HeyJaredLights, Camera, Remake!
"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.
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S2E6: Gone in 60 Seconds (1974) and (2000) (opens the original)
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"I just stole fifty cars in one night! I'm a little tired, a little wired and I think I deserve a little appreciation!" - Memphis Gone 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 Memphis must steal 50 luxury cars in 3 days for a crime boss. He reunites his old crew, including his mentor Otto and ex-girlfriend Sway, while police track them. *** On each episode we look at remakes
S2E5: The Fifth Element (1997) with Mitch Colegrove and Stitch Ficklin (opens the original)
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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 Element (1997) IMDB Description: In the colorful future, cabdriver Korben Dallas unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep the great Evil, and Jean-Baptis
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