When two dogs and a cat mistakenly think they have been abandoned they make an incredible journey, traveling over 200 miles to get home to their family. The Incredible Journey (1963) is a Walt Disney family classic. It's a heartwarming tale of adventure that Disney would revisit 30 years later giving the heroic animals a voice for the first time in Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993) starring the voices of Michael J. Fox, Sally Field, and Don Ameche. Join Invasion of the Remake as we c...
Sep 08, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Season 6Ep. 255
The world's greatest detectives have been invited to a mysterious mansion to solve a murder that has yet to happen. An all-star cast brings their unique sense of comedy to this send-off of the popular noir genre resurgence of the 70s and 80s. Invasion of the Remake travels to an old dark house to re-imagine Murder By Death (1976) for a new generation. Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find us at places like Apple Podcasts, iTunes , Spotify , Google ...
Sep 01, 2020•1 hr 42 min•Season 6Ep. 254
"Wax on, wax off." The Karate Kid (1984) made these words part of the cultural lexicon. It is a classic story of overcoming adversity, finding confidence, and earning respect. Join us as we compare the Ralph Macchio & Pat Morita classic and compare it to the 2010 remake starring Jackie Chan & Jaden Smith. Will the winner take it with a crane kick or a flip kick? Only one can be The Karate Kid! Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find us at pla...
Aug 25, 2020•1 hr 42 min•Season 6Ep. 253
He's been trapped in Limbo for over 200 years for his crimes on the high seas. Now the dread pirate Blackbeard must find redemption in the most unlikely of places by helping a team in the present win their track meet. Blackbeard's Ghost (1968) stars Peter Ustinov, Dean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette, and Elsa Lanchaster in a wild family comedy from the director of Mary Poppins, Robert Stevenson. Join Invasion of the Remake as we re-imagine the Walt Disney classic Blackbeard's Ghost for a new generatio...
Aug 18, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Season 6Ep. 252
This week we get locked in the basement to watch the New French Extremity film, Martyrs (2008) and compare it to its much tamer 2015 American counterpart. Martyrs takes the crew of Invasion of the Remake to the edge and back again. Join us a we take on our most extreme horror films to date. Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find us at places like Apple Podcasts, iTunes , Spotify , Google Play Music , Stitcher , PlayerFM , Tune In Radio , RadioPublic...
Aug 11, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Season 6Ep. 251
It's our big 250th episode and to celebrate we are going to attempt to reimagine one of our favourite cult animated films, Wizards (1977), as a live action movie! Wizards is about twin brothers born into power on a post apocalyptic earth where the magical creatures of old have repopulated the Earth. What remains of humanity has mutated and lives in the irradiated zones ruled by Blackwolf who will stop at nothing to take control of his brother Avatar's realm including looking to the past to inspi...
Aug 04, 2020•1 hr 30 min•Season 6Ep. 250
When someone dies in the grip of a powerful rage... a curse is born. The curse gathers in that place of death. Those who encounter it will be consumed by its fury. Join Invasion of the Remake as we take a look at the curse that is known as Ju-on or The Grudge. We'll talk about the entire franchise that crosses into thirteen films in Japan and America while focusing in on Ju-On (2002), The Grudge (2004) starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, and even the very recent The Grudge (2020). We hope we will su...
Jul 28, 2020•1 hr 37 min•Season 6Ep. 249
Why can't girl's named Jennie find a nice boy in their own time? This week we've been challenged to remake the CBS telefilm The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan (1979) starring Lindsay Wagner and Marc Singer in another time travel romance story. Seriously Jennie, what is up with that? Join us as the Bionic Woman and the Beast Master meet in this unique love story made way cooler by Invasion of the Remake! Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find us at place...
Jul 21, 2020•1 hr 30 min•Season 6Ep. 248
The house has been bought, the dream is coming to life, and then the dream becomes a nightmare as the house falls apart piece by piece. This week we compare three comedy films where dreams of a better life become a financial nightmare for the likes of Cary Grant, Tom Hanks and Ice Cube. Join Invasion of the Remake as we bring the house down as we compare Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948), The Money Pit (1986) and Are We Done Yet? (2007). Support independent podcasts like ours by tellin...
Jul 14, 2020•1 hr 38 min•Season 6Ep. 247
We're off to the Unknown Island (1948). How can we possibly find it? We've got a map silly. This obscure Movie Classics film may have fallen into the public domain but it found its way into our imagination thanks to this week's fan challenge remake. It is an adventure on an island full of dinosaurs preserved out of time and we were sold on it when we heard about the giant sloth & t-rex fight. Join Invasion of the Remake on an adventure to Unknown Island! Support independent podcasts like our...
Jul 07, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Season 6Ep. 246
Invasion of the Remake is off to the races this week as we talk about Roger Corman's classic grindhouse movie Death Race 2000 (1975) starring David Carradine & Sylvester Stallone. Corman's deadly blood sport would be remade as Death Race (2008) by director Paul W.S. Anderson, starring Jason Statham, Joan Allen, Tyrese Gibson and Ian McShane. Join us on the open road where pedestrians are worth points and everyone is fair game in the wildest race ever created, Death Race! Support independent ...
Jun 30, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Season 6Ep. 245
Their legend stretches back to recorded history. Lycans, skinwalkers, dogmen, and werewolves have moved from mythological cryptids to movie icons. This week these vicious creatures have invaded the podcast as we talk about some of the best, some of the worst and some of most obscure werewolf movies of all time. Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find us at places like Apple Podcasts, iTunes , Spotify , Google Play Music , Stitcher , PlayerFM , Tune I...
Jun 23, 2020•1 hr 47 min•Season 6Ep. 244
This week Invasion of the Remake puts the spotlight on the King of horror, Stephen King. His novels have inspired countless films and television series for nearly five decades and counting. In this episode we pay tribute to the legend by sharing our week long binge of monsters, ghouls, ghosts, psychics, creepy children and hauntings that came from the mind of Stephen King. Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find us at places like Apple Podcasts, iTun...
Jun 16, 2020•1 hr 56 min
Being in lockdown, quarantine or self isolation can hard. Entertainment has become more important than ever to get us through some difficult times. It gives us a distraction, maybe even some peace of mind, or even comfort while we are stuck in our homes doing our small part to stop a pandemic. This week we share some of our lockdown watches that have gotten us through the past months of self isolation in a more personal edition of Invasion of the Remake. Support independent podcasts like ours by...
Jun 09, 2020•2 hr 12 min•Season 6Ep. 242
This week we have another fan challenge to adapt the Walt Disney film Treasure Planet (2002) to live-action. Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel Treasure Island has been adapted to film many times but this science fiction version blends those beautiful ships of the high seas with aliens and technology not thought of in Stevenson's time. Join us as we travel the galaxy to discover lost fortunes and remake Treasure Planet! Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and famil...
Jun 02, 2020•1 hr 35 min•Season 6Ep. 241
We've got 13 spooky reasons why you should listen to Invasion of the Remake this week because we are talking William Castle's classic 13 Ghosts (1960) and pitting it against Thir13en Ghosts (2001) remake starring Tony Shaloub, Shannon Elizabeth, Embeth Davidtz, Matthew Lillard, and F. Murray Abraham. Put on your spectral specs and enjoy this week's episode! Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find us at places like Apple Podcasts, iTunes , Spotify , G...
May 26, 2020•1 hr 42 min•Season 6Ep. 240
When the royal family is wiped out by a freak accident a descendant must be found to take the throne. Thus begins the reign of King Ralph (1991). This King may come in the unlikely form of John Goodman, but can Peter O'Toole make him a king? John Hurt certainly hopes that won't happen as he also has aspirations of ascending to the throne. Join Invasion of the Remake as we enter the kingdom of King Ralph with our own unique thoughts on how to remake it for a new generation. Support independent po...
May 19, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Season 6Ep. 239
This week we investigate Stieg Larsson's murder mystery The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo which was first adapted in 2009 by director Niels Arden Oplev, starring Michael Nyqvist and Noomi Rapace and compare it to David Fincher's 2011 version starring Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara. Join Invasion of the Remake as we discover the evil that men can do in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find us at places like Apple Podcast...
May 12, 2020•1 hr 40 min•Season 6Ep. 238
A mysterious girl catches the eye of a starving artist during the Great Depression, but every time the artist meets her again she seems to have aged by years despite only weeks or months passing. What starts as curious fascination eventually blossoms into love and inspiration to create his masterpiece, the Portrait of Jennie. Welcome to another fan challenge where the Invaders have been tasked with remaking the fantasy, romance, Portrait of Jennie (1948). Can Invasion of the Remake resurrect thi...
May 05, 2020•1 hr 38 min•Season 6Ep. 237
A time lost astronaut finds himself on a familiar planet where primates are the dominant species and man serves only as a slave society. Welcome to the Planet of the Apes! We conclude PrimeApril Ape-ocalypse with the classic, Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowell, Kim Hunter and Maurice Evans lead, science fiction film, Planet of the Apes (1964)! Does Tim Burton's 2001 remake starring Mark Wahlberg, Helena Bonham Carter, Tim Roth, Michael Clarke Duncan, Paul Giamatti, and Estella Warren stand up to it...
Apr 28, 2020•1 hr 34 min•Season 6Ep. 236
Once there was a man whose prison was a chair. The man had a monkey; they made the strangest pair. The man was the prisoner; the monkey held the key. No matter how he tried, the man couldn't flee. Locked in his prison, terrified and frail; The monkey wielding power, keeping him in jail. The man tried to keep the monkey from his brain, but every move he made, became the monkeys game. The monkey ruled the man, it climbed inside his head. And now as fate will have it...One of them was dead! Join In...
Apr 21, 2020•1 hr 34 min•Season 6Ep. 235
Young Jill adopts a baby ape, named Joe, who grows into one gigantic ape! Seeking a better life for him she takes him to California, but the bright lights of the big city might not be the best habit for Mighty Joe Young. Mighty Joe Young (1949) is a classic that showcased the first stop motion effects wizardry of Ray Harryhausen, bringing to life a larger than life ape named Joe. Terry Moore, Ben Johnson, and Robert Armstrong starred in this family adventure film. Nearly 50 years later Bill Paxt...
Apr 14, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Season 6Ep. 234
Every Which Way But Loose (1978) is a classic tale of a man prone to violence and his loyal ape companion. That old chestnut. Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis and Manis the Orangutan star in this unique action, comedy from director James Fargo. Join Invasion of the Remake as we begin the Ape-ril Ape-ocalypse by reworking, rethinking, recasting and remaking Every Which Way But Loose! Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find us at places lik...
Apr 07, 2020•1 hr 37 min•Season 6Ep. 233
When average people have an opportunity to acquire large sums of money, they go to extraordinary lengths to get it in an incredible race full of hilarious high jinks often with destructive or disastrous results. It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) and it's spiritual successor Rat Race (2001) are so loaded with stars that you'll be playing spot the star through both films. It is indeed a mad mad mad mad world right now but that won't stop Invasion of the Remake from joining in on the rat race in ...
Mar 31, 2020•1 hr 35 min•Season 6Ep. 232
It's fan challenge time and we've been challenged to remake The Alligator People (1959)! It is an interesting anomaly, part mystery, part horror, and part atomic age science fiction. It's a mixed bag of weird and unusual, just how we like it, and it's even got Lon Chaney Jr. in it! Join Invasion of the Remake as we enter the bayou in search of The Alligator People! Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find us at places like Apple Podcasts, iTunes , Goo...
Mar 24, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Season 6Ep. 231
Riding public transportation can be scary enough these days but you don't want to add money hungry terrorists to that list. That's the premise for this action, crime, drama, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974). The original film by director Joseph Sargent stars Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, and Martin Balsam. The 2009 remake by director Tony Scott also had an amazing cast with Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Luis Guzman, and John Turturro. Join us on the New York subway as Invasion of the...
Mar 17, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 6Ep. 230
Quint is hired to steal important information for the government, he hides it in an experimental vehicle called the Black Moon, which is then stolen by a car thief. This is Black Moon Rising (1986), an action, drama, starring Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Hamilton, Robert Vaughn, and Bubba Smith based on a script by John Carpenter. Join Invasion of the Remake as we step it into high gear and remake this forgotten 80s action flick for a new generation. Support independent podcasts like ours by telling y...
Mar 10, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Season 6Ep. 229
This is one of the most requested episodes we have ever had. 300 (2006) based on the Frank Miller graphic novel is not a remake of The 300 Spartans (1963) but who are we to deny a fascinating comparison of this moment in Greek history. This is a comparison of history versus mythology. This is a tale that defined freedom and democracy in the western world. This is a story of a small band of warriors standing against a superior force. This is Sparta! Support independent podcasts like ours by telli...
Mar 03, 2020•1 hr 44 min•Season 6Ep. 228
It's a Friday night after the apocalypse. What's a girl to do? Anything she wants! Welcome to the Night of the Comet (1984) a sci-fi, horror, comedy about two sisters at the end of the world, with zombies! It became Joss Whedon's inspiration for Buffy the Vampire Slayer and we think it's past time to revisit it and give it the patented Invasion of the Remake treatment. Join us for post-apocalyptic frivolity as we remake Night of the Comet! Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your f...
Feb 25, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Season 6Ep. 227
This week we return home to Canada only to find hoards of vicious zombies foaming at the mouth, ready to take a bite out of us. This week we'll be talking about David Cronenberg's Rabid (1977) starring Marilyn Chambers and Jen & Sylvia Soska's 2019 remake starring Laura Vandervoort. The only way to stop the outbreak is to listen to Invasion of the Remake! Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find us at places like Apple Podcasts, iTunes , Google Pl...
Feb 18, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Season 6Ep. 226
