Remakers Mark

In this episode of Remakers Mark, we discuss Martin Scorsese’s meditative tale of dirty New York and antihero Travis Bickle, Taxi Driver. In part one, we recast the movie, including a discussion of who we would have direct the remake – Scorsese’s shoes are tough ones to fill! Along the way we praise Robert DeNiro’s […]

In part two of our discussion of Vacation we start by going over some really excellent audience feedback from both Twitter and Facebook, and reveal who the big winners were from our recasting in Part One. Andy goes into umbrage (not Umbridge) mode when discussing his most recent viewing of the movie, and the role […]

In part one of our discussion of the family road trip comedy classic National Lampoon’s Vacation, we first talk about some of the favorite vacations that we’ve had. Then, we reveal how we would recast four major characters, and five minor characters from the film. Along the way we talk about beefing up the ensemble’s […]

In this, our fifth Special Episode, we talk about people who we lost from the world of Hollywood in 2013. We discuss why they were beloved by us and others, and what we recommend people seek out to know more about them. In addition to the usual RM crew we have one special guest host, […]

In part two of our discussion of the 1973 caper classic The Sting, we first reveal who our recasting winners were, as well as some great casting suggestions from friends and listeners. We then talk about the powerhouse duo of Redford and Newman, and thought about other similar pairings since then, discuss the ‘Oceans’ movies, […]

In part one of our discussion of the 1973 caper classic The Sting, we take on the far-from-easy task of recasting major and minor roles alike, including replacing Paul Newman and Robert Redford. Along the way we reveal our 30’s-era gangster nicknames, mix up Gondorf and Gandalf repeatedly, utter the phrase ‘Hooker’s Impatient Yang’, invent […]

In part two of our discussion of ‘The Bridge on the River Kwai‘, we first reveal who we picked as the best recasting choices, as well as listed feedback received from Facebook and Twitter. Then we tackle a wide range of topics, including the changes we would like to see in the portrayals of both […]

In part one of our discussion of the classic war film ‘The Bridge on the River Kwai’, we tackle recasting major and minor roles alike, and along the way, talk about our favorite racist beers, mutton chops, pragmatism vs. going crazy, and Voldemort’s bridge building skills. The Bridge on the River Kwai Rent: Amazon • iTunes […]

In part two of our discussion of ‘Rear Window’, which might be the best candidate yet for a modern remake, we talk about how many of us found the suspense in the original a bit lacking, and how we could improve that in this remake. Given the recent revelations regarding the NSA’s ahem “role” in […]

In this first part of our discussion of Alfred Hitchcock’s beloved voyeuristic thriller Rear Window, we tackle who we would re-cast in the five major roles, were it re-made today. Along the way we contemplate the wily-ness of the Lars Thorwald character (as well as Raymond Burr’s hair-do in the original), give great respect to […]

In part two of our discussion of So I Married An Axe Murderer, we reveal who were the big winners amongst our recasting choices, as well as what movie we’ll be discussing next, discuss some great feedback received via Twitter and Facebook, and then talk about the tech and filmmaking aspects of the movie. This […]

In Part One of our discussion of the comedy/horror hybrid So I Married An Axe Murderer we reveal who we each picked to recast major and minor roles. Along the way, Kyle makes fun of Andy’s pick for Rose (surprise, surprise), and Jer throws us all for a loop with his casting of the two […]

In our fourth Special Episode of Remaker’s Mark, we discuss some of our most favorite hugely versatile actors and actresses. Not just character actors, but, rather, actors who can, and do, seemingly tackle any type of role with aplomb. We each present a major and a lightning round pick and we got some great recorded […]

In Part Two of our discussion of the 1980 horror classic The Shining, we reveal who our casting winners were, as well as what our next movie would be, then spend some time on some great casting feedback given by fans. Then, we dive into our discussion of what we loved about the original movie, […]

In Part One of our discussion of the 1980 horror classic The Shining, we reveal who we cast for the four major characters, as well as who we would choose to direct the remake. Along the way we contemplate the type of connection that both Dick and Danny have with the Overlook Hotel, how old […]

In Part Two of our discussion of Back to the Future, we first reveal who we chose for our recasting picks, as well as share some fantastic audience picks for the roles. We then go on to contemplate how the movie plays fast and loose with the space-time continuum, and discuss whether there might be […]

Here is part one of our discussion of one of the most beloved science fiction comedies of all time, Back to the Future. Here we tackle recasting five major characters, and three minor characters, and have a lot of fun (and a pretty tough time) recasting both Doc Brown and Marty. Kyle and Andy nearly […]

In Part Two of our discussion of Spies Like Us, we reveal who we chose for recasting the two major characters, as well as our two favorite minor character recasting choices, talk about the merits of the ‘comedy star + comedy star’ buddy movies of old, versus today’s ‘action star + comedy star’ buddy movies, […]

In part one of our discussion of the Cold War comedy classic Spies Like Us, we take on the daunting task of recasting Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd’s roles, as well as a veritable plethora of minor characters. Also, we wax poetic about missing the Cold War a bit…but only as a movie making backdrop, […]

In Part Two of our discussion of 1984’s award winning musical biopic Amadeus, we reveal who’s recasting picks we chose for both Salieri and Mozart, continue to show our appreciation for how music was discussed in the original, and how we’d honor that in our remake, talk about how this could be modernized, and finally, […]