The Remake

Ever watched a movie and thought, "Anyone could make something better than this garbage?" Well so have hosts Josiah and Rob. That's why they started The Remake. On The Remake, they don't just criticize movies; they tell you how they would have made them better. Every week Josiah and Rob are joined by a different guest with a new movie to remake. Whether their ideas are good, bad, or simply strange, they'll find a home on The Remake.

The Eight Dollar Game Show! 05/30/2017

The Eight Dollar Game Show! To find more, simply search $8 Game Show on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts! Even though The Remake has ridden off into the sunset, former co-host Josiah has gotten back up on that podcast horse. Please check out Josiah's new podcast, The $8 Game Show! Every week has different rounds and games. In this debut episode, cartoon writer Chris Carter plays the name game, makes his Laffy Taffy, and tries his hand at some foley work. But will he put it all on the line to answer The Pretty Hard Question? Theme music by Eric Braband! /episode/index/show/remake/id/5400524

Mortal Kombat 01/18/2017

Mortal Kombat Well it’s the final episode. We opened with Super Mario Bros; somewhere in the middle is the legendary Doom episode; Our 100th was Street Fighter; So to finish it off, we’re doing . For the finale, Rob is joined by co-host James Dugan and friend of the podcast Jeff Garceau to break down what is just nonsense. Remakes begin @ 1hr 4mins: Dugan goes even more ridiculous; Jeff steals a plot from another movie; and Rob pitches his best remake ever. Thanks for listening everybody! /episode/index/show/remake/id/5002786

LA Story 01/13/2017

LA Story In the second to last episode, Rob is joined by Sarah Gitenstein and Jared Fernley to chat about the Steve Martin all genre movie . We’re all over the place but it was delightful. Remakes begin @ 38:30: Rob does some recasting; And Sarah and Jared have a main pitch with a 1A and maybe a 1B. See Jared in the which should be out soon. And go see Sarah's work as Assistant Director in /episode/index/show/remake/id/4988184

Wolf of Wall Street 12/29/2016

Wolf of Wall Street In the third to last episode, Rob welcomes back Andy Dierker and welcomes first time guest Dan MacAvoy. After doing a bunch of coke, tricking the wealthy out of their money, and just being terrible to everyone, the trio chats about the Martin Scorsese/ Leonardo DiCaprio love fest . Remakes begin at 46:30: Andy takes the title literally; Rob pitches the college years; and Dan kicks up the weirdness and grotesques-ness. Find Dan at next year’s Chriskindlmarkt and check out Wednesdays, 10:30pm at iO Chicago. And as always, leave Andy alone. /episode/index/show/remake/id/4948829

Event Horizon 12/19/2016

Event Horizon This week, Rob is joined by Portland’s Favorite Brother Sister acting duo Julie and Neal Starbird to talk about one of the worst horror space movies ever: . What a piece of crap. Remakes begin at 43:30mins: Neal brings in a better director and Ron Perlman; Rob brings in some meddling kids; and Julie does her best to polish a turd. Follow Julie on twitter @ and listen to her podcast (along with friend of the podcast Allison Shoemaker) . And if you find Neal’s cave, you win a prize! /episode/index/show/remake/id/4925772

The Last Starfighter 12/13/2016

The Last Starfighter After years of playing a video game, Rob finally got recruit by some space aliens to help defend the galaxy. Luckily special guest David Dritsas and Keith Whipple were there to help along the way. Also, the trio talk about the movie that introduced CGI to the world . Remakes begin at 58mins: Rob uses another video game; David camps it up; and Keith goes contemporary. See David in at the Skokie Theatre in February. See Keith over at at and if you have a play/piece/song/anything that has to do with the mental health field submit to the Create Arts Therapy. Find more information at /episode/index/show/remake/id/4899294

Field of Dreams 12/06/2016

Field of Dreams Rob and James heard a voice in the corn field that said 'If you set up microphones, Sean will come." They did, and special guest Sean Sullivan arrived to talk about the Costner hit . Remakes begin @ 58mins: Dugan switches the scandal and who hears what ; Rob brings in the Detroit Red Wings; And Sean lets some players have one last game. Follow Sean on twitter @ ; You can also see some of his work in . Play the home game and try and guess which articles are his. And PLEASE, someone tweet a picture at Dugan. /episode/index/show/remake/id/4890316

Richie Rich 11/29/2016

Richie Rich Rob and James open the Rich family vault and let special guest Liz Anderson pick whatever she wants. Also we talk about the Macaulay Culkin movie Remakes begin @ 49mins: Rob pitches a sequel of sorts; Dugan gives it a marvel spin; and Liz brings in Scorsese. Follow Liz on twitter @ ; See Liz live with and and go see The Ruin Christmas on Dec 9th @ the , 10pm. And please, someone tweet at Dugan. /episode/index/show/remake/id/4869633

The Big Chill 11/22/2016

The Big Chill Rob and James are joined by Jamison Webb to talk about shirts, Babe DVDs, how Kevin Kline should've played the candle stick in the new Beauty and the Beast movie, Pirates of Penzance and the Lawrence Kasdan film . Remakes begin @ 1hr 4mins: it's a hard movie to remake. We all just pitched new casts Follow Jamison on twitter @ and check him out in /episode/index/show/remake/id/4852451

Teen Wolf 11/15/2016

Teen Wolf To borrow a term from another podcast, it's a Solo-Bolo Two-Duo on Remake this week: Rob sits down with Kevin Lambert to chat about the Michael J Fox film . Remakes begin @ 47mins: Rob pumps up the scares and Kevin pitches three, yes three, remakes. Follow Kevin on twitter @ and see Kevin live on stage with : Holiday Train edition. /episode/index/show/remake/id/4832388

JAWS 3D 11/10/2016

JAWS 3D Grab your skis, shark repellant, and Sea World Day pass causes Rob, James, and special guest Steven Tobiasz as we chat about the unnecessary sequel REMAKES begin @ 58:30: James throws in some animation; Rob borrows from a film about dinosaurs; and Steven starts breeding sharks. Follow Steven on twitter @ and see him live on stage with the Harold Team at iO Chicago. Follow Dugan on twitter @ and, as always, see a Harold Team, also at iO Chicago. . /episode/index/show/remake/id/4819859

The Dirty Dozen 11/01/2016

The Dirty Dozen The great Scott Goldstein drops in to turn Rob and James from the army's worst convicts to a rag tag crew of commandos. And also to talk about the Lee Marvin / Charles Bronson epic . Remakes begins at 51:50: Rob uses too many comedic actors; Dugan pitches it for HBO; and Scott brings in some A-Listers. Sports talk begins at 1hr 12min. Follow Scott on twitter @ and check out Flat iron Comedy at the Flat Iron Building in Wicker before it goes away in January. For show information visit or find them on facebook /episode/index/show/remake/id/4792080

Reservoir Dogs 10/25/2016

Reservoir Dogs It's a family affair on Remake this week as Rob and James welcome new guest Rob's Uncle Greg and Aunt Betsy, Bob Singer and returning guest Rob's Dad Ken! Also, they discuss the Quentin Tarantino classic . Remakes begin @ 29mins: Rob uses the cast of a TV show; Dugan brings in some old friends; Aunt Betsy updates the cast; Uncle Greg makes it educational; and my Dad shortens it and changes the hero. If you’re in the Metro-Detroit area, check out featuring Ken Grabowski and Greg Adamus. /episode/index/show/remake/id/4772075

Alien 10/17/2016

Alien After a relaxing weekend, special guest Alex Manich is awoken from his hyper sleep too early by Rob and James to discuss the space horror film . Remakes begin at 45mins: Rob switches the alien; Dugan makes a new rag tag crew; and Alex brings in John Cena. Follow Alex on twitter @ ; see him live on stage with the Harold team at iO Chicago; and visit for more enjoyment. Follow James on twitter @ and go see every Wednesday @ 8pm at iO Chicago. And please, go see the Harold team /episode/index/show/remake/id/4750495

The Bodyguard 10/10/2016

The Bodyguard Rob and James do their best to protect special guest Kelly McGuigan from her crazed stalker as they discuss the romantic thriller THE BODYGUARD. Warning: We only sing that song ONCE. Remakes begin @ 55mins: Rob pairs up a tall person and a short person; James had to fight to not make it a musical; and Kelly brings in Kevin Costner’s son. Go see James in every Wednesday at 8pm at iO Chicago (it’s free) and Kelly has nothing to plug because she’s good at being a real person. /episode/index/show/remake/id/4731708

Forgetting Sarah Marshall 10/03/2016

Forgetting Sarah Marshall On this week’s episode, Rob welcomes new co-host (for a few) James Dugan and special guest Marie Maloney to chat about the Jason Segal break up/rom-com . Remakes begin at 47mins: Rob pulls an idea out of thin air; James pitches a ukulele musical; and Marie makes some tweaks in the plot and brings in Pitbull. Follow Marie on twitter @ . Follow James on twitter @ and see him live on stage with (every Wednesday @ 8pm) and sporadically with his Harold Team all at iO Chicago. /episode/index/show/remake/id/4714045

Gremlins 2: The New Batch 09/20/2016

Gremlins 2: The New Batch Andy Dierker and Shawn Bowers return to Remake to take on the craziest of sequels . And just like the film, we're all over the place in this episode. Remakes begin around 30ish mins (I think): Andy gets a ragtag crew for a heist; Rob updates and adds kids; and Shawn makes a 4th rule. Follow Shawn Bowers on instagram @ to view his pokemon/Garfield mash ups. And, please, leave Andy Dierker alone. Also a shout to Buck Lepard. Follow him on twitter @ /episode/index/show/remake/id/4680681

Some of Our Favorites, part 2 09/13/2016

Some of Our Favorites, part 2 In this special episode we look back at some Remakes over the past year. We've got remakes from Big Trouble in Little China, Groundhog Day, Con Air, Raggedy Ann and Andy, Titanic, Sex and the City: The Movie, The Princess Bride, and Switch. A huge thanks to all our guests, including those in this episode: Eric Muller, Jonny Nelson, Nick Mikula, AJ Miller, Sarah Shockey, Adam Schreck, Cynthia Bangert, Shawn Bowers, Rachel Brownjohn, Jason Stockdale, Kelly Keegan, Bri Fitzpatrick, Susan Glynn, and that rat fink Josiah Jenkins. (special thanks to Mike Kelly for image). /episode/index/show/remake/id/4663477

Fall/Winter Movie Preview! 09/06/2016

Fall/Winter Movie Preview! Due to a scheduling error, we didn't have a movie to remake this week. So Rob invited friends of the podcast Tim Dunn and Lisa Burton on to discuss 10 upcoming movies for the Fall/Winter of 2016: Bridget Jones’s Baby Blair Witch The Magnificent Seven Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (aka Lil’ X-Men) Deepwater Horizon BOO: A Madea Halloween Doctor Strange Fantastical Beasts and Where to Find Them Assassin's Creed Rogue One: A Star Wars Movie. Plus we talk about our love of Gene Wilder. Follow Tim on twitter @ , Watch , and Listen to and Follow Lisa on twitter @ , Listen to in October and keep an eye out for Probe Podcast; See Lisa live on stage in Baby Wants Candy, Musical Armando, and several other things. /episode/index/show/remake/id/4645335

Suicide Squad 08/30/2016

Suicide Squad Well. It had to happen so what not sooner then later. Rob is joined by old friend of the podcast Kellen Terrett and new friend of the podcast Brandon Shockney to discuss the mess that is . Remakes begin at 28mins: Kellen takes it very seriously; Rob wings it; and Brandon pitches a heist movie. Follow Kellen on twitter @ and listen to his other podcasts Riding in Cars with Nerds and Follow Brandon on twitter @ and listen to his podcast and see him live on stage every Thursday at 8:30 with /episode/index/show/remake/id/4628550

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective 08/23/2016

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective It finally happened. Robert Bacon is on this podcast. Sorry everybody. But he did pick a great movie to reminisce about. The movie that propelled Jim Carrey to stardom. The movie that made every 8th grader in 1994 hilarious: . Remakes begin at 47mins: Laura cranks up the 007 Style; Rob sets it in 1985 with a new cast; and Bacon incorporates the Chicago Bears for Ace Ventura 3. Follow Bacon on twitter @ , listen to his podcast and see him live on stage with the duo And see Laura and Rob live on stage in , Saturdays @ 9pm in the Second City Beat Lounge. /episode/index/show/remake/id/4610643

100th Episode! Street Fighter! 08/16/2016

100th Episode! Street Fighter! 100 Episode! Holy Cow! We did it. We made it to 100 episodes. The very first remake was , so we figured for the 100th we do another failed video game adaptation: . This was recorded back in May featuring Josiah Jenkins, Josh Segovia, Geoff Crump, Morgan Lord, Peyton Brown, James Dugan, Kelly McGuigan, Jon Silver and a special Murdoch Minute with Jeff Murdoch. A big thanks to all our past guests and a special bigger thanks to all the listeners. We truly appreciate it. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/remake/id/4593651

The Witches 08/09/2016

The Witches Finally, Lisa Burton is on Remake! And she chose, with some help from co-host Laura Marsh, the forgotten Jim Henson film . Remakes begin @ 46:30mins: Rob adds more mice and adventure; Laura focuses on the paintings; And Lisa pitches a great horror movie. And we all agree that there should be more witch-hunting Grandma! Check out Lisa on twitter @ and see her live on stage in Tribulation: The Musical in The Chicago Musical Theatre Festival (more info at ). And keep an eye out for in October. /episode/index/show/remake/id/4564558

Plan 9 from Outer Space 08/02/2016

Plan 9 from Outer Space After 8 failed plans, Rob only had one plan left: PLAN 9! Which means Laura Marsh is his new co-host (for a few) and CJ Tuor choose the Ed Wood "movie" Remakes begin @ 30mins: Laura adds some glitter and bath bombs; Rob adds some flash and documentary style; and CJ pitches a loving tribute that will finally make Ed Wood stop spinning in his grave. You can see CJ on the high sea with The Second City on the Norwegian Cruise Line. However, while he’s away check out Fridays @ 10pm at The Annoyance; Saturdays @ 9pm at Second City’s Beat Lounge; And look out for Curse of the Goat at MCL in the fall! /episode/index/show/remake/id/4556303

Mystery Men 07/26/2016

Mystery Men Rob welcomes back returning guest Motz and returning co-host AJ Miller to chat about the strangely good underdog superhero comedy . Remakes begin @ 48mins: Rob adds some sides to his full course; AJ wants to see how Campion city became the way it is; and Motz has two pitches and a brand new cast! Follow Motz on twitter @ j and see him live at the Minneapolis Fringe Fest in Follow AJ on instagram @ and see him live this Tuesday and Wednesday (july 26th-27th) at Stage 773 in by Also, visit /episode/index/show/remake/id/4541242

Space Jam 07/20/2016

Space Jam Rob got challenged by a bunch of space aliens to a game of basketball. So he had to call on two ringers: special co-host Collin Dahlgren and special guest Sean Cooley! Remakes begin @ 37mins: Rob kinda half-asses it; Collin takes it for a dark spin; and Sean pitches an epic re-telling of Space Jam and Space Jam 2. And friend of the podcast John Chesney makes a cameo! Follow Collin on twitter @ and see him live at the Annoynace theatre on Tuesdays with Follow Sean on twitter @ and see his final show with on Wednesday, July 27th @ 8:30pm at iO and check out his work on /episode/index/show/remake/id/4530291

PS I Love You 07/13/2016

PS I Love You Rob is joined by cute couple Dean and Grace Gibbs to talk about the desperately wants to be cute movie . Remakes begin @ 44:45mins: Dean takes a page from the Parent Trap; Rob makes Holly crazy; and Grace says just read the book. Follow Dean on twitter @ and follow Grace on instagram @ . Also, enjoy the summer! /episode/index/show/remake/id/4512696

Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice 07/05/2016

Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice Rob is joined by his old pals Chris Chapin and Craig Bathurst to talk about comics, The Flash, books, and various other things........and Batman Vs Superman. Remakes begin at 44mins: Chapin gives control to a TV director; Rob cuts it down and demands a friendship; and Craig nerds out and pitches a much better movie. Follow Chapin on twitter @ and check out his podcast . And Craig says to watch THE FLASH on the CW. /episode/index/show/remake/id/4492440

Now You See Me 2 06/29/2016

Now You See Me 2 Hosts Mike Klasek and Marty Schousboe take you down the rabbit hole that is . Hold on to your hats because they go full radio lab in this episode. Segment 1: Marybess Pritchett, Heather Harrison, Sarah Nagy, Erin Couglin, Shannon Leigh Mann, Phil Meister, and Josh Henderson-Cox Segment 2: Gary Richardson and Steph Cook Segment 3: Josh Henderson-Cox and Lee Benzaquin If you live in Chicago check out the . If you live in New York visit . Follow Mike on twitter @ and check out Marty here /episode/index/show/remake/id/4478501

Switch 06/23/2016

Switch Know podcasters Rob and Bri switch places with know comedian Susan Glynn to talk about the mess that's the Ellen Barkin movie . Remakes begin @ 48mins: Bri gets stumped but finds inspiration from a duck; Rob takes out the attractiveness; and Susan casts herself. See Bri live everywhere: ComedySportz, @ iO Chicago; the improvised rock opera Anarchy; Baby Wants Candy; and others! Find more info at Follow Susan on twitter @ and see her live at the Annoyance with and ; and at iO Chicago with her Harold team /episode/index/show/remake/id/4464135

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