Invasion of the Remake

After being home schooled in Africa, Cady goes to high school for the first time to be taken in by the A-list clique of Regina George and The Plastics in Mean Girls (2004 vs 2024). IOTR goes back to high school to be one of the cool kids as we compare the original film to the musical remake. Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find us at places like  Ap...

Enter the world of Magic Island (1995) where you will find pirates, buccaneers, mermaids, pizza trees, giant living stone statues, and bubblegum-chewing sand sharks. The limits of Magic Island end with your imagination. Invasion of the Remake takes up the challenge to recreate Magic Island with new ideas, a new cast, and a whole lot more crazy. You won't want to miss this brand new fan challenge!...

Welcome to the Road House (1989 vs 2024) where the booze is cheap and the fights are brutal. Join Invasion of the Remake podcast as we compare the classic Patrick Swayze film to the Jake Gyllenhaal starring remake in a ring-a-ding-dong-dandy of a fight on this week's episode! Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find us at places like Apple Podcasts, iTu...

A veteran visiting an old friend goes to war with a biker gang intent on destroying a small town in Savage Dawn (1985). Join Invasion of the Remake as we rev up the engines for an 80s style beat down and remake Savage Dawn! Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find us at places like  Apple Podcasts, iTunes , Spotify , Google Podcasts , Stitcher , PlayerF...

This week Invasion of the Remake talks about beings with phenomenal cosmic powers in itty bitty living spaces and the legend of Aladdin (1992 vs 2019) and the genie of the lamp. Not even Jafar and Iago can stop us from comparing these two legendary Disney films in an episode that is ten thousand years in the making. Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to f...

A journalist hires The Assassination Bureau (1969), an international cartel of hitmen for hire, to assassinate the head of the Bureau, Ivan (Oliver Reed) Dragomiloff, creating a power struggle within the organization. Join IOTR as we remake this action, comedy classic complete with fantasy casting. Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find us at places l...

A cyborg, found on a scrap-heap, is repaired with no memory of her past and goes on a quest to find out who she is in Gunnm (1993) and Alita: Battle Angel (2019). Invasion of the Remake travels to the 26th Century to compare the iconic anime to the James Cameron & Robert Rodriguez live action film version on this week's episode. Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and fa...

On one stormy, drug-feuled night, stories were told to chill the bone and frighten friends. Two legends were born, one being Frankenstein and the other being Mary Shelley. Join us for fear and loathing in Switzerland as we remake Gothic (1986)!  Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find us at places like Apple Podcasts, iTunes , Spotify , Google Podcasts...

Invasion of the Remake heads into wine country to refine our palettes but it all goes Sideways (2004 vs. 2009). We bet you didn't know there was a remake to the award winning Sideways, but we forgive you for not knowing about this Japanese remake. Join us as we partake of the great grape and hope things don't go sideways. Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family ho...

The last remnants of humanity, in an apocalyptic future, have sent an elite soldier into the past to prepare for their city's arrival from the future. Join us as we remake the ozploitation, science fiction, construction and excavation film where time travellers don't know how to hire contractors in The Time Guardian (1987).  Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family...

You thought it was over, but the drive-in will never die! Cult Movie Trailer A-Go-Go returns with its sixth instalment bringing the best and the worst in exploitation cinema. We've got gory horror films, groovy blacksploitation, kinky sexploitation, high kicking martial arts, star spanning sci-fi, and vintage intermissions to tantalize and titillate your senses. 0:00:00 Monster A Go Go (1965) 0:01...

Everyone has their own holiday traditions. We've covered many Christmas classics on Invasion of the Remake, but what about the more unconventional movies that we consider to be season watches? This week we cover those films that you have argued to be or not to be a Christmas movie with your friends and relatives.  Here is what we watched for this week's episode: Die Hard (1988) Die Hard 2 (1990) L...

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the sorority house along comes another remake. We originally covered Black Christmas in our now classic episode 66 and here we are again to compare the Bob Clark "the killer is in the house" horror, Black Christmas (1974), to the most recent 2019 remake. Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find us at place...

A serial black widow murderess possesses a young heiress to exact revenge on her former lover, a phony spiritualist who betrayed her. This week we remake Supernatural (1933) featuring Carol Lombard and Randolph Scott in their only horror roles. This is the kind of crazy we love on Invasion of the Remake! Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find us at pl...

Mr. Deeds has inherited a fortune, but his small town values don't mesh with living in the big city and those trying to take advantage of his new found wealth. Join Invasion of the Remake as we get "sneaky sneaky" and compare the Gary Cooper comedy classic Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) to the Adam Sandler remake Mr. Deeds (2002).  Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and...

This October the Invasion of the Remake crew took up the challenge once again to watch 31 horror movies over 31 days of October that they have never seen before. In part two we will break down everything we saw for the last 15 days of October. Invasion of the Remake brings the gore in part two of 31 Days of Horror for 2023! Jason's Picks: The Wrath of Becky (2023, US) The Last Voyage of the Demete...

This October the Invasion of the Remake crew took up the challenge once again to watch 31 horror movies over 31 days of October that they have never seen before. In part one we will break down everything we saw for the first 16 days of October. Things are going to get bloody on our annual 31 Days of Horror Special! Jason Picks: No One Will Save You (2023,US) Bad Match (2017,US) The Boogey Man (198...

Welcome the the Waxwork (1988) where all our displays will play on your darkest nightmares, won't you join us? Invasion of the Remake takes a great concept and reworks it with a modern twist, with their own unique ideas and casting in this week's episode. Don't you dare miss it. Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find us at places like  Apple Podcasts,...

Gather around the campfire for a selection of creepy tales told by our friends from the podcast multiverse. Samantha and Stormy from Real Horrorshow tell a tale of terror that can only be found on the back roads of Texas. Mike, Thomas, Les and Liz, The Fellowship of the Geek s, craft a classic horror yarn set in Victorian London. Jim and Bryce from  Film Rage will chill you with a vampire love sto...

Kindly follow us into these historic halls, where 999 spirits dwell to tempt your soul. There is always room for one more in The Haunted Mansion (2003 vs 2023). Invasion of the Remake gets into their doombuggy and rides through two versions of the Haunted Mansion on this week's episode. Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find us at places like Apple Po...

The Black Roses (1988) are coming to town, the tickets are cheap, and it will only cost you your soul for one hell of a concert. Join IOTR for a heavy metal concert that will rock your world as we talk about Black Roses and come up with some remake ideas along with our own unique fantasy casting. Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find us at places lik...

A long time ago a boy named Jason drowns at Camp Crystal Lake which inspires a series of murders when the camp reopens, beginning a legacy born in blood. This week IOTR goes to camp with Friday the 13th (1980 vs 2009) exploring the sensitive story about a mother, her son, and his machete.  Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find us at places like Apple...

A former CIA agent uses the talents of a young psychic to help retrieve his telekinetic son from a shadowy secret government agency in The Fury (1978). Rage and power are often a toxic mix and this week Invasion of the Remake examines Brian Da Palma's The Fury and come up with some new ideas for a modern remake complete with our own fantasy casting. Support independent podcasts like ours by tellin...

A man who is poisoned and given only a few days to live, tries to unravel the mystery of who killed him and the reasons why in D.O.A. Join Invasion of the Remake as we compare the film noir classic D.O.A. (1949) starring Edmond O'Brien to the neo noir remake from 1988 starring Dennis Quaid. Listen to this week's episode before time runs out! Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your f...

A cop is killed in the line of duty investigating resurrected corpses committing crimes. His partner and a pathologist resurrect him, but he only has a limited time to solve the mystery of who killed him before he starts to decompose in Dead Heat (1988). Join Invasion of the Remake as we bring the best buddy cop, zombie, action, horror, comedy back to life in this week's episode! Support independe...