#164 Xanadu
It’s the final episode of season 6, and we’re tackling one of the big ones of the “bad movie canon” – Xanadu! Do we both kind of like this movie? Tripp fires up the Goot Signal, Gene Kelly charms us, … Continued
It’s the final episode of season 6, and we’re tackling one of the big ones of the “bad movie canon” – Xanadu! Do we both kind of like this movie? Tripp fires up the Goot Signal, Gene Kelly charms us, … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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!), … Continued
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. … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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! … Continued