Two Movies, One Story. David and Claire discuss the differences, merits, and faults of two (or more) films derived from the same source material.

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Recollections, recriminations, and retractions from the past year. What&#39;s up next?

Season 4 Recap: Two for One with David and Claire

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Source Material: Frank Herbert&#39;s 1965 science fiction epic Dune. The novel follows the fall of House Atreides and the rise of the teenage Paul Atreides as the messianic Lisan al-Gaib.

Dune (1984/2021&2024)

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Source Material: Arsenal superfan Nick Hornby&#39;s honest memoir of his ups and downs with the team.

Fever Pitch (1997/2005)

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Source Material: Erich Kästner&#39;s Das doppelte Lottchen, about identical twin girls who are separated at birth and rediscover each other at a summer camp.

The Parent Trap (1961/1998)

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Source Material: Thomas De Quincey&#39;s 1845 essay Suspiria de Profundis, loosely adapted for the screen by Dario Argento and Daria Nicolodi.

Suspiria (1977/2018)

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Somehow Claire and David missed 1995&#39;s Clueless growing up. How does director Amy Heckerling and star Alicia Silverstone&#39;s take on Jane Austen&#39;s Emma compare to more literal interpretations?

Special Episode: Clueless

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Source Material: An original screenplay by Alan Trustman, following a millionaire who orchestrates a bank heist and the insurance investigator hired to track him down.

The Thomas Crown Affair (1968/1999)

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Source Material: Rosalind Wiseman&#39;s non-fiction guide for parents, Queen Bees and Wannabes, adapted into a screenplay by comedian Tina Fey.

Mean Girls (2004/2024)

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Source Material: Louisa May Alcott&#39;s semi-autobiographical novel of four sisters growing into womanhood. First published in 1868, and here reimagined by three different eras of Hollywood.

Little Women (1949/1994/2019)

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Source Material: The Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall novels about the disastrous voyage of an 18th century British warship. The novels were themselves based on the infamous real-world mutiny.

Mutiny on the Bounty (1935/1962)

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Source Material: George Romero&#39;s screenplay for 1978&#39;s influential zombie movie Dawn of the Dead, the second installment in a franchise that began a decade prior with Night of the Living Dead.

Dawn of the Dead (1978/2004)

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Source Material: The American novelist Evan Hunter&#39;s novel King&#39;s Ransom, though directors Akira Kurosawa and Spike Lee largely use the book as a starting point for their explorations of social problems.

High and Low (1963) / Highest 2 Lowest (2025)

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Another year, another 20+ movies for our heroic podcast hosts.

Season 3 Recap: Two for One with David and Claire

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Source Material: Charles Portis&#39;s 1968 novel, in which a young girl searches for a man with &#34;true grit&#34; to pursue her father&#39;s killer.

True Grit (1969/2010)

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Source Material: Paul Gallico&#39;s 1969 novel. A group of passengers on an ocean liner struggles to reach safety after the ship is capsized by a massive wave.

The Poseidon Adventure (1972) / Posideon (2006)

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Source Material: Ronald Bass&#39;s original screenplay for the 1997 romantic comedy.

My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) / La Boda de Mi Mejor Amigo (2019)

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Source Material: The 1950 Georges Arnaud novel, in which four men are hired to transport nitroglycerin to the site of an oil well fire.

The Wages of Fear (1953) / Sorcerer (1977)

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Source Material: William Shakespeare&#39;s renowned tragedy. Both films adhere closely to the Bard&#39;s text.

Romeo and Juliet (1968) / Romeo + Juliet (1996)

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Source Material: H. G. Wells&#39; 1895 novella The Time Machine, a contemplation of humanity&#39;s future in a world of accelerating technological innovation and economic inequality.

The Time Machine (1960/2002)

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Source Material: Hungarian-born playwright Miklós László&#39;s Parfumerie, a tale of two coworkers who fall in love via the written word, despite not being able to stand each other in real life.

The Shop Around the Corner (1940) / You've Got Mail (1998)

Two Movies, One Story. David and Claire discuss the differences, merits, and faults of two (or more) films derived from the same source material.