Send us a question! Ever wondered how the iconic "Mean Girls" would translate into a musical set in 2024? You're in for a treat! Join us as we embark on the premiere episode of season three, with a critical and nostalgic tour of "Mean Girls" and its latest musical remake. We'll dissect the film's essence, from Tina Fey's timeless humor to the intri…

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Send us a question! 🎶 GOOD MORNING BALTIMORE! 🎶 In this episode, we take a trip back to the swinging 60s with the John Waters classic: Hairspray. Originally released in 1988, Hairspray follows the story of Tracy Turnblad, an overweight teen eager to earn a spot in the cast of the Corny Collins Show, a popular after-school TV program. Tracy's journe…

Send us a question! SURPRISE! Our lost episode has been found! We had left Matilda in shambles on the cutting room floor after we weren't able to get separate track audio for everyone. Through the magic of perseverance we finally finished editing this episode. It's got a very 'live' feel to it, and it went off the rails in ways that are hard to exp…

Send us a question! Originally released in 1973, The Wicker Man was a bizarre mystery involving missing children and ritual sacrifice. It was... Send help. The Rebooted studio has been overrun. There's a talking frog and a very angry pig outside the office demanding to speak with our producers. We think they want to commandeer the episode. We'll ho…

Send us a question! In this episode, we collectively agree to ignore the elephant in the room, which is oddly guillotine shaped. No, this isn't Les Mis, it's Beauty & the Beast. Originally released in 1991, Disney's take on the well known fairytale was an instant classic, and Belle arguably cemented herself as the greatest of all Disney princesses.…

Send us a question! In this episode, we learn that Mel Gibson is actually Australian. Well, some of us do, anyway. Join us as we dive into the bizarre, post-apocalyptic classic Mad Max 2! Originally released in 1981, The Road Warrior follows Max Rockatansky, a cynnical drifter who spends his days driving through the Australian putback trying to sta…

Send us a question! In this episode, we are all aboard the Brendan Fraser hype train and resurrecting an old favorite with The Mummy! (Do you see what we did there?) The Fraser fronted remake debuted in 1999 as a goofy, Iniana Jones inspired action romp about a race across Egypt to uncover a long forgotten treasure. It spawned a multi-film franchis…

Send us a question! Merry Christmas you filthy animal! In this episode, we celebrate home invasion and child abandonment with the Christmas Classic: Home Alone. Originally released in 1990, Home Alone follows everyone's favorite 8-year-old, Kevin McCallister as he fights off a pair of home invaders after his family accidentally left him, well, home…

Send us a question! In this episode we defy the best laid plans of mice and men by trying to survive the zombie outbreak in a local mall and make a break for it after it all goes awry in the Zombie horror classic, Dawn of the Dead! At the start of a zombie apocalypse a group of survivors barricade themselves in a mall. They need to work together an…

Send us a question! In this episode, we take a roadtrip down to the Lone Star state to learn a valuable life lesson: Breaking and entering is bad, mmkay? Originally released in 1974, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre follows a group of frieds who make a series of terrible life choices amid a distinct lack of chainsaw related deaths. Almost fifty years la…

Send us a question! The Walt Disney Company is up to their old tricks bringing us another remake that nobody asked for! Originally released in 1940, Pinocchio was Disney's second animated feature and tells the story of a wooden puppet brought to life and his quest to become a real boy. Fast forward 82 years—yes, it's that old. One of the interns fo…

Send us a question! Your favorite film majors are back for season two! Oh, and Jake. He's here too. Join us as we kick off our next adventure with Invasion of the Body Snatchers! Originally released in...well, technically it was 1958, but in the interest of transparency (and time), we started with Philip Kaufman's 1978 version featuring a cloud of …

Send us a question! If it bleeds, we can kill it. In this episode, we dive into the Arnold Schwarzenegger classic, Predator and its 2022 PREBOOT: Prey. Originally released in 1987, Predator follows a group of highly trained and heavily armed commandos sent into a remote jungle to search for survivors of a helicopter crash only to find themselves hu…

Send us a question! Support the Show. Rebooted is produced by JAMR, LLC. Our Hobby is Your Fun. Your support helps us offset hosting and caffeine costs, to learn more and see our Patreon exclusive merchandise, visit our Patreon. You can find us online on our Facebook Group and Twitter (@PodcastRebooted).…

Send us a question! 🎶 We're goin to the chapel and it's pretty expensive. 🎶 Released in 1991, Steve Martin's classic slice of life comedy, Father of the Bride, follows George Banks as he recounts the events leading up to his daughter's wedding. Wrestling with the reality that his little girl is all grown up, George must contend with a rapidly incre…

Send us a question! Welcome to the inaugural round of Reboot Roulette! We've spent the last 18 episodes picking apart Hollywood reboots‐‐praising their successes and shaming their failures. We've forced ourselves to sit through flops, cash grabs, and more than a couple hits (looking at you Thumbtanic), and now it's time to put our educations to use…

Send us a question! CW: In this episode we discuss violence involving children and pedophilia. In this episode, a father and daughter with psychic powers flee from a secret government agency trying to kill them. Along the way, they ruin the lives of an innocent farmer, blow up a few police cars and set a bunch of things on fire. Look, I'll level wi…

Send us a question! In this episode, Jimmy Buffet rescues a couple margaritas. Literally nothing else happens. Originally released in 1993, Jurrasic Park explores what would happen if a mad scientist devoted his time to resurrecting the dinosaurs. Spoiler alert: bad things happen. 20 some years later, science...uh...finds a way to not only make mor…

Send us a question! In this episode we set sail on a deadly journey through Egypt with Death on the Nile. Originally released in 1978, the film adaptation of Agatha Christie's classic whodunnit boasts an impressive cast including Angela Lansbury and Maggie Smith, yet suffers from a distinct lack of pacing. Remade in 2022, the modern reboot sports a…

Send us a question! In this episode, we learn to count to 12...or wait...was it 9? Is that the same kid? Ugh. Whatever. Just get in the car already. We're late! This week we're bringing you another threeboot (patent pending) with Cheaper by the Dozen. Originally released in 1950, this movie tells the true story of efficiency experts Frank and Lilli…

Send us a question! Who you gonna call? Nearly 40 years after the Ghostbusters saved New York, Egon Spengler's granddaughter discovers a hidden bunker beneath an old farm house and teams up with his awkwardly mute ghost to save the world. Ghostbusters: Afterlife is a "requel" that is bursting with nostalgia while also putting a new, and (slightly) …

Send us a question! Studio acquisitions are a dime a dozen these days, and it seems that even our humble little podcast is no exception. In an udderly unexpected turn of events, we've been bought out by a herd of bovines and shall henceforth be known as the Remooted Podcast. Join us for the inaugural episode of the next era as we take a deep, DEEP …

Send us a question! What's a threeboot? We're not sure, but it's 2 hours long and has more side tracks than a Bethesda RPG. In this episode, we learn that it's perfectly acceptable to be bat $#@! crazy as long as you help catch a serial killer. And root out police corruption. And pick fights with mobsters. And sort of thwart a cat burglar (maybe?).…

Send us a question! In this episode, Ikea tries to assassinate Bruce Campbell, and some genius thinks its a good idea to open a book made of human flesh that he found in a murder basement. What could possibly go wrong? Oh. That's right. Literally everything. Grab your boomstick, and join us as we dive into the campy, blood-soaked perfection of Sam …

Send us a question! Do you like scary movies? In this episode, we revisit one of the most iconic horror franchises of the 90s because we apparently have a soft spot for Wes Craven. (Can you blame us?) Set in the fictional town of Woodsboro, California, Scream follows Sydney Prescott as she confronts a derranged killer in a Halloween costume determi…

Send us a question! Ned the head?! In this episode, Colonel O'Neill learns to speak Ancient, Dean Winchester orders a pig and a poke, Mulder tries to stop a bank robbery, and Buffy is stuck in the magic shop. Released in 1993, Groundhog Day tells the story of Phil, a self-absorbed weatherman from Pittsburgh who finds himself stuck in the town of Pu…

Send us a question! In this episode, we're hitching a ride on a prison bus to spend the night at a defunct police precinct scheduled to be shut down for good. Things take a dark turn when a mob of criminals (and a few corrupt cops) crash the party intent on killing everyone inside. It's a high stakes showdown chock-full of unnecessary violence, wor…

Send us a question! I still know kung fu. In this episode, we let Jake pick the movie and, well...you get what you pay for. Join us as we find out just how deep this rabbit hole goes in the sci-fi classic: Chapter 29...er...The Matrix! Simultaneously set in 1999 and 2199, an ordinary programmer named Thomas Anderson takes drugs from a stranger and …

Send us a question! You smell like beef and cheese. You don't smell like Santa! In this episode, we get into the spirit of Christmas with Miracle on 34th Street, the timeless classic about a crazy old man named Kris Kringle who thinks he's Santa Claus. Originally released in 1947, this is the meandering story of a hotshot attorney who goes to bat f…

Send us a question! WOLVERINES!! In this episode, we try not to piss off foreign markets with the classic "what if" film: Red Dawn. Originally released in 1984 and remade in 2012, Red Dawn tells the story of a rag-tag group of high school students who drink deer's blood and get weirdly good at guerilla warfare. Featuring a slew of MCU cameos and th…

Send us a question! The spice must flow! (But no one said anything about the plot) Released in 1984, David Lynch's adapdation of Frank Herbert's Dune was railed by Roger Ebert as an "ugly, unstructured, pointless excursion." The film received a nearly unanimous thumbs down from every notable critic at the time, and seemingly for good rereason. Near…

Send us a question! Dishonor on your cow! In this episode we take a nostalgia filled trip back to ancient China with Disney's Mulan. Originally released in 1998, this iconic Disney classic tells the story of Hua Mulan, a Chinese folk hero who dressed as a man and went to war to protect her aging father. Remade in 2020, the live action reboot turns …

Send us a question! One, two, Freddie's coming for you... In this episode, we take a look at the iconic horror franchise, A Nightmare on Elm Street. Set in an idyllic suburban town that is clearly too good to be true, things take a bloody turn when a bunch of 30-year-old teenagers start dying in their sleep. Rebooted in 2010, Fred Krueger returns w…

Send us a question! Get your ass to Mars! In this episode, we dive into the sci-fi classic Total Recall starring the Terminator himself: Arnold Schwarzenegger. Set in the distant future, a blue collar worker named Douglas Quaid finds himself embroiled in an inter-planetary rebellion after a visit to Rekall in search of a virtual vacation. Remade (a…

Send us a question! Meet the team behind the show! Jessica is a former film major, and the brains behind this podcast. Andrew is also a former film major -- now a Director of Marketing for Choice Manufactured Parts. Mike is another former film major -- now a Senior Software Engineer at 5 Stones. Jake is uh...he's...seen some movies. Yeah. He's real…