Peter Pan (Ep. 130)

Adapt or Perish

With Episode 130 of Adapt or Perish, we're finally tackling the story of the only child who never grew up: Peter Pan!

In this episode, we discuss:

• J.M. Barrie's original 1904 play (Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up) and 1911 novel (Peter and Wendy)
• The 1924 silent movie, directed by Herbert Brenon, written by Willis Goldbeck, and starring Betty Bronson, Ernest Torrence, and Mary Brian
• Walt Disney's Peter Pan, the 1953 animated movie, directed by Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi, and Wilfred Jackson, and starring Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont, Hans Conried, and Bill Thompson
• The 1954 musical (and '55, '56, and '60 TV specials), originally directed by Jerome Robbins, music by Moose Charlap and Jule Styne, lyrics by Carolyn Leigh, with Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and starring Mary Martin and Cyril Ritchard
• The 1976 musical TV special, directed by Dwight Hemion, written by Andrew Birkin and Jack Burns, music by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse, and starring Mia Farrow, Danny Kaye, and John Gielgud
• The 1989 animated series, directed by Yoshio Kuroda, and written by Michiru Shimada and Shun’ichi Yukimuro
• Hook, the 1991 movie, directed by Steven Spielberg, written by Jim V. Hart and Malia Scotch Marmo, and starring Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts, Bob Hoskins, and Maggie Smith
• The 2003 movie, directed by P.J. Hogan, written by Hogan and Michael Goldenberg, and starring Jeremy Sumpter, Jason Isaacs, Richard Briers, and Rachel Hurd-Wood
• Finding Neverland, the 2004 movie, directed by Marc Forster, written by David Magee, and starring Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Dustin Hoffman, and Julie Christie
• Peter Pan Live!, the 2014 musical TV special, directed by Rob Ashford and Glenn Weiss, written by Irene Mecchi, and starring Allison Williams and Christopher Walken
• Pan, the 2015 movie, directed by Joe Wright, written by Jason Fuchs, and starring Levi Miller, Hugh Jackman, Garrett Hedlund, and Rooney Mara
• Peter Pan Goes Wrong, the 2016 TV special, written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields, and starring David Suchet and Mischief Theatre
• Wendy, the 2020 movie, directed by Benh Zeitlin, written by Zeitlin and Eliza Zeitlin, and starring Devin France, Yashua Mack, Gage Naquin, and Gavin Naquin
• Peter Pan & Wendy, the 2023 movie, directed by David Lowery, written by Lowery and Toby Halbrooks, and starring Jude Law, Alexander Molony, Ever Anderson, Yara Shahidi, Alyssa Wapanatâhk, and Jim Gaffigan

Footnotes:

• Steven Spielberg's mother meets the Rebbe
• Mischief Theatre, creators of The Play That Goes Wrong, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, The Goes Wrong Show, and more.
• "The Play that Goes Wrong performing at The Royal Variety Performance 2015" (our introduction to Mischief Theatre)
• This American Life 699: Fiasco!

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