Episodes

May 25, 2017

Episode #132: "The Force Will Be With You... Always" | Star Wars (197…

It is the 40th anniversary of the release of STAR WARS and we're looking back on memories of growing up surrounded by the tales of a galaxy far, far away.... 1. Intro [00:00] 2. RIP Roger Moore [05:04] 3. Star Wars movie info & original trailer audio (19...

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May 17, 2017

Episode #131: "Rise of the Top Gun Apes" | Project X (1987)

1. Intro/Welcome back Jeff! [00:00] 2. Live-action Aladdin casting discussion [06:05] 3. Universal releasing new monster movie box sets ("Dracula" and "The Mummy" related films) [15:08] 4. John finally watched Suicide Squad [16:49] 5. Pirates stole Pirat...

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May 10, 2017

Episode #130: "But Do I Look Good?" | Less Than Zero (1987)

Most of our 80s movies have been the nostalgia-filled romps through the sporting world, fantasy adventures, time traveling teens, or the high school hangups of John Hughes... this episode we take a turn into a dark corner of the 80s with Less Than Zero. ...

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May 2, 2017

Episode #129: "Must Be A Hen House" | Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)

We've got Glass (the sequel to M. Night Shyamalan's Unbreakable), a little Indy 5, a few other movie news snippets... then Dennis finally gets to gush about his love for Lea Thompson in this movie (or did he really have a crush on Mary Stuart Masterson a...

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April 26, 2017

Episode #128: "Dwaynes, Planes & Cosmic Keys" | Masters of the Univer…

John went to C2E2 in Chicago this last weekend and ended up on the WGN Evening News. We geek out over old-school He-Man cartoons, Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future, and we open up a dimensional gateway to Eternia so we can talk about Masters o...

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April 19, 2017

Episode #127: "Those Aren't Pillows" | Planes, Trains & Automobiles (…

Planes, trains, and The Last Jedi are on the table for this discussion. We opine about the future of the Force and end up arguing about the final scene of the John Hughes' classic road trip movie Planes, Trains & Automobiles.

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April 12, 2017

Episode #126: "ALVIIIIN!!!" | The Chipmunk Adventure (1987)

Alvin, Simon, and Theodore along with the Chipettes embark on a race around the world to see who is the most globetrottingest of them. (Don't even try to look that one up, it's not a word.) Little do they know, they've been duped into smuggling diamonds ...

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April 5, 2017

Episode #125: "Episode of Unusual Size" | The Princess Bride (1987)

It's episode #125... our Sasquatchcentennial! (Or whatever you call 125.) It's also a longer than usual episode as the gang's all together and we talk about Spider-Man: Homecoming, It, Justice League, Joss Whedon's Batgirl movie, Tommy Wiseau's The Room ...

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April 2, 2017

Episode #124: "He Got The Boot" | The Living Daylights (1987)

In the debate over favorite James Bond actors, Timothy Dalton seems to get the short end of the stick, having only featured as 007 for two films. This time around, we try to explore why this 007 didn't last long and whether The Living Daylights deserves ...

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March 31, 2017

Episode #123: "Beauty and the Smith"

Beauty and the Beast with the kids. Matrix remake discussion with Patrick. What are the kids these days clamoring for...? Apparently an Alfred Pennyworth movie. (According to a kindergartener.)

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March 29, 2017

Episode #122: "Here Endeth The Lesson" | The Untouchables (1987)

So I hope that you have signed on for some action ladies and gentleman, because you are going to get it. Grab your shotguns and your crowbars... it's time for a good old fashioned Chicago liquor raid. That's right... it's The Untouchables!

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March 22, 2017

Episode #121: "Bordering on Spectacular" | Dragnet (1987)

In this episode we're strictly adhering to the Podcasting Code Section 3-605. 10. 20. 22. 24. 26. 50. 70. 80. It specifies: discuss the new Wonder Woman trailer, Dragnet, preferably with a high shine.

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March 15, 2017

Episode #120: "Your Move, Creep" | Robocop (1987)

Omni Consumer Products is out to make Detroit great again. Unfortunately for the Detroit Police Department (now run by OCP) is bearing the brunt of the city's violence and the corruption within OCP. When a young cowboy cop, Alex Murphy, is brutally murde...

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March 11, 2017

Episode #119: "Never Too Old For This S***" | Lethal Weapon (1987)

Riggs. Murtaugh. You know the drill. We're going to jump into this episode on three...

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March 7, 2017

Episode #118: "Logan's Run Comes To An End" | LOGAN (2017)

It's not the years, honey, it's the mileage. For Logan, however, it might just be both. An aging Logan is living out his days as a limo driver while he cares for Charles Xavier, who is suffering from a degenerative brain disease. They're forced out of se...

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Feb. 28, 2017

Episode #117: "I didn't expect it to be BIG!" | Roxanne (1987)

Take Toucan Sam — that lovable cereal box version of Cyrano de Bergerac — and make him a lovestruck human in charge of the most inept fire brigade ever. Throw in a love triangle, a bunch of nasal puns, and dueling with tennis rackets... follow your nose ...

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Feb. 28, 2017

Episode #116: "#OscarsSoConfusing" | Oscars 2017 & Bill Paxton

We take some time to talk about our reactions to the Oscars and the sudden passing of Bill Paxton.

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Feb. 25, 2017

Episode #115: "The Kids Return" | Lego Batman Movie (2017)

Kids. All Lego Movie podcasts start with kids. So I got mine to sit down with me and talk about what they loved about the Lego Batman Movie.

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Feb. 22, 2017

Episode #114: "Life's A Beach" | Summer School (1987)

Life's a beach... and then you get stuck in summer school. The long, boring hours in the classroom. Freddy Shoop didn't want to be there... he didn't ask to be there... but he has to, because he's the teacher. In order to save his teaching job for the ne...

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Feb. 15, 2017

Episode #113: "Snap Out of It!" | Moonstruck (1987)

Loretta Castorini is a bookkeeper living in New York who’s just gotten engaged to a man she doesn’t love. When she calls on his estranged brother to invite him to the wedding, she finds more than she bargained for and begins to fall for him. In the midst...

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Feb. 8, 2017

Episode #112: "It's Not Us... It's Roy" | Overboard (1987)

Joanna is a wealthy woman who lives aboard her yacht with her husband Grant. When she wants some work done on the boat, she hires carpenter Dean Proffitt. After an argument, she refuses to pay him. Later when she falls overboard and suffers amnesia from ...

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Feb. 1, 2017

Episode #111: "You Down With OTT?" | Over The Top (1987)

The world meets nobody halfway, least of all Lincoln Hawk. He's a hard-working truck driver who's driven to bond with his estranged son and does so through truck driving and arm wrestling. It's a rocky start, but we won't leave you with a cliffhanger. He...

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Jan. 24, 2017

Episode #110: "Your Feet's Too Big" | Harry and the Hendersons (1987)

Let's say you hit an animal in the woods. Do you lash it to the roof of the car and bring it home? Well, if you enjoy roadkill cuisine... sure! But if you're the Henderson family returning home from a camping trip, you'll either come to regret that decis...

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Jan. 18, 2017

Episode #109: "Crapping You Negative" | Raising Arizona (1987)

When biology and the prejudices of others conspire to keep H.I. and Ed childless, what do they do? Steal a baby, of course. Now they're embroiled in a scheme that involves Huggies, the Federal B.I., The Lone Biker of the Apocalypse, blackmailing best fri...

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