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Ideal Remake
by Dueling Genre Productions
In the world of Hollywood, movies get green lit and red lit, they get remade and rebooted, but we are the ideal. I’m Sam Gasch, and this Ideal Remake!Ideal Remake is a podcast about movies. If they’re going to get remade, here is what, we think, the Ideal version of that Remake would be!
Episodes
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Jurassic World: Rebirth
We are here because you can NEVER have too many dinosaurs! Although, importantly, quite a few of the animals in this movie, strictly speaking, are NOT dinosaurs. And that’s why we have guest Elli Gonzalez (@nadxiellirosa on Instagram and Threads) … Continue reading →
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WarGames
Oh man we’re late for podcasting! Here random neighborhood kid, you finish this game of Gallaga for us! Because today we’re remaking WARGAMES! Screenwriter Julia Bergeron (@JuliaBergeron on the socials) are going to have to figure out how to win … Continue reading →
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Spaceballs: The Search for More Product Placement
EPISODE 193 (except for realsies!) The Planet of Druidia has so much delicious air. They probably don’t need all of it. Or even most of it! Luckily the Spaceballs, from Planet Spaceball, are willing to do them a solid and … Continue reading →
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Rollerball
You know how sometimes you’re doing podcast homework and decide that MAYBE you should also watch the 2002 version of a movie, in addition to the 1975 version, and then all of a sudden you have SO MUCH MORE to … Continue reading →
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Small Soldiers
Sometimes you just want your toys to be real. If only there was SOME sort of story that guided us through a world where that was possible! Luckily, thanks to vertical integration at a massive corporation, that’s now possible! Introducing … Continue reading →
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Chinatown
As someone who had never seen this movie, I was shocked, SHOCKED to learn that Chinatown is an absolute bummer. Who could possibly have foreseen that? Well my guest, Jennifer Lynn Warren (@jenniferlynnwarren on Instagram), definitely know! She walked into … Continue reading →
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Tron
I was going to do a series of jokes with programming language to indicate that today we’re remaking Tron! But then I got nervous I might actually mess with the podcast feed by doing that. So… um… WE DID A … Continue reading →
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Plan 9 From Outer Space
EXTRA EXTRA!! A new threat threatens this great country of these United States. Saucers! Flying in the sky interrupt the heavens! Only one thing can frighten these celestial frights, and that’s good, old fashioned American ingenuity! Oh no… the visitors … Continue reading →
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The Beastmaster
His name is Dar. He travels with an eagle, two ferrets, and a tiger that’s been painted black. It’s a tale as old as time. A tale of being METAL as HECK! Bart Gold, incredible writer and current creator of … Continue reading →
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Flight of the Navigator
It was just a normal day. You played frisbee with your dog in the park, got in an argument with your little brother, and fell into a ravine. Normal stuff! But now you go home and some COMPLETELY different people … Continue reading →
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Wish
We know that deep down in your heart, your most secretest of desires, was for there to be a new episode of Ideal Remake today! And lucky for you we’re feeling generous, so wish granted! But oh no! Monkey’s Paw! … Continue reading →
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The Rescuers
Lucky for you, this is a special episode! This episode has been in a glass bottle, bobbing in the ocean, for nearly three months! But now it’s here! Only slightly damaged from the water, so it’s still good! And we … Continue reading →
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Cocktail
Hey thanks for coming in, what can I getcha? Oh just a gin and tonic? Alright one sec… BIG CRASHING NOISE! Okay so I never learned how to do all the bottle flips and tricks that Tom Cruise learned in … Continue reading →
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Ghost Rider
Ideal Remake RETURNS for Season 9! And what better way to make a grand entrance than riding a motorcycle through FOUR flaming hoops and over a bakers dozen school buses! We certainly wouldn’t have had to make sort of nefarious … Continue reading →
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Season 8 Wrap Up
A quick little episode to summarize all the movies I remade this year with an incredible selection of guests, all of whom I absolutely adore! But also a huge thank you to everyone who listens to this show. Especially if … Continue reading →
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer
To every season, there is a finale. And this one is a real doozy! Writer and Director Meredith Berg (@merebergerwin on Instagram) joins me to talk about Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No… no not that one. The movie. We’re talking … Continue reading →
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Sunset Boulevard
An iconic movie from 1950 with an often misquoted final line, Sunset Boulevard is one of those movies that I probably should have watched by now. But oh well! No time like the 75 years ago! For this week’s episode … Continue reading →
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The Parent Trap
As tempted as I am to have this description just be a full transcription of Frank Sinatra’s L.O.V.E., there are other parts of this movie that have absolutely cemented themselves into my subconscious! This week, we have the amazing new … Continue reading →
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The Running Man
At long last a movie that’s all about cardio! Assuming your knees are up for it. We remade The Running Man! And we’re getting this in just under the wire so we don’t even know how much Edgar Wright crushed … Continue reading →
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Night of the Comet
So there’s this comet right. It’s a once in a lifetime, maybe ALL lifetimes, event to get to see it! So, like, obviously we’re gonna go out and see this comet. BIG MISTAKE! Now you’re red space dust! What’s that? … Continue reading →
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Uncharted
For a movie/franchise called “Uncharted” there sure were a lot of maps/charts… And that’s why Alex Caine (@foodandhippos on Instagram) is returning to Ideal Remake for yet ANOTHER video game movie! It really was time to cover Uncharted. After all, … Continue reading →
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21
Winner winner chicken dinner! And that is exactly how you should feel about getting to listen to this episode! That’s right, episode 175 of Ideal Remake is 21! Numbers are fun. At least our main character thinks so. And he’s … Continue reading →
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Baby’s Day Out
So there’s this baby. It might be, unironically, the greatest baby actor that I have ever seen in a movie. My perception of how good a baby actor could be in a movie has had the bar set from when … Continue reading →
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What Women Want
Imagine a guy. Like a guy’s guy. Just the most dude-guy-bro who ever was a man. Yeah we’re not doing that version of this movie. We’re doing our OWN version! With empathy! And listening! And possibly also some small dogs … Continue reading →
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The Hot Rock
This is a movie about stealing a diamond! And then stealing it again. And again. Aaaaaand again. But they’re definitely good thieves! They promise! So it’s perfectly fine to trust them with this helicopter. We’re remaking 1972’s The Hot Rock, … Continue reading →
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The Naked Gun
I am certain that this movie is going to be remade eventually. I couldn’t possibly predict when that remake will be coming out, so just to be safe, we better release this episode this week. I invited back my friend … Continue reading →
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Uncle Buck
He’s the kind of uncle we all wish we had but don’t necessarily want to be ourselves. That’s right it’s Uncle Buck! One of the lesser-known John Hughes movies despite it being the John Hughes movie that means the most … Continue reading →
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Labyrinth
You remind of the pod. What pod? The pod with the power. What power? The power of remakes. Remakes? Remakes. Remakes! Remaking on this pod. Uhh… so anyway we’re remaking Labyrinth this episode! Emmy award-winning writing Shannon Peace (@citizen.peace on … Continue reading →
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Bio-Dome
For someone from Tucson, AZ who has actually spent time in Oracle and even AT the Biosphere 2, you’d think I would have seen Bio-Dome a long time ago! But nope! Luckily the master of all things mediocre was able … Continue reading →
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All Monsters Attack
So. Godzilla. Obviously it’s about time I covered one of those movies. So why not start with one of the movies that is pretty much universally recognized as “not good.” But over the horizon, stomping into town, we have Presley … Continue reading →
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Tomorrowland
It’s possible to dream of a better and brighter future! It’s possible to hope and to believe those hopes can be achieved! That is what we want everyone in the world to have. And that is what we wished the … Continue reading →
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Van Helsing
Would you like to FLYYYYYY? Yes? It’s time to take a trip to Transylvania! We’ve heard rumors about a dark presence making themselves known throughout the land… Legend speaks… of DRACULA!! Thankfully Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsdale… or whatever their … Continue reading →
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Jurassic Park
You hear the thunder of something in the distance getting closer. The water in your couple ripples from the reverberations of the footsteps. Whatever it is, it’s huge! It’s Ideal Remake. And we’re BACK for season 8! And what better … Continue reading →
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Season 7 Wrap Up
That’s it for season 7 of Ideal Remake! I had so much fun making all the episodes for this season and my guests were INCREDIBLE! Please check them all out! They are some of the coolest people I know! Guests: … Continue reading →
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The Hulk
It’s time to get in the holiday spirits by talking about everyone’s favorite green guy! I wanted to make a Grinch joke here, but that’s something puny Banner would have done. Instead we’re talking about THE HULK!! It’s the final … Continue reading →
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Zardoz
Zardoz! ZARDOZ! ZARDOOOOOZZZZZ!! Anyway Zardoz is a floating stone head that descends from the sky. As ya do. And it is also a GOD!! We believe in and follow the will of Zardoz. Zardoz gives guns and tells us to … Continue reading →
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Two for the Road
You find yourself sitting at the airport with your spouse. You’re waiting to go to France. Neither of you want to go. Neither of you are happy. And how did you even get here? Two for the Road is a … Continue reading →
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Ella Enchanted
Let’s say that you’re a baby. A cute one for sure! And a fairy drops by to grant you a gift. And that gift is to be obedient to everything that you are ordered to do. That’s not… do you … Continue reading →
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Ghostbusters
When spooks and ghouls rise up and inhabit the world…. who ya gonna podcast with? Scott Carelli! Scott returns to Ideal Remake to remake a movie that we were BOTH surprised that I had never covered before. Like, seriously, I … Continue reading →
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Stay Tuned
Ah! Curling up on the couch for nice TV session. These are the best 8-9 hours of the day! Who could possibly be unhappy while watching television? Hmmm? I have kids? And an upset partner? Well… that’s gonna have to … Continue reading →
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Wizards
We’ve done it! We’ve found one of the worst movies! But that’s okay because that’s what Ideal Remake is here for! We’re going to take this animated movie from 1972 and make it Ideal! My guest, Jake Hoolihan (@KinoTripper on … Continue reading →
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Popeye
If dere’s anythink youse tinks youse might needs, youse can always reach out to yer frienk Popeye! And that’s what we did! Incredible writer Matt Harry (@Matt_Harry_mh on Instagram) introduces Sam the iron-packed richness of this very silly movie. And … Continue reading →
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Gangs of New York
Just when you thought it was safe, Ideal Remake goes after one of those movies that so many people would say is untouchable! But is it? Guest Dana Braziel-Solovy (@DanaBraziel on the socials) and I think that IF they ever … Continue reading →
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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
We’re talking about a video game movie?? That must mean that Alex Caine (@foodandhippos on Instagram) has returned to the podcast! We talk about the… miscasting of the movie as well as some of the other, more structural issues. And … Continue reading →
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Dazed and Confused
It’s the last day of school! Time to celebrate the only way Austin, TX knows how… by having all the rising seniors beat up the rising freshman! Ah youth… But there are more ways to tell a coming of age … Continue reading →
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Twilight Zone The Movie
You unlock this episode with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another podcast: a podcast of sound, a podcast of sight, a podcast of mind. You’re moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. … Continue reading →
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Battle Beyond the Stars
The year is 1980. Star Wars is pretty popular. Everyone is talking about it. So what if, and here me out, we just did that again? No? What if we did Star Wars AND The Magnificent Seven? Heck yeah! Now … Continue reading →
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Metropolis
It’s my Sesquicentennisode! Did I learn that word from Strong Bad emails? Yes. Do I feel good about using it now? Also yes! But that means this is episode 150! And I cannot believe I have made it this far. … Continue reading →
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Somewhere in Time
At the premier of his college play, an old woman approaches Richard Collier and hands him a pocket watch. She says “come back to me,” and then leaves. Little did Richard know, that in order to find the love of … Continue reading →
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True Lies
He’s a man of disguise, intrigue, and just being a super rad spy. He isn’t instantly recognizable as a 7ft tall, super jacked, Austrian man. No no no! Don’t be silly! Arnold Schwarzeneggar stars in True Lies! And also he’s … Continue reading →
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
In the world of Hollywood, movies get green lit and red lit, they get remade and rebooted, but we are the ideal. I’m Sam Gasch, and this Ideal Remake!Ideal Remake is a podcast about movies. If they’re going to get remade, here is what, we think, the Ideal version of that Remake would be!
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Dueling Genre Productions
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In the world of Hollywood, movies get green lit and red lit, they get remade and rebooted, but we are the ideal. I’m Sam Gasch, and this Ideal Remake!Ideal Remake is a podcast about movies. If they’re going to get remade, here is what, we think, the Ideal version of that Remake would be!
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