What if the classic movies you know and love were recast to satirize the politically polarized landscape of modern times?
Well, Chicago writer James Finn Garner does just that in his new book Recut Madness: Favorite Movies Retold for your Partisan Pleasure.
He turns celluloid classics into vessels for lampooning the “Red State” / “Blue State” divide.
He recently spoke with Eight Forty-Eight's Steve Edwards about the book.
Garner says he remembers the exact moment when inspiration struck.