Dissecting The 80s

Must be the season of the wiiiiiitch! NOTE: Tripp was correct about Mountain Time (though he stands behind Andrew's Coors Light point) and the St. Patrick thing is a myth!  What is Tom Atkins doing leading a movie? Is this movie good-bad or bad-bad? Is this the worst sex scene on film? NO MORE DAYS TO HALLOWEEN! SIL-VER SHAM-ROCK! All this and more! Looking for episode #223? It’s American Anthem,...

The Spooktacular continues with the old-guy feature Alone in the Dark! How high is Donald Pleasance in this movie? What's the ethical situation of offering Book It style personal pan pizzas at a mental institution? Seriously, why is Pleasance not in on this thing? He sure seems like he is! All this and more! Looking for episode #223? It’s American Anthem, and it’s at  Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s...

THE SPOOKTACULAR BEGINS! We revisit an odd-duck slasher sequel involving a wild hobby horse, reincarnations, costume closets, trunks, really bad 50s clothes, and giant, open punch bowls! All this and more! Looking for episode #223? It’s American Anthem, and it’s at  Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s , along with more than 25 hours of bonus content at the $5 tier!   “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod...

If you're livin' in a bubble and you haven't got a care/ Well, you're gonna be in trouble 'cause we're gonna steal your air/ 'Cause what you got is what we need and all we do is dirty deeds/ We're the Spaceballs! We're finally delving into Mel Brooks, celebrating the 35th anniversary of Spaceballs! How f'n great is Rick Moranis? Looking for episode #223? It’s American Anthem, and it’s at  Patreon....

We're checking off one that our Mom has asked for for YEARS: Nightshift!   Did Ron Howard move the camera at the start of his career? How great is Henry Winkler? And for that matter, Michael Keaton? Is Keaton doing Bill Murray?   All this and more! Listen!   Looking for episode #223? It’s American Anthem, and it’s at Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s , along with more than 25 hours of bonus content at...

This is the first ever Great Scott! Tier episode!   What do you get when you combine non-actor Mitch Gaylord and non-actor Janet Jones? Well...not a lot of great acting! Join us for this odd duck of a movie trying to turn a gymnast into a movie star!   All this and more! Listen!   Want the rest? It’s at Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s , along with more than 25 hours of bonus content at the $5 tier!  ...

We're scooting into the '90s for one of Andrew's faves (and a new love for Tripp) with Robert Zemeckis' Death Becomes Her!   How great is this trio of Willis/Streep/Hawn? Do the effects hold up? Is Dean Cundey the king? (Yes!) (Anyone out there got a connection?)   All this and more! Listen!   Looking for episode #218? It’s Stripes, and it’s at  Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s , along with more than...

We're back! Join us for the 35th anniversary of Paul Verhoeven's stone-cold classic: RoboCop! Is this the most realistic dystopian future? How goopy are the proceedings? Can you recognize someone by their pouty duck lips? Is this the most Psych-heavy episode of the show? Listen!   Looking for episode #218? It’s Stripes, and it’s at  Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s , along with more than 25 hours of b...

Tripp got married! Time ran away from us - we will be back in two weeks with a new episode on Robocop. For now? Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes! One of our favorites only available as part of the Patreon archive! Find out more at Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s. Who the hell decided to write a whole movie about an evil lamp? Just what was Patty Duke’s character’s name? Would you buy this lamp? Why did...

Tripp got married! Time ran away from us - we will be back in two weeks with a new episode on Robocop. For now? Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes! One of our favorites only available as part of the Patreon archive! Find out more at Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s. Who the hell decided to write a whole movie about an evil lamp? Just what was Patty Duke’s character’s name? Would you buy this lamp? Why did...

Oooh child, you're on the other side! Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year is the fun horror classic: Poltergeist! How hunky is Craig T. Nelson here? Jo Beth Williams kicks all sorts of ass, and Zelda Rubinstein steals the show. All this and more! Looking for episode #218? It’s Stripes, and it’s at  Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s , along with more than 25 hours of bonus content at the $5 tier!...

Tripp's getting hitched, so we're throwing a Bachelor Party alongside '80s icon Tom Hanks! Can we get a spastic Tom Hanks performance in the future? How great is he at being a complete goofball? Why...is there a Donkey show?  All this and more! Looking for episode #218? It’s Stripes, and it’s at Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s , along with nearly 25 hours of bonus content at the $5 tier! “NewsSting,...

Want to hear the rest of this full-length episode? It’s at Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s , along with nearly 20 hours of bonus content at the $5 tier! 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/ Keywords: Stripes, Bill Murray, John Candy, Harold Ramis, Movie, Retro, 80s,...

NOTE: Tripp has Covid, so we were unable to record this week's episode, and still haven't managed to be able to do it. To make up for it, here's one of our favorites from the Patreon Archives: Summer Rental! In celebration of the 4th of July (Happy birthday, America!) Tripp and Andrew dove into a treasured family film: Summer Rental, starring national treasure John Candy! What happened to the low...

We conclude the main feed episodes of Listener Request Month 2022 with a long-asked for episode: The NeverEnding Story! Did this blow our tiny minds as a youth? Is Falcor a dog or what? How great are these puppets? Why does no one explain this quest to Atreyu? Who names a kid Bastian!? (PS - Listener Request Month continues next month on Patreon with Stripes! Also, our next episode is Poltergeist!...

Part 2 of Listener Request Month takes us to 1990 for Christian Slater's fantastic performance in Pump Up The Volume! Shouldn't he just see a therapist? Does this movie need a suicide to make its point? Why does he hate his parents so much? What's up with the way-too-late corrupt school subplot? All this and more! Looking for episode #212? It’s E.T. The Extraterrestrial, and it’s at  Patreon.com/D...

Listener Request Month begins with a forgotten Spielberg comedy: 1941! We've got ourselves a sketch movie, with basically every working actor in 1979: Does Belushi translate to 2022? What's Dan Aykroyd doing, exactly? How great is Joe Flaherty? How long has Spielberg been holding in that West Side Story remake!? All this and more! Looking for episode #212? It’s E.T. The Extraterrestrial, and it’s...

It’s the not-at-all sweatily named tradition: Andrew Programs The Show In The Month of April: APTSITMOA. We're finishing our Davis-Crawford month with the oddball Disney horror flick Watcher in the Woods! Why the hell did the creature get cut? What's going on with this man abandoned to the woods? Is this actually spooky? All this and more! Looking for episode #212? It’s E.T. The Extraterrestrial,...

It's the not-at-all sweatily named tradition: Andrew Programs The Show In The Month of April: APTSITMOA. We're diving into the camp classic: Mommie Dearest! What on earth are we doing here!? What movie is Faye Dunaway in?! How is this SO LONG?! All this and more! All this and more! Looking for episode #212? It’s E.T. The Extraterrestrial, and it’s at  Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s , along with near...

Out now for $5 patrons, it's our full-length episode on the beloved E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial! Looking for more? Find this complete episode at Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s , along with nearly 20 hours of bonus content at the $5 tier! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: E...

It's the second half of our delightful double feature for March comes in like a Raimi and out like a Coen.  How madcap is this movie? What went on in the Raimi/Coen/Hunter/Campbell/Bates/McDorman household? Why is Bruce Campbell not here? Plus, the delightful vocabulary of HI. All this and more! Looking for episode #212? It’s E.T. The Extraterrestrial, and it’s at Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s , al...

Listener Request Month is May (and June on Patreon!) Get your requests in on the Dissecting the 80s Hotline: 856-347-7328 (856-DISSECT) by leaving your name, where you're calling from, and the movie you'd like to hear us cover! Remember: 1978-1992 PLUS all eligible sequels, prequels, reboot-quels and more! If the franchise existed in the '80s, all of the other movies are on the table.  You have un...

THIS IS MY BOOMSTICK! We're back from our brief '90s sojourn and talking about one of our absolute all-time favorites: Evil Dead 2! Talking points: The origins of our movie-watching relationship, the greatness of Bruce Campbell, wrestling against yourself, Good Old Reliable Jake, Evil Dead: The Musical, and the madcap insanity of this lovely movie. All this and more! Looking for episode #203? It’s...

Favorites-bruary comes to a close with one of Tripp's childhood favorites: Terminator 2: Judgment Day! How great are these special effects? Could Linda Hamilton kick both our asses at once? How dang COOL is Arnold in this movie? How does Edward Furlong rank among child actors? Does Robert Patrick have cinema's most terrifying run? All this and more! Looking for episode #203? It’s Footloose, and it...

It's Favorites-bruary/Fave-bruary, so we're each picking a favorite for the month! Andrew's up first with delightfully silly Elvira: Mistress of the Dark. Is she actually a witch? What's this himbo up to? Is Edi McClurg killing it? (Yes, as usual). Is this a camp classic? All this and more! Looking for episode #203? It’s Footloose, and it’s at  Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s , along with nearly 20 h...