92. Stuart Little

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In this episode of Adapt or Perish, we're returning to the works of E.B. White to talk about his little mouseboy (boymouse?) hero, Stuart Little!

In this episode we discuss:

  • White's original 1945 novel
  • "The World of Stuart Little," the March 6, 1966 episode of NBC's Children's Theatre, produced by George A. Heinemann and June Reig, written by Reig, and narrated by Johnny Carson
  • Stuart Little (1999), directed by Rob Minkoff, written by M. Night Shyamalan and Greg Brooker, and starring Michael J. Fox, Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie, Nathan Lane, and Jonathan Lipnicki
  • Stuart Little 2 (2002), directed by Minkoff, written by Bruce Joel Rubin, starring the cast of Stuart Little with Melanie Griffith and James Woods

Footnotes:

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91. The Witches

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Episode 91 of Adapt or Perish has just checked in, and OH MY GOD I THINK IT’S A WITCH. We’re taking a look at The Witches, Roald Dahl’s horror story for kids!

In this episode we discuss:

  • Roald Dahl's original 1983 novel
  • The 1990 movie, directed by Nicholas Roeg, produced by Jim Henson, written by Allan Scott, and starring Anjelica Huston, Jasen Fisher, and Mai Zetterling
  • The 2020 movie, directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Zemeckis, Guillermo del Toro, and Kenya Barris, and starring Anne Hathaway, Jahzir Kadeem Bruno, and Octavia Spencer

Footnotes:

You can follow Adapt or Perish on Twitter, Instagram, 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, biweekly bonus show! We hope to see you there.

If you want to send us a question or comment, you can always email us at adaptorperishcast@gmail.com.

90. Wings of Desire and City of Angels

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In this very romantic, very German, very arthouse episode of Adapt or Perish, we're looking at the very romantic, very German, very arthouse Wings of Desire, and its very Hollywood remake City of Angels!

In this episode we discuss:

  • Wings of Desire (1987), directed by Wim Wenders, written by Wenders, Peter Handke, and Richard Reitinger, and starring Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander, and Peter Falk
  • City of Angels (1998), directed by Brad Silberling, written by Dana Stevens, and starring Nicolas Cage, Meg Ryan, Andre Braugher, and Dennis Franz

Footnotes:

You can follow Adapt or Perish on Twitter, Instagram, 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, biweekly bonus show! We hope to see you there.

If you want to send us a question or comment, you can always email us at adaptorperishcast@gmail.com.