Dissecting The 80s

#223 American Anthem (Preview)

This is the first ever Great Scott! Tier episode!

 

What do you get when you combine non-actor Mitch Gaylord and non-actor Janet Jones? Well...not a lot of great acting! Join us for this odd duck of a movie trying to turn a gymnast into a movie star!

 

All this and more! Listen!

 

Want the rest? It’s at Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s, along with more than 25 hours of bonus content at the $5 tier!

 

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#222 Death Becomes Her

We're scooting into the '90s for one of Andrew's faves (and a new love for Tripp) with Robert Zemeckis' Death Becomes Her!

 

How great is this trio of Willis/Streep/Hawn? Do the effects hold up? Is Dean Cundey the king? (Yes!) (Anyone out there got a connection?)

 

All this and more! Listen!

 

Looking for episode #218? It’s Stripes, and it’s at Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s, along with more than 25 hours of bonus content at the $5 tier!

 

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#221 Robocop

We're back!

Join us for the 35th anniversary of Paul Verhoeven's stone-cold classic: RoboCop!

Is this the most realistic dystopian future? How goopy are the proceedings? Can you recognize someone by their pouty duck lips? Is this the most Psych-heavy episode of the show?

Listen!

 

Looking for episode #218? It’s Stripes, and it’s at Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s, along with more than 25 hours of bonus content at the $5 tier!

 

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Summer Rewind: #37 Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes

Tripp got married! Time ran away from us - we will be back in two weeks with a new episode on Robocop. For now? Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes! One of our favorites only available as part of the Patreon archive!

Find out more at Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s.

Who the hell decided to write a whole movie about an evil lamp? Just what was Patty Duke’s character’s name? Would you buy this lamp? Why did the brother find every corpse? All this and more!

 

Listen!

 

“NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

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Summer Rewind: #37 Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes

Tripp got married! Time ran away from us - we will be back in two weeks with a new episode on Robocop. For now? Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes! One of our favorites only available as part of the Patreon archive!

Find out more at Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s.

Who the hell decided to write a whole movie about an evil lamp? Just what was Patty Duke’s character’s name? Would you buy this lamp? Why did the brother find every corpse? All this and more!

 

Listen!

 

“NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

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#220 Poltergeist

Oooh child, you're on the other side!

Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year is the fun horror classic: Poltergeist! How hunky is Craig T. Nelson here? Jo Beth Williams kicks all sorts of ass, and Zelda Rubinstein steals the show.

All this and more!

Looking for episode #218? It’s Stripes, and it’s at Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s, along with more than 25 hours of bonus content at the $5 tier!

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Keywords: Poltergeist, Zelda Rubenstein, They're Here, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

#219 Bachelor Party

Tripp's getting hitched, so we're throwing a Bachelor Party alongside '80s icon Tom Hanks!

Can we get a spastic Tom Hanks performance in the future? How great is he at being a complete goofball? Why...is there a Donkey show? 

All this and more!

Looking for episode #218? It’s Stripes, and it’s at Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s, along with nearly 25 hours of bonus content at the $5 tier!

“NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution
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Keywords: Bachelor Party, Tom Hanks, Wedding, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

#218 Stripes (Sample)

Want to hear the rest of this full-length episode? It’s at Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s, along with nearly 20 hours of bonus content at the $5 tier!

All this and more!

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Keywords: Stripes, Bill Murray, John Candy, Harold Ramis, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

Summer Rewind: #48 Summer Rental

NOTE: Tripp has Covid, so we were unable to record this week's episode, and still haven't managed to be able to do it. To make up for it, here's one of our favorites from the Patreon Archives: Summer Rental!

In celebration of the 4th of July (Happy birthday, America!) Tripp and Andrew dove into a treasured family film: Summer Rental, starring national treasure John Candy!

What happened to the low stakes comedy? Is this the first c-plot about breast enhancement? Is Scully the best Rip Torn character of all time? (Yes!) Is this the worst line dub of all time? (Absolutely.)

All this and more!

Listen!

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#217 The NeverEnding Story

We conclude the main feed episodes of Listener Request Month 2022 with a long-asked for episode: The NeverEnding Story!

Did this blow our tiny minds as a youth? Is Falcor a dog or what? How great are these puppets? Why does no one explain this quest to Atreyu? Who names a kid Bastian!?

(PS - Listener Request Month continues next month on Patreon with Stripes! Also, our next episode is Poltergeist! Forgot to say that in the outro oops)

All this and more!

Looking for episode #212? It’s E.T. The Extraterrestrial, and it’s at Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s, along with nearly 20 hours of bonus content at the $5 tier!

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Keywords: NeverEnding Story, Atreyu, Falcor, Stranger Things, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties