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Goodfellas

Look, I know you think we’re funny, but how are we funny. How are we funny!? Well, hopefully you’ll think we’re funny at least after listening to this, part one of our discussion of Scorsese’s masterpiece Goodfellas. Here we take on recasting four major roles and five minor roles, a level of detail deserving of such a perfectly cast film. Along the way we talk about Joe Pesci and his suffering from Harvey Keitel syndrome, how there are Franks and Pauls everywhere, and take into account the schmuck factor.

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Dr. Strangelove

Welcome to part two of our discussion of Stanley Kubrick’s absurdist war comedy Dr. Strangelove. Here we discuss what we loved and didn’t love about the movie, what possible alternate settings or eras a remake could find itself in, the type and amount of absurdity in the original, especially the role of Dr. Strangelove, and Andy reveals that he’s more of a ‘ha-ha funny’ type of guy, and that’s okay.

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Next episode’s movie – Goodfellas

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Dr. Strangelove

Welcome to part one of our discussion of Stanley Kubrick’s unlikely but all too feasible war farce ‘Dr. Strangelove’. Here we take on recasting five major roles and five minor roles, including a valiant attempt to recast Peter Sellers three, count ’em three roles in the original. This one was as much fun as it was a challenge!

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Good Morning, Vietnam

Here in part two of our discussion of Good Morning Vietnam, we first dive into some really excellent listener feedback on who could (maybe) fill Robin Williams’ shoes in a remake today, eventually revealing who we chose as the winner from our picks in part one. Then we dive into a deep discussion of how it could be remade, including alternate times and places, wondering whether the romantic subplot was necessary or not, Kyle and Andy share some umbrage, and we end with sharing our personal favorite Robin Williams performance.

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Next movie – Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

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Good Morning, Vietnam

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On this, Remakers Mark’s two year anniversary, we’re happy to bring you our discussion of one of Robin Williams’ most memorable performances and films, ‘Good Morning, Vietnam’. Here, in part one, we recast five minor roles and two major roles, including Williams’, which was no small feat. Along the way we discuss being a softy versus being passive, Mark Hamill, optimizing sassiness, and how the role of Cronauer might fit differently in a remake.

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