Invasion of the Remake

In the 1990's Die Hard inspired many clones and ripoffs for every action star under the sun including Jean Claude Van Damme's Sudden Death (1995) which one could call Die Hard at a hockey game. When one looks at JCVD's filmography no one would have thought to remake Sudden Death, but remake it they did with action star Michael Jai White in Welcome to Sudden Death (2020) (or Die Hard at a basketbal...

Tough guy spy Nick (Jim Belushi) Pirandello recruits family man Bob Wilson (John Ritter) to ensure a meeting with aliens to save the earth goes on as scheduled in the action, comedy Real Men (1987). Join Invasion of the Remake as we rethink, remake and recast Real Men for a new generation. Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find us at places like  Appl...

L.A.P.D. cop Vincent Hanna tries to stop a group of high end thieves before their next heist in L.A. Takedown (1989) and Heat (1995). Join Invasion of the Remake as we look at the Michael Mann classic heist film Heat, starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, and the television film that acted as the prototype for Heat, L.A. Takedown! Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and...

A boy from 1978 travels 8 years into the future and has an adventure with a wisecracking, alien ship which tries to help the boy get back to his own time in Flight of the Navigator (1986). Invasion of the Remake discuss this childhood classic and re-engineer it into the remake they would like to see, complete with fantasy casting. Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and...

Why is a raven like a writing desk? Lewis Caroll never intended the riddle to be answered. Alice in Wonderland is wonderful nonsense brought to the silver screen by Walt Disney in 1951 in a beautifully animated classic that we all still associate with the story. Tim Burton brings his own visual flair in his 2010 version that serves as both a remake and sequel to the original film and novel. Fall d...

With the help of his companions, a dwarf, an elf, a sorceress, and a giant, Hawk must save a nun who has been taken hostage by his evil brother, Voltan. It is swords and sorcery this week on Invasion of the Remake as we rethink, recast, and remake the British fantasy film Hawk the Slayer (1980). Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find us at places like...

This week Invasion of the Remake breaks down the ongoing WGA & SAG-AFTRA strikes. We examine why they are on strike, what the unions are asking for, and what it might mean for the future of film and television.  Audio clips from Youtube feature Adam Conover, Vin Diesel, Bob Iger, Sean Gunn, and Ron Pearlman. Note: There is a glitch that affects the audio at the 8:00 minute mark that last roughly 3...

The children of a small town form a cult and kill everyone over the age of 18 in honour of an entity known as He Who Walks Behind The Rows in Stephen King's Children of the Corn (1984 vs 2009 vs 2020). Join us as we traumatize Trish with 3 creepy kids movies on this week's Invasion of the Remake. Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find us at places lik...

A cop is drawn into an investigation of what seems to be unrelated, unpremeditated murders, but when each suspect is questioned, they all respond with "God told me to", leading him to a much bigger mystery in Larry Cohen's God Told Me To (1976, aka Demon). This week we explore God Told Me To and it's complex themes of faith and the horrors done in the name of a higher power, all wrapped up in a co...

In a time of gladiators in ancient Rome, a group of female slaves become gladiatrices and form an alliance to lead others into rebellion in The Arena (1974 vs 2001). Join IOTR as we compare two Roger Corman produced exploitation gladiator films and weave a tale of lost opportunities and cinematic crime cover-ups. All will be revealed in this week's episode. Support independent podcasts like ours b...

Dee Dee must choose a life with her gang leader boyfriend or a life among the stars in this musical, sci-fi, comedy that includes aliens, a chainsaw wielding slasher, and a mutant tentacle monster that threatens to destroy the town of Spielberg in Voyage of the Rock Aliens (1984). This is the kind of weird that can only come from a fan challenge and I.O.T.R. is up to the task. Join us as we remake...

Kowalski delivers cars at a break neck pace, attracting the attention of the police across state lines in a white Dodge Challenger in the surreal, existentialist car chase film Vanishing Point (1971 vs. 1997). Join Invasion of the Remake on the open road as we compare the original film to the television remake and discover what is the Vanishing Point! Support independent podcasts like ours by tell...

Two elderly twin Aunts get possessed by demons during a family gathering to celebrate their birthdays, only to begin eating their greedy heirs. Jason let's the lunatics run the asylum with Trish's birthday pick Rabid Grannies (1988). Join us as we try to remake this insane Troma film complete with our own fantasy casting! Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family ho...

It's time for the Prom and the most popular kid in school is going to take the least popular and make them Prom King or Queen in She's All That (1999) vs He's All That (2022). Which film is going to win this prom night dance off and which movie will get deleted from your Netflix cue? It's the battle of the teen romantic comedies on this week's Invasion of the Remake! Support independent podcasts l...

A man on the run from the law takes refuge on a movie set as a stunt man, but will the director make the next stunt his last? This week Jason and Sam gush over the Peter O'Toole classic The Stunt Man (1980) and attempt to give it a fresh coat of paint and revive it for a new generation of film lovers. Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find us at place...

IOTR returns to the slumber party for a rare opportunity to compare Slumber Party Massacre (1982) to the 2021 remake, but our loyal Invaders might remember we also did a fantasy remake in episode 174. Did the remake take our advice or will it be slaughtered by the Driller Killer? Find out in this weeks episode! Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find u...

A squad of beautiful government agents try to stop evil saboteurs and terrorists before they can unleash a devastating plan to unleash a deadly plague on the citizens of the world in The Doll Squad (1973). IOTR investigates sexy super spies of the 1970s with a movie that inspired Charlie's Angels. Join us as we recast this spysploitation flick and remake The Doll Squad for a whole new generation....

Not everyone is cut out to be a cowboy. Bob Hope heads west only to get abruptly married and pulled into a mission to stop a gun smuggling operation in The Paleface (1948). Don Knotts' nervous disposition in The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968) makes him even less suited to be in the wild west. Join IOTR as we discuss these two classic parody western films and see who is the shakiest gun in the wes...

Invasion of the Remake goes to the Calgary Expo to remake the most infamous Batman film of them all, Batman & Robin (1997) with a live audience. This film is loaded with great comic book characters like Mr. Freeze, Posion Ivy, Bane and Batgirl. It is full of potential it fails to deliver on. Join IOTR and our Calgary Expo audience as we remake & recast Batman & Robin. Support independent podcasts...

The Shop is looking to reclaim their experiments in Vicky, a telekinetic, and Andy, a telepath, and lay claim to their very powerful pyrokinetic daughter, Charlie in Firestarter. IOTR lights a fire on the Stephen King classic 1984 film starring Drew Barrymore and the 2022 remake. Which will survive and which will burn on this weeks Invasion of the Remake? Support independent podcasts like ours by...

A cop who doesn't play by the book, his partner has multiple personality disorder, and powerful criminals who are looking for Hitler's porn tape. Just another week on Invasion of the Remake. Join IOTR as we remake the action, comedy Loose Cannons (1990) starring Gene Hackman, Dan Aykroyd, and Dom DeLuise along with our own unique fantasy casting. Support independent podcasts like ours by telling y...

Beth investigates her sister's apparent suicide and poses as a student at an all girls private school where she finds herself battling a Satanic cult. IOTR delves into television as we explore one of ABC's most popular movies of the week of the 1970's, Satan's School for Girls, and the Shannen Doherty TV remake. Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find...

A psychopathic, hermaphroditic, gang leader, Velvet Von Ragnar (Gene Simmons), threatens a devious terrorist attack and has already killed the super spy sent to stop him. Lance Stargrove (John Stamos) must team with his father's sexy partner Danja Deering (Vanity) to stop Ragnar before it is to late in Never to Young to Die (1986)! Join IOTR as we talk about this insane movie and remake it with ou...

This week Invasion of the Remake spotlights one of the most prolific film makers of any generation, writer, director, cinematographer, actor, producer, and living legend, Alan Smithee! The Invaders watched several of Smithee's films and review them along with a look at the highs and lows of the life and times of Alan Smithee. Films featured on this weeks episode: Student Bodies (1981), Hellraiser:...

Howard Graham has been targeted for death, to escape the assassins he has be put on a boat to travel home, but the very assassins he is trying to escape are on the boat with him. This week IOTR compares the film-noir classic Journey Into Fear (1943) starring Orson Welles to the 1975 remake featuring Vincent Price and Donald Pleasence. Don't miss Invasion of the Remake's Journey Into Fear! Support...