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76. RoboCop

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"Somewhere, a crime is being committed." In this episode of Adapt or Perish, we tackle the officer who's part man, part machine, and all RoboCop.

In this episode we discuss:

  • The 1987 original, directed by Paul Verhoeven, written by Ed Neumeier and Michael Miner, and starring Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Ronny Cox, Miguel Ferrer, and Kurtwood Smith.
  • The 2014 remake, directed by José Padilha, written by Joshua Zetumer (with credit to Neumeier and Miner), and starring Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Abbie Cornish, and Samuel L. Jackson.

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75. Sense and Sensibility

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It's episode 75 of Adapt or Perish! With this minor milestone episode, it's time for more Jane Austen with a look at Sense and Sensibility!

In this episode we discuss:

  • Jane Austen's original 1811 novel.
  • The 1971 miniseries, directed by David Giles, written by Denis Constanduros, and starring Joanna David and Ciaran Madden.
  • The 1981 miniseries, directed by Rodney Bennett, written by Alexander Baron, and starring Irene Richard and Tracey Childs.
  • The 1995 theatrical movie, directed by Ang Lee, written by Emma Thompson, and starring Thompson, Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant, and Alan Rickman.
  • The 2008 miniseries, directed by John Alexander, written by Andrew Davies, and starring Hattie Morahan, Charity Wakefield, Dominic Cooper, Dan Stevens, and David Morrissey.

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74. The Italian Job

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In this episode of Adapt or Perish, we discuss the British heist classic, The Italian Job! And also another movie! That's not quite a classic! But it's called The Italian Job, too! Also Bollywood!

In this episode we discuss:

  • The Italian Job (Paramount, 1969), directed by Peter Collinson, written by Troy Kennedy Martin, and starring Michael Caine, Benny Hill, and Noël Coward.
  • The Italian Job (Paramount, 2003), directed by F. Gary Gray, written by Donna and Wayne Powers, and starring Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton, and Donald Sutherland.
  • Players (Viacom 18, 2012), directed by Abbas-Mustan, written by Rohit Jugraj and Sudip Sharma, and starring Abhishek Bachchan, Vinod Khanna, Sonam Kapoor, and Neil Nitin Mukesh.

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