Invasion of the Remake

This week Invasion of the Remake pays tribute to the legendary Canadian director, producer, and filmmaker, Ivan Reitman. Ivan Reitman changed the face of Canadian cinema before conquering Hollywood and doing the same there. It's safe to say movies might look quite different today without Ivan Reitman. Join the IOTR crew as we recount the films that defined a generation, what those films meant to u...

What you might want, may not be what you need. With a little of The Luck of the Irish (1948), and the help of a leprechaun, Tyrone Power may find the path to happiness in this classic romantic comedy. Join Invasion of the Remake for another fan challenge as we remake The Luck of the Irish complete with our own unique fantasy casting! Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends a...

Welcome to Nightmare Alley where your dreams can take you straight to the top. But be careful not to climb to high or your fall can be much greater. Invasion of the Remake goes to the big top as we compare the classic Tyrone Power film-noir to the new Guillermo del Toro version. The Tarot cards point to another great episode of Invasion of the Remake. Support independent podcasts like ours by tell...

A vacuous teenage cheerleader is thrust into the role of the "chosen one" forcing her to take responsibility to save the world from vampires instead of going shopping. This week Invasion of the Remake takes a look at Buffy the Vampire Slayer's meager beginnings before she became a television icon and brainstorm what a remake of her origin story might look like complete with our own fantasy casting...

Adjusting to a world you could never see before is one thing, seeing the ghosts that reside within it is quite another. Join Invasion of the Remake as we take a look at the original Hong Kong horror film The Eye (2002) and compare it to the American remake starring Jessica Alba. Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find us at places like Apple Podcasts,...

A retired rock star wants to have one last epic concert that will blow your mind, in Rock & Rule (1983), by raising a demon. But he needs a special voice to open the portal to raise the demon and only a young rock band can stop him with "one voice, one heart, one song". Join IOTR as we take a Canadian animated treasure and remake it as a live action film complete with fantasy casting! Support inde...

You will find all sorts of things in The Old Dark House, a mystery, crazy lunatics, and murder or two, just to name a few. Enter into this manor of madness with us as we discuss the classic 1932 horror, comedy by James Whale starring Boris Karloff and the 1962 remake by director William Castle. Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find us at places like...

Robin Williams stars as a photo clerk obsessed with a family who he believes has the idyllic life he has always wanted. Things get dark in One Hour Photo (2002) as his obsession opens the door to terror. This week Invasion of the Remake has the impossible task of re-imagining a masterpiece. Join us as we discuss and analyze One Hour Photo as well as remake it with our own unique fantasy casting. S...

Thomas Crown is a bored rich guy looking for adventure and plans the heist of the century. When an attractive insurance investigator suspects him, his plans unravel to reveal his weakness...his heart. This week Invasion of the Remake discuss the classic Steve McQueen & Faye Dunaway romantic heist film The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) by the legendary director Norman Jewison and compare it to the Joh...

A cyborg, a sexy scientist, a ninja, a roguish hero and a droid team-up to take down an evil industrialist who wants to become the new Cesar of ancient Rome in Eliminators (1986). No, we didn't make this up. This is indeed a real movie that liberally steals from every popular action genre of the 1980s. Can IOTR reinvent Eliminators and make it even more insane? Of course we can! Don't miss this we...

Welcome back to the IOTR Drive-In where we feature the best of the bad, the grimiest of the grindhouse, the most horrible of horrors, and the most tantalizing of exploitation films ever made as Cult Movie Trailer A-Go-Go returns with Shock & Awe! 00:00:00 The Burning (1981) 00:02:38 MPAA Ratings System Explained from This Film Not Yet Rated (2006) 00:04:24 Don't Look In The Basement (1973) 00:06:2...

This is not a clip show! Sort of. For this holiday season we present to you rare segments that were produced for our podcast friends over the years. Shows like Flicks XRayed, Bad Reception, 2 Girls on a Bench, All The Horror and many more. Plus Trish's unedited rant on Sky Sharks! Sit back, grab some eggnog, and enjoy some of our favourite segments that have never been heard on Invasion of the Rem...

A young man forms a relationship with the girlfriend of a notorious gang leader who is set on killing him in Tuff Turf (1985). Part Warriors, part Footloose, part John Hughes movie, Tuff Turf blends 80s film genres into one of the best good/bad movies of the decade. And it stars James Spader and Robert Downey Jr.! Join IOTR as we remake Tuff Turf complete with fantasy casting. Support independent...

It is said that every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings. In this episode a man, a woman, and a frog discover how empty the world might be without them. Thanks to angelic intervention at Christmas they learn how richer the world is with them in it. This week Invasion of the Remake looks at three versions of a holiday classic with It's a Wonderful Life vs. It Happened One Christmas vs. It's...

Two families, down on their luck, get help from the most unlikely of places...a squirrel named Rupert. Yes, Invasion of the Remake has finally gone nuts, and only we would try to remake a movie about a bushy tailed rodent. Join us as we remake The Great Rupert (1950). Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find us at places like Apple Podcasts, iTunes , Sp...

It's time to cut loose with Footloose (1984 vs 2011) on this weeks IOTR. The teens rebel in a small town where it's illegal to dance, but not even the law can stop the beat. Join IOTR as we get our dance on to compare the original Footloose to the remake. Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find us at places like Apple Podcasts, iTunes , Spotify , Googl...

Welcome to part two of Invasion of the Remake's annual horror movie challenge in which each host watched 31 movies over the 31 days of October which we have never seen before. Which ones will make you jump in terror and which ones will make your eyes bleed? We'll spill our guts on the good and bad in our conclusion to 31 Days of Horror! Sam's List : 17. Borgman (2013, Netherlands), 18. Idila aka I...

Welcome to part one of Invasion of the Remake's annual horror movie challenge in which each host watched 31 movies over the 31 days of October which we have never seen before. Which ones will make you jump in terror and which ones will make your eyes bleed? We'll spill our guts on the good and bad of 31 Days of Horror! Sam's List : 1. Open 24 Hours (2018, Canada), 2. The Monster Project (2017, US)...

It can be hard to be brave in the face of danger, and people, and air and...well everything if you are Don Knotts in The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966). It's up to this nervous wreck to solve a mysterious haunting while finding his own bravery to move on in his own life. Not even a trembling karate chop will stop Invasion of the Remake from recasting, reworking and ultimately remaking The Ghost and...

The severed head of an evil satanist, cursed to live forever, has been recovered and seeks to reconnect with his torso in The Thing That Couldn't Die (1958). Join Invasion of the Remake as we use our fully connected noggins to re-envision this infamous B-movie for a new generation, complete with fantasy casting! Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find...

Invasion of the Remake drives down the road to the Last House on the Left (1972 Vs. 2009) this week, where Wes Craven reaches into the darkest parts of his psyche to produce his first feature film. It is a dark, raw and gritty horror film that was divisive, shocking, banned in several countries, and eventually remade. We watched them both and have the scars to prove it. Join us as we visit the Las...

This week we get a teen, fraternity, coming of age comedy with aliens, psycho killers, zombies, aliens, parasites and a detective with a dark past. Night of the Creeps (1986) embraces 50s horror and sci-fi tropes like a warm comforting blanket to create one of the most unique horror comedies of the 1980s. Join Invasion of the Remake as we discuss this cult classic and offer our own remake ideas to...

Williams Lustig's Maniac (1980) is a dark, controversial horror film about a serial killer on a rampage starring Joe Spinell. It's themes of mental illness and deep seeded trauma are explored even further in the 2012 remake starring Elijah Wood. This week IOTR is joined by the horror queen, Breanna Whipple of Heavy Horror to explore both films. Keep your hair on because this episode is better than...

What if you played a video game where you were the murder? Except you are actually performing the murders in real life thanks to the nefarious Trickster. This week IOTR plays Brainscan (1994) with the intent of rethinking, recasting and remaking it. But will the Trickster have other plans? Find out in this week's Invasion of the Remake. Find Tony and Flicks Xrayed at https://flicksxrayed.com/ Supp...

You will believe an elephant can fly in this week's Invasion of the Remake as we discuss the Walt Disney animated classic Dumbo (1941) and the Tim Burton re-imagining from 2014 starring Colin Ferrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito and Eva Green. Only on Invasion of the Remake, now with 100% more pink elephants! Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find us...