A Match Made In Space

In a quasi-triumphant return to the podcasting world, Jon shows Ali 1984’s The Terminator , directed by James Cameron and starring…oh, come on, you know who it stars. Ali is annoyed by the Bootstrap Paradox. Jon is okay with it, but ironically is unduly cranky about telling the story in the right order. Do either have the willpower to avoid making “nice” jokes? You’ll have to listen to find out!

My times at Ridgemont Hight? Fast. Ugh. What even are we doing here? Anyway, Ali shows Jon Fast Times At Ridgemont High, a movie that seems almost impossible for him to have missed, but life is strange that way. Will Jon be able to make room in his heart for a non-Johnny Dangerously Amy Heckerling film? Will Ali be able to compete with the raw sexuality of Judge Reinhold? Will either be able to st...

(1984) , that is. Jon shows Ali why the spice must flow in this cult classic directed by the late, great David Lynch. Ali learns how to ride a Maker. Jon learns his name is a killing word. Both learn they must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. They will face their fear. They will permit it to pass over them and through them. And when it has...

Hey! We’re back! Keeping the streak sort of alive! This time, it’s Ali showing Jon a movie he mainly knew from comic book ads, 1985’s The Heavenly Kid , starring a bunch of people no one knows and also Jane Kaczmarek and Richard Mulligan! Jon wants to know why everyone in the “late” sixties looks like American Graffiti . Ali wants to know why that kid has a huge bruise on his ass. Both of them are...

This week Ali and Jon look back at Tim Burton’s Batman (1989), the movie that made Robert Wuhl a star(li$$)! It also stars Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, William December Williams, Pat Hingle, Michael Gough, Tracey Walter, Jack Palance, and a little surprise actor returning to MMIS after a long hiatus. Ali can’t remember as much of this movie as she thought. Jon can’t remember Kevin Conroy’s name t...

Jon shows Ali Ron Howard’s kind of de facto debut as a director, if you don’t count some movie from the 70s that I sure don’t because I’m capricious! That’s right, it’s 1982’s Night Shift , which is the de facto debut of Michael Keaton in a starring role, a rare movie lead for Henry WInkler, and Shelley Long’s paycheck between Caveman and Cheers ! Jon wonders if The Belz being in this puts it in t...

This isn't urgent at all. Just scheduling crap.

This week’s Michael Keaton movie is 1983’s Mr. Mom , a movie that dares to ask the question “What if a man had to do literally anything to take care of the house and the children?” Jon gets hung up on the almost forgotten phenomenon of Ann Jillian. Ali gets subtly irritated by how much credit Jon takes for being a stay at home dad. They both really miss Teri Garr. This episode was a BEAR on the re...

Jon takes Ali on a trip to gangland in Amy Heckerling’s send up of 30s Gangster movies, Johnny Dangerously ! Ali declares fargin’ war for this. Both agree that Michael Keaton looks fetching in his eyeliner. Also: this cast is STACKED.

Oh lord. We’re back. We miss anything in the last two years? That’s rhetorical. These are show notes. Anyway, Ali shows Jon Rob Reiner’s follow up to This Is Spinal Tap and dry run for When Harry Met Sally , 1985’s The Sure Thing . Ali doesn’t believe Tim Robbins’ character is queer coded. Jon doesn’t believe the range of mid-80’s Anthony Edwards. Neither of them believe they still have a podcasti...

Looks like another hiatus is over for at least a week, because the Bickersons are back again and if not better than ever, at least not appreciably worse! This one focuses on a movie from 1987 starring Michael Keaton and Rae Dawn Chong! And also Joey Pants and Meat Loaf! And probably more but I spent so long on the sound after procrastinating that I just want to put this up! Ali is skip tracing Jon...

Just in time for Halloween (because we procrastinated like a week) it’s 1987’s Evil Dead 2 , directed by Sam Raimi! Will Jon need a hand convincing Ali that this is groovy? Or will it swallow their souls? No, I will not apologize for writing that and yes, this was the first draft. THIS INTERVIEW IS OVER! (Hey, at least his one is short)

They’re baaack! And by “they",’ we mean Ali and Jon, watching 1986’s Poltergeist II: The Other Side! Ali just wants The Angel. Jon cahoots with no one. Can both become warriors in time? Who knows? Who cares? Hopefully you, or we’re wasting your time! P2: Judgement Day was directed by Brian Gibson and stars almost everyone from Poltergeist: Just the One Side.

Apparently it’s International Podcasting Day, which is what Jon is going to pretend is the reason we’re launching a few days late this week and not general bad scheduling. Anyway, we’re celebrating it with a dive into the cool waters of 1982’s The Dark Crystal , co-directed by Frank Oz and Jim Henson. Ali has wings. Jon doesn’t. It all makes sense in the end, sort of.

This week, Ali shows Jon the greatest 80s French farce. And after they get done watching Noises Off, they watch 1988’s Big Business , directed by Jim Abrahams and starring Lily Tomlin, Bette Midler, Lily Tomlin, and Bette Midler! Ali’s a city mouse! Jon’s a country mouse! Both are trapped in a world they never made! Like Howard the Duck, who is not mentioned in the episode even once! Not sure why...

OH MY GOD Y’ALL. I DON’T THINK I CAN EVEN WRITE UP ANYTHING. Just listen.

Jon introduces Ali to a world of epic whimsy with 1988’s Willow , a movie that could best be described as “Asylum Pictures Presents: Lord of the Rings.” Ali just wants to get out of her crow cage. Jon stole the baby. Both are a raging Eborsisk of nostalgia. Willow was directed by Ron Howard and stars Wicket, Iceman, and a cast of dozens (including a surprisingly non-dirtbag Gavan O’Herlihy!

Ok, look: it turns out it’s very hard to get your stuff together during a pandemic, even if you’re both in the same house. Anyway, we finally recorded an episode! And it’s Working Girl , from 1988, directed by Mike Nichols and starring Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, and a bunch of other great people! Seriously, a stacked cast. But was it worth it? Jon is terrified to find out....

Can you, fly Ali? This episode, Jon shows Ali the classic 1987 action movie/social satire Robocop , directed by Paul Verhoeven. Ali enjoys a rousing game of NUKEM! Jon buys that for a dollar. But will they be able to overcome Directive Four? Either way, dead or alive, you’re coming with them. Robocop stars Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Red from that 70s Show, Sol Gann, Albert from Twin Peaks, Leeza G...

In a fitting tribute to the largely plotless ambling of 1985’s St. Elmo’s Fire , Ali and Jon spend a tremendous amount of time not really talking about anything at all, but they look good doing it. Ali walks right into a terrible joke at the beginning, Jon walks a fine line by making it. Both play some sweaty saxophone solo because it’s a Schumacher movie. St. Elmo’s Fire was indeed directed and c...

Surely this can’t be our 50th Episode? Insert Dadjoke here, while we take the liberty of monkeying with our format mildly to talk about the relationship between the 1957 Canada-centric thriller Zero Hour ! and 1980’s disaster spoof Airplane ! Will Ali make it 10 minutes without starting to quote the movie? Can Jon set their past aside and talk her down? Can either find someone who can not only fly...

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So…this happened. Ali and Jon do an impromptu episode about nothing at all, including some Q’s that they A’d from Twitter. It’s…well, it is what it is. And yes, they drank a lot that night. Everyone’s ok now, though.

We’re finally ringing in the New Year on the verge of February! We recorded this almost a month ago, but Jon took a million years to mix it for no reason! Anyway, we’re back to the pivotal year of 1985 for an almost ur-MMIS experience, The Legend Of Billie Jean ! Jon wants a Furiosa Glow-Up. Ali wants Jon to remember Yeardley Smith’s character’s name. Both will be invincible…OR WILL THEY?

Happy SCARE-IDAYS from the SICKERSONS! Ugh, sorry. We had a bad case of Cryptkeeperitis and are just getting over the puns. Anyway, this week Jon exposes Ali to the Trioxin that is Return of the Living Dead from 1985. Jon needs brains. Ali needs more motivation if she’s going to dance naked on a grave. Both might need to be nuked before the night is over. Return of the Living Dead was directed by...