Two Dollar Late Fee - 80s Movie Podcast

Annabeth Gish (Shag, Hiding Out, Mystic Pizza) sat down with the dudes to discuss her career on screen, music, and much more! Annabeth is as wonderful a human being as she is an actor. Funny, engaging, full of great stories, and an all around fantastic person! She took time out of her busy schedule to talk about her past, present (Gone Mom premiering 6/5 on Lifetime), and future (Midnight Mass pre...

Dustin & Zak discuss 1989’s Shag and “Stagger Lee” by Lloyd Price with their very special guest and Shag fan, Dustin's wife, Erin Rubin! In this pre-episode to their upcoming interview with Annabeth Gish, D & Z welcome Dustin’s wife Erin to the show to give her “fan-girl” thoughts on the 1989 coming of age flick, Shag! Besides talking about the movie & “Stagger Lee” by Lloyd Price, the trio also d...

Matt Adler (North Shore, White Water Summer, Teen Wolf, Amazon Women On The Moon, Dream A Little Dream) sat down with the dudes, in person before the days of Covid-19 and ZOOM, to discuss his career as an actor. In the opening minutes, Matt reveals that this is/was his first ever podcast interview! EXCLUSIVE! (Full disclosure, he’s done at least one more since ours). Matt talks about about how he...

The extremely talented composer Brad Fiedel sat down with the dudes to discuss his career in cinema and much more! The man behind the music scores of Fright Night, Terminator (1 & 2), True Lies, Let’s Get Harry, Serpent & The Rainbow, Blue Steel, Striking Distance and countless others talks about his time in Hollywood, surfing, & his musical Full Circle (see below for link to FC). It’s an inspirin...

In anticipation of their upcoming interview with composer Brad Fiedel (Fright Night, Terminator, Serpent & The Rainbow), the dudes reveal their top five horror soundtracks from the 80s & early 90s! Composers like John Carpenter and Tangerine Dream are championed, soundtracks from movies like The Lost Boys and Shocker are cheered, and so much more is discussed in this scream singing episode! Who ma...

Z & D took a trip down memory lane with Kurt, as he reminisced on his journey from Louisville, Kentucky to starring in one of Z & D’s favorite martial art movies of all time (No Retreat, No Surrender)! Kurt told great stories about making the iconic “kick flick” along with his personal journey that followed! It’s an entertaining, uplifting, and inspiring story. One that the dudes were honored to h...

When Jesse logged on to the interview with the dudes, the tag/label he had as his name was “Passionate Rocketeer.” It was a total accident, but it couldn’t be more perfect. Jesse is definitely a rocketing star who is well on his way to a very successful career in Hollywood! He chats with Z & D about working with his father (Martin Kove), D-Day, Cobra Kai, and so much more! His interview also premi...

Zak & Dustin reminisce on 1986’s No Retreat, No Surrender & the song “Hold On To The Vision” by Kevin Chalfant! No Retreat, No Surrender and it’s signature song “Hold On To The Vision” by Kevin Chalfant hold a very special place in the dudes hearts! Find out why! Montages, Megaforce, & more are discussed in this episode! D & Z also premier, “What Does Dustin Know?” Where Dustin’s knowledge of pop...

The dudes sat down with actor Keith Coogan to discuss his 30+ years in Hollywood! Keith reminisced about beloved hits (Adventures In Babysitting, Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitters Dead, Cousins) & underrated cult classics like Under The Boardwalk! Keith is a wealth of cinematic knowledge and a cherished performer. It was a real treat to have him on the show and hear stories about the greatest decade...

In preparation for their upcoming interview with Keith Coogan, the dudes discuss & count down their favorite films starring a Keith! What’s your favorite? Back to School with Keith Gordon? John Carpenter’s The Thing with Keith David? Adventures In Babysitting with Keith Coogan? You’ll be surprise when you hear D & Z’s! Enjoy and let us know your top Keith movies on our instagram page @twodollarlat...

Dustin & Zak give their personal take on one of their favorite movies of all time, Real Genius! Besides the 80s classic, the dudes discuss Real Genius’ shockingly never released soundtrack, & notable events from the year it was released, 1985! File this one under “H” for fun and enjoy! NEW EPISODES EVERY TWO WEEKS! Please follow us on Spotify & subscribe, rate and review us 5 stars on Apple Podcas...

The dudes end season one of Two Dollar Late Fee on a very high note with their special guests, Carnie Wilson (Wilson Phillips) and Rob Bonfiglio (Wilson Phillips, Wanderlust & Solo) to discuss animals, yacht rock, the power of positivity, “Hey, Santa!”, and much more! Carnie & Rob brought the happy to the show and were the perfect guests to close out a year in which we needed more laughter and lov...

It’s not every day you get to have a conversation with a living legend. Well, that’s what the dudes did with actor (Mary Tyler Moore), writer (Son of Junkman: My Life from the West Bottoms of Kansas City to the Bright Lights of Hollywood), & all around amazing human being Ed Asner! Ed discussed a variety of topics with Z & D, including his many performances as Santa Claus (Elf), Captain Planet, Co...

Dustin and Zak interview Darren Dalton, the star of The Outsiders and Red Dawn! Actor, writer, and director Darren Dalton sat down with Z&D to discuss his career in Hollywood, being a parent, whether or not he looks like Neil Schon of Journey, and more! Our conversation with Darren felt like having a chat with an old friend. This podcast episode will leave you smiling and feeling hopeful! Enjoy! N...

Dustin and Zak are joined by author Diallo Jackson to discuss Red Dawn, it’s music score by Basil Poledouris, and notable events from the film’s release in 1984! This episode is an interesting one. The dudes recorded it at the initial height of the pandemic, Dustin was remote while Zak and their special guest Diallo Jackson were in person. Emotions were intensified by the uncertainty of the times,...

Dustin and Zak interview Andre Gower, the star The Monster Squad and director of the documentary Wolfman’s Got Nards! Ever loved something so much that it stays with you for decades and then you decide to make a project about it? Well, that’s exactly what Andre Gower did when he made a documentary about the film The Monster Squad! Andre chatted with the dudes about the Squad, the doc, “Nards!", Sq...

The dudes reminisce on 1987’s The Monsters Squad (Why they still love it to this day), Michael Sembello’s “Rock Until You Drop” (Is it the perfect montage song?), and other notable pop culture moments from 1987 in this edition of Two Dollar Late Fee! “Nards”, “dorking”, why “Rudy’s” penny loafers were cool but not practical, “Eugene” looking like a mini Richard Farnsworth, and much more are covere...

From the opening minutes to the very end of the podcast, actor Arye Gross tells one amazing and insightful story after another about his career in the entertainment business! Arye has so many great tales to tell about his 30+ years in Hollywood. He talks about 1985’s Just One Of The Guys, 1989’s The Experts, 1990’s Coup de Ville, and much more! We don’t want to reveal too much, but in our intervie...

Dustin and Zak discuss the 1989 cult classic, The Experts along with the song “Hometown U.S.A.” by Harold Payne (sung by Dave Morgan)! In preparation for their upcoming interview with Arye Gross, the dudes review the Arye and John Travolta film The Experts. While reminiscing on the movie, Dustin and Zak recognize Arye’s terrific acting performance, acknowledge John Travolta’s campiness, debate mul...

From arriving in Los Angeles on a Greyhound Bus from Mobile, Alabama with $100 in his pocket to becoming arguable the biggest baddest high school bully in “Buddy Revell” from Three O’Clock High, Richard Tyson’s journey to Hollywood is one wild ride! Hear how he broke into movie studios to get noticed, his motivation behind playing “Buddy Revell”, listen to his instinct in playing “Crisp” in Kinder...

From Johnny Lawrence to Scut Farkus and everyone in between, school bullies in the 80s dominated our movie screens. Some were one dimensional while others were an onion layer of reasons why they were bad…so bad they were good! The dudes discuss their personal top 5 favorites along with a few honorable mentions. Along the way, they talk about their own experiences being bullied, who the greatest sc...

Director, writer, actor, and environmental activist Hart Bochner sits down with the dudes to discuss his 30+ year career in film! While many people know and love Hart from his role as “Ellis” in Die Hard, his career is so much more than the charming sleaze ball from the 80s classic! From playing hero “Byron Henry” in the epic television miniseries War and Remembrance to the deceitful villain “Jack...

Dustin and Zak discuss 1984’s The Wild Life along with the film’s score by Edward Van Halen! In preparation for their upcoming interview with actor/director Hart Bochner, the dudes discuss the Cameron Crowe scripted underrated cult classic, The Wild Life and it’s equally under appreciated film score by Edward “Eddie” Van Halen! They speculate about why this film never received a proper DVD or Blu-...

Dustin and Zak discuss the 1987 cult classic White Water Summer along with the soundtrack that never was! In preparation for their upcoming interview with Matt Adler (Teen Wolf, North Shore, & White Water Summer), the dudes breakdown the 1987 coming of age adventure White Water Summer and ask the question, “Is 1985 Sean Astin cooler than 1987 Sean Astin?” D & Z also talk about the impact the film...

Joyce Hyser, the star of Just One Of The Guys, sits down with the dudes for a conversation about her career and her work with the Harold Robinson Foundation & Camp Ubuntu. We discuss the cultural phenomena that JOOTG has become over the last 35 years, why acting no longer became relevant to her life, Dan Hartman’s “I Can Dream About You”, and why her foundation is (rightfully so) near and dear to...