Season 6

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

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

NOTE: TRIPP SCREWED UP HIS MIC SETTINGS, AND OBVIOUSLY THE SOUND ISN’T UP TO PAR ON THIS EPISODE. WE’RE SORRY! It’s the movie our mom has been begging for for six years, and with a terrible-looking remake about to drop: … Continued