FOURBRUARY continues with the NBC TV Movie The Incredible Hulk Returns! Why is there so much Hulk in this backdoor pilot for Thor? Did they buy this hammer at Home Depot? How much trauma did Bill Bixby endure wearing these … Continued
It’s the fifth edition of FOURBRUARY, and the last gasp of Cannon-uary! We watched Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, and it was…not good. Why are there SO MANY unconnected scenes? What’s with Gene Hackman doing the voice of Nuclear … Continued
Cannon-uary continues with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, an almost-awesome sequel from Tobe Hooper! We join Stretch at a random radio station in rural Texas to maybe fall in love with Leatherface? Is Chop Top the most unsettling villain we’ve … Continued
This is a snippet of our Great Muppet Caper live episode, recording in 2017 as part of the Philly Podcast Festival. We’ve hit $50 per month on Patreon, so this bonus episode is available to ALL Patreon subscribers! Visit Patreon.com/Dissectingthe80s … Continued
Out-of-context-quote from this episode: “Hey, wanna do some sex stuff?” It’s Lifeforce on the opening version of Cannon-uary, our celebration of the 25th anniversary of the end of Cannon films! Is Naked Space Vampires a better title? Why is there … Continued
Happy New Year! We’re closing out 2018 with Trading Places, which ends with a wild New Year’s Eve Party! In this episode: Tripp tries to explain futures trading, the Duke brothers are pure evil, Jamie Lee Curtis wears many wigs, … Continued
It’s Christmas, and Dolly Parton kinda-sorta has a movie on Netflix, so we watched A Smoky Mountain Christmas! Why is magic actually for real real in this movie? Why is the witch named Jezebel? Why are there so many orphan … Continued
It’s a one-eyed, one-horned flying purple people eater, and it’s barely a movie! Why doesn’t anyone freak out about Purple? Why is NPH so into 50s rock-and-roll? Does anyone else know about Sheb Wooley? Why is the bad guy a … Continued
It’s a snippet of our 2016 live episode from the Philly Podcast Festival: Top Gun! https://media.blubrry.com/dissecting_the_80s/ia601507.us.archive.org/24/items/P2TopGun/TopGunSnippetFinal.mp3 Hear the rest at Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s! “NewsSting, Ouroboros, Wish Background, Jingle Bells Calm” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: Top … Continued
Happy T.Hanksgiving! We’re celebrating with Punchline, which turns 30 this year! Why is Tom Hanks such a jerk? What’s the deal with Sally Fields dream, and why does it seem so out of left field? Why are these “comedians” not … Continued