Dueling Genre Productions

Ideal Remake

Comedy EN ↓ 198 episodes

In the world of Hollywood, movies get green lit and red lit, they get remade and rebooted, but we are the ideal. I’m Sam Gasch, and this Ideal Remake! Ideal Remake is a podcast about movies. If they’re going to get remade, here is what, we think, the Ideal version of that Remake would be!

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James Bond (From Russia with Love) 08.07.2019 2:23:19

Welcome to Remake, Ideal Remake. This week we’re having a long conversation about James Bond. What makes for the best Bond movie? What’s important for a Bond movie to have? And if guest Chris Lord (@Lordopher) and Sam (@SamGasch) were … Continue reading →

Working Girl 24.06.2019 1:32:06

This week we’re breaking through the glass ceiling only to find a different and even MORE glass ceiling! I guess we better figure out a way to break through that too! Joshua Koffman and Gretchen Krull (@gretchenkrull) are here to … Continue reading →

Tank Girl 10.06.2019 1:16:18

You ever feel like you’re stranded in a desert landscape? Probably in Australia? With nothing but your wits and a complete inability to give a shit about other people’s nonsense? Well then TANK GIRL is the movie for you! When … Continue reading →

Dick Tracy 27.05.2019 1:34:57

You ever feel like the mob is out to get you and you just want to adopt a random child off the streets? Well then this movie is for you!! We’re talking DICK TRACY with special guest J Hanna (j.hanna.username)! … Continue reading →

Blade 13.05.2019 1:34:07

Vampires: Hominus Nocturna. We here at Ideal Remake are enlisting the help of Zach Luna (@ZacharyJLuna) to help Sam (@SamGasch) remake the tale of bringing them DOWN. Are you ready for us to talk about Blade? Because the world you … Continue reading →

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy 29.04.2019 1:53:23

It was just an ordinary day for Arthur Dent. Then he found himself WHISKED away across the galaxy and into being the subject matter for a podcast. But of course. It was Thursday. He’d never gotten the hang of Thursdays. … Continue reading →

The Peanut Butter Solution 15.04.2019 1:17:35

You think your life is bad? This kid Michael? Lost his hair. Whoa. I know, I can’t imagine a worse fate. Luckily, while he was being robbed by two friendly ghosts, he was given a solution. A Peanut Butter Solution! Brought … Continue reading →

Logan’s Run 01.04.2019 1:19:29

This movie is the origin of lying about being 29 for as long as possible. We’re talking about Logan’s Run with our Teenage Mutant Ninja Guest, Chris O’Connor! (@chrisoconnoriv) Chris helps us figure out a way to take the sci-fi … Continue reading →

Office Space 18.03.2019 1:30:42

Hold on to your special red stapler because we’re talking about Office Space! This movie was requested by amazing children’s book author and all-around nice guy JOSH FUNK! (@joshfunkbooks) His latest book, How to Code a Roller-coaster is out now! … Continue reading →

Auntie Mame 04.03.2019 1:30:05

You could practically write a whole book about this week’s episode! In fact they did! Then it was a play. Then a movie (THIS movie!) Then a staged musical. Then a MOVIE musical! Oh man, Auntie Mame gets around! Wait… … Continue reading →

Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure 17.02.2019 1:09:32

Dudes, we’re releasing this episode a day early because the bubble gum holding this phone booth together is wearing out. And also because today is the 30th Anniversary for BILL & TED’S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE!! This episode was Meredith Hackman’s (@Big_Mer) … Continue reading →

The Last Starfighter 04.02.2019 1:29:22

For the FIRST episode of Season 2, we have been recruited to fight Zur and the Kodan armada! We got the high score, and now it’s time to save the galaxy! It’s The Last Starfighter! Mario Hernandez (@cinemario) a hilarious … Continue reading →

Season 1 Wrap Up 14.01.2019 20:34

And that’s a wrap on Season 1 of Ideal Remake! It’s been a heck of a year! Thank you all so much for listening! I also want to go down the list and thank each of our guests. This should … Continue reading →

Monster Squad 07.01.2019 1:30:56

Wolfman does indeed have Nards. It’s the Shane Black Holiday special! And we’re talking about MONSTER SQUAD!! Joining Sam this week is past guest and award-winning horror director Kevin Mosteller (@KevMostStellar, @BrdrlineCriminl)! Kevin loved this movie as a kid and I … Continue reading →

Spider-Man 24.12.2018 2:11:18

We’re talking about SPIDER-MAN!! Specifically we’re going to be discussing the scope of the Spider-Man homecoming world after Peter gets out of high school and goes to college. Why? Because guest Scott Carelli (@ScottCarelli) has some great ideas in mind … Continue reading →

Fantastic Four 2: Rise of the Silver Surfer 10.12.2018 1:47:35

It’s PODCASTIN’ TIME!! We’re talking about Fantastic Four in the first of our Summer Movies in December! But we’re not talking about an origin story, oh no. This is Harry Valentine’s (@hairyvalentine) ideal remake and we don’t NEED no origin … Continue reading →

Splash 26.11.2018 1:07:11

Don’t worry! If this podcast goes down, we can always send Fat Jack back to get the smaller podcast! It’s a shame there aren’t any puns that can be made with the title Splash. *sigh* oh well. We’re talking about … Continue reading →

My Fellow Americans 12.11.2018 1:40:16

My Fellow Americans…. is the title of this week’s movie! It’s the story of a Republican vs. a Democrat, and then the two of them working together towards a common goal! I know, pure fiction, but that’s Hollywood for ya! … Continue reading →

Inception 29.10.2018 1:31:09

BWOOOOOOOMMM!!! I don’t know why that’s the first thing that pops into my mind when I think about Inception, it just is. And Sam Gasch (@samgasch) we’re talking about Inception with Sheena Santamaria (@sheenaes)! We talk about what makes for … Continue reading →

Big Trouble in Little China 16.10.2018 1:47:16

You know what ol’ Jack Burton always says, it’s time for a new episode of Ideal Remake! This time it’s BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA!! Joining me today are Robert Paterno (@Robert_Paterno) and Justus Perry (@herobotic)! We talk about representation, … Continue reading →

Mortal Kombat 01.10.2018 1:28:21

MORTAL KOMBAAAAAAATTTT!!!!! *cues music* We’re talking about peak-90s here people! This is a movie based on a video game based on an actual realm-defending martial arts tournament that happened in the late-80s. And to guide us through this madness we … Continue reading →

Starship Troopers 17.09.2018 1:13:25

Would you like to know more? Here at Ideal Remake, we are proud to present the episode that you’ve been training for! Our soldiers do their darnedest to protect this podcast from the evil clutches of the bugs from SPACE!! … Continue reading →

Empire Records 03.09.2018 1:26:00

It’s REX MANNING DAY!! Yes, Rex Manning Day! The exciting day in every record stores life when a creepy old weirdo who was famous once comes in to sign things for people who admire them. And we’re talking about it! … Continue reading →

Romancing the Stone 20.08.2018 1:32:31

You ever just sigh to yourself while gazing, longingly out towards the sea. Someone must be out there for you. They MUST be! Uh… we mean… um…. ROMANCING THE STONE IS THIS PODCAST!! Joined by Chuck Kovalik (@ChuckforSure) and Alex … Continue reading →

Soylent Green 06.08.2018 1:41:35

SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!! SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLLLLLLEEE!! Anyway, now that we’ve got spoilers out of the way we’re talking about the movie Soylent Green! Soylent Green, aside from the casting of awful human Charlton Heston, is actually a really … Continue reading →