On this week’s show, Remake-ril heads to Los Angeles as we chat about the sappy Hollywood remake, City of Angels!

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S16 Ep859: City of Angels (1998)

APR 21, 2026125 MIN
We Hate Movies

S16 Ep859: City of Angels (1998)

APR 21, 2026125 MIN

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<div> <p><em>“He’s the best part of this movie” - Chris on Dennis Franz</em></p><p>On this week’s show, <strong>Remake-ril</strong> heads to Los Angeles as we chat about the sappy Hollywood remake, <strong><em>City of Angels</em></strong><strong>!</strong> </p><p>A reimagining of Wim Wenders’ 1987 masterpiece, <em>Wings of Desire,</em> this film features Nicholas Cage as the lovelorn angel… <em>Seth</em>? How great, truly, is Dennis Franz in this movie? Why couldn’t they have kept Meg’s character a trapeze artist instead of switching it to a doctor? Should these angels be watching stuff like bath tub shenanigans? How weird is it to hear Sarah McLachlin’s “Angel” when that dog PSA <em>isn’t</em> on your TV? Does Colm Feore’s character give one of the worst movie marriage proposals of all time? And <em>was</em> that Michael Mann as the cigarette-smoking bar extra? PLUS: What a Rolling Rock commercial! </p><p><strong><em>City of Angels</em></strong><em> </em>stars Meg Ryan, Nicholas Cage, Andre Braugher, Colm Feore, Robin Bartlett, Joanna Merlin, and Dennis Franz as Mr. Messinger; directed by Brad Silberling.</p><p><a href="http://www.hims.com/whm"><strong>This episode is brought to you by Hims! Ready to reach your goals? Visit hims dot com slash WHM to get a personalized, affordable plan that gets you.</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://we-hate-movies.dashery.com/"><strong>Be sure to visit the WHM Merch shop over on Dashery and check out all the latest show-related designs you can slap on t-shirts, hats, coffee mugs, stickers, whatever! Make your friends jealous by flaunting some WHM merch today!</strong></a></p><p> <strong>Original cover art by </strong><a href="http://www.sobreiro.com/"><strong>Felipe Sobreiro</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p></div>