132. Little Shop of Horrors

In Episode 132 of Adapt or Perish, we're taking a trip to Skid Row for a visit to the Little Shop of Horrors!

In this episode, we discuss:

• The Little Shop of Horrors, the 1960 movie directed by Roger Corman, written by Charles B. Griffith, and starring Jonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph, Mel Welles, and Dick Miller
• Little Shop of Horrors, the 1982 musical, book and lyrics by Howard Ashman, music by Alan Menken
• Little Shop of Horrors, the 1986 movie musical directed by Frank Oz, written by Howard Ashman, and starring Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia, Steve Martin, and Levi Stubbs
• Little Shop, the 1991 cartoon developed by Mark Edward Edens and Ellen Levy-Sarnoff

Footnotes:

• The Little Shop Archive on YouTube
• Hey, Mr. Producer! (1998)
• Hugh Jackman recalls the first time he ever met Dame Judi Dench (from The Graham Norton Show)
• Little Shop of Horrors: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
• The Filmmaker's Guide to Creatively Embracing Limitations by William R. Pace and Ingrid Stobbe

131. The Picture of Dorian Gray

It's spooky season yet again, so with Episode 131 of Adapt or Perish, we're taking a look at The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde's classic work of Gothic horror!

In this episode, we discuss:

• Oscar Wilde's original 1891 novel
• The 1915 silent movie version, directed by Eugene Moore, and starring Harris Gordon, Helen Fulton, Howard Hickman, and W. Ray Johnston
• The 1945 theatrical movie, written and directed by Albert Lewin, and starring Hurd Hatfield, Donna Reed, Angela Lansbury, and George Sanders
• The 1961 episode of Golden Showcase, directed by Paul Bogart, written by Jacqueline Babbin and Audrey Maas, and starring John Fraser, George C. Scott, Susan Oliver, and Louis Hayward
• Dorian Gray/The Secret of Dorian, the 1970 theatrical movie, directed by Massimo Dallamano, written by Dallamano, Marcello Coscia, and Günter Ebert, and starring Helmut Berger, Herbert Lom, Richard Todd, and Marie Liljedahl
• The 1973 TV movie, directed by Glenn Jordan, written by John Tomerlin, and starring Shane Briant, Charles Kidman, Nigel Davenport, and Fionnula Flanagan
• The 1976 episode of Play of the Month, directed by John Gorrie, written by John Osborne, and starring John Gielgud, Jeremy Brett, and Peter Firth
• The Sins of Dorian Gray, the 1983 TV movie, directed by Tony Maylam, written by Jerome Coopersmith and Peter Lawrence, and starring Anthony Perkins, Belinda Bauer, Olga Karlatos, and Michael Ironside
• Dorian/Pact with the Devil, the 2004 theatrical movie, directed by Allan A. Goldstein, written by Ron Riley and Peter Jobin, and starring Malcolm McDowell, Ethan Erickson, Jennifer Nitsch, and Christoph Waltz
• The 2004 theatrical movie, written and directed by Dave Rosenbaum, and starring Josh Duhamel
• Dorian Gray, the 2009 theatrical movie, directed by Oliver Parker, written by Toby Finlay, and starring Ben Barnes, Colin Firth, Ben Chaplin, Rachel Hurd-Wood, and Rebecca Hall

Footnotes:

• Dorian Gray syndrome
• Stealth Friend of the Pod Billy Bevan
• Monty Python: The Oscar Wilde Sketch
• "Lion Song" by Rosin Coven

130. Peter Pan

With Episode 130 of Adapt or Perish, we're finally tackling the story of the only child who never grew up: Peter Pan!

In this episode, we discuss:

• J.M. Barrie's original 1904 play (Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up) and 1911 novel (Peter and Wendy)
• The 1924 silent movie, directed by Herbert Brenon, written by Willis Goldbeck, and starring Betty Bronson, Ernest Torrence, and Mary Brian
• Walt Disney's Peter Pan, the 1953 animated movie, directed by Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi, and Wilfred Jackson, and starring Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont, Hans Conried, and Bill Thompson
• The 1954 musical (and '55, '56, and '60 TV specials), originally directed by Jerome Robbins, music by Moose Charlap and Jule Styne, lyrics by Carolyn Leigh, with Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and starring Mary Martin and Cyril Ritchard
• The 1976 musical TV special, directed by Dwight Hemion, written by Andrew Birkin and Jack Burns, music by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse, and starring Mia Farrow, Danny Kaye, and John Gielgud
• The 1989 animated series, directed by Yoshio Kuroda, and written by Michiru Shimada and Shun’ichi Yukimuro
• Hook, the 1991 movie, directed by Steven Spielberg, written by Jim V. Hart and Malia Scotch Marmo, and starring Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts, Bob Hoskins, and Maggie Smith
• The 2003 movie, directed by P.J. Hogan, written by Hogan and Michael Goldenberg, and starring Jeremy Sumpter, Jason Isaacs, Richard Briers, and Rachel Hurd-Wood
• Finding Neverland, the 2004 movie, directed by Marc Forster, written by David Magee, and starring Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Dustin Hoffman, and Julie Christie
• Peter Pan Live!, the 2014 musical TV special, directed by Rob Ashford and Glenn Weiss, written by Irene Mecchi, and starring Allison Williams and Christopher Walken
• Pan, the 2015 movie, directed by Joe Wright, written by Jason Fuchs, and starring Levi Miller, Hugh Jackman, Garrett Hedlund, and Rooney Mara
• Peter Pan Goes Wrong, the 2016 TV special, written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields, and starring David Suchet and Mischief Theatre
• Wendy, the 2020 movie, directed by Benh Zeitlin, written by Zeitlin and Eliza Zeitlin, and starring Devin France, Yashua Mack, Gage Naquin, and Gavin Naquin
• Peter Pan & Wendy, the 2023 movie, directed by David Lowery, written by Lowery and Toby Halbrooks, and starring Jude Law, Alexander Molony, Ever Anderson, Yara Shahidi, Alyssa Wapanatâhk, and Jim Gaffigan

Footnotes:

• Steven Spielberg's mother meets the Rebbe
• Mischief Theatre, creators of The Play That Goes Wrong, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, The Goes Wrong Show, and more.
• "The Play that Goes Wrong performing at The Royal Variety Performance 2015" (our introduction to Mischief Theatre)
• This American Life 699: Fiasco!