#177 Runaway Train

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Cannon-uary continues with the “good” Cannon movie: Runaway Train! What’s Eric Roberts whole deal in this? Does Tripp make more than one Soul Asylum reference? What’s up with Jon Voight’s character? Why is the warden SO ANGRY? Plus, we do … Continued

#176 Cobra

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It’s the triumphant return of Cannon-uary, with Sylvester Stallone’s bizarro-world version of Beverly Hills Cop: Cobra! What’s with Chekov’s matchstick? Why is there almost no plot whatsoever? Who cut this down to 80-some minutes? Plus, gratuitous violence, dummy deaths, and … Continued

#175 Back to the Future (Clip)

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A little treat for ourselves is the final episode of 2020: One of our all-time favorite movies! Hear this episode in full at Patreon.com/Dissectingthe80s, and unlock move than 13 hours of bonus content! Lorraine is VERY hot for Marty, Doc … Continued

#174 Santa Claus: The Movie

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 Merry Christmas, gang! We’re tackling a truly odd duck of a movie: Santa Claus: The Movie! Why is John Lithgow wearing these enormous teeth? Why does this movie spend 50 minutes doing Santa’s life story with absolutely, positively no conflict … Continued

#173 Clue

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It’s the best board game adaptation ever: Clue! It’s a miracle this movie is fun, Tim Curry is a treasure, Andrew loves Madeline Kahn, so much twisting and turning, Tripp talks too much about Knives Out and Battleship and many … Continued

Patreon Update!

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We’ve added a new stretch goal (an additional bonus track!) and will be doing an annual Christmas-mentary for all Patreon supporters! Patreons who sign up at the $5 tier unlock more than ELEVEN HOURS of bonus content immediately, with another … Continued

#172 The Burbs

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Happy T.Hanks-giving, y’all! We hope you’re staying safe out there, so here’s an episode a few days early! How great is Joe Dante? The difficulties of pronouncing Rick Ducommun, The Luck of the Irish, THE LEGEND DICK MILLER RETURNS (RIP), … Continued

#171 Near Dark

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Continuing our NoVampire month is the Kathryn Bigelow-helmed impossible-to-find Near Dark! Why on earth is it SO hard to find this movie? What, exactly, are the rules? Is Bill Paxton the coolest vampire? Why is Homer carrying a gun? Is … Continued

#170 Fright Night

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It’s the start of a brand new themed month: NOVAMPIRE! We kick things off with the fun cult classic: Fright Night! This episode features: a detour about JK Rowling’s terrible turn, Roddy McDowall as Tripp’s favorite kind of character, Just … Continued

#169 Silver Bullet

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AOOOOO! We’ve got hot werewolf action on this Spooktacular episode! Gary Busey at his unhinged best, Corey Haim in one of his best performances, some insanely under-developed werewolf costuming, wilding out with Stephen King, bad choices with Wild Turkey and … Continued

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