Two Dollar Late Fee - 80s Movie Podcast

This month on 80s Kids Unite we get accessorized! Video game watches, clothing store tote bags, charm necklaces, and more! “The Night People”: Duckie (@alwaysduckman on instagram), Grace (Two Dollar Late Fee), Diallo (TV Obscura), Corey (Podcasting After Dark), & Zak (Territory Marks) reminisce on their favorite 80s accessories! Wrist Racers, Mork suspenders, Esprit tote bags, and much more are ce...

“Marchial Arts Madness” continues! JW Fails and Kurt McKinney are back to celebrate the 40th anniversary of No Retreat, No Surrender and discuss the documentary The Untold Story of No Retreat No Surrender! In 2025, JW Fails (NRNS, Lambada, The New Leave It To Beaver) & Kurt McKinney (NRNS, Sworn To Justice, The Last Kumite) came on $2 Late Fee to talk about NRNS and the subsequent documentary that...

“Marchial Madness” kicks off with a bolt of lightning when James Pax (Big Trouble in Little China) comes to Two Dollar Late Fee to discuss his career on screen, the 40th Anniversary Big Trouble in Little China World Tour, upcoming projects, & much more! James Pax is well known for playing “Lightning” in Big Trouble in Little China, but his career spans so much more than John Carpenter’s 1986 cult...

Tables, Chairs, & Railing Rope! Oh my! This month on Territory Marks Paul & Zak cover a “No DQ” tag match from Memphis, Rich Rude & King Kong Bundy vs Jerry Lawler & Macho Man Randy Savage! P & Z Territory Mark Factory gets wild in 1984, when the boys travel to North East Jr College in Boonville, Mississippi to discuss the “No DQ” battle between Rude & Bundy and Lawler & Savage! Memphis Wrestling...

This month on 80s Kids Unite, The (Midnight) Night Boyz invade Pasadena Comic Con and discuss lesser known Sci-Fi movies & tv shows! Zak and Corey, along with Max from Ready2Retro & Jonathan from Geekscape, had a fan packed panel at last month’s Pasadena Comic Con. The “Boyz” reflected on forgotten sci-fi movies and tv shows that hit (Enemy Mine & Alien Nation) and some that didn’t (Metalstorm). E...

Love is in the air when Dustin returns along with our good buddy Chris Mayek to discuss lesser known 80s teen romantic comedies! We all know and love Can’t Buy Me Love, Pretty In Pink, and Risky Business! But in this episode we dig a little deeper into the genre of 80s teen romantic comedies. Dustin, Zak, and Chris each bring a favorite of theirs to talk about. The dudes also discuss a few honorab...

Adam and Matt Lupis join Two Dollar Late Fee to discuss their new film, All Is Fine In ‘89, 80s “coming of age movies”, and much more! With All Is Fine In ‘89, the Lupis brothers have created a unique indie film that’s parts Fast Times At Ridgemont High and Degrassi Jr High! Matt and Adam chat about their movie and celebrate some of their favorite “80s coming of age movies.” What are their favorit...

We ring in the new year with an epic battle between “Macho Man” Randy Savage & “Ravishing” Rick Rude! Before both men went to WWF, Rick Rude and Randy Savage engaged in an epic battle down in Memphis! Paul and Zak discuss the match, whether Randy Savage was a heel or face, and confetti…lots of confetti! Enjoy! You can watch the match and promo at the links below: “Macho Man” Randy Savage vs “Ravis...

This week on Two Dollar Late Fee & Podcasting After Dark, Zak & Corey are joined by Max from Ready2Retro to review Tremors! The boys have a blast discussing this quintessential cult classic (according to Max) Tremors, so grab a stick and polevolt over some Graboids because this threeway swapcast is sure to give you those nostalgic feels! Watch our interview with Michael Gross HEREListen to our int...

This month on 80s Kids Unite, The Night Boyz discuss their favorite toys and holiday memories! In December of 2025, Matt Kelly (One Hit Thunder) had his annual Geekscape Gives fundraising drive where he raised money for the Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Coastal New Jersey. Over the course of that drive, several podcasts from the Geekscape Network were featured doing live episode of their respective...

Michael Gross (Family Ties, Tremors) comes to Podcasting After Dark and Two Dollar Late Fee to discuss his career on screen and much more! America’s favorite “TV Dad”, Michael Gross joins Corey and Zak to reminisce on moments from his amazing career! They discuss the cultural phenomenon of Tremors, why Scott Valentine aka “Nick” was desperately needed on Family Ties, Michael’s love of trains, favo...

The phenomenal Reeve Stimpson is back to join Two Dollar Late Fee and Podcasting After Dark to discuss his new music and celebrate the 35th anniversary of Cool As Ice! “Drop that zero and get with the hero!” The “hero” in this case is Reeve Stimpson (“Over Me”, “Back To The Future”) for joining Corey & Zak to discuss 1991’s Cool As Ice starring the Vanilla Ice! In this season seven premiere episod...

NWA U.S. Tag Team Champs Z-Man & Flyin’ Brian take on The Midnight Express in a barn burner from 1990! Paul & Zak close out 2025 with a bang this month on Territory Marks! Z-Man (Tom Zenk) & Flyin’ Brian (Pillman) became NWA U.S. Tag Team Champions in February of 1990. On March 10th, of that same year (from Altoona, Pennsylvania), Z & Flyin’ B started a heated rivalry with Jim Cornette & The Midni...

Academy Award nominated and Golden Globe winner Sally Kirkland (Anna, Best of the Best,The Player) passed away earlier this year. She was a beacon of positivity and an avant-garde icon! $2 Late Fee celebrates her in this special bonus episode. In December of 2021, Dustin & Zak interviewed Sally Kirkland about her amazing career on screen. She shared wild stories about some of the movies she’s made...

This month on 80s Kids Unite, The Night Boyz discuss their most memorable school dances! Get ready to do the “Roger Rabbit” and groove to this months episode! Wayne, Corey, and Zak reminisce on going to school dances in middle and high school. Dressing up like “Mr. Blonde” from Reservoir Dogs, eating square pizza, & Sadies Hawkins will be discussed. And yes, at least one "Night Boy” had a traumati...

Two Dollar Late Fee & Podcasting After Dark team up again! This time to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Tremors with director Ron Underwood & Zoran Gvojic! On this episode we celebrate Tremors with the director, Ron Underwood (Tremors, City Slickers, Heart & Souls) and the narrator of the audio novelization (Beneath Perfection), Zoran Gvojic! Ron recalls shooting the desert flick, as well as rem...

Jill Schoelen, Diane Franklin, & Judie Aronson bring festive holiday cheer to Two Dollar Late Fee with Jill’s new album Christmas is Forever! Jill Schoelen (The Stepfather), Diane Franklin (Better Off Dead), & Judie Aronson (American Ninja) join Zak to discuss Jill’s new album Christmas is Forever, their wonderful friendship that has spanned decades, and much more! The “ladies of the 80s” will put...

Loren Avedon discusses martial arts and his career in Hollywood on Two Dollar Late Fee! Loren Avedon (No Retreat No Surrender 2 & 3, The King of the Kickboxers) is a phenomenal martial artist and one heck of an entertaining actor! In this interview, Loren reminisces on his career in Hollywood (crazy stunts in No Retreat No Surrender 2, working on Baywatch, etc) and is surprised by a very dear frie...

Two Dollar Late Fee celebrates the 35th anniversary The King of the Kickboxers! In this pre-episode to the upcoming interview with Loren Avedon (No Retreat No Surrender 2, The King of the Kickboxers) Dustin returns to Two Dollar Late Fee to discuss the 1990 martial art classic, The King of the Kickboxers! Spoiler alert: this movie rules and there is a lot to say about it! But first, Zak and Dustin...

This month on Territory Marks we feast on a match from 1987 between two behemoths of the UWF, One Man Gang vs Big Bubba Rogers! Shortly before One Man Gang was “reborn” in the WWF as Akeem and Big Bubba Rogers made his way to New York to become Big Boss Man, they battled in the UWF for the world title. Paul and Zak are joined by special guest Rob Rudman (Mattel) to discuss this “match” from 1987,...

Hot off the heels of the James Lew interview, we celebrate the John Carpenter classic, Big Trouble in Little China! Grace, Dustin, and Erin join Zak to reminisce on their favorite memories of the undeniable one of a kind original, Big Trouble in Little China! The gang discuss their favorite characters (Jack Burton, Lo Pan), controversy from studio executives at 20th Century Fox, the phenomenal syn...

This month on 80s Kids Unite, The Night Boyz discuss their most memorable field trips! Panning for fossils in New Jersey, the botanical garden in Detroit, the planetarium in San Francisco, Vernor’s soda pop factory, and fascinations with ballerina statues in Baltimore! The Night Boyz recall some of their most unforgettable field trip moments. And yes, at least one Night Boy has a wee bit of drama...

James Lew (Big Trouble in Little China, Best of the Best, Timecop) discusses his career on screen, martial arts, stunts, and more! In this episode, actor, martial artist, and stunt coordinator James Lew reminisces on several memorable moments from his stellar career! James describes how he came up with the hand symbol in Big Trouble in Little China, convincing Jean-Claude Van Damme to do the split...

Danielle von Zerneck (My Science Project, La Bamba, Under The Boardwalk) discusses her career on screen, favorite movies, and more! In this interview, Danielle von Zerneck reminisces on some of her more memorable moments on screen (General Hospital), going to the movies in Westwood as a kid, a big role in an 80s cult classic she turned down, and much more! Enjoy! Dig the show? Please consider supp...

This month on Territory Marks we celebrate a bout between Arn Anderson & The Great Muta for the NWA World Television Championship! In January of 1990 “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson  (along with fellow Four Horsemen: Ric Flair, Ole Anderson, & Sting) was in a heated rivalry with Gary Hart’s J-Tex Corporation (Buzz Sawyer The Dragon Master, & The Great Muta). Tensions were high in this bout between Arn...