Hello fearless listeners,

Q: Is your heaven blue?

A: If not, this film should do the trick.

Hi. I'm one of the Top Officials here at Total Casting Recall.

There's two of us. Both named Top. Although my, what I like to call, doppelgänger goes by the handle Topper. Last name is the same for me and him: Officials. Weird.

Q: Do you ever find yourself watching a movie and wondering how to re-cast it, in your mind?

A: If you do. You've just landed on Total Casting Recall!

Your journey begins as you slide into the sonic meanderings of two professional podcasters doing what they do best.

Possibly...

Hey. Have you seen MY BLUE HEAVEN?

If you haven't, don't blame yourself.... Rejoice!

Because before you do you'll want heed the information laid out in this program.

MY BLUE HEAVEN stars Steve Martin, Rick Moranis and other funny folks.

This movie will make you question everything you know.

Or it will at least make you question everything Chris and Lee know.

This is what we call in science a win-win.

SPOILER ALERT: Heaven does NOT appear in this movie.

Toodles,

Mr. Top Official.(esq.)

There comes a time when a new season must burst forth....

Here at TOTAL CASTING RECALL, Now is not the time. But we said; NO! IT IS ABOUT TIME.

If you have enjoyed reading these. Or just enjoy reading, then by all means please continue to do so.

This week we've switched it up. This one is a drama, it's a sci fi and it's not supposed to be a comedy.

It's Escape From New York directed by John Carpenter.

It stars: Kurt 'Godzilla' Russell as Snake Plissken, Lee Van Cleef, Harry Dean Stanton, Issac 'South Park' Hayes, Ernest 'Dutch Oven' Borgnine, Donald 'Duck Dunn' Pleasence and Adrienne Barbeau.

Great cast? You bet. This week, just like always, let's dismantle it.

You got time? So do we. Christ and Leet do their own special damage to the fine cast in this film and reimagine it.

A long time ago, people walked inside their movie theaters and witnessed a film. Probably. I don't know. Use your own judgment.

What they saw was shocking. I'll bet. It's pretty for certain.

I could be wrong. What are YOU going to do about it?

That's what I thought. Dummies.

Anyway. They COULD HAVE seen something so bold as this movie.

Long before Escape Rooms. Long before Dreamland Exotic Escape Vaction Getaways. Long before Journey's -Escape album. Or maybe not....

There was:

EXCAPE FROM NEW YORK.

Which was a knockoff. Forget that one, so we'll instead talk about Escape From New York. A dystopian (bad) bummer look at the future of 'Aye-merica.

So crank up your sound systems, or crank up your smart devices or air-pods whatever, because it's a Free world. Most of it. For a little while longer. Synchronize your watches! And sit back and listen to the uplifting dulcet tones of two wanna-be film snobs break it down.

Peace,

Charter TCR Member, 'Marvin"

Chris and Lee your (and our) co-hosts serve up another hot one!

SO, I MARRIED AN AXE MURDERER... but it's not what you're thinking.

Or it could be. I don't know, okay?!

Fine... So what you are probably thinking is- that we get to see some Axes get what's coming to them, which means some axes get killed.

Nope.

Nor is this a movie about some kick-ass guitar solos. That get married.

Nope.

Spoiler alert: it's a movie starring Mike Myers. A Canadian who can usually make with the funny, but not in this here flick. He takes a breather and tests your patience real hard.

No Dana Carvey.

No Dana Andrews.

No Bill Dana.

And so on and so forth.

So sit back or stand right up as Chris and Lee try their darnedest to re-cast this one and do their own brand of re-casting sorcery as they re-cast it, and re-cast it.

And then they have a chuckle at your expense. Or chortle. Or maybe not. But thank your lucky stars because you'll need 'em like never before.

Whatever that means.

Toodles,

The Totalitarian Castaway Recalcitrants