Dissecting The 80s

#163 Alligator

We leapt into the sewers for the 40th anniversary of the delightful creature feature: Alligator!

In what was nearly our longest episode ever, we discuss Steven Spielberg's descent into Dad-ness, Robert Forster's thinning hair, Robin Riker's gator knowledge, a truly wonderful puppet, Mr. Gator Goes to Washington, Mr. Six from Six Flags, set destruction and maybe the best wedding in cinema history.

All this and more! 

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Keywords: Alligator, Robert Forster, Robin Riker, Wedding, Puppet, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

Filmmaker Ted Geoghegan talks Friday the 13th Part 2

Filmmaker Ted Geoghegan (We Are Still Here, Mohawk, Satanic Panic) joins us to talk about his favorite Friday the 13th film: Part 2!

 

We talk dream sequence theories, Muffin the dog, Jason's backstory, Ted's pitch for a sequel (which rules so hard), Tom McBride and of course, Ted the character in the film!

 

All this and more! 

 

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Keywords: Ted Geoghegan, Friday the 13th, Jason Voorhees, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

#162 Friday the 13th Part II

We're headed back to Crystal Lake for a little summertime horror! This is Part 1 where Andrew and I discuss the flick in our normal way, Part 2 (also out today) features an interview with filmmaker Ted Geoghegan - check that out as well!

 

Why must you re-build a camp so close to where a slate of murders happened?! Why is Jason building a fort? What is the deal with the outfits on these gals? Where does this rank in the Friday the 13th pantheon?

All this and more! 

 

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Keywords: Jason Voorhees, Pamela Voorhees, Friday the 13th, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

#161 Cocoon

Cocoon just turned 35, and we've got a BEVY of Ron Howard takes to celebrate!

Tripp writes a song, the secret origin story of Back to the Future wrapped up in this cocoon, a compliment for Bryce Dallas Howard (Really!), confusion over what this movie is, a really odd Steve Guttenberg performance, so many weird aliens, Wilford Brimley's hair dye, Don Ameche's Academy Award and so much disappointment.

All this and more! 

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Keywords: Ron Howard, Wilford Brimley, Don Ameche, Academy Award, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

#160 Deadly Friend

Oh man, we are so pumped for y'all to hear this one!

It's Deadly Friend - a new to us and completely BONKERS Wes Craven movie, ripped to shreds by the studio, who desperately wanted another Nightmare on Elm Street. Kristy Swanson as a robot, weird Dr. Frankenstein vibes, terrible cops, a nightmare father, a good mom, and so much insanity!

All this and more!

 “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Keywords: Deadly Friend, Wes Craven, Kristy Swanson, Robutts, Robots, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

#159 Adventures in Babysitting (Sample)

Out now on our Patreon page (Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s), it's our Adventures in Babysitting episode for listener request month!

Hear this full-length studio episode + EIGHT more full-length episodes at $5 tier and above.

All this and more!

“NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Keywords: Adventures in Babysitting, Elisabeth Shue, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

#158 They Live

Listener request month rolls on with a movie that's a favorite of both of ours: They Live!

"This water tastes like broccoli, mannnnn"! Andrew coins a new catchphrase, utterly delightful Roddy Piper-isms, Keith David Rules, a digression on the length of time it must have took to create these sets, Tripp is overjoyed at small details and we're confused by several things!

All this and more!

“NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Keywords: They Live, John Carpenter, Keith David, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

#157 Grease 2

 

We kicked off Listener Request Month 2020 with a Patreon pick: Grease 2!

We've got a wacky theme park stunt show, the stunt doubles for the original cast get to make a whole movie, Rizzo is inexplicably in her old high school, more cast members who hate each other, so many slow ballads, Cheer Up Charlie and bizarre high school timelines.

All this and more!

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Keywords: Grease 2, Michelle Pfieffer, Christopher McDonald, Musical, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

 

#156 Gymkata

Turns out we're not the only ones with Olympians-in-movies ideas: someone paid a buncha money to make Gymkata!

 

This delightfully cheesy (both literally and figuratively) movie stars Olympian Kurt Thomas as Johnathan Cabot, the master of gymnastic karate: GYMKATA! This movie has EVERYTHING: so many dummy falls! Absurd dialog! Over-the-top action! An inexplicable leaf-crunching training montage!

 

All this and more!

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 Keywords: Gymkata, Kurt Thomas, Gymnastics, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

#155 Valley Girl

NOTE: TRIPP SCREWED UP HIS MIC SETTINGS, AND OBVIOUSLY THE SOUND ISN'T UP TO PAR ON THIS EPISODE. WE'RE SORRY!

It's the movie our mom has been begging for for six years, and with a terrible-looking remake about to drop: Valley Girl!

How dreamy is Nic Cage in this flick? Is there ANY plot here? Couldn't they figure out a more Romeo-like name for Nic than Randy? Plus, digressions on the ideal food fight foods and the sorely-missing number of adventure films!

All this and more! Support us on Patreon!

“NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Keywords: Nic Cage, Valley Girl, Food Fights, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties