Adapt or Perish

In this episode of Adapt or Perish, we discuss Disney's Pete's Dragon!

For this episode, we watched and discussed:

• The original 1977 movie musical, directed by Don Chaffey, written by Malcolm Marmorstein, and starring Helen Reddy, Jim Dale, Mickey Rooney, Red Buttons, and Shelley Winters. Watch on iTunes or Amazon.
• The 2016 remake, written and directed by David Lowery, starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Robert Redford, Karl Urban, Wes Bentley, Oona Laurence, and Oakes Fegley. Watch on iTunes or Amazon.

Footnotes:

• The Passamaquoddy
• World record-holder Jim Dale
• "From My Own True Love (Lost At Sea)" by The Decemberists
• The Disney remake craze, including Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, The Jungle Book, The Lion King, and Aladdin
• The post-Disney career of Don Bluth
• The films of David Lowery: Ain't Them Bodies Saints, A Ghost Story, and The Old Man & the Gun
• Okkervil River

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Happy Halloween! In this very special, spooky episode of Adapt or Perish, we discuss Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus!

For this episode, we read, watched, and discussed:

• Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's original 1818 novel, celebrating it's 200th anniversary this year! Read it on iBooks or Amazon.
• Frankenstein, 1931, directed by James Whale, starring Colin Clive as Henry Frankenstein and Boris Karloff as the monster. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon.
• The Bride of Frankenstein, 1935, directed by Whale, starring Clive and Karloff as Frankenstein and the monster, with Elsa Lanchester as both Mary Shelley and the titular bride. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon.
• The Curse of Frankenstein, 1957, the Hammer Film Production, directed by Terence Fisher, starring Peter Cushing as Victor Frankenstein and Christopher Lee as the monster. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon.
• Frankenstein: The True Story, the 1973 made for television movie, directed by Jack Smight, and written by Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy. It starred Leonard Whiting as Frankenstein, Michael Sarrazin as the monster, James Mason as Dr. Polidori, and Jane Seymour as "Prima." Don't watch it on Amazon.
• Victor Frankenstein, 2015, directed by Paul McGuigan and written by Max Landis. It stars James McAvoy as Frankenstein and Daniel Radcliffe as Igor. Watch on iTunes or Amazon.
• Young Frankenstein, 1974, directed by Mel Brooks and written by Brooks and Gene Wilder. Starring Gene Wilder as Frederick Frankenstein and Peter Boyle as the monster. Also starring Marty Feldman, Teri Garr, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Kenneth Mars, and Gene Hackman. Watch it on Amazon.
• Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, 1994, directed by Kenneth Branagh and written by Steph Lady and Frank Darabont. Starring Branagh as Frankenstein, Robert De Niro as the monster, and also starring John Cleese, Tom Hulce, Ian Holm, and Helena Bonham Carter. Watch on iTunes or Amazon.

Footnotes:

• Illustrator Bernie Wrightson's Frankenstein, originally published in 1983. Buy it on Amazon.
• An epistolary novel, a novel "written as a series of documents."
• Gods and Monsters, starring Ian McKellen as James Whale.
• You think I'm an idiot, don't you?: Frederick Kerr in "Frankenstein"
• Son of Frankenstein, 1939, starring Basil Rathbone as the younger Frankenstein, Karloff as the monster, and Bela Lugosi as "Ygor."
• The "Universal Classic Monsters," including Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, The Invisible Man, and The Mummy.
• Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
• Max Landis, of Chronicle, American Ultra, Bright, and Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.

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In this episode, we look back on one year of Adapt or Perish in our One Year Spectacular!!!

For this episode, we read, watched, and discussed:

• Everything ever.

Footnotes:

• The McElroy brothers, and their menagerie of podcasts, including: Sawbones, The Adventure Zone, and My Brother, My Brother, and Me.
• Buffering the Vampire Slayer, a bi-weekly podcast discussing every episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer in order.
• How Did This Get Made?, one of the original bad movie podcasts.
• I'm Horrified. "Enter an abyss of lighthearted panic and heartfelt hysteria with a podcast that explores the ups and downs of being alive in 2018 (all through the lense of two unconscionably anxious women). The world is chaos: be horrified with us."
• Serial and 99% Invisible, two of the best produced podcasts we've ever heard.
• Smodcast, Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier's podcast.
• Doug Loves Movies, Doug Benson's movie podcast.

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In this episode of Adapt or Perish, we discuss Fannie Flagg's Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe!

For this episode, we read and watched:

• Fannie Flagg's original 1987 novel. Read it on Amazon or iBooks.
• Fried Green Tomatoes, the Academy Award-nominated, 1991 movie adaptation, directed by Jon Avnet, and starring Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Mary-Louise Parker. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon.

Footnotes:

• Famous recluse, Harper Lee
• The Blues Brothers, and Jake's religious experience
• Intersectionality
• The career of Jon Avnet, according to the Justified Wiki. Also, Jeremy thinks Justified is a great show.

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In this episode of Adapt or Perish, we discuss Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time!

For this episode, we read and watched:

• Madeleine L'Engle's original novel, published in 1962. Read it on iBooks or Amazon.
• The 2003 TV movie, directed by John Kent Harrison, and starring Katie Stuart, Kate Nelligan, and Alfre Woodard. Watch on Amazon or iTunes.
• The 2018 theatrical movie, directed by Ava DuVernay, written by Jennifer Lee and Jeff Stockwell, and starring Storm Reid, Chris Pine, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, and Oprah Winfrey. Watch on Amazon or iTunes.

Footnotes:

• "The New Wave of Nicecore" by David Ehrlich for IndieWire
• Bobby Hill from King of the Hill
• The career of Chris Potter, including Kung Fu: The Legend Continues and Queer as Folk
• Krang from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• The cover of the DVD for the 2003 Wrinkle in Time, Pegasus and all
• The creepy, CGI Fabio-Pegasus from the same movie
• "Tomorrow there'll be more of us" - Miranda, American

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In this episode of Adapt or Perish, we discuss Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince!

For this episode, we read and watched:

• The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's 1943 novella. Read on iBooks or Amazon.
• Will Vinton's 1979 claymation short film of The Little Prince. Watch on YouTube.
• The 1974 movie musical, directed by Stanley Donen, written by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, and starring Richard Kiley, Bob Fosse, and Gene Wilder. Watch on iTunes or Amazon. Soundtrack available on iTunes or Amazon.
• The 2015 animated movie adaptation, directed by Mark Osborne, and starring Jeff Bridges, Rachel McAdams, Paul Rudd, and Mackenzie Foy. Watch on Netflix.

Footnotes:

• Voltaire's Candide
• Wind, Sand and Stars and Night Flight, also written by de Saint-Exupéry
• The works of Will Vinton, including The California Raisins, The Adventures of Mark Twain, Moonwalker, and Rip Van Winkle
• Lerner and Loewe, writers of Brigadoon, Paint Your Wagon, Camelot, Gigi, and My Fair Lady
• Stanley Donen, director of Singin' in the Rain, On the Town, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Funny Face, and Damn Yankees
• Richard Kiley, expensive star of Man of La Mancha
• The rose, a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus Rosa
• The Star Wars Holiday Special
• BOB FOSSE
• The theatrical trailer for the 1974 musical
• "Weird Al" Yankovic's Jurassic Park music video, directed by Mark Osborne
• Bone, the comics series by Jeff Smith
• Gillian Armstrong and Robin Swicord's Little Women (discussed in episode 7 of this podcast!)

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In this episode of Adapt or Perish, we discuss Dial M for Murder and A Perfect Murder!

For this episode, we watched and discussed:

• Dial M for Murder, 1954, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Grace Kelly, Ray Milland, and Robert Cummings. Watch on iTunes or Amazon.
• A Perfect Murder, 1998, directed by Andrew Davis, and starring Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Viggo Mortensen, and David Suchet. Watch on iTunes or Amazon.

Footnotes:

• Alfred Hitchcock Presents
• A Rube Goldberg machine
• Noises Off
• Wall Street vs. The American President
• Prenuptial Agreements and Death of a Spouse
• Andrew Davis, The Fugitive, and Under Siege

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In this episode of Adapt or Perish, we discuss Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory!

For this episode, we read and watched:

• Roald Dahl's original novel, published in 1964. Read on Amazon or iBooks.
• Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, the 1971 movie directed by Mel Stuart, adapted by Dahl and David Seltzer, and starring Gene Wilder and Peter Ostrum. Watch on iTunes or Amazon.
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the 2005 movie directed by Tim Burton, adapted by John August, and starring Freddie Highmore and Johnny Depp. Watch on iTunes or Amazon.
• Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, the 2017 direct-to-DVD animated musical comedy adaptation of the Gene Wilder movie. Not the book. It's weird. Watch (or don't) on iTunes or Amazon.

Footnotes:

• Mr. Bucket, buckets of fun!
• Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, written by Dahl and published in 1972.
• Quentin Blake's Willy Wonka vs. Joseph Schindelman's Willy Wonka
• A comparison of the old, racist Oompa Loompas, and the revised Oompa Loompas
• Cracked.com's The 6 Most Secretly Racist Children's Books
• Was beloved children's book author Roald Dahl a raging bigot?
• The Dead Authors Podcast Chapter 34: "Roald Dahl featuring Ben Schwartz"
• Scriptnotes, a podcast hosted by John August and Craig Mazin
• "Cheer Up, Charlie"
• The scene where the little girl almost gets hit in the face during the filming of Willy Wonka
• Matt Gourley's I Was There Too: "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Big Fish with John August"
• The trailer for Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (and Arielle's reaction to watching it for the first time)

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In this episode of Adapt or Perish, we discuss the films La Cage aux Folles and The Birdcage!

For this episode, we watched and discussed:

• La Cage aux Folles, the original 1973 play, written by Jean Poiret.
• The 1978 French/Italian movie La Cage aux Folles, directed by Édouard Molinaro, and starring Ugo Tognazzi and Michel Serrault. Watch on Amazon or iTunes.
• The 1983 Broadway musical, written by Harvey Fierstein and Jerry Herman.
• The Birdcage, the 1996 American remake, directed by Mike Nichols, written by Elaine May, and starring Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dianne Weist, and Hank Azaria. Watch on Amazon or iTunes.

Footnotes:

• Kowtow, verb: act in an excessively subservient manner; kneel and touch the ground with the forehead in worship or submission as part of Chinese custom. Yep, not cool.
• We discuss different special features (e.g. footage of the original play) available on the fantastic Criterion Collection edition of La Cage aux Folles.
• Harvey Fierstein and his distinctive voice.
• Kevin Smith telling the story of working with Jon Peters on Superman Lives (watch the entire clip, it's worth it).
• George Hearn performs "Epiphany" from Sweeney Tood. Judge for yourself.
• "I Am What I Am," from La Cage aux Folles, performed by George Hearn, Harvey Fierstein, and John Barrowman. (Bonus version performed by Dame Shirley Bassey.)
• Frank Rich's original review of La Cage aux Folles on Broadway, published in the New York Times in 1983.
• Nichols and May perform "Mother and Son." A photo of the duo.
• Elaine May salutes Mike Nichols at the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award

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Just in time for the Fourth of July, in this episode of Adapt or Perish, we discuss Peter Benchley's Jaws!

For this episode, we watched and discussed:

• Benchley's original novel, published in 1974. Read on Amazon or iBooks.
• The 1975 movie, directed by Steven Spielberg, and starring Roy Schneider, Richard Dreyfuss, and Robert Shaw. Watch on iTunes or Amazon.

Footnotes:

• Thalassophobia: an intense and persistent fear of the sea or of sea travel.
• Fish vs. Cetacea
• Bears Not Attracted to Menstruating Women from Live Science
• "Bitch eating crackers"
• The "Father and Son" scene from Jaws
• The USS Indianapolis
• John Milius
• Jaw 2, Jaws 3-D, Jaws: The Revenge, and Jaws 19
• Lorraine Gary and Sid Sheinberg

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