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Lights, Camera, Remake!
by Bridget LaMonica
"There's no originality in Hollywood anymore!" You've heard it, we've heard it. Let's talk about it. This podcast explores remakes, sequels, adaptations and more and asks "Has Hollywood run out of ideas?". The answer is not always as clear cut as you think.
Episodes
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S2E6: Gone in 60 Seconds (1974) and (2000)
"I just stole fifty cars in one night! I'm a little tired, a little wired and I think I deserve a little appreciation!" - MemphisGone in 60 Seconds (1974) An insurance investigator moonlighting as a car thief must steal 48 cars in five days. Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) To save his brother, ex-thief...
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S2E5: The Fifth Element (1997) with Mitch Colegrove and Stitch Ficklin
Earth, Air, Fire, Water… and Milla. We are joined by two good folks who work in the G&E Department: Mitch Colegrove, a gaffer, and James Stitch Ficklin, a dolly grip. They share their own unique insight into how the Fifth Element and its practical filmmaking, still works so well today. The Fifth...
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S2E4: Godzilla (1998) with Cineifier Podcast Host Eric Vornoff
Welcome to Lights, Camera, Remake, which is now basically a Godzilla stan account. Bridget is joined by host of the Cineifier podcast Eric Vornoff. Godzilla (1998) IMDB Description: French nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that heads off to New York City. The American…
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S2E3: War of the Worlds (2025)
Normally when we go to watch a bad movie, we’re surprised how it’s not that bad and there was a lot of hype about nothing. There’s a first time for everything. War of the Worlds (2025) IMDB Description: A colossal invasion of Earth is coming in this off-kilter take on the legendary novel of the...
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S2E2: Spinal Tap The End Continues (2025)
A comeback tour for the ages. Welcome to Lights, Camera, Remake, the podcast constantly on the search for originality, or at least a reason for all the remakes. It's also a podcast where a song about butts may have broken one of the podcasters and the other has strong feelings about brown M&Ms.…
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S2E1: This is Spinal Tap (1984)
In order to begin our newest season of the podcast, we gotta turn this thing up to 11. Welcome to Lights, Camera, Remake, the podcast constantly on the search for originality, or at least a reason for all the remakes. It's also a podcast where a song about butts may have broken one of the...
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Bonus Episode: Bad Movie, Good Soundtrack
A listener suggestion! We take a look at movies whose soundtrack far surpassed their plot. These are bad movies with good soundtracks. This will surely be a divisive topic. Remember this is just opinion! And we appreciate all movies, big and small, indie and blockbuster, samurai and Stephen King...
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Episode 27: Freaky Friday (2003) Part 2 of 2
Wrapping up our Freaky Friday two-parter! We covered the original Freaky Friday on Episode 25. (There was a Christmas and a bonus episode that broke things up. Our bad.) Welcome to Lights, Camera, Remake, where we try to determine whether Hollywood has truly run out of ideas. Sometimes that means...
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2025 Wrap- Up: Our End of Year Movie Recommendations
Here are some of the movies we really enjoyed watching in 2025. There's always something good out there to watch! Feel free to add your picks in the comment section. We'd love to hear what movies you enjoyed watching this year (and it didn't have to be released in 2025!) Sources: Companion…
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Episode 26: A Christmas Karen (2022)
Chug the egg nog and harass the homeowner’s association, it’s time to celebrate the holidays with a silly indie film that demands to speak to your manager. Welcome to Lights, Camera, Remake, where we try to determine whether Hollywood has truly run out of ideas. Some of those ideas have been…
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Episode 25: Freaky Friday (1976) Part 1 of 2
Let’s get freaky! In celebration of a sequel that has come 20 years later, we’re looking at the first two adaptations of Freaky Friday. Welcome to Lights, Camera, Remake, where we try to determine whether Hollywood has truly run out of ideas. Sometimes that means doing body switch movies. Over.…
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Episode 24: Happy Gilmore 2 (2025) Part 2 of 2
Welcome to Lights, Camera, Remake, where we ask the question “has Hollywood run out of ideas?” Our Mondo-sized Happy Gilmore 2-parter ends with the 2025 Netflix sequel. Happy Gilmore 2 (2025) IMDB Description: Revisit Happy Gilmore's golf career after his win in the Tour Championship. Rotten...
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Episode 23: Happy Gilmore (1996) Part 1 of 2
Welcome to Lights, Camera, Remake, where we ask the question “has Hollywood run out of ideas?” The 90s called, they want their sequels back. It’s time to rehash some funny movies y’all! Happy Gilmore 2 came out on Netflix 29 movies after the original film, and its time to relive some golf comedy...
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Episode 22: Aladdin (1992) and Aladdin (2019)
Take a magic carpet ride to Agrabah in this special video episode. This is another episode filmed at the Hairston Crossing Library, where we’re doing a live recording in front of the library’s Filmmaker’s Club to teach about podcasting. ****Couldn't upload the video to Spotify for unknown…
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Episode 21: Snow White (2025)
Welcome to Lights, Camera, Remake, where we try to answer the question “has Hollywood has truly run out of ideas?” Did the most reviled movie of 2025 deserve all of the hate? Or only some hate? We’re looking at the infamous 2025 rendition of Snow White. Snow White (2025) A princess joins forces...
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Episode 20: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Welcome to Lights, Camera, Remake, where we try to answer the question “ has Hollywood has truly run out of ideas?” How about those live action Disney remakes? Well before we get there, let’s start with the movie that started it all. Disney’s fame and box office domination included. Snow White…
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Episode 19: Terminator 2 Judgment Day (1991) Part 2 of 2
Erica’s back, baby. Welcome to Lights, Camera, Remake, where we try to answer the question “ Has Hollywood truly run out of ideas?” We're looking at the coolest action flick to take over a storm drain. There. I said it. We’re looking at the movies that started a franchise that has claimed $2...
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Episode 18: The Terminator (1984) Part 1 of 2
Erica’s back, baby. Welcome to Lights, Camera, Remake, where we try to answer the question “ has Hollywood has truly run out of ideas?” We’re looking at the movies that started a franchise that has claimed $2 billion in the worldwide box office. All from an independent film on a small budget.…
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Episode 17: Emma (1996) and Clueless (1995)
"As if!" Today’s episode looks at two versions of a Jane Austen story. These are only 2 of the nearly 10 versions of the story that have appeared on the small screen, silver screen, and on stage in musicals. Emma is a story that survives the test of time, proving that being a busybody matchmaker…
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Bonus: A Superman Retrospective
Talk about remakes! Superman is a character that has been portrayed by more than most. To date there have been 12 live action Supermen spanning from 1948 to 2025. Superman beats out Batman (11) and James Bond (7) for live action actors. In this bonus episode, Bridget tells Erica all about the...
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Episode 16: Dolittle (2020) Part 2 of 2
It’s time to talk to the animals…again. Rated a whopping 15% by critics on Rotten Tomatoes, Robert Downey Jr. gives his take on the famous doctor while also ending up in uncomfortable positions. Bridget is joined by Assistant Locations Manager Charles Judson, who is just as flabbergasted as…
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Episode 15: Doctor Dolittle (1967) Part 1 of 2
It's time to talk to the animals in 1800s Puddleby-on-Marsh in England! Doctor Dolittle (1967):After the animal communicating veterinarian goes too far for his clientele, he and his friends escape their hometown to the sea in search of the Great Pink Sea Snail. In this two-parter. Bridget is…
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Episode 14: How to Train Your Dragon (2010) and How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
It’s time to take flight with a beloved animated film about friendship, looking past differences, and sheep abuse. How to Train Your Dragon (2010): A hapless young Viking who aspires to hunt dragons becomes the unlikely friend of a young dragon himself, and learns there may be more to the…
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Episode 13: Speed (1994) and Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
Welcome to Lights, Camera, Remake where we try to determine whether Hollywood has truly run out of ideas. Sometimes even $12 million isn’t enough to star in the “biggest piece of crap ever made” according to Sandra Bullock. It’s time to talk exploding buses, a flagrant disregard for physics, and...
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Episode 12: The Thing (1951/1982) with Actress/Director Tricia Buerke
Welcome to Lights, Camera, Remake where we try to determine whether Hollywood has truly run out of ideas. Sometimes you need an Antarctic research station to run into a shape shifting alien more than once. Special guest host Tricia Buerke joins Bridget today to talk scifi horror and discuss her...
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Episode 11: Video Special: The Parent Trap (1961) and (1998)
Erica and Bridget are seeing double as they present a special in-person episode at the local library! See how the same story is told with a modern (or late 90s anyway) perspective and new technology. The Parent Trap (1961): Teenage twin sisters swap places and scheme to reunite their divorced...
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Episode 10: Godzilla (1954) and Godzilla Minus One (2023)
Welcome to Lights, Camera, Remake, where we had strong feelings about some giant lizard movies. “If nuclear testing continues then someday, somewhere in the world another Godzilla may appear” - Prof. Tanabe, Godzilla. There are currently 38 Godzilla movies, with two more on the way. Godzilla...
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Episode 9: Lady Snowblood (1973) and Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance (1974)
“People say you can’t wash away the mud of this world with pure white snow. You need asura snow, stained fiery red.” Lady Snowblood (1973) A young girl is raised to kill the criminals who destroyed her family. Lady Snowblood (1974) To avoid a death sentence for her prior acts of bloodshed, the...
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Episode 8: Video Special - Return to Oz (1985)
Just click your heels, and end up in one of many stories told in the Oz universe. Return to Oz (1985) a loose sequel that more closely reflects the books by L Frank Baum, Dorothy returns to Oz to find her friends turned to stone and comes up against another evil witch and the Nome King. *** On…
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Episode 7: Video Special - The Wiz (1978)
Just click your heels, and end up in one of many stories told in the Oz universe. This was a long one and a lot more editing so....we've broken it into two pieces! You'll see the second half next week. The Wiz (1978) an adaptation of The Wizard of Oz that reflects the African-American experience....
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Episode 6: Galentines Special. The Wedding Singer (1998) and 50 First Dates (2004)
In honor of Valentines (or, as we prefer,GALentines) we’re doing two rom-coms! But, these aren’t exactly remakes are they? It’s our podcast and we make the rules. This time we’re looking at a leading couple in the early 2000s who made several movies together. The movies areThe Wedding Singerand…
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Episode 5: RoboCop (1987) and RoboCop (2014)
He’s built for justice. Let’s analyze RoboCop. RoboCop (1987) is a dystopian science fiction action film (say that five times fast) directed by Paul Verhoeven. The story revolves around Alex Murphy, a police officer who is critically injured on the job and re-enters the police force as the...
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Episode 4: The Shop Around the Corner (1940) and You've Got Mail (1998)
Welcome! You’ve Got Mail! But first, you had a Shop Around the Corner. The Shop Around the Corner (1940) is an American romantic comedy-drama directed by Ernst Lubitsch, starring Margaret Sullivan and James Stewart. It was also originally based on the 1937 Hungarian play Parfumerie. In this film,...
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Episode 3: Weekend at Bernie's (1989) and Weekend at Bernie's 2 (1993)
Who wants a beach vacation? It’s time for Weekend at Bernie’s (1989) and Weekend at Bernie’s II (1993). It’s always best to avoid committing fraud with the corpse of your employer. Larry and Richard (played by Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman) are two low level employees at an insurance...
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Episode 2: The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) and Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Bridget picked The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) and Little Shop of Horrors (1986)! Movie description: Down on his luck Seymour works at a rundown flower shop, but when he discovers a strange plant, he has the best opportunity to bring tons of business to the shop and win the heart of the girl he...
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Episode 1: Solaris (1972) and Solaris (2002)
It’s our first episode, and Erica picked Solaris (1972) and Solaris (2002)! Movie description: A psychologist is sent to a station orbiting the planet Solaris to investigate what has led to the crew to lose their minds. Solaris (1972) was a book adaptation, but that also led to contention between...
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Introduction to the Podcasters
"There's just no originality anymore!" Sequels, remakes, franchises. The old Hollywood adage for many years has been rinse, recycle and repeat. But is it always a bad thing? Our podcast looks to break it down and see if there's merit to many famous sequels and remakes. On each episode we’ll look…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
"There's no originality in Hollywood anymore!" You've heard it, we've heard it. Let's talk about it. This podcast explores remakes, sequels, adaptations and more and asks "Has Hollywood run out of ideas?". The answer is not always as clear cut as you think.
HOSTED BY
Bridget LaMonica
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