Retro Life 4 You

What a great time it was to sit down and talk with Patrick Labyorteaux! He was in Little House On The Prairie as Andy Garvey and he was in all 10 seasons of JAG as Lt Bud Roberts Jr. He was in some great comedies in the 80's such as Summer School, Ski School and Heathers and the 3 Ninjas in 1992. He has done voiceover work on the Spiderman cartoon that ran from 1995-1998 and has played bit roles i...

It's 1975, and all you have thought about since the previous summer is going back on vacation to the beach so you can splash around in the waters and have fun. That was on your mind the entire time until.......until you made the mistake of watching the new movie  release of JAWS on the big screen!!!  I was too young to see it at the theaters but I seen it later on as I got older and even...

I love sports movies, always have. Rudy, Remember The Titans, Invincible, all were great good feeling sports movies. But if it's something that I can really appreciate and love just a little bit more, it's a great sports comedy!  There have been some great football and baseball comedies over my lifetime but the best always come from the 1990's.  In todays episode, I am going to go over 1...

Hey everyone! We have been gone for a little while due to my relocation to Tennessee but the show is back and we are ready to go!!!! In this episode we are talking a bit about toys from the 80's and 90's and their relations to TV & movies. A lot of us out there had or wanted the A Team van or the figures, the Knight Industries Two Thousand car (KITT if you prefer).  We wanted the Dukes of...

It’s 1984/85 and in my case I am coming home from school, homework is done and cartoons are on. So many to choose from back in that time with G.I. Joe, Transformers, Bravestarr, M.A.S.K. and more but He-Man was one of my favorites! I remember when Dolph Lundgren starred as He-Man is the 80’s movie Masters of The Universe but it was always lacking the story to make any of the fans appreciate it gre...

In today’s episode we discuss the movie franchise Young Guns versus the actual Lincoln county wars. We talk about the similarities yet the many differences as well between the two.while “Young Guns” is definitely one of our all time favorites, the Lincoln County wars in it’s historical accuracy would be a great movie all to itself .  Be sure to follow us here and subscribe & hit that bell...

Join us this week as we talk about comedies of the 90’s and Travis & Chris each choose 5 of their favorites from that decade. From Ace Ventura to Zeus’s & Roxanne, there was plenty to choose from! Follow the podcast and subscribe and catch us on YouTube as well. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retrolife4you/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/retrolife4you/suppor...

Ask yourself, what make a movie great? Is it just the actors signed on to act out their parts? Id it the effects & lighting crews? Camera men and the many angles they are providing? Maybe its the director's vision that he or she is putting through for us to see or maybe.... just maybe, it's the music selected in the songs and scores that are used for it. I'm going with all of the above but som...

If it is one thing that retro movies has brought us it has been some great action martial arts stars and movies over a time span of the 70's through the 90's. Join us today as we talk about and give accolade to some of the finest of their time.  Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Samo Hung, Michelle Yeogh, Chuck Norris, Jean Claude Van Damme, Steven Seagal, Jeff Speakman, Cynthia Rothrock just too re na...

Robin Williams will always hold a special place in all comedy fans hearts. He left us way to soon and had issues that nobody should have to go through. No matter how depressed he may have been he always made sure he lit up the room with his hilarity and antics that only he could pull off. He did a little bit of everything in the movies and starred on television as Mork from Ork (a spin of from Hap...

Today we want to talk about the man John Hughes and the movies he brought to us growing up. He has written, directed, produced, the man had his hand in almost everything there is to do for a movie. His life was cut short however with a massive heart attack so we will never know how many more greats he could have brought us but we thank him now for the ones he did. Just to name a few, we have : Nat...

Today is such a fun episode as we talk with Scott Leftwich. He owns and operates and 80's theme Air B & B where you can stay and experience everything 80's including a 3 hours event at his 80's Arcade  called Wieners & Losers. Scott has been collecting and restoring old vintage arcade games from the late 70's to early 80's and the experience he has setup will blow your mind! Check out...

Have you often wondered what was the riddle of steel? Ever wanted to know what it would be like to have a twin like Danny DeVito? What it would be like to fight an alien predator? Well then you are in luck because we discuss that and then some in this weeks podcast. Travis has been waiting for this podcast patiently and it's finally here! Today we will be discussing the 80's career of Arnold Schwa...

We have a very special guest for you this week by the name of Lori Tucker. Lori was in so many things in the 80's and you probably seen her & never knew it. Tons of commercials, catalog modeling, some TV spots on Airwolf, Family Feud and others but she may be the most well known as being one of the *HOT* teachers in Van Halen's "Hot For Teacher" music video on MTV. She worked with other artist...

Everybody wants to have their own man cave, she shed, room of collectibles... it doesn't matter what you call it, it all comes down to the same thing. We want our toys and we want to be able to show them off and talk about them! From items that you seen on TV & in the movies to items from your childhood and youth, there are things that you wish you had now in a room where you can just sit &amp...

Retro Life 4 You is proud to present to you our episode  in which we interviewed Catherine Mary Stewart. Catherine has been in so many great things and just to remind you of a few she was in Night of The Comet, The Last Starfighter, Mischief, Nightflyers, Riding The Edge, The Apple, Weekend at Bernie's and she was the original Kayla Brady on Days of Our Lives. That's just what she did in the...

OK, you have been shipwrecked on an uncharted island. You are not sure when or how you will be found but the fancy boat that brought you out to sea has a cabin with tv, movies and various other things. There are solar panels on board for back up power supply which enables you to wath movies to pass your time......what 10 80's movies are you going to have with you? We narrowed down the genres to: C...

We are presenting to you this week an opportunity to choose between 4 different fictional universes to live in. Chris & Travis go over the 4 universes that they chose and explain each one to you and then give you the one that they would each personally take as their home. The universe of Harry Potter The universe of Lord of The Rings The universe of Star Wars The universe of Star Trek Each uni...

Friend of the show, Ray Franklin will be giving us his takes on some of the shows and he loves those 80's cars just as much as we do, so take a listen to his episode here of "Ray's Commentaries". --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retrolife4you/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/retrolife4you/support

Picture yourself back to being a kid or young teenager, you are on your bike going fast as you can through your neighborhood. In your mind, are you driving the General Lee? The Knight Industries Two Thousand (K.I.T.T.)? The A-Teams van? The Bandit car? There were so many vehicles from back in that time that we loved and still do today. Listen in today as Chris & Travis talk about those vehicle...

On this episode we tackle the lives and careers of Jean Claude Van Damme and Steven Seagal, two of the biggest action stars of the 1990's. Both have solid background in training and both had a late start in their movie career. If you  love the action of the 80's and 90's then you don't want to miss this episode.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retrolife4you/message Suppor...

We welcome in a good friend of the show today in Ray Franklin as we all discuss and reminisce about the cartoons of our youth. I've often told some of the younger generations that they have missed out on great cartoons and man were there a lot available for us growing up! Saturday Morning Cartoons USA Cartoon Express Before and After School No matter what time or what day you watched them on, it w...

We are going to go over some of our favorite songs from the movies of the 1980's! Everybody loves a good soundtrack and there is always that one song or  two that immediately reminds you of a movie or maybe even a single scene from a movie.  We will be giving you 5 of our favorite ones that placed on the billboard top 100 chart as well as 5 songs that didn't chart at all but still remind...

Join us in our debut podcast as we take on and discuss Sylvester Stallone during the 1980's. 14 projects in 10 years and multiple hits, not to mention the start of a very big franchise and the continuation of another. Chris & Travis go over each one and then give you  their top three of the decade. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/retrolife4you/message Support this podcast:...