Total Casting Recall

Speed. Q: Is it a movie, a drug or a cartoon? A: It's all 3! But who cares about all the math at this point. This week, we're talking about a movie.   A bus. Not a stagecoach  Not a train. A bus. It's fast. Hence the name. So keep up. Leec and Hris investigate the recasting possibilities or impossibilities of  this hit movie from long ago in the 20th century when  action films didn't have to featu...

It's that time of year again. Or it's this time of year again. And the TCR Halloween series has come to an end. We here at TCR struggled hard to bring to you scary movies to get you in the mood. For scary movies. That is! Gee whiz get your head out of the gutter or toilet or W.C. or Loo. Or John or Porcelain God or Goddess. Here we go!! John Carpenter's Halloween is the movie. Are you scared yet?...

Pseudopod means false foot... What does that mean? To this day, no one really knows. BUT! This week our Halloween tradition continues... Plato once said: "Hollywood has churned out lots of alien invasion movies over the years but only one features an eyeless, spineless glob of goo." No, it's not historical or presidential reference. It's The Blob And for clarification, the previous quote was from...

Boo! Halloween. is on the horizon... "Guys in suits, what a hoot!" -Edgar Allen Poe (Not the)   You've heard of World War II, War of the Worlds, The War of Roses, The War on drugs. You might have heard of a war of words. War on the War on Terrorism. You've probably not heard of the War on tourism, War on the warts and The War of The Gargantuas. It's a movie! From 1966. From Japan Directed by: Inos...

Have you ever lost anything? Where did it go? When was the last time you saw it? What was it?  What was the question? None of the questions will be answered but it does mean ONE thing.  Life is chock full of questions. Cover yours ears. Not because the episode you are about to hear is loud. But because have you seen what your ears look like? But WHO CARES what they look like because the job of the...

Hi, or should I say, Hello? Or maybe not. Let's just get it started Why 9 to 5? Why not 9:30 to 3? Or 5 to 9? The answer is simple. Because of the song. And this movie was made a long, long time ago. The world was a different place then. There were more dinosaurs But there were bats. Just like today.  Go figure.  9 to 5 was directed by: Colin Higgins And is stars: Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Dolly Pa...

Q: How Big is your Lebowski? A: What's a Lebowski? A2: Read on and you'll find out. Maybe... This week it's more talking by ghostly voices of Lee and Chris plus sound effects about a movie that they recast. The Big Lebowski Directed by: Joel Coen Written by: Ethan Coen Stars: Jeffrey Bridges, John Goodman, Steven Buscemi, John Tuturro, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Julianne Moore, Tara Reid and Sam Ell...

Congratulations! Not for just being an avid TOTAL CASTING RECALL listener. But congratulations for just being you!! Enough with the crap-ola. Today we have a very serious episode in which with recast Parenthood very seriously.  It's directed by Ronny (Oprah) Howard It stars: Steven Martin, Jason (Jace) Robards, Tom Hulce, Joaquin (Hooked On)Phoenix, Rick (I shrunk 'em) Moranis, Dianne Wiest, Marth...

Hello! And thank you again for tuning in! (No actual tuning needed) Welcome to another episode of TOTAL CASTING RECALL! By using caps, it doesn't mean I'm angry. It means I'm that EXCITED. FOR YOU!! Alright. This week it's Superbad.  I know what you're thinking: Not another superhero movie!?! Nope. It's just about regular joes in a coming of age extravaganza... BREAKING NEWS: Sorry to interrupt th...

There was a Princess. There was a Bride. The two went though a portal and fused together thereby creating an entirely new life form.  The Princess Bride. And that- is called evolution, my friends. More precisely; evolution by mutation. This motion picture is about something different that's not necessarily based on science... The Princess Bride is directed by Rob Reiner and written by William Gold...

The West was tough. The West was brutal. The West was just plain Westerly. You know it and I know it. But for me, only very recently did I know.... 'High Plains Drifter', not only an informal greeting to someone in the new frontier. It's also a movie.   All jokes aside, if there are any.  High Plains Drifter was directed by and starred Clint Eastwood and other various actors from the Hollywood sce...

What's new? Another fine episode of TOTAL CASTING RECALL that's what! Strange Days be the film! Directed by: Katheryn Bigelow Stars that appear in the film with non-stars. You choose has the star power. Word of caution: Choose wisely.  Here's the names: Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis, Tom Sizemore and Vincent D'Onofrio. One of the writers was the guy who wrote the big, big movie abo...

Life...  is full of lessons. Lessons are full of life. Only If they are wielded with an iron fist.   What is love without truth?   If there is no truth, how can you be love?   This week, we (Lee and Chris) recast the hit movie written by Quentin Tarantino called…. True Romance Where Romance is true. And truth become romances.   You need to know nothing more. Directed by Tony Scott The Stars, not n...

Heyyyy TCR listeners!! Remember LPs? Remember Employee Picks? Phonograph needles? Remember 45 RPMs? Remember the 5th of November?   I sure don't.   But this week Lee and Chris are going to recast a movie called: High Fidelity which is about a morose manager of a record store based on a British book of the same name by Nick Hornby and then re-tooled by them Star Spangler's Yanks into a movie show. ...

Hey TCR fan(s)!!  This one is a virtual keeper!! It marks our 50th episode! So for all those into mathematics that's half of 100! And- a lot less than 1000 yet quite a bit more than 0!   So this week it's  Stakeout directed by: John Badham and stars YOU because you are the stars for not only listening to TCR but also listening to the entire show and listening to your heart. Also it stars: Richard...

Life. is a funny, funny word.  What does it mean? What does anything mean? Who knows? Who are you? Who am I? Where am I? Some things are hard to put your finger on. They might even be called untouchable. And this weeks episode is about a move called: The Untouchables Spoiler alart: There is in fact, a lot of touching in this film Perhaps too much for some.  If...  they are afraid to be touched by...

In life, there are many times when we are told to STOP! Sometimes we don't stop when we should just Go.  Ponder on that for a minute or two... Just kidding.  Don't ever think unless;  it's the only thing you can do.  Why?  'Cause it's boring and quiet. Mostly. This episode probably could have won the Academy award for having a short title. There should be a category for that, right? Hells yeah, th...

Hello. What are you wearing?  Is it a fin?  Well... heh, heh. If you can read this, you might be too close. Don't worry if you can't.  Because, all you need is ears to listen to this week's episode of TOTAL CASTING RECALL  Wherein, we don't just talk about recasting  WE DO IT; AND FURTHERMORE WE DO IT FOR YOU, THE LISTENER. IT MAY APPEAR THAT I'M SHOUTING I AM NOT.  I'M JUST TOO LAZY TO HIT THE SH...

One Raider. One Ark. Let the romance begin... You probably heard of Raiders of the Lost Ark. If you're lucky, you might have even seen it. If you have OR even if you haven't, today is your lucky day. Lee and Chris re-cast this classic film from George Lucas.  Directed by Steven Spielberg  It stars Harrison Ford. And a cacophony of other fine actors rounding out the cast. Therefore they shall be di...

Hoosiers   Who are the Hoosiers?    Well, if you listen to this podcast, you’re gonna find out who the Hoosiers were.   The Hoosiers were a basketball team, but they were more than a team.    They were actually a group/team of actors in a cast in this movie.      They’re acting as a team and we all know that teamwork makes the dream work. And that DreamWorks is a movie studio.   This is a sports m...

In a world (this world),  in which we live, there was nothing in the beginning.  Not even the word, beginning. And then there was... This week's Episode of Total Casting Recall. Episode 44... With zany madcap recasting suggestions by Chris B. and Lee B. for a movie called Zoolander starring Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson and Will Ferrell. (no relation) Directed by Ben Stiller (co-incidentally directed b...

Heat... because there is no other way. Got it? I'm kidding. I was coming in 'hot' so to speak. So, in the late 1600's when the Earth was discovered and then settled- moviemaking began.  It was tedious at first and many lost their lives and later some lost their lunch.  But... it was on one of those tumultuous evenings after several fatal pratfalls and lethal plot devices, casting was discovered. S...

It's that time again. That time of year. When we all can stop and think, smell the flowers or just plain stop. Don't you feel better? Good. Before the internet craze; there was a movie that inspired cybercrime before today's world of fear based and impulse buying of crapola at the mere tap of a smart device button.. And no, that movie was not UHF.  It was Sneakers. This movie stars Robert Redford,...

We've all been there. Right?  I don't need to explain myself. But I will. Confidentially... speaking. Which brings us to UFOs or UPAs or INTERGALACTIC VAGABONDS  as I personally refer to them. When I have the time. To refer to them. Who are they? Where do they come from? Are they friend or foe?  Who knows? I don't. But what I do know is that.... This week- LEEC AND CRRIS investigate LA Confidentia...

Space the Final Frontier... where no one can hear you scream but they can hear you giggle. And who are they? And... if you are into giggling or even chuckling, you've come to the right place. You've just entered the Total Casting Recall zone. We are all made of star stuff... or star shit, if you like. So... you'd better get used to it.  In this cosmic episode, Lee,Chris,Lee and Chris, recast the S...