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Every now and again Max comes into the studio with less than 4 hours of sleep under his eyes and says "Mo I need you to carry me this episode". In the almost 3 years we've been on the air this is the first time I'll say the same. I have no intro, I'm violently hung over, we're talking about a movie I love. Today on Buzzn The Tower join Max and I as we deep dive into one of the best movies from the...

In 1983 Tom Cruise danced in his underwear, wore Ray-Bans, made love on a train, and said WTF! Risky Business was the adult version of Ferris Bueller's Day Off. This movie had it all, and today on Buzzn The Tower we're gonna visit the upscale suburbs of Chicago as we chat about the 80s hit, Risky Business. My name is Mo Shapiro I deal in human fulfillment, I grossed over $8,000 in one night, and j...

Last week we talked about Summer School, a fun light hearted Carl Reiner comedy that follows a band of misfit teens and their gym teach turned Joe Clark Lean On Me educator. But not all 80s summer movies are so sweet and silly. Some children weren't lucky enough to go on Zoo field trips and have parties at their teacher's house, Max. In the heart of the Pacific Northwest four young men were led in...

What if John Hughes and Savage Steve Holland had a baby and named that baby Carl Reiner and then that baby directed a movie, and that movie was about a high school gym teacher who had big plans for the summer but was forced to cancel them and had to teach an English class of misfit goof-offs but fortunately found out his unconventional brand of teaching, fun field trips, and overall partying, conn...

In 1979 Kermit The Frog left the pond and headed for Hollywood. On the way he met a bear with a Studebaker, a weirdo with a bent nose, a pretty pig, and a dog that sand the blues, all while being hunted by the sinister owner of a frog legs restaurant chain. This debut Muppet feature filmed was called, appropriately, The Muppet Movie. In 1981 Kermit and Fozzie The Bear played news reporters who als...

One out of every seven Americans will play at least one round of golf a year. As an avid golf, I can tell you with unwavering certainty that Carl Spackler, Al Czervik, and Ty Webb are quoted at least once during every round of golf played since 1980. So by the numbers, 40 million red blooded members of the U.S. of A. will hear one of the following quotes every year... "You'll get nothing and like...

I wish you all could see the look on Max's face right now. You see, he was under the impression today's episode was going to be about Caddyshack. He did all the research, prepared all the facts, but in true Father's Day fashion I've changed the topic without letting him know. I've always known that I wanted to be a dad. The desire was heavily influenced by the TV and Movies I watched as a kid. So...

Between 1980 and 1989 over 4,000 major studio films were released in the United States. But only one holds the distinction as the last major film released in the 80s. Tango & Cash was the exclamation point of the 1980s. Some will argue a simple period would have worked, or even a semicolon, but I say bring on the gratuitous punctuation. Today on Buzzn The Tower, we're gonna get FUBAR as we dis...

Dear Mr. Vernon, We accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday recording an episode about Short Circuit, but we think you're crazy for making us write an essay telling you why Max loves Howard The Duck. You see us as you want to see us, in the simplest terms, the most convenient definitions. Today on Buzzn The Tower we're going to recast The Breakfast Club. But what we found out is...

Buzzn The Tower is a podcast dedicated to the movies of the 1980s. We cover everything from Howard The Duck to Terms Of Endearment. The actors, directors, and writers of this retro decade built a rich tapestry full of delights. So to stand out amongst such bright colors is really an amazing accomplishment. Tim Burton, Michael Keaton, and Winona Ryder stood out, and thirty years later still stand o...

80s movies had no shortage of robot love. Don't believe me... R2D2 & C3P0, The Iron Giant, Robocop, The T-800, SICO from Rocky IV, Jinx from SpaceCamp, Max (not Sanders) from Flight Of The Navigator, and many more. But one robot for better or for worse stands out from the pack. In 1986 NOVA Robotics broke the mold when they introduced us to Strategic Artificial Intelligence Nuclear Transport,...

As of May, 2023 there are twenty-seven James Bond movies, but there is one in particular that stands out. Give me sharks, blackjack, martinis (shaken not stirred), ninjas, waterskiing, beautiful women, and Wayne Newton, and I'll show you Bond movie number sixteen. Today on Buzzn The Tower we'll look at one of the darkest, grittiest, James Bond adventures ever made, License To Kill. I'm Mo Shapiro...

There are movies and then there are career changing movies. Drew Barrymore can thank a loveable three foot tall extra terrestrial for putting her on the map. Sean Penn better add Mr. Hand to his holiday cards, because Fast Time At Ridgemont High was his coming out party. Michael Keating might be "Batman" but without Nigh Shift he might of ended up being Mr. Freeze. Nicolas Cage is basking in the m...

5 steps to creating a commercial flop that becomes a cult classic. Step 1-Give me the most Scottish actor alive and make him a Spaniard Step 2-Give me a Swedish actor who speaks no English, and make him Scottish Step 3-Convince Freddie Mercury and Queen to make nine songs for your movie Step 4-Use Scottish intoxicated extras to film the large fight scenes Step 5-Have the guy who voices Mr. Krabs a...

There is absolutely no doubt that Back To The Future is one of the most beloved films of all time. Forty years after its release, it is still considered one of the most perfect films ever made. It solidified the careers of Bob Zemeckis and Michael J. Fox and was another production notch-in-the-belt for Steven Spielberg. Lea Thompson, Christopher Lloyd, so many people owe so much to a film about a...

It's been awhile since we've unlocked our airport hangar of 80s movie memorabilia. Our collection has everything, from the saxophone from The Lost Boys to the Glaive from Krull. But today we are focused exclusively on 80s action movie keepsakes. So form a single file line, have your tickets ready, and get ready to walk through the hallways of the Buzzn The Tower Smithsonian museum. I'm Mo Shapiro...

Chicks dig me because I rarely wear underwear... ...and when I do, it's usually something unusual. But now I know why I have always lost women to guys like you. It's not just the uniform. It's the stories that you tell. So much fun and imagination. Ivan Reitman, Billy Murray, Harold Ramis, and John Candy. That my friends is a comedic dream team. Stripes is a fan favorite for a reason, one of which...

There are some sports movies that follow the formula. Scrawny picked on teen Daniel LaRusso, meets his mentor Mr. Miyagi, and uses sports to overcome the fish out of water coming of age get the girl story line. Underdog Cleveland Indians pull an amazing turnaround and upset, win over their fans win over their city and make a run at the title. Teen athlete discovers he's a werewolf, uses the perfor...

When Steven Spielberg started Amblin Entertainment he handpicked Joe Dante as one of the first directors he wanted to work with. Together, Spielberg and Dante had a hattrick of collaborations, Twilight Zone, Gremlins, and of course Innerspace. Sci-Fi Comedy is never an easy endeavor, but with the help of Martin Short and Dennis Quaid, Joe Dante delivered a classic 80s flick! Today on Buzzn The Tow...

From 1982 to 1988, Arnold Schwarzenegger dominated the action film genre. No disrespect to the Johns, Rambo and McClane, but when you are the muscle behind The Terminator, Conan the Barbarian and Destroyer, Commando, Predator, and The Running Man, you get to own the title of 80s action hero. And yet with all that success, the Governator wanted more. With the help of Ivan Reitman and Danny DeVito,...

SERVE THE PUBLIC TRUST PROTECT THE INNOCENT UPHOLD THE LAW_ DIRECTIVE 4: [CLASSIFIED]_ Omni Consumer Products really outdid itself when they introduced RoboCop to the city of Detroit. OCP had big plans for New Detroit, the ED-209, and officer Alex James Murphy, and we were all lucky enough to have front row seats to how it all played out. Today on Buzzn The Tower we'll jump in our SUX 6000 and dri...

Can't stop the music, Fast Forward, Urban Cowboy, Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo, Beat Street, Staying Alive, Fame, Flashdash, and Dirty Dancing. Nine dance movies from the 80s that ALMOST had it all. What are they all missing? Kevin freaking Bacon! If Kenny Loggins' guitar made love to an American flag, their love child would be Footloose. Sprinkle in some Jon Lithgow and Diane Wiest, and you've g...

The space goes down, down baby, down, down the roller coaster. Sweet, sweet baby, sweet, sweet, don't let me go. Shimmy, shimmy, cocoa pop. Shimmy, shimmy, rock. Shimmy, shimmy, cocoa pop. Shimmy, shimmy, rock. I met a girlfriend - a triscuit. She said, a triscuit- a biscuit. Ice cream, soda pop, vanilla on the top. Ooh, Shelly's out, walking down the street, ten times a week. I read it. I said it...

In 1988 the Muscles from Brussels, Jean-Claude Van Damme, appeared in his first leading role as Frank Dux, the first American fighter to win the Kumite. And as the end credits indicate this movie was based on the true events of Frank Dux life, who fought and won 329 matches between 1975 and 1980, was an undercover CIA operative who entered the Kumite to take down the Japanese mob, the Yakuza, and...

A wise woman once told her love-stricken friend, “don't go mistaking paradise for a pair of long legs”. The legs she was referring to belonged to Amanda Jones (played by Lea Thompson). The advice was given by Watts (played by Mary Stuart Masterson), and the reluctant recipient of the sage warning was Keith (played by Eric Stoltz). Some Kind Of Wonderful was more than a movie, it was a love sonnet...