105. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

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We're letting our imaginations run wild in episode 105 of Adapt or Perish as we take a look at the classic tale of escapist fantasy, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty!

In this episode we discuss:

  • James Thurber's original 1938 short story
  • The 1947 movie, directed by Norman Z. McLeod, written by Ken Englund and Everett Freeman, and starring Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, and Boris Karloff
  • The 2013 movie, directed by Ben Stiller, written by Steve Conrad, and starring Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Shirley MacLaine, and Sean Penn

104. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

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In this mixed-up episode of Adapt or Perish, we're looking at the museum stowaway classic From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler!

In this episode we discuss:

  • E.L. Konigsburg's original 1967 novel
  • The 1973 theatrical movie, also released as The Hideaways, directed by Fielder Cook, written by Blanch Hanalis, and starring Ingrid Bergman, Sally Prager, and Johnny Doran
  • The 1995 television movie, directed by Marcus Cole, written by Betty Goldberg, and starring Lauren Bacall, Jean Marie Barnwell, and Jesse Lee Soffer

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103. Invasion of the Body Snatchers

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Happy Halloween! We didn't want to break our streak of getting spooky for the holiday, so for episode 103 we're diving into sci-fi horror with the paranoid classic Invasion of the Body Snatchers!

In this episode we discuss:

  • The Body Snatchers, Jack Finney's original 1956 novel
  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), directed by Don Siegel, written by Daniel Mainwaring, and starring Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, and Larry Gates
  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), directed by Philip Kaufman, written by W.D. Richter, and starring Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Leonard Nimoy, Jeff Goldblum, and Veronica Cartwright
  • Body Snatchers (1993), directed by Abel Ferrara, written by Stuart Gordon, Dennis Paoli, and Nicholas St. John, and starring Gabrielle Anwar, Meg Tilly, R. Lee Ermey, and Forest Whitaker
  • The Invasion (2007), directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, written by David Kajganich, and starring Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Jeffrey Wright, and Veronica Cartwright

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