Movie Main Offender

In this episode we look at the 1986 supernatural action-comedy cult-classic, Big Trouble in Little China. After arriving in San Franscisco Jack Burton becomes embroiled in a battle between two Chinatown factions, the Wing Kong and the Chang Sing. Following the theft of his truck and the kidnapping of a friend, Jack delves deeper into the mysterious criminal underworld, headed by the illusive David...

In this episode we look at the frat-tastic comedy, Animal House. Its 1962 and a pair of Faber College freshmen look to join the most prestigious fraternity on campus – but they end up becoming initiated in the least! In the Delta fraternity they discover 'Being bad is more fun than being good'. With the prospect of disruption to the college and the homecoming parade, Dean Vernon Wormer ann...

In this episode we look at the 1993 Sci-fi romp, Demolition Man. Rogue cop John Spartan will stop at nothing to halt the crimes of long-time criminal Simon Phoenix. Just as he thinks he has the edge over his nemesis, he is falsely convicted over the loss of human lives, along his accuser, Phoenix. In a revolutionary form of imprisonment, the pair are cryogenically frozen, which has sweeping impact...

In this episode, we look at the 1989 comedy, Weekend at Bernie’s. On a scorching Sunday in New York, Larry Wilson and Richard Parker are forced to work, when suddenly they catch a break. They stumble across an enormous accounting error, which they take straight to their boss Bernie Lomax. There is more to the error than Richard and Larry are aware, as Bernie has secretly been swindling money from...

In this episode we look at the 1985 time travel classic, Back To The Future. Doctor Emmet Brown becomes the first person to invent time travel, and high schooler Marty McFly becomes the first human to experience it. He accidentally travels back in time to 1955 without any fuel to return, alters the course of time, and risks erasing his own existence. As he tries to make amends and travel back to t...

In this episode we look at the 1984 supernatural comedy, Ghostbusters. Following the termination of their academic funding, a trio of parapsychologists embark on a new industry stemming from their interest in the paranormal. New York becomes terrorized by an escalating plague spooks, spectres and ghosts. But there’s only one question… Who are you going call? Let’s take a look at the flash points t...

In this episode we look at the 1993 coming of age classic, Dazed and Confused. On the final day of school in 1976, students begin their journey into the next phase of their lives. Faced with the brutal challenges of high school initiations and overzealous seniors, the freshman venture into unknown. The seniors meanwhile are determined to have the best time they can while they are stuck in this pla...

In this episode we look at the 1985 classic, the Goonies. An ensemble of young teenagers in the neighbourhood, known as the Goonies, are implicated with the local crime family, the Fratelli’s. With the threat of demolition to their homes in place of a golf course, the Goonies are desperate to find a way to save them. Following the discovery of an old map, the Goonies and the Fratelli’s become caug...