Remakers Mark

I was going to tell a time travel joke but you guys didn’t like it.

After a hiatus for our European tour, Remaker’s Mark is back with the conclusion of our episode on Twelve Monkeys. So much Terry Gilliamness! Is it too much, yet somehow not enough? Place your bets on who gave this the highest number on our proprietary rating scale.

• 12 Monkeys
• Terry Gilliam
• Brazil
• The Fisher King
• The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
• Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
• David Fincher
• Steven Spielberg
• Alfonso Cuarón
• Taika Waititi
• Guillermo Del Toro
• Predestination

Quiet, but not in the charming way.

Because we like messing with the time-space continuum, we decided to take on Terry Gilliam’s 1995 film Twelve Monkeys. Or did this already happen in the past? Why do you look familiar? I’ve seen you before…

• Twelve Monkeys
  • Terry Gilliam
  • Bruce Willis
  • Madeleine Stowe
  • Brad Pitt
• Remakers Mark Recommends:
  • Origin Story
• Recasting
  • Jeffrey Goines
    • Brad Pitt
    • Ezra Miller
    • Joseph Gordon Levitt
    • Natasha Lyonne
    • Adam Driver
  • James Cole
    • Bruce Willis
    • Justin Theroux
    • Jared Leto
    • Mahershala Ali
    • Jake Gyllenhaal 
    • Robert Downey Jr.
  • Kathryn Railly
    • Madeleine Stowe
    • Rachael Taylor
    • Morena Baccarin 
    • Christina Hendricks 
    • Anna Torv 
    • Diane Kruger
  • Lt. Halperin
    • Christopher Meloni
    • Bruce Willis
  • Jose
    • Jon Seda
    • Tom Hardy
  • Astrophysicist/Jones
    • Carol Florence
    • Patricia Clarkson
  • Dr. Leland Goines
    • Christopher Plummer
    • Donald Sutherland
  • Dr. Peters
    • David Morse
    • David Tennant 

We were all using our very best NPR voices…

Part 3 (WHAT?!) of our discussion of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles is here, in which we discuss our alpha test episode from way back in 2012, and how our picks (and the whole dang podcast itself) have changed since then. Andy is still proud of his Kevin James pick. No one else is.

• Planes, Trains & Automobiles
• NyQuil
• Remarker’s Mark’s Original 2012 Alpha Episodes
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
• Our 2019 picks:
  • Del Griffith originally played by John Candy
    • Kyle: Aubrey Plaza
    • Lee: Patton Oswalt 
    • Jer: Kristen Schaal
    • Mark: Jason Segel
    • Andy: Melissa McCarthy
  • Neal Page originally played by Steve Martin
    • Mark: Paul Rudd
    • Andy: Sandra Bullock
    • Jer:  Nick Offerman
    • Lee: Jason Bateman
    • Kyle: Melissa McCarthy
  • Minor Characters
    • Susan Page, recast by Kyle: Himesh Patel
    • Car Rental Agent, recast by Lee: Amy Poehler
    • State Trooper, recast by Jer: Gary Cole
    • Owen (Gus’s son), recast by Andy: Benedict Cumberbatch
    • Gus, recast by Mark: Meryl Streep
• Our 2012 picks:
  • Del Griffith originally played by John Candy
    • Kyle: Melissa McCarthy
    • Lee: Seth Rogen
    • Jer: Steve Zahn
    • Mark: Seth Rogen
    • Andy: Kevin James
  • Neal Page originally played by Steve Martin
    • Kyle: John Cusack
    • Lee: Edward Norton
    • Jer: Martin Freeman
    • Mark: Ed Helms
    • Andy: Kevin Spacey
  • Minor Characters
    • Susan Page, recast by Kyle: Julia Louis-Dreyfus
    • Car Rental Agent, recast by Lee: Kaitlin Olson
    • State Trooper, recast by Mark: Will Arnett
    • Owen (Gus’s son), recast by Andy: Edward Norton
    • Taxi Racer, recast by Jer: Mads Mikkelsen
• Our Go-to Properties
  • Band of Brothers
  • Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
  • Sahara
• Some of Our Gear, Past and Current
  • GarageBand
  • Logic
  • iZotope RX
  • Asana
• Gilbert Gottfried
• The Incomparable (podcast network + podcast)
• How Did This Get Made? (podcast)
• Merchandizing

No Ubers in Stubbsville

Welcome to part two of our discussion of Planes, Trains, & Automobiles, in which we coin a term for a new mashup genre, discuss our least favorite movies to remake, talk about so many sexy statistics, and about the Hughesian properties of this movie, which are very Hughesian indeed.

• Planes, Trains & Automobiles
• Our winning picks, from part 1:
  • Del Griffith – Jason Segel
  • Neal Page – Jason Bateman
  • Owen – Benedict Cumberbatch
• Our most statistical picks, ever:
  • Picked 7 times: Tom Hiddleston
  • Picked 7 times: Michael Fassbender
  • Won 3 of 3 times picked: Rainn Wilson
  • Picked 6 times: Emily Blunt
  • Picked 7 times: Meryl Streep
  • Picked only once, somehow: Mads Mikkelsen
• Regarding John Hughes
  • John Hughes
  • Liar Liar
  • Jim Carrey
  • Judd Apatow
  • Wes Anderson
  • Jason Reitman
  • John Lasseter
  • Pete Docter
• Regarding Performances
  • Chris Farley
  • Robin Williams
  • The Jerk
  • Father of the Bride
  • ¡Three Amigos!
  • Roxanne
  • The Man with Two Brains
  • All of Me
  • Parenthood
  • Tom Cruise

Cumberbatch and Streep at Nebraska

Welcome to a remake of a remake, ladies and gentlemen. In honor of our 50th regular episode, we decided to go back to our roots and remake our very first beta episode about Planes, Trains, & Automobiles. The original episode lies in the secret vaults, locked up in a wooden crate next to the Ark of the Covenant, never to be unleashed for fear of the destruction it may bring upon us all.

Anyhow, this time around, we have a good ol’ time talking about how we could replace Steve Martin and John Candy (may he rest in peace) in these iconic roles. And is this John Candy’s finest performance? Andy thinks so. Prove him wrong.

As ever, hijinks ensue.

Original 2012 Recordings of PT&A:

• Part 1
• Part 2

Show notes:

• Planes, Trains & Automobiles
• Remaker’s Mark – The Court Jester
• Remaker’s Mark – Clue
• Remaker’s Mark – KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
• Remaker’s Mark – Akira
• Remaker’s Mark – The Apartment
• John Candy
• Steve Martin
• Kyle’s picks
  • Del – Aubrey Plaza
  • Neal – Melissa McCarthy
• Lee’s picks
  • Del – Patton Oswalt
  • Neal – Jason Bateman
• Jer’s picks
  • Neal – Nick Offerman
  • Del – Kristen Schaal
• Mark’s picks
  • Del – Jason Segel
  • Neal – Paul Rudd
• Andy’s picks
  • Del – Melissa McCarthy
  • Neal – Sandra Bullock
• Susan Page
  • Laila Robins
  • Himesh Patel
• Car Rental Agent
  • Edie McClurg
  • Amy Poehler
• State Trooper
  • Michael McKean
  • Gary Cole
• Owen
  • Dylan Baker
  • Benedict Cumberbatch
• Gus
  • Charles Tyner
  • Meryl Streep

He says ‘baby’ so much!

Now listen here…we’re going to talk about Double Indemnity again and you’re going to like it, see. Along the way, we fired up our weird dictaphones, and took a deep dive into Film Noir, both old and new (including some modern examples that we highly recommend…*coughBRICKcough*), and the goods and bads of the performances in the original.

• Free Dummy
• Remakers Mark Recommends
  • Dungeons & Daddies (podcast)
• Film Noir
  • Quentin Tarantino
  • Brick (film)
  • Misogyny
  • The Maltese Falcon (film)
  • The Third Man (film)
  • Chinatown (film)
  • Touch of Evil (film)
  • Remakers Mark Hidden Gems 4: Violet & Daisy
• Phonograph Recorder
• Voiceover in Film Noir
  • The Shawshank Redemption (film)
  • Goodfellas (film)
  • Fight Club (film)
  • Remakers Mark For Shame 5: The Maltese Falcon
  • Casablanca (film)
  • Humphrey Bogart
  • Sunny Day Real Estate (band)
  • The Promise Ring (band)
  • Mark kicks himself for missing this episode, because he has a lot to say about emo music
• How to Light a Match with Your Fingers
• Remaking Film Noir Today
  • True Detective (series)
• Film Noir’s Legacy
  • Fargo (film)
  • The Coen Brothers
  • Klute (film)
  • Malice (film)
  • To Die For (film)
  • Road to Perdition (film)
  • Gone Girl (film)
  • L.A. Confidential (film)
  • Sin City (film)
  • Mulholland Drive (film)
  • Brick (film)
  • Romeo + Juliet (film)
• Performances
  • Fred MacMurray
    • My Three Sons (series)
    • The Absent Minded Professor  (film)
    • The Shaggy Dog  (film)
  • Edward G. Robinson
    • Home Alone (film)

There’s serious air quotes over ‘serious role’ there…

Listen, baby, and listen good. We take on the noir-est of all films, Double Indemnity, the darkest movie about insurance fraud you’ll ever see. This is the third Billy Wilder project we’ve covered, so we either really like his movies or think they all stink. The jury is still out on this Wilder kid. We made the very best possible remake picks. No better picks could be made. None more better.

• Double Indemnity
  • Billy Wilder
  • The Apartment
  • Some Like It Hot
  • Sunset Boulevard
  • The 7 Year Itch
• Remaker’s Mark Recommends
  • Forest 404 (podcast)
• Barton Keyes
  • Edward G. Robinson
  • John Slattery
  • Liam Neeson
  • Lance Reddick
  • Charlie Day
    • Pepe Silvia w/ Drums
  • Meryl Streep
• Phyllis Dietrichson
  • Barbara Stanwyck
  • Gal Gadot
  • Emma Stone
  • Scarlett Johansson
  • Katheryn Winnick
  • Jennifer Connelly
• Walter Neff
  • Fred MacMurray
  • Jon Hamm
  • Bill Hader
  • Mahershala Ali
  • Zachary Quinto
    • Unexpectedreference.org
  • Sebastian Stan
• Mr. Norton
  • Richard Gaines
  • Domhnall Gleeson
• Mr. Jackson
  • Porter Hall
  • J.K. Simmons
• Mr. Dietrichson
  • Tom Powers
  • Dan Fogler
• Nino Zachetti
  • Byron Barr
  • Tom Holland
• Lola Dietrichson
  • Jean Heather
  • Vanessa Kirby

They’re basically trying to create Wakanda for Wizards

Welcome to the ultimate, the omega, the end-all of Hidden Gems. Mark presents the 1982 Rankin and Bass animated film, The Flight of Dragons, featuring an impressive, if haphazard, cast of voice acting talent, and an unusual explanation of the physiology of dragon flight and fire-breathing. (Hint: it involves limestone.) Enjoy this last installment of our mini-arc of self-discovery.

• The Flight of Dragons
• Rankin & Bass
  • The Hobbit
  • Return of the King
  • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
  • Santa Claus is Coming to Town
  • Frosty the Snowman
• Uber
• Toaster Strudel
• Cialis
• Wakanda
• The Minor Prophets
• Mr. Wizard
• The Flight of Dragons (book), by Peter Dickinson
• The Dragon and the George (book), by Gordon Dickson
• Bruce Dickinson
• Thread Count
• Akira
• John Ritter
  • Mark Hamill
  • Three’s Company
• Harry Morgan
  • M*A*S*H
  • Columbo
• James Earl Jones
  • Star Wars
  • Fred Tatasciore
• Don Messick
• Bob McFadden

Americans…the only thing worse than dragons.

Here in part two of our discussion of 2002’s post-apocalyptic dragon adventure film Reign of Fire, we reveal our big re-casting winners, go deep on dragons in the film (including it’s intriguing blend of fantasy creature and animal), look at the performances (looking at you, Over-the-Top-Aughey), and wonder if maybe the movie started as a smaller film that went big, and the identity crisis that results. Two eyes to the sky!

• Reign of Fire
• Favorite Film/Series/Property With Dragons In It?
  • Andy: Dragonlance Novels
  • Jeremy: Willow
  • Lee: Star Wars (Krayt Dragons)
  • Mark: Critical Role – The Legend of Vox Machina
  • Kyle: Harry Potter (Dragons)
• Remakers Mark recommends: Raised By TV Podcast
• Casting Choices:
  • Izabella Scorupco
    • Rose Leslie
  • Matthew McConaughey
    • Mark Strong
  • Christian Bale
    • Noomi Rapace
  • Alice Krige
    • Carrie Coon
• Double Indemnity
• Jurassic Park
• Bombardier Beetle
• Anal Glands
• King Arthur
• The Empire Strikes Back Lightsaber Duel Scene
• Team America: World Police
• Daniel Day-Lewis
• Big Trouble in Little China
  • Kurt Russell
  • John Wayne

It’s basically a remake of ‘My Little Pony’

Today we talk about 2002’s Reign of Fire, which features Matthew McConaughey and Christian Bale as leaders of competing schools of thought on how to deal with dragons. McConaughey wants to kill them all, Bale wants to run and hide. Both look like they’re gearing up for an audition for Magic Mike, except uglier. Keep two eyes on the sky!

• Puff the Magic Dragon
• Double Dragon
• Ivan Drago
• The OA
  • Brit Marling
• Reign of Fire
  • Matthew McConaughey
  • Christian Bale
  • Izabella Scorupco
  • Gerard Butler
  • Rob Bowman
  • Pacific Rim
• Alex Jensen
  • Rose Leslie
  • Scruples
  • Brit Marling
  • Maisie Williams
  • Zoe Saldana
  • Steven Spielberg
  • James Cameron
  • Emily Blunt
• Van Zan
  • Tom Hardy
  • Mark Strong
  • Jason Momoa
  • Winston Duke
  • Zac Efron
• Quinn
  • Henry Cavill
  • Nicholas Hoult
  • Noomi Rapace
  • Mads Mikkelsen
  • Michelle Yeoh
• Creedy
  • Billy Boyd
• Jared
  • Daniel Portman
• Eddie
  • Brie Larson
  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail
• Ajay
  • Michiel Huisman
• Karen
  • Carrie Coon
• My Little Pony, the Movie