Darren and Matt's 80s Adventure

“You break my record, now I break you, like I break your friend.”   This episode we venture to Hong Kong with Van Damme to the most dangerous fighting tournament in the world with 1989’s Bloodsport.  This film has a cult status but does it hold up nearly 40 years later? Join us as we look at the highs, lows and sheer 80’sness of this “true story” from the decade where nothing was impossible. Pleas...

“Uh oh fart. Uh oh fart.”  This week we are back in the decade we love, Christmas is over and as we start 2026 we take a road trip with Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman.  Rain Man has been on our list for a long time, so join us as we delve further into this award winning classic. We have plenty more episodes planned for this year so make sure you are subscribed on your podcasting app of choice so yo...

“Christmas is a very busy time for us, Mr. Cratchit. People preparing feasts, giving parties, spending the mortgage money on frivolities. One might say that December is the foreclosure season. Harvest time for the money-lenders.” It’s nearly Christmas and from both of us we would like to say thank you to everyone for your support throughout the years and 2026 will be another fun year in the land o...

“Would it please the court if I gave you your Christmas card? I don't think I'll see you again. Unless I get arrested, which is highly unlikely because it's Christmas Eve and I'm going to bed uncharacteristically early.”   Ho- Ho - Ho!   Another decade breach this week for Christmas and this week we venture to New York in the 90s for Miracle on 34th Street.   This remake of the...

"Get outta here, you nosey little pervert, or I'm gonna slap you silly!"   After nearly a year away we are delighted to be back with a whole bunch of new episodes starting with this Christmas gem. Yes, it’s the 90’s but 80’s Christmas films are hard to come by and besides, if you can’t decade breach at Christmas when can you?  So, join us as we get lost in New York with Kevin McCall...

“The problem is, Jessie... I don't believe in Santa Claus anymore.”  Ho-Ho-Ho.  This week we are looking at a film we have debated doing every Christmas and that film is 1986’s Prancer.  Starring the wonderful Sam Elliott, this Christmas adventure follows a young girl who finds a wounded reindeer and believes it is the infamous Prancer. So what did we think of this film? Did it ignite the fes...

“You're the wrong guy in the wrong place at the wrong time.”  This episode we catch up with John McClane as he goes to pick his wife up from the airport at Christmas and well, you know the drill.  With a slight decade breach we head to 1990 for Die Hard 2.  It’s a tough task to live up to the original and in this episode we see if it can be done.  So, grab one of Al’s Twinkies and join us as...

“Fine. I'm gone. It's done. And you can go back to doing whatever you want to do, with whoever you want to do it, and whatever orifice you want to do it in.”  This episode we go to a film that neither of us had ever seen as we head to Chicago in 1986 for About Last Night… starring Rob Lowe and Demi Moore who look just as good today as they did nearly 40 years ago.  So, why not head down...

“They look like big, good, strong hands, don't they? I always thought that's what they were.”  This episode we journey through the mythical land of Fantasia and beyond with Bastian, Atreyu and a whole collection of quirky and wonderful characters.  This gem from 1984 still captures the hearts and imaginations of children and adults alike today, so why not take a listen and see what we ha...

“There's something out there. That... that witch in the cellar is only part of it. It lives... out in those woods, in the dark... something... something that's come back from the dead.”  Happy Halloween!  This episode we are getting “groovy” with Ash in Evil Dead 2.  This bonkers Sam Rami film from 1987 has an amazing cult following but will it have two more by the end of the episode?  S...

“I... I swallowed my chewing tobacco.”    As we approach halloween we decided to take a look at 1986’s Critters.  This film with numerous Gremlins comparisons terrorised one of us when watching it on video back in the day but is it as scary now or just plain goofy.    Clocking in at under 90 minutes how much damage can these little terrors from outer space do?  Take a listen to hear what we though...

“Why don't we go lay on the bed and I'll fill you in?”  This film was suggested to us by a long time listener and we have finally got round to it after our sequels tour.  So, this episode we get to both watch an 80’s film that neither of us have seen before with 1985’s Fletch.  This Chevy Chase film has its fair share of fans but will it make two new ones?  Have a listen and find out.   ...

"No, I know; you did send me back to the future. But I'm back - I'm back from the future."    This episode we return to a set of films that we hold dear, the Back to the Future Trilogy.  Once again we find ourselves in Hill Valley in a multitude of time periods with good old Marty and Doc.    The first instalment was a very high score from both of us and you can find that in th...

"I'm surprised you haven't heard of me, I got a bad reputation, like sometimes I just go nuts like now ha ha!"  This week we take a jaunt to 1989 to see what trouble Riggs and Murtaugh are going to get themselves into.  As a bonus, in this smash sequel they are joined by the ever brilliant Joe Pesci who lets us know what they do to you at the drive through, okay?  So get yourse...

“I've always believed that the mind is the best weapon.”  This episode we go back to the world of Rambo to see what happens next.  Is this as good as the first film and will we enjoy it as much?  To hear our thoughts on First Blood just search for episode 68.  So grab a beer and join us as we travel back to 1985 to have a look at Rambo: First Blood Part 2. As always, thank you for listening. ...

“You know... When MY father died, I spent a lot of time thinking I hadn't been such a great son. It seemed to me like I could have listened a little more, spent a little more time with him together... I felt so guilty, you know, like he did everything for me and I didn't do anything for him. Then one day I realized... that I did the greatest thing I ever did for him before he died: I was...

“This is it, Jennifer: your big break in TV.”  This week we return to Elm Street for the third installment of the long running horror franchise and watch Freddy spout one-liners as he kills some more unfortunate victims.    Frequent listeners will spot that we haven’t covered the second film yet but there is plenty of time for that.  If you want to hear what we thought of the first film then you c...

“You dolt! Do you think my son would be that stupid? That he would bring my diary all the way back here?”    This week we spend time with our old friend Indiana Jones and this time his father is along for the ride too.  This film marks the last of the 80’s Indiana Jones films so how does it fare alongside Temple of Doom (Episode 20)?  One thing is for sure, life is never dull with the Jones boys. ...

“You underestimate the power of the Dark Side. If you will not fight, then you will meet your destiny.”    Not since episode 33 have we been to a galaxy far, far away so it was about time we caught up with Luke, Leia, Han and company.    So, dig out your gold bikini, grab your lightsaber and have a listen as we break down the last film of the original trilogy with Return of the Jedi.      As alway...

“I propose you take your nose out of MY business, go back to the mayor's office, and put it where it usually is.”  This week we visit our old friends from the Police Academy in the first of many sequels that will follow.  It was episode 6 when we took a look at the first one of these, so will it be another case of diminishing returns or comedy gold?  As always we want to hear from you so get...

“Your Honor, ladies and gentleman of the audience, I don't think it's fair to call my clients frauds. Sure, the blackout was a big problem for everybody. I was trapped in an elevator for two hours and I had to make the whole time. But I don't blame them. Because one time, I turned into a dog and they helped me. Thank you.”    This week we revisit our old friends the Ghostbusters in...

“Hey, Ace. I would very much like you to meet Judy. She can suck a golf ball through twenty feet of garden hose. Ain't that right?”  This week's episode marks some changes as we hit episode 101!  Minor tweaks have taken place in the 80’s Adventure studio but it's still the show you know and hopefully love. What better way to start the next 100 episodes than to go back to where it st...

“Please God, help me get out of this. I swear I'll go all over the world telling people not to screw the boss's wife.”    This week the boys celebrate 100 episodes by going back to where it all started with 1987’s The Secret of My Success.  In early 2020 Darren and Matt sat down to record a pilot that was never released. Now they go back to that very film with a much different format tha...

“Well my dear, I take it you spend quite a lot of time in the saddle”  This week the boys journey to 1985 to tackle their first James Bond film in nearly 100 episodes!  They tackle this 80s example of excess, questionable plans for domination and double entendres… and they tackle it hard. See what we did there?  So grab a Vodka Martini, shaken not stirred and join the boys in the last Bond outing...

“In case you don't know this, I used to be pretty incredible myself when I lived in Brooklyn.”  This week the boys take a look at the 1983 follow up to Saturday Night fever with Staying Alive .  This is a film that Darren was forced to watch by Matt and you might actually be surprised with the result.  So dust off your lycra, shake those hips and join the boys as they delve into the world of...