Adapt or Perish

Wake up, everyone! It’s time to watch some questionable cartoons! In this Adapt or Perish Mini, we’re looking at some kid-friendly cartoon adaptations of movies that definitely aren’t kid-friendly. In this episode, we discuss: Rambo: The Force of Freedom (1986), produced by Ruby-Spears Enterprises Police Academy (1988–1989), produced by Ruby-Spears Enterprises Toxic Crusaders (1991), produced by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz at Troma Entertainment RoboCop (1988), developed by Rich Fogel and Mark Seidenberg and produced by Marvel Productions and Orion Pictures Corporation Beetlejuice (1989–1991), developed by Tim Burton and David Geffen Footnotes: Adapt or Perish Episode 76: RoboCop You can follow Adapt or Perish on Instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and Facebook, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at adaptorperishcast.com. We're also on Patreon! You can find us at patreon.com/adaptcast. We have multiple reward levels, which include access to a patron-only community and a patron-only, bonus show! We hope to see you there. If you want to send us a question or comment, you can always email us at [email protected].

In Episode 148 of Adapt or Perish, we’re going back nearly 300 years to talk about the classic satire Gulliver’s Travels! In this episode, we discuss: Jonathan Swift’s original 1726 novel Gulliver’s Travels Among the Lilliputians and the Giants (1902), the silent short directed by George Méliès Gulliver Mickey (1934), the animated short directed by Burt Gillett and starring Walt Disney Gulliver’s Travels (1939), the animated movie directed by Dave Fleischer, and starring Sam Parker, Pinto Colvig, Jack Mercer, and Lovey Warren The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (1960), the movie directed by Jack Sher, written by Sher and Arthur Ross, and starring Kerwin Matthews and June Thorburn Gulliver’s Travels (1977), the live-action/animated movie directed by Peter R. Hunt, written by Don Black, and starring Richard Harris Famous Classic Tales: Gulliver’s Travels (1979), the animated special produced by Hanna-Barbera and written by Kimmer Ringwald Saban’s Gulliver’s Travels (1992), the animated series produced by Saban International Paris Gulliver’s Travels (Hallmark and Jim Henson Productions, 1996), the miniseries directed by Charles Sturridge, written by Simon Moore, and starring Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, James Fox, Peter O’Toole, Omar Sharif, Alfre Woodard, John Gielgud, Kate Maberly, Geraldine Chaplin, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Isabelle Huppert Gulliver’s Travels (Golden Films, 1996), the animated special produced by Diane Eskenazi and Golden Films Gulliver’s Travels (2010), the movie directed by Rob Letterman, written by Joe Stillman and Nicholas Stoller, and starring Jack Black, Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Amanda Peet, Billy Connolly, and Chris O’Dowd Footnotes: Kerwin and Tom forever! The theme song for Saban’s Gulliver’s Travels The trailer for Gulliver’s Travels (2010) Reign of Fire did it better. You can follow Adapt or Perish on Instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and Facebook, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at adaptorperishcast.com. We're also on Patreon! You can find us at patreon.com/adaptcast. We have multiple reward levels, which include access to a patron-only community and a patron-only, bonus show! We hope to see you there. If you want to send us a question or comment, you can always email us at [email protected].

For this mini-episode of Adapt or Perish, we’re looking at the movie that everyone can agree is at least pretty okay, The Shawshank Redemption! In this episode, we discuss: Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, Stephen King’s short story originally published in the anthology Different Seasons in 1982 The Shawshank Redemption, the 1994 movie written and directed by Frank Darabont, and starring Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, Clancy Brown, Gil Bellows, and James Whitmore You can follow Adapt or Perish on Instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and Facebook, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at adaptorperishcast.com. We're also on Patreon! You can find us at patreon.com/adaptcast. We have multiple reward levels, which include access to a patron-only community and a patron-only, bonus show! We hope to see you there. If you want to send us a question or comment, you can always email us at [email protected].

Get in losers, we’re watching Mean Girls! Joining Jeremy for the discussion in Episode 146 of Adapt or Perish is Rosey Mongeau, cohost of the very good podcast Really Important Fictional Things! In this episode, we discuss: Rosalind Wiseman’s original 2002 self-help book Queen Bees and Wannabes Mean Girls, the 2004 movie directed by Mark Waters, written by Tina Fey, and starring Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Seyfried, Tina Fey, Tim Meadows, Lizzy Caplan, and Daniel Franzese Mean Girls, the 2018 musical with book by Tina Fey, music by Jeff Richmond, and lyrics by Nell Benjamin Mean Girls, the 2024 movie musical directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr., written by Tina Fey, and starring Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auli’i Cravalho, Jaquel Spivey, Avantika, Bebe Wood, Christopher Briney, Jenna Fischer, Busy Philipps, Tina Fey, and Tim Meadows Footnotes: Really Important Fictional Things (and the show’s Instagram) Really Important Fictional Things, March 30, 2023: “Champing at the Bit to Narc (School of Rock)” You can follow Adapt or Perish on Instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and Facebook, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at adaptorperishcast.com. We're also on Patreon! You can find us at patreon.com/adaptcast. We have multiple reward levels, which include access to a patron-only community and a patron-only, bonus show! We hope to see you there. If you want to send us a question or comment, you can always email us at [email protected].

It's time for another Adapt or Perish Mini! In this episode, you’ll get a chance to meet Alex, our show’s official research assistant! You can follow Adapt or Perish on Instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and Facebook, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at adaptorperishcast.com. We're also on Patreon! You can find us at patreon.com/adaptcast. We have multiple reward levels, which include access to a patron-only community and a patron-only, bonus show! We hope to see you there. If you want to send us a question or comment, you can always email us at [email protected].

In Episode 144 of Adapt or Perish, Jeremy and Ian are not only going right back to Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai, they’re talking about its legacy with Alex, the show’s official Research Assistant! (Note: Make sure to listen to Ep. 142: The Magnificent Seven to hear Jeremy and Ian discuss Seven Samurai in more detail!) In this episode, we discuss: Seven Samurai, the 1954 movie directed by Akira Kurosawa, written by Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, and Hideo Oguni, and starring Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, and Isao Kimura Battle Beyond the Stars, the 1980 movie directed by Jimmy T. Murakami, written by John Sayles, and starring Richard Thomas, Robert Vaughn, George Peppard, and Sybil Danning ¡Three Amigos!, the 1986 movie directed by John Landis, written by Steve Martin, Lorne Michaels, and Randy Newman, and starring Martin, Chevy Chase, and Martin Short A Bug’s Life, the 1998 movie directed by John Lasseter, written by Andrew Stanton, Donald McEnery, and Bob Shaw, and starring Dave Foley, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, David Hyde Pierce, Joe Ranft, and Richard Kind Samurai 7, the 2004 anime series directed by Toshifumi Takizawa and written by Atsuhiro Tomioka “Bounty Hunters”, the 2010 episode of The Clone Wars directed by Steward Lee (under supervising director Dave Filoni), written by Carl Ellsworth, and starring Matt Lanter, James Arnold Taylor, and Ashley Eckstein Rebel Moon Part One: A Child of Fire and Rebel Moon Part Two: The Scargiver, the 2023 and 2024 movies directed by Zack Snyder, written by Snyder, Kurt Johnstad, and Shay Hatten, and starring Sofia Boutella, Djimon Hounsou, Ed Skrein, Michiel Huisman, and Charlie Hunnam Footnotes: Adapt or Perish Ep. 8: Fun Home Adapt or Perish Ep. 106: Treasure Island When the Wind Blows (1986) You can follow Alex on Letterboxd or hear them appear on Pulp Friction You can follow Adapt or Perish on Instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and Facebook, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at adaptorperishcast.com. We're also on Patreon! You can find us at patreon.com/adaptcast. We have multiple reward levels, which include access to a patron-only community and a patron-only, bonus show! We hope to see you there. If you want to send us a question or comment, you can always email us at [email protected].

In this Adapt or Perish Mini, we’re taking to the skies to experience the classic work of short horror Nightmare at 20,000 Feet! In this episode, we discuss: Richard Matheson’s original 1961 short story “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet,” the 1963 episode of The Twilight Zone directed by Richard Donner, written by Matheson, and starring William Shatner George Miller’s chapter of Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983), directed by Miller, written by Matheson, and starring John Lithgow Footnotes: John Lithgow’s eyes (Warning: gross and freaky) “Terror at 5 1/2 Feet” (1993) from The Simpsons “Frozen Dick” (1996) and “Dick’s Big Giant Headache (Part 1)” (1999) from 3rd Rock From the Sun “Nightmare at 30,000 Feet” from the 2019 Twilight Zone reboot You can follow Adapt or Perish on Instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and Facebook, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at adaptorperishcast.com. We're also on Patreon! You can find us at patreon.com/adaptcast. We have multiple reward levels, which include access to a patron-only community and a patron-only, bonus show! We hope to see you there. If you want to send us a question or comment, you can always email us at [email protected].

In Episode 142 of Adapt or Perish, we’re traveling to the Old West (by way of 16th century Japan) for a look at the heroes of The Magnificent Seven! In this episode, we discuss: Seven Samurai, the 1954 movie directed by Akira Kurosawa, written by Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, and Hideo Oguni, and starring Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, and Isao Kimura The Magnificent Seven, the 1960 movie directed by John Sturges, written by William Roberts, and starring Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Horst Buchholz, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter, James Coburn, and Eli Wallach The Magnificent Seven, the 1998–2000 TV series developed by Pen Densham and John Watson, and starring Michael Biehn, Eric Close, Andrew Kavovit, Dale Midkiff, Rob Perlman, Anthony Starke, and Rick Worthy The Magnificent Seven, the 2016 movie directed by Antoine Fuqua, written by Nic Pizzolatto and Richard Wenk, and starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D’Onofrio, Byung-hun Lee, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier, Haley Bennett, and Peter Sarsgaard Footnotes: See Robert Vaughn shill for the law offices of Bornstein, Bernstein, Keller, Salomone, and Farrin Elmer Bernstein’s theme from The Magnificent Seven Now and Again (1999–2000) Time Trax (1993–1994) Rutherford Falls (2021–2022) “The Funny Story Behind Vincent D’Onofrio's Crazy High-Pitched Voice in ‘The Magnificent Seven’” The Kid (2019) You can follow Adapt or Perish on Instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and Facebook, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at adaptorperishcast.com. We're also on Patreon! You can find us at patreon.com/adaptcast. We have multiple reward levels, which include access to a patron-only community and a patron-only, bonus show! We hope to see you there. If you want to send us a question or comment, you can always email us at [email protected].

In this Adapt or Perish Mini, we’re talking about what it means for a piece of media to be “based on a true story.” Are they adaptations? Certainly. So why don’t we cover them on Adapt or Perish? Footnotes: Multiplex Time Machine Ep. 9: Zodiac Multiplex Time Machine Ep. 38: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford You can follow Adapt or Perish on Instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and Facebook, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at adaptorperishcast.com. We're also on Patreon! You can find us at patreon.com/adaptcast. We have multiple reward levels, which include access to a patron-only community and a patron-only, bonus show! We hope to see you there. If you want to send us a question or comment, you can always email us at [email protected].

In Episode 140 of Adapt or Perish, we’re taking our life in our hands and journeying to the Island of Dr. Moreau! In this episode, we discuss: The original 1896 novel by H.G. Wells Island of Lost Souls, the 1932 movie directed by Erle C. Kenton, written by Waldemar Young and Philip Wylie, and starring Charles Laughton, Richard Arlen, Leila Hyams, Bela Lugosi, and Kathleen Burke The Island of Dr. Moreau, the 1977 movie directed by Don Taylor, written by Al Ramrus and John Herman Shaner, and starring Burt Lancaster, Michael York, Nigel Davenport, Barbara Carrera, and Richard Basehart The Island of Dr. Moreau, the 1996 movie directed by John Frankenheimer (after Richard Stanley), written by Stanley and Ron Hutchinson, and starring Marlon Brando, Val Kilmer, David Thewlis, Fairuza Balk, and Ron Perlman Footnotes: “The Limits of Individual Plasticity” (1895) 1977’s lost cat lady Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau (2014) Val (2021) “No Spill Blood” by Oingo Boingo The Sliders episode “This Slide of Paradise” “Jocko Homo” by Devo The Batman: The Animated Series episode “Tyger, Tyger” The Venture Bros. episode “Venture Libre” House of Pain The Island of Dr. Moreau two-part comic book adaptation by Ted Adams and Gabriel Rodríguez You can follow Adapt or Perish on Instagram, Threads, Mastodon, and Facebook, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at adaptorperishcast.com. We're also on Patreon! You can find us at patreon.com/adaptcast. We have multiple reward levels, which include access to a patron-only community and a patron-only, bonus show! We hope to see you there. If you want to send us a question or comment, you can always email us at [email protected].