80s Cinema Club

In a suburban home a struggling scientist is trying to make a shrink ray. He cannot get it to work until ,by chance, his children solve the exact problem which was stopping it from functioning but in the process shrinking themself down to a quarter of an inch tall. Follow our review of these kids journey through an oversized back garden (yard) as this week we are looking at 'Honey I Shrunk the...

Come on down to Santa Carla and join us for a stroll on the boardwalk as we review The Lost Boys! This week we take a look at a film that redefined the vampire and how we think of them today. Get ready for comic books, lots of garlic and a new guest on this weeks amazing episode!

Get ready for some alien fuelled fun, as this week we review the original Predator! Follow us and the big man Arnold deep into the jungle where we discuss the philosophical meaning of an arm wrestle, classic one liners and misuse of some very big guns.

When a priest dies, a satanic secret is revealed and a group of students, teachers and one priest must figure out what to do. Join us as we review John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness! Get ready for an army of bicycle impaling homeless people, some sort of saliva that turns you into a zombie and the anti-god. Hopefully you enjoy this, more than we did the film!

This week we review the final film in one of the greatest and most iconic movie trilogy's cinema has ever produced, as we review Back to the Future Part Three! Join us on a trip to the old west as we talk steam trains, horse prices and even MORE complicated time travel nonsense that we can't wrap our heads around.

We are back with our time travelling friends Doc and Marty as we adventure on into part 2! Join us this week for even more confusing time travel talk, a questionable round of trivia and a whole load more time puns.

Marty is friends with a mad scientist, Dr Emmett Brown who builds a time machine......out of a DeLorean? it is this time machine that sends Marty back to 1955 where he comes between his parents falling in love. He must solve this problem and get BACK TO THE FUTURE! Join us with our guest as we review this 'timeless' classic and discuss how weird and wonderful the first back to the future is!

Today we set out on a quest with our fellow Goonies to find one-eyed Willy's treasure. In this long awaited episode we discuss the meaning of friendship, amazing gadgets and how many ice cream flavours there can possibly be! Get your friends together and visit your local abandoned restaurant as we review The Goonies!

This week, we join the greasers and follow Ponyboy on a life changing journey. From the death of close friends to becoming a hero this movie really sends home some important messages and shows us what it is really like to be an 'outsider'.

A cartoon rabbit and a private investigator. One of the most unlikely duos...but somehow it works. Listen to this review of an 80s cartoon comedy and hear our views on creepy animators, iconic character cameos and a set of very, very, very white teeth.

2 boys, 1 computer and the dream to create their own woman. We follow teenagers Wyatt and Gary on their 'weird' adventure in this unique coming of age story. In this review of the 1985 John Hughes film, we discuss the strange antics of Robert Downey Jr, what materials you can supposedly get lingerie in and the secret life of teachers.

Imagine that when you were a child, one day you woke up and aged 20 years in one night, what would you do? Well 13 year old Josh got stuck in this exact situation and went on an adventure of adulthood. Join us as we discuss the highly unregulated hiring process in the 80s, piano dancing and the weird tone of this film that feels like a kids film but really isn't a kids film. Confusing I know!

Would you be able to trust your friends if you knew at least one of them had been infected by a deadly shape shifting Alien? Well the characters in John Carpenters 1982 film The Thing had to come to terms with this very question. Can they survive as the alien [picks them off or will it infect them all take over the world. An even more important question for this week is will Harry actually get any...

For this episode we venture into the Goblin Kings Labyrinth along with our guest to see if we can make sense of the film. Join us as we discuss the difference between fantasy and reality, what 16 year old American girls do in their free time and the meaning behind David Bowies very visible buge.

We're back busting ghosts this week as we take a look at Ghostbusters 2, the sequel to the 1984 classic. Join us as Alfie does some impressions, Harry tries to up his trivia game and we discuss non-scripted undressing.

Who you gonna call? GHOSTBUSTERS! That's right, this week we are delving into the beloved Ghostbusters. Join us for a discussion on some very interesting special effects, the great use of improvisation and of course there are some ghosts.

This week, our first ever guest joins us to talk about an 80s classic...Top Gun! Get ready to fly off to the danger zone as we discuss Maverick's frequent rule breaking, the possible message of homosexuality and if the film really does, take your breath away!

Ever been on an adventure with your friends that you would consider life changing? Well in Stand by Me a group of boys did just that. This week we discuss the amazing Stephen King adaptation and touch on topics such as coming of age, childhood friendships and if anybody really knows what Goofy is?

Ever wondered if it was possible to bring the Titanic back to the surface fully intact? Well we haven't. However this week we review Raise the Titanic which does exactly that. Join us as we discuss the plausibility of it all, cold war influences and how grave diggers need to be more strictly regulated.

Have you ever wanted to kidnap your disabled brother so you can inherit all your fathers wealth...well Charlie Babbitt did in this weeks episode as we take a look at Rain Man from 1988. Join us on the road from Cincinnati to LA as we discuss the representation of disability, Rain Mans crazy plot and much more.

A film about class, culture and love. This week we take a look at My Beautiful Laundrette, an extremely progressive film for the time in which it released. Hear our thoughts on the film and even some of Harry's history knowledge!

Well...the title says it all. This week we review the 1981 film An American Werewolf in London where an American Werewolf, you guessed it, is in London. We speak about the amazing special effects and what seems to be the longest ambulance ride EVER, as well as testing each others knowledge on the film to see who knows it best. Don't forget to stick to the path and keep off the moors.

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Follow us into a world of dance, love and watermelon as this week we review Dirty Dancing. We speak about topics such as abortion and class difference as well as how the messages of the film are still relevant today.

This week we take a look at the 1985 Sci-fi film Brazil. Join us as we discuss air conditioner repair terrorists, an Ikea in Croydon, and much more.