Invasion of the Remake

Bolt your doors. Lock your windows. There is something in The Fog! IOTR brings all the horror this October beginning with John Carpenter's classic The Fog (1980) starring Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis,  Janet Leigh, and Tom Atkins. We will also be comparing and contrasting it to the 2005 remake starring Tom Welling, Maggie Grace, and Selma Blair. Listen to Invasion of the Remake to find out w...

Tanya and her artist boyfriend live an idyllic life on a tropical fantasy island but tensions begin to build as a large ape takes an interest in Tanya. It's a jealous boyfriend versus a jealous ape on Tanya's Island (1980). Can the Invaders remake this erotic Canuksploitation movie starring Vanity? Grab a towel and head down the beach with us for this fan challenge as we attempt to remake Tanya's...

Invasion of the Remake gets a rare opportunity to talk about a sequel to a previous episode (Ep.45) as well as a remake in it's own right with Fright Night Part 2 (1988) and Fright Night 2: New Blood (2013). Charley Brewster & Peter Vincent must once again deal with the legacy of the vampires Dandrige and only IOTR can help you survive another Fright Night!   Support independent podcasts like ours...

The secret organization, Thanatos, plans to hold the world hostage with a powerful secret weapon and only Britain's top spy can stop them. Except he isn't available. It's time to call his near identical brother (if you squint real hard) Dr. Neal Connery to help save the world. Join IOTR as we open the secret file labelled Operation Kid Brother (1967) and attempt to remake this EuroSpy comedy for a...

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) sta...

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 te...

"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!   S...

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 In...

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 Ap...

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...

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 (...

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 Remak...

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)...

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 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 poi...

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...

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 podc...

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 isola...

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...

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...

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...

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 indepen...

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 wit...

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, Hel...

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 rul...