Ep. 184 - Nosferatu Deep Dive + Top Dracula Movies

Ty & That Guy

Wes Chatham & Ty Franck

Science Fiction, Fiction, After Shows, Tv & Film

5 • 653 Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

In this deep dive, Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham, huge fans of the original Nosferatu, explore the highly anticipated 2024 remake. Join them as they sink their teeth into this modern adaptation, comparing it to the iconic 1922 classic, and discuss the elements that make Nosferatu a timeless horror masterpiece. With their passion for the genre, Ty and Wes break down the artistic choices, performances, and what makes this new version stand out. Don't miss out on their insights as they dive into the eerie world of Nosferatu!

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0:00.0	Welcome back to Thai and that guy.
0:12.0	My name is Chatham.
0:18.0	And this is my cold Thai friend.
0:23.6	Welcome back, Ty and I got.
0:28.8	What are we talking about today, Ty.
0:30.5	So the most famous case of IP plagiarization ever.
0:37.4	We're talking about Nospheratu. Nostratan. case of IP plagiarization ever.
0:39.3	We're talking about Nospharatu.
0:43.3	Nospherat, Nasspharatu.
0:54.8	Which the original Nospheratu, the 1920s Nospratu, was straight up a plagiarized ripoff of Dracula by Brom Stoker,
1:00.4	where they changed all the names to try to avoid the plagiarization claim. They still got sued by Stoker's wife.
1:05.3	They were ordered to destroy every print of the film.
1:08.5	They didn't.
1:10.2	And so some of the prints got out. And that's why we still
1:13.0	have the 1920s, uh, Nospiratu to this day is because they didn't follow the court order
1:18.4	and destroy all the films. But it is straight up a rip off of Bram Stoker's Dracula. But we
1:24.6	should talk about why it's interesting in its own right, because if you look at it on the
1:29.7	surface, Nospiratu is just Brom Stoker's Dracula.
1:33.8	All the plot meets are exactly the same, right?
1:36.7	There's the guy who's the real estate guy who goes off to the Count's castle to help
1:41.5	him buy a piece of property back in his country,
1:48.7	counts moving to that country, the Count falls for the real estate guy's wife,
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