Dissecting The 80s

NOTE FOR TANGENT HATERS: Toy Talk Tangent lasts until 21:24 For this episode (and likely ONLY this episode), we're Heroes in a Half Shell! How much turtle power is in here? How amazing are these costumes? Why is the production design on this cut-rate kids movie so damn good?! All this and more! Looking for episode #248? It’s My Blue Heaven, and it’s on Patreon. Visit  Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s...

Re-released to celebrate our TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH EPISODE! This is our poor audio quality first-ever episode! Tripp and Andrew dissect the 80s dance-a-palooza known as “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,” that surprisingly, doesn’t include ANY Cyndi Lauper renditions! Don’t forget to rate and subscribe wherever you get the show! Download!

To celebrate our milestone 250th episode, we went back to where it began: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun! Should we do 100 Military Bullets jokes? What's with Helen Hunt's Hats? Why does every 80s movie do gymnastics instead of dancing?! All this and more! Looking for episode #248? It’s My Blue Heaven, and it’s on Patreon. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content! “NewsSting, Ourob...

Our last episode before the big #250 is a real DIFFERENT OPINIONS episode! Hear Tripp try to convince Andrew about how truly masterful this wonderful comedy is...to no avail! All this and more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Looking for episode #248? It’s My Blue Heaven, and it...

It's the finale of Listener Request Month from our Patreon feed!  Steve Martin and podcast fave Rick Moranis team up for a very odd duck of a mob comedy! All this and more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Want to hear the rest? It’s on Patreon. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s...

Indiana Junes concludes with the franchise's yuckiest sequel: Temple of Doom! What is up with this child re-dubbing? Is Willie the worst character in cinema history? How charming is lil' Ke Huy Quan?! Plus, Andrew's notes on great dinner presentation! All this and more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommo...

It's Indiana Junes! We're celebrating Indy's swan song with Raiders of the Lost Ark, a perfect movie, according to Tripp. How perfect is this movie? Is Indy cooler than Snake Plissken? How goofy is this idol? All this and more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Looking for episode...

  Listener Request month comes to a close on the main feed with The Secret of My Success! How much porno was launched with this movie? How dang charming is Michael J. Fox? What is going on with this boss? All this and more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Looking for episode #24...

Meat-BALLZ! It's a super-sweet camp comedy with Bill Murray and a score of Canadian teens. Does this make you want to go to camp? How many of these kids were on The Littlest Hobo? What, exactly, is The Littlest Hobo?  All this and more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Looking fo...

Here's a preview of our latest Patreon episode: Andrew's TV Grab Bag Spectacular, in which we cover Barbie and the Rockers, Beetlejuice and Fraggle Rock! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Want more Dissecting the 80s? Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!

The first episode of 2023's Listener Request Month is the action-adventure Zemeckis classic: Romancing the Stone! Is this our babe-iest movie ever? How great is Danny DeVito? How gorgeous are Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner here? What, exactly, is the deal with the title of this picture? Plus, a re-litigation of shoes on film heroine's and Andrew's very specific streaming posters. All this and...

Our longest-running special month comes to an end: Andrew Programs The Show In The Month Of April, APTSITMOA! It’s a movie Andrew's got quite a lot of fondness for: The Witches of Eastwick! What, exactly, is the deal with Jack Nicholson and his whole career? Why did Cher stop acting? What the hell is going on in this movie? All this and more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com...

Our longest-running special month returns: Andrew Programs The Show In The Month Of April, APTSITMOA! It's perhaps the best film from very acclaimed director Tim Burton: Edward Scissorhands! What, exactly, is Edward? Can he eat? Why, exactly, does Tripp find this idea of him puking so, so, so, so, so funny? (He does not know).  All this and more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech....

John-uary continues...in...March. Our promised second half of John Carpenter's birthday celebration is here, with the second-tier-but-still-good Stephen King Adaptation: Christine! What, exactly are Christine's powers? Would Arnie fit in with the T-Birds? What the heck is the Home Alone guy wearing? Who should voice Christine? All this and more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.c...

Mel Brooks' History of the World Pt. 2 drops today, so we're checking in on the origins! It's another sketch movie! Tripp learns he'd never seen this, it's good to be the king, the delights of Busby Berkeley musicals, and pissboys! All this and more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3...

Favorites-bruary comes to a close with a foundational favorite: Tremors! How great is Kevin Bacon? What happened to the blue-collar hero? Why on Earth did SyFy not make that reboot pilot?! What, exactly, is this grad student's job? (Also, this clip has us really getting sideways confusing Fred Ward, Fred Willard and Burt Ward). THE GREATEST CINEMATIC BAG O SOUP! All this and more! “NewsSting, Ouro...

Crack your whips, grab your hats and buckle up for adventure: it's Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade! Tripp gushes about Spielberg, does a mediocre Sean Connery, and can't stop talking about one of his all-time favorites. Andrew posits theories about camp; secret Nazis and wild age gaps! Want to hear episode #234, Lethal Weapon?? It’s at  Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s , along with more than 25 hou...

It's Favorites-bruary, and we're starting with an Andrew pick - our first animated film! - My Neighbor Totoro. Talking points: Supreme dad energy, hangout movies, vibe movies, dust times, Miyazaki food, and so much more! Want to hear episode #234, Lethal Weapon?? It’s at  Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s , along with more than 25 hours of bonus content at the $5 tier! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacL...

Hey y'all, we had some unforeseen circumstances and had to punt on our episode on Christine, so here's the closest thing to a Carpenter film from the archives! The end of Fourbruary is sadly here: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers. Moustapha Akkad begs Michael Myers to return for Halloween, Michael Myers and Dr. Loomis fall in love Lloyd Dobbler style, Andrew solves the gas crisis, credit c...

It's our newest fake holiday celebrating a celebrity birthday: John-uary! John Carpenter's turning 75 and he rules and we're doing two movies of his, starting with THE FOG! Jamie Lee Curtis swoons over Tom Atkins, Adrianne Barbeau gets all sultry in a radio tower, ghost have extremely specific board game esque rules, and Tripp's Salty Sea Tales. Want to hear episode #234, Lethal Weapon?? It’s at P...

Well...this didn't go as expected! Tripp vaguely remembered liking this movie, so we made a huge mistake and did an episode on a movie we...really hated! Happy Holidays, we guess? (It still came out as a pretty funny effort, we hope). All this and more! (Our next episode is The Fog) Want to hear the rest? It’s at Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s , along with more than 25 hours of bonus content at the...

Danny DeVito's back, baby! Our favorite short king directed this bizarre little comedy featuring the great Ann Ramsey, Billy Crystal having a slow meltdown and a lot of weird little touches. (For those who hate tangents, episode starts around 23 minutes). All this and more! (Our next episode is The Fog) Looking for episode #223? It’s American Anthem, and it’s at  Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s , alo...

He'll be back - Jim Cameron, that is, with Avatar 2: The Way of Water, so we're celebrating with his first mega blockbuster; The Terminator! How good is Arnold's performance as a merciless killing machine? How great is Michael Biehn? And wow, what a performance from Linda Hamilton! We gush over special effects, and purposeful scripts. All this and more! (Our next episode is Throw Momma From The Tr...

Happy Thanksgiving! We're ending the first-ever Candy-ed Yams with perhaps the only Thanksgiving movie: Planes, Trains and Automobiles! How great is Candy at driving you crazy? How good is Steve Martin bouncing off him? Why isn't there a helpful map or chyron!? (Also, our next episode will be The Terminator!) All this and more! Looking for episode #223? It’s American Anthem, and it’s at  Patreon.c...

We're kicking off Candy-ed Yams month with one of our #FamilyFaves: The Great Outdoors! Why are we spending so much time on this teenage boys week-long fling?! Could you eat the ol' 96er? How great is Aykroyd here? What's with lightning guy? Plus, Tripp recognizes a bear! All this and more! Looking for episode #223? It’s American Anthem, and it’s at  Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s , along with more...