Dissecting The 80s

#185 Pandemonium

Listener Request Month has arrived!

Kicking us off this year is the 1982 spoof Pandemonium! Why is there a criminally low amount of Paul Reubens? Has Judge Reinhold ever said "no" on set? Why does Carol Kane have laser eyes?!

All this and more!

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Keywords: Pandemonium, Pee Wee Herman, Paul Reubens, Carol Kane, Judge Reinhold, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

#184 Legend

APTSITMOA (Andrew Programs The Show In The Month of April) continues with the dreadfully boring Ridley Scott flick Legend!

Where the HELL IS TIM CURRY? What is going on in this movie? Why does it take SO LONG to get going?! Why is there NO QUEST?!

All this and more!

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Keywords: Return to Oz, Fairuza Balk, TickTok, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

#183 Return to Oz

It's Andrew Programs The Show In The Month Of April (APTSITMOA), so we're venturing to the land of Oz in the absolutely terrifying Return to Oz!

What's going on with the wheelers? Why are all of these character designs SO scary? Why is TickTock fiction's greatest character? All this and more!

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Keywords: Return to Oz, Fairuza Balk, TickTok, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

#182 The Thing (Sample)

We wrap up Russell-Mania (Oops, All Carpenters) with a great episode on a masterpiece: The Thing!

What is up with that hat? Is this peak Kurt hair/beard? How amazing are these effects? (Completely!) All this and more!

Want to hear the rest of this episode? Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s to find out more!

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Keywords: Kurt Russell, John Carpenter, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

#181 Escape From New York

We're continuing our new theme month in honor of Kurt Russell’s 70th Birthday: Russell-Mania! (Oops, all Carpenters).

We’re celebrating one of our favorite Star/Director combos in cinema, Kurt Russell and John Carpenter. Up this week is Escape from New York - basically a video game! Why isn't there any They Live in this soup? What's Donald Pleasance doing in that sling? Who's the Duke of New York? What's John Carpenter think about pro wrestling?

All this and more!

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Keywords: Kurt Russell, John Carpenter, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

#180 Big Trouble In Little China

It's a brand new theme month in honor of Kurt Russell's 70th Birthday: Russell-Mania! (Oops, all Carpenters).

We're celebrating one of our favorite Star/Director combos in cinema, Kurt Russell and John Carpenter. Up first is the wacky, weird and wonderful Big Trouble in Little China, featuring perhaps Kurt's coolest performance, plus Kim Cattrall and the great, undersung Dennis Dunn!

All this and more!

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Keywords: Kurt Russell, John Carpenter, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

#179 Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Favorites-bruary continues with Tripp's Pick: Ferris Bueller's Day Off, which turns 35 this year!

Is Ferris an asshole? How are they paying for this day? What is the timeline? Why did they originally have the art museum last?!

All this and more!

 

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Keywords: February, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Matthew Broderick, John Huges, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

#178 Little Shop of Horrors

It's the start of a new tradition: Favorites-bruary!

Each February, we'll each feature one of our favorite movies! Andrew's up first with Little Shop of Horrors, the 1988 musical version of Corman's crazy plant flick. How great is Rick Moranis? Finding the bones of 90s Disney movies. Dissecting Tripp's musical issues. 

All this and more!

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Keywords: February, Rick Moranis, Little Shop of Horrors, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

#177 Runaway Train

Cannon-uary continues with the "good" Cannon movie: Runaway Train!

What's Eric Roberts whole deal in this? Does Tripp make more than one Soul Asylum reference? What's up with Jon Voight's character? Why is the warden SO ANGRY? Plus, we do all our Jon Voight impressions as him from Anaconda!

All this and more!

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Keywords: Cannonuary, Sylvester Stallone, Brigitte Nielsen, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

#176 Cobra

It's the triumphant return of Cannon-uary, with Sylvester Stallone's bizarro-world version of Beverly Hills Cop: Cobra!

What's with Chekov's matchstick? Why is there almost no plot whatsoever? Who cut this down to 80-some minutes? Plus, gratuitous violence, dummy deaths, and all sorts of nonsense.

All this and more!

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Keywords: Cannonuary, Sylvester Stallone, Brigitte Nielsen, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties