Doc McCoy, is in jail and she'll do the unthinkable to get him out. A heist gone wrong and a terrible secret revealed bring the McCoys to the brink. This is The Getaway. The original film (1972) directed by Sam Peckinpah brings the Jim Thompson novel to the big screen for the first time starring Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw, Ben Johnson, Sally Struthers, Al Lettieri, and Slim Pickens. Director Roger Donaldson would remake it in 1994 with an all-star line-up including Alec Baldwin, Kim...
Jul 16, 2019•1 hr 21 min•Season 5Ep. 197
The god monster of Mayan myth, Quetzlcoatl, has taken up residence in New York and only David Carradine and Michael Moriarty can unlock the secrets of this winged serpent to stop it from making all of New York its food. From writer/director Larry Cohen comes the action, horror, comedy creature feature Q (aka The Winged Serpent, 1982). Join Invasion of the Remake as we take to the skies to see if we can remake this B-movie cult classic! Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your frien...
Jul 09, 2019•1 hr 24 min•Season 5Ep. 196
This week we feature the reigning scream queen, Danielle Harris! Danielle takes us from the start of her career in commercials, what scares her, and the journey into her horror career that began with Halloween 4 and wouldn't really start again until Rob Zombie's Halloween 15 years later. Join Invasion of the Remake as we throw Danielle Harris in the spotlight live from her panel at the Calgary Horror Con! Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find us at...
Jul 02, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Season 5Ep. 195
A secret invasion has already begun and only a 12 year old boy can save the world! This week we discuss William Cameron Menzies' sci-fi classic Invaders From Mars (1953) and the 1983 remake by master of horror Tobe Hooper. Make sure you check the back of your friends necks because they just might be Invaders from Mars! Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find us at places like Apple Podcasts, iTunes , Google Play Music , Stitcher , PlayerFM , Tune In ...
Jun 25, 2019•1 hr 24 min•Season 5Ep. 194
German soldiers have been stationed at the Keep, but an ancient evil has awoken killing more of them each night. The Nazis are forced to turn to a Jewish professor to help them solve the mysteries of the Keep before more soldiers fall to this unknown force. Just before Miami Vice Michael Mann wrote & directed the World War II horror film The Keep (1983) based on the novel by F. Paul Wilson. The Keep had an impressive cast with Scott Glenn, Alberta Watson, Jürgen Prochnow, Robert Prosky, Gabr...
Jun 18, 2019•1 hr 26 min•Season 5Ep. 193
Masamune Shirow's Ghost in the Shell (1995) is a cyberpunk, anime, masterpiece that questions what makes us human. Is it the body or the soul (our ghosts)? The 2017 live action remake starring Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbæk, Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche, and Michael Pitt attempts to expand on this idea. This week Invasion of the Remake explores this high tech world of cyborgs, espionage, and artificial intelligence as we compare the anime to the live action Ghost in the Shell (2017). Suppor...
Jun 11, 2019•1 hr 29 min•Season 5Ep. 192
Invasion of the Remake once again enters the halls of Cannon Films, this time we re-imagine a movie that started a ninja/martial arts craze that would last for most of the 1980's, Enter the Ninja (1981). We'll stick to the shadows, striking when least expected, like a well trained ninja assassin, with a theoretical remake of Enter the Ninja! Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find us at places like Apple Podcasts, iTunes , Google Play Music , Stitche...
Jun 04, 2019•1 hr 36 min•Season 5Ep. 191
Alfred Hitchcock's suspense, thriller Strangers on a Train (1951) influenced quite a few movies and television episodes. It left it's mark as one of the cinematic greats. This week we compare it to one of those heavily "inspired by" films Throw Momma From the Train (1987) starring Billy Crystal and Danny DeVito. You don't want to miss this train, check out this week's Invasion of the Remake! Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find us at places like A...
May 28, 2019•1 hr 26 min•Season 5Ep. 190
A pulp novel phenomena, Remo Williams, The Destroyer first jumped out of the novels into film in 1985 by frequent James Bond director Guy Hamilton a with Fred Ward in the title roll and Joel Grey as Remo's sensei Chiun. The controversy of cultural appropriation aside, Remo Williams the Adventure Begins (1985) is a fun action, adventure, comedy film that had a lot of potential for a remake. This week Sean from the What Does It Matter Podcast joins Invasion of the Remake to discuss Remo Williams a...
May 21, 2019•1 hr 39 min•Season 5Ep. 189
We've been invited to Summerisle famous for their delicious apples miraculously grown on an inhospitable island and unique May Day festival. What could possibly go wrong? The Wicker Man (1973) is considered one the finest films to ever come out of the UK. Starring Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Diane Cilento, Britt Ekland, Ingrid Pitt and directed by Robin Hardy. It follows a police officer who tracks a missing girl to the island of Summerisle who uncovers its terrifying secrets during his in...
May 14, 2019•1 hr 35 min•Season 5Ep. 188
The war on the cinematic remake continues and we remain ever vigilant. Our advance scouts have reported back with a list of new remakes on the horizon. From Attack on Titan to Zorro here is the A-Z of which remakes may be on their way. May God have mercy upon us all. Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find us at places like Apple Podcasts, iTunes , Google Play Music , Stitcher , PlayerFM , Tune In Radio , RadioPublic , BluBrry , Libsyn , YouTube , iH...
May 07, 2019•1 hr 41 min•Season 5Ep. 187
Mormon settlers are being forced off their land by an evil land baron and Mexican raiders. Only Trinity, the right hand of the devil, can help them...if you can wake him up. They Call Him Trinity (1970) stars Terence Hill as the unorthodox Trinity and Bud Spencer as his brother, the left hand of the devil, Bambino. Also starring Farley Granger, Dan Sturkie, and Remo Capitani in a classic Italian, comedy, spaghetti, western you won't soon forget. Join Invasion of the Remake as we travel back to t...
Apr 30, 2019•1 hr 22 min•Season 5Ep. 186
They came for his family, now he's coming for them. They must've had a Death Wish. Paul Kersey had everything taken away from him, now he's taken to the streets to reap justice. Death Wish (1974) is a classic crime drama starring Charles Bronson, Hope Lange, and Vincent Gardenia in which a grieving husband and father, feeling powerless, takes up a gun to stop violent crime on the streets and take the power away from the criminals. In 2018 director Eli Roth remade Death Wish with Bruce Willis, Vi...
Apr 23, 2019•1 hr 20 min•Season 5Ep. 185
Sorceress (1982) is the most insane fantasy film we've ever had to rework into a modern remake. It has a floating head spitting lasers, angry monkey men, a frisky goat man, a lion with bat wings, the living dead, and twin playmates proficient in the magical and martial arts. All of this and more is wrapped in a Roger Corman bow. Yes it is awful. Join Invasion of the Remake in a land of swords and sorcery as we remake Sorceress! Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and f...
Apr 16, 2019•1 hr 39 min•Season 5Ep. 184
In We're No Angels (1955) three convicts escape jail to find themselves inadvertently helping a family and finding their own self worth in the process. Michael Curtiz directs an all-star cast that includes Humphrey Bogart, Aldo Ray, Peter Ustinov, Joan Bennett, and Basil Rathbone. In the 1989 version, directed by Neil Jordan and starring Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, Demi Moore, and John C. Reilly, two prisoners escape with a death row inmate and hide in a local church. Interacting with the priests...
Apr 09, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Season 5Ep. 183
When movie special effects man, Rollie Tyler, is hired to fake the murder of a real-life mob boss entering witness protection, he finds his own life is in danger with criminals and government agents wanting him dead. Bryan Brown and Brian Dennehy star in a robert mandel film, F/X (1986). Join Invasion of the Remake with special guest Richard Cleveland from The First Layer as we rethink, recast, and remake F/X! Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find ...
Apr 02, 2019•1 hr 42 min•Season 5Ep. 182
The world's greatest detective, Hercule Poirot, is drawn into a murder mystery on the high class train the Orient Express. One of Agatha Christie's greatest novels, Murder on the Orient Express (1974), is first brought to the silver screen by the amazing Sidney Lumet and an all-star cast that includes Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Sean Connery, Jacqueline Bisset, Anthony Perkins, Vanessa Redgrave, and Michael York. Producer/Director/Actor Kenneth Branagh would star in and direct ...
Mar 26, 2019•1 hr 34 min•Season 5Ep. 181
Science runs amuck in a coming to age tale featuring lasers, popcorn, and a crazy dude who lives in a dorm room closet as we remake Real Genius (1985)! Val Kilmer stars alongside Gabriel Jarret, Michelle Meyrink, Robert Prescott and William Atherton in the 80's comedy classic. Join Invasion of the Remake as we uncover the secrets of Real Genius (while ice skating in our room, as you do) and ultimately come up with our own ideas and casting for a modern remake. Don't miss this episode, it's a "mo...
Mar 19, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Season 5Ep. 180
It's 1963, a time of big hair, teen dance television shows, and racial divide. John Waters brought his vision of 60's Baltimore to life with this fun comedy about popularity and racial segregation starring Ricki Lake, Divine, Debbie Harry, Sonny Bono, and Jerry Stiller. A stage musical adapting the film would rise to popularity in 2002 spawning an adaptation of the musical to a new movie in 2007 by Adam Shankman starring Nikki Blonsky, John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Amanda...
Mar 12, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Season 5Ep. 179
Jack Slater 4 is here, it's sure to be the hit movie of 1993, and Danny (Austin O'Brien) has his a ticket to be the first to see it. Only his ticket takes him inside the movie where he can be a part of the action with his on screen hero. Last Action Hero (1993) is a self-aware, meta-action, comedy film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger that challenges the action movie tropes of the late 80's and early 90's. It has so many cameos and easter eggs that only Ready Player One can beat the sheer volume o...
Mar 05, 2019•1 hr 56 min•Season 5Ep. 178
Suspiria (1977) is an Italian giallo classic by master of horror Dario Argento. It uses big music, odd angles, elaborate sets, and bright technicolors to create its mood. The 2018 re-imagining by Luca Guadagnina relies more on the performances of his incredible cast and an intricately layered plot for his film. A cast that includes Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Chloe Grace Moretz, and Mia Goth. Both movies challenge the senses with their dazzling visual, complex storytelling, and artful directi...
Feb 26, 2019•1 hr 39 min•Season 5Ep. 177
Caleb reluctantly joins a group of traveling southern vampires after being bitten by Mae, a beautiful drifter, in Near Dark (1987). Kathryn Bigelow's cult vampire, horror film starring Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton, Jenette Goldstein, Tim Thomerson, and Joshua John Miller gets a light shined on it in this week's episode. Join Invasion of the Remake as we discuss, rethink, and remake Near Dark! Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family h...
Feb 19, 2019•1 hr 43 min•Season 5Ep. 176
Stephen King's first novel became his first book to film adaptation. Brian De Palma's version of Carrie (1976) stands as a horror classic and even earned Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie Oscar nominations in a rare tip of the hat to the genre. It speaks the strength of the material and the quality of talent involved in the film. Kimberly Peirce's remake starring Chloë Grace Moretz and Julianne Moore didn't strike the same cord in 2013 as the original, but does it deserve the criticism? Or is it jus...
Feb 12, 2019•1 hr 52 min•Season 5Ep. 175
This slumber party is about to turn deadly. Welcome to Invasion of the Remake's month long celebration of the women who scare us to death beginning with The Slumber Party Massacre (1982) which is the first horror franchise to be written and directed entirely by women. Envisioned as a parody of the slasher genre The Slumber Party Massacre may seem derivative on the surface but it's feminist undertones hide a hilarious commentary on the medium. Invasion of the Remake can't sleep and we're going to...
Feb 05, 2019•1 hr 41 min•Season 5Ep. 174
A plane crashes in the desert and the survivors can try to wait for a rescue or find another way home by building a new aircraft out of the old. This is the Flight of the Phoenix (1965 vs. 2004). Both films sport an all-star cast in this drama of survival. The 1965 classic stars 5 Academy Award winners and even more nominees such as James Stewart, Richard Attenborough, Peter Finch, Hardy Krüger, Ernest Borgnine, and George Kennedy. The 2004 remake also sports an impressive cast with Dennis Quaid...
Jan 29, 2019•1 hr 27 min•Season 5Ep. 173
The icy sorcery of the evil Nekron threatens the kingdom of Firekeep and only a rag tag band of heroes can turn the tide of the battle of Fire & Ice! From the creative minds of animator Ralph Bakshi and fantasy painter Frank Frazetta comes Fire & Ice (1983) an animated feature based on Frazetta's amazing artwork. Join Invasion of the Remake and special guest Tony from Flicks Xrayed as we travel to a world of swords and sorcery re-imagining Fire & Ice as a modern live-action fantasy e...
Jan 22, 2019•1 hr 46 min•Season 5Ep. 172
Welcome to the fictional year of One Million B.C. where early man co-existed with dinosaurs. Let's not let facts get in the way of a good fantasy story. A story of how early man would clash with other tribes and learn from it. A story that still continues today. Invasion of the Remake enters the way back machine to compare the original One Million Years B.C. (1940) to the infamous Hammer remake One Million Years B.C. (1966) starring Raquel Welch in a fur bikini and the amazing effects work of Ra...
Jan 15, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Season 5Ep. 171
In the 31st Century man has finally created a robot with feelings. Galaxina (1980) is a low-budget comedy spoof of popular science fiction films of the late 1970s where a sexy robot (Dorothy Stratten) develops emotions during her adventures. Invasion of the Remake begins the New Year and a new season with the difficult challenge of re-imagining, re-thinking, and remaking Galaxina for a modern audience. Clearly we went insane over the holidays. Don't miss Galaxina on Invasion of the Remake! Suppo...
Jan 08, 2019•1 hr 30 min•Season 5Ep. 170
Cult Movie Trailer A-Go-Go!!!!! is a carefully curated collection of the craziest movie trailers you've never heard of before. We've got everything from creeping foreheads to werewolf bikers to women with tails. It's the best of 42nd street and grindhouse inspired films all in one convenient podcast. Don't you dare miss Cult Movie Trailer A-Go-Go, the most insane podcast you will hear all year only on Invasion of the Remake! 00:00 A segment from The Undertaker and His Pals (1966) 01:30 70's era ...
Jan 01, 2019•47 min
It's our strangest Christmas Special yet! Which, let's be honest, is saying something. The Martian Choir sings, Sean Faust of What Does It Matter Podcast sings, Tricia's (2 Girls on a Bench) kids sing, plus special greetings from Melissa of The Brook Reading Podcast and Gerald & Natalie from the Conspeared Podcast who don't sing but drop by to spread some holiday cheer. Also a sneak peak at our New Year's special Cult Movie Trailer A-Go-Go! and some classic Christmas ads. Someone spiked our ...
Dec 25, 2018•18 min
