84. 3:10 to Yuma

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We've got a train to catch! In this episode of Adapt or Perish, we're talking about the Western classic 3:10 to Yuma!

In this episode we discuss:

  • Elmore Leonard's original 1953 short story
  • The 1957 movie, directed by Delmer Daves, written by Halsted Welles, and starring Glenn Ford and Van Heflin
  • The 2007 remake, directed by James Mangold, written by Michael Brandt and Derek Haas, and starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale

83. The Parent Trap

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Doppelgängers! Shenanigans! Doppelgänger-related shenanigans! This episode has all of it, because this time we're looking at the Disney classic The Parent Trap!

In this episode we discuss:

  • Erich Kästner's original 1949 novel, Lisa and Lottie.
  • The Parent Trap (Disney, 1961), written and directed by David Swift, and starring Hayley Mills, Hayley Mills, Maureen O'Hara, and Brian Keith.
  • The Parent Trap (Disney, 1998), directed by Nancy Meyers, written by Meyers and Charles Shyer, and starring Lindsay Lohan, Lindsay Lohan, Natasha Richardson, and Dennis Quaid.

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82. The Manchurian Candidate

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Politics! Intrigue! Brainwashing! Frank Sinatra! In this episode of Adapt or Perish, we discuss The Manchurian Candidate!

In this episode we look at:

  • Richard Condon's original 1959 novel.
  • The 1962 movie, directed by John Frankenheimer, written by George Axelrod, and starring Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, and Angela Lansbury.
  • The 2004 remake, directed by Jonathan Demme, written by Daniel Pyne and Dean Georgaris, and starring Denzel Washington, Liev Schreiber, and Meryl Streep.

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