All this and more!
Want to hear - and see! - the rest? It’s on Patreon. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!
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Tripp and Andrew Laino have been watching movies together since 1992, and making fun of them together since 1999, when a rainy afternoon of babysitting turned into 8 hours of cheesy science fiction and jokes. Raised on a strict diet of 80s movies, the pair have an undying love for the decade and all of the weird, wonderful cinema therein, despite barely being there for it. Every other week (since 2014) they dissect a movie and the bizarre cinema quirks of 30-odd years ago.
Episodes
Monday Jan 15, 2024
Monday Jan 15, 2024
This January we're revisiting some franchises we had a lot of fun with in the past, starting with Amityville 1992: It's About Time (AKA Amityville 6).
How did they end up on household appliances in this franchise? WHY IS THERE ALWAYS INCEST? Is this leg wound Hall of Fame gross?
All this and more!
Looking for episode #262? It’s our Nickelodeon Spectacular, and it’s on Patreon. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!
“NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Monday Jan 01, 2024
Monday Jan 01, 2024
Hey gang! This is our latest Patreon bonus, where we watched Double Dare, Legends of the Hidden Temple, Guts and Are You Afraid of the Dark for commentary!
Monday Dec 25, 2023
Monday Dec 25, 2023
Merry Christmas! You'll shoot your eye out! It's A Christmas Story, and its turned 40 this year!
What's up with these nightmare Mickey and Minnie parade characters? Why is this poor mother not putting the dang pot of food on the dang table? Why is this little brother so gross? How on earth did this end being the entirety of TBS' Holiday programming?
Say hi on the socials and let us know what your Red Rider BB Gun gift was!
All this and more!
Looking for episode #262? It’s our Nickelodeon Spectacular, and it’s on Patreon. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!
“NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Monday Dec 11, 2023
Monday Dec 11, 2023
We're watching a movie Tripp has been waiting all year for: Action Jackson, celebrating its 35th anniversary!
How amazing is Dee? HOW ON EARTH ARE THERE NOT 30 OF THESE? How great does Carl Weathers look!? Is this movie a masterpiece?!
All this and more!
Looking for episode #257? It’s Halloween, and it’s on Patreon. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!
“NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Monday Nov 20, 2023
Monday Nov 20, 2023
Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy a heaping helping of Candy-ed Yams with one of Candy's best: Uncle Buck!
Is this the best Cat in the Hat adaptation? How can you make these pancakes? Is this the best child actor duo of all time? How did Big Sis disappear so hard?!
All this and more!
Looking for episode #257? It’s Halloween, and it’s on Patreon. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!
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Tuesday Nov 07, 2023
Tuesday Nov 07, 2023
It's Candy-ed Yams, our newest theme month!
We're checking out a new-to-us Candy film: Who's Harry Crumb?
Who, exactly, is Harry Crumb? Why is Candy slumming it in this? How great is Shawnee Smith? Plus, Tripp goes cartoon wolf over Annie Potts.
All this and more!
Looking for episode #257? It’s Halloween, and it’s on Patreon. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!
“NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Happy Halloween! If you want to hear the rest of our episode on this masterpiece, plus more than 20 bonus episodes, visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s to learn more!
We're celebrating this holiday with one of our absolute favorites: John Carpenter's masterpiece Halloween!
Tripp nominates this to the American film canon, we look for the non-union leaves, why is Tommy carrying this giant ass pumpkin? How great is Dean Cundey?
All this and more!
“NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Monday Oct 30, 2023
Monday Oct 30, 2023
BEWARE OF THE BLOB!
How great is Kevin Dillon's hair and pirate shirt? Look at this murderer's row of character actors! How great are these practical effects? How deaf would they be post explosion? What's Del Close doing here?!
All this and more!
Looking for episode #257? It’s Halloween, and it’s on Patreon. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!
“NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Friday Oct 13, 2023
Friday Oct 13, 2023
KI KI KI MA MA MA!
We're back in Camp Crystal Lake for this Friday the 13th in October with Friday the 13th: Jason Lives!
Why is this guy running around a paintball field with a machete? Why did this girl bring a hamster to camp? Why is this such a short camp? How does this rank in the Friday pantheon?
All this and more!
Looking for episode #253? It’s The Golden Girls At Walt Disney World, and it’s on Patreon. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!
“NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Monday Oct 02, 2023
Monday Oct 02, 2023
The 2023 Spooktacular has arrived! We're jumping off with the sole directorial effort of special effects King Stan Winston!
Is this a secret xenomorph? Are these kids actually bad guys? How many cigarettes does Lance Henriksen smoke each day?
All this and more!
Looking for episode #253? It’s The Golden Girls At Walt Disney World, and it’s on Patreon. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!
“NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0