Happy Thanksgiving, here's your second helping of Candy-ed Yams: Delirious! What is Candy so into this lady? What's the best part about living in a soap opera world? Plus, we discuss all the dum things we'd do with a magic typewriter! All this and more! Looking for #287 Alien? It’s on Patreon, along with more than 25 additional episodes (More than 35 hours of content!)? It’s all just $5 per month! AND you can listen on your favorite podcast app, including Spotify. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: Delirious, John Candy, Mariel Hemingway, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast

We kicked off Candy-ed Yams with a completely incomprehensible movie: Nothing But Trouble! What are we even doing here? Why on earth would Dan Aykroyd bite off so much for his first directorial effort? Why is he wearing a dick nose and a sloppy nightmare monster? All this and more! Looking for #287 Alien? It’s on Patreon, along with more than 25 additional episodes (More than 35 hours of content!)? It’s all just $5 per month! AND you can listen on your favorite podcast app, including Spotify. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: Nothing But Trouble, Demi Moore, Chevy Chase, The Substance, Dan Aykroyd, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast

We're wrapping up our Spooktacular with an absolute masterpiece: Alien! Tripp urges Sigourney to abandon the cat, we gush over set design and talk about The Great Movie Ride for the 200th time. All this and more! Want to hear the rest? It’s on Patreon, along with more than TWENTY FIVE additional episodes (More than 35 hours of content!) It’s all just $5 per month! AND you can listen on your favorite podcast app, including Spotify and Apple Podcasts.  Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: Alien, Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt, Xenomorph, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast

This episode brings us to the end of Freddie month, with a 30th anniversary celebration of Wes Craven's New Nightmare, aka Scream Zero. How did a movie this weird get a greenlight (that's a good thing!), B Roll of real disasters, Andrew hates Tripp's opinions on Heather Langenkamp, Freddie gets scary again!  All this and more! Looking for #282 The Gate? It’s on Patreon, along with more than TWENTY FIVE additional episodes (More than 35 hours of content!)? It’s all just $5 per month! AND you can listen on your favorite podcast app, including Spotify.  Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: Nightmare on Elm Street, Robert Englund, Freddy Krueger, Heather Langenkamp, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast

We're celebrating the 40th birthday of Horror Icon Freddy Krueger with the original Nightmare on Elm Street! How do we feel about less silly Freddy? Why does he run like that?!!?! Tripp dares criticize Heather Langenkamp and Andrew gets furious. All this and more! Looking for #282 The Gate? It’s on Patreon, along with more than TWENTY FIVE additional episodes (More than 35 hours of content!)? It’s all just $5 per month! AND you can listen on your favorite podcast app, including Spotify.  Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: Nightmare on Elm Street, Robert Englund, Freddy Krueger, Heather Langenkamp, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast

We're rounding out the main part of Listener Request Month with Scream for Help, an oddball horror flick! What's with the movie-of-the-week vibes? What on earth is this John Paul Jones score? Does no one know how a lighter works?  All this and more! Looking for #282 The Gate? It’s on Patreon, along with more than TWENTY FIVE additional episodes (More than 35 hours of content!)? It’s all just $5 per month! AND you can listen on your favorite podcast app, including Spotify.  Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: Scream for Help, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast

A movie with a perfect episode release date: Saturday the 14th! We kick off Listener Request Month with a strange duck of a movie. Why this title for THIS kind of spoof? What is Tambor doing, exactly? How is a movie THIS short feeling SO long?! All this and more! Looking for #282 The Gate? It’s on Patreon, along with more than TWENTY FIVE additional episodes (More than 35 hours of content!)? It’s all just $5 per month! AND you can listen on your favorite podcast app, including Spotify.  Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: Saturday the 14th, Spoof, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast

ORIGINALLY AIRED July 11, 2016 COMING OUT A FEW DAYS EARLY to celebrate the Ghostbusters reboot, Tripp and Andrew strapped on their proton packs and tackled the albatross of the Ghostbusters franchise: Ghostbusters II! How did AN ENTIRE CITY forget what happened in the first … Continue reading →

It's Listener Request Month! We're coming hot out of the gate with the 1987 too-scary-for-kids flick: The Gate! How great are these effects? What the heck is with Terry's whole vibe? Why is this man driving a dog corpse around town? Why does a portal to hell just pop up in this backyard? All this and more! Want to hear the rest? It’s on Patreon, along with TWENTY FIVE additional episodes (More than 35 hours of content!)? It’s all just $5 per month! AND you can listen on your favorite podcast app, including Spotify.  Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Keywords: The Gate, Stephen Dorff, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast

Baseball month rounds third and heads for home with the cable classic A League of Their Own! Is this the last '80s-esque Hanks Yell TM on screen? Did Geena Davis throw the game? Tripp reveals a long-held movie grudge, and both brothers pledge to try to kill each other during any competition. All this and more! Looking for #277, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids? It’s on Patreon, along with TWENTY FIVE additional episodes (More than 35 hours of content!)? It’s all just $5 per month! AND you can listen on your favorite podcast app, including Spotify.   Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!   “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Keywords: Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, League of Their Own, Baseball, Rosie O'Donnell, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast

It's baseball month! Here in the dog days of August, we're jumping in with Major League! What happened to the raunchy sports comedy? Is baseball the most film-ic sport? Why isn't there more Wesley Snipes? What the HELL is up with this romance subplot? All this and more! Looking for #277, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids? It’s on Patreon, along with TWENTY FIVE additional episodes (More than 35 hours of content!)? It’s all just $5 per month! AND you can listen on your favorite podcast app, including Spotify.   Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!   “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Keywords: Wesley Snipes, Charlie Sheen, Major League, Baseball, Tom Berenger, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast

It's listener request month! You have until August 15th at midnight. Call 856-347-7328 (DISSECT) and leave us your name, where you're calling from and the movie you want to see us cover! Time's running out!

Eddie Murphy slides right back into Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F! Netflix has released on the best Legacy-quels of all time, maybe? Lots of practical effects and stunts, and Eddie is great! However, MORE JUDGE REINHOLD DAMN IT! Get those Listener Request Month calls in! You have until August 15th at midnight. Call 856-347-7328 (DISSECT) and leave us your name, where you're calling from and the movie you want to see us cover! All this and more! Looking for #277, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids? It’s on Patreon, along with TWENTY FIVE additional episodes (More than 35 hours of content!)? It’s all just $5 per month! AND you can listen on your favorite podcast app, including Spotify.   Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!   “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Keywords: Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Beverly Hills Cop, Axel, Axel F, Axel Foley, Netflix, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast

An action-comedy classic celebrates its 40th anniversary, and it's return to the big-ish screen: Beverly Hills Cop! How great is Eddie Murphy? Or this whole cast, for that matter! Do they use the song too much? More Judge Reinhold, dang it! All this and more! Looking for #277, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids? It’s on Patreon, along with TWENTY FIVE additional episodes (More than 35 hours of content!)? It’s all just $5 per month! AND you can listen on your favorite podcast app, including Spotify.   Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!   “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Keywords: Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Beverly Hills Cop, Axel, Axel F, Axel Foley, Netflix, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast

One of our childhood favorites turns 35 this year, and we're celebrating by discussing the ways Wayne Szalinski's shrink ray would absolutely blow up the world economy (plus, Antie, French class and giant cheerios/oatmeal cream pies). All this and more! Want to hear the rest of this episode? It’s on Patreon, along with TWENTY FOUR additional episodes (More than 35 hours of content!)? It’s all just $5 per month! AND you can listen on your favorite podcast app, including Spotify.   Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!   “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Keywords: Rick Moranis, Honey, I shrunk the kids, Disney, quark, shrink, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast

The Month of John concludes with Johnny Handsome, a bizarre Walter Hill directed, Mickey Rourke star vehicle where he gets a new face! What on earth is this movie? Is Lance Henriksen the king of scuzzy villains? Did he live in New Orleans for like a decade for all these scuzzy NoLa villain turns? Plus, Mickey Rourke is a babe. All this and more! Looking for #272, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar? It’s on Patreon, along with TWENTY FOUR additional episodes (More than 35 hours of content!)? It’s all just $5 per month! AND you can listen on your favorite podcast app, including Spotify.   Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!   “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Keywords: Mickey Rourke, Johnny Handsome, Morgan Freeman, Lance Henriksen, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast

It's our latest theme month, the month of John, and we're kicking off with the delightful spoof: Johnny Dangerously! Amy Heckerling's three classics, spoofing a dead genre, Disney rides teaching us about gangster films, Keaton absolutely killing it, and some real live-action cartoon zaniness! All this and more! Looking for #272, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar? It’s on Patreon, along with TWENTY FOUR additional episodes (More than 35 hours of content!)? It’s all just $5 per month! AND you can listen on your favorite podcast app, including Spotify.   Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!   “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Keywords: Michael Keaton, Keaton, Johnny Dangerously, Peter Boyle, Spoof, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast, beetlejuice

It's the conclusion of I-May-Ginary Friends Month, easily the worst theme month in the history of this podcast! We're visiting with Drop Dead Fred and asking a lot of questions, like: WHO IS THIS MOVIE FOR?! WHY ARE IMAGINARY FRIENDS SUCH ASSHOLES? Why is Carrie Fisher so chill about this enormous tragedy that happens!? What's Phoebe Cates arc supposed to be?! All this and more! Looking for #272, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar? It’s on Patreon, along with TWENTY FOUR additional episodes (More than 35 hours of content!)? It’s all just $5 per month! AND you can listen on your favorite podcast app, including Spotify.   Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!   “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Boy oh boy, how on earth did I watch this SO much as a kid? It's a truly wretched Howie Mandel feature, Little Monsters! Why are the monsters so scary? Why is the underworld lit through 3D glasses? How bad are the Savage bros? All this and more! Looking for #272, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar? It's on Patreon, along with TWENTY FOUR additional episodes (More than 35 hours of content!)? It’s all just $5 per month! AND you can listen on your favorite podcast app, including Spotify.   Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!   “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The conclusion of the not-sweaty-at-all Andrew Programs the Show in the Month of April: APTSITMOA! We’re watching a ’90s movie about three Drag Queens changing a small town, with a buckwildly long title: To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar. Wanna hear the rest of this episode, plus TWENTY FOUR additional episodes (More than 35 hours of content!)? It’s all on Patreon for just $5 per month! ANDS you can listen on your favorite podcast app, including Spotify.   Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!   “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

It’s the not-sweaty-at-all Andrew Programs the Show in the Month of April: APTSITMOA! We're watching a '90s movie about to be remade: Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead! No, not Tyra Banks and Nicole Ritchie, it's Christina Applegate and scream queen Danielle Harris! What are the rules of this movie? How is she not getting caught? What's up with her brother's flip flopping? Is this the best gravestone gag of all time? All this and more! Looking for episode 267? It’s The Poseidon Adventure and it’s on Patreon!   Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!   “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

It's the not-sweaty-at-all Andrew Programs the Show in the Month of April: APTSITMOA! We're starting with an underseen slasher in Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker. Is hiring Jan De Bont for one scene the greatest idea for production value ever conceived? How buckwild is this performance from Susan Tyrell?! All this and more! Looking for episode 267? It’s The Poseidon Adventure and it’s on Patreon!   Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!   “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Russel-Mania 2: Oops no Carpenters ends with Captain Ron, a weird boating movie new to both of us!   Would this be better with Kurt as the Family Man role? Why isn't this just Summer Rental? Did Kurt forget he wasn't playing Snake Plissken? (Does Plissken have two consecutive Ss because his first name is snake?) All this and more!   Looking for episode 267? It’s The Poseidon Adventure and it’s on Patreon!   Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!   “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Something went awry with the time circuits on this Leap Day and now we can jump to the past – well we always do that, but a DIFFERENT past! Russel-Mania 2: Oops no Carpenters starts right now with the underseen gem: Breakdown! Kurt gets caught up in a scheme! Things get sweaty! You don't know who to trust! Plus, a cavalcade of character actors! All this and more! Looking for episode 267? It’s The Poseidon Adventure and it's on Patreon! Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Hey folks - we're going to be a few days late for the normally scheduled episode from today (should be up Thursday!) so we wanted to post this to tide you over a few days. Something went awry with the time circuits on this fine Leap Day and we've jumped to the past - well we always do that, but a DIFFERENT past! It's the disaster-piece: The Poseidon Adventure! How great are these sets? Is this movie one of the all-time sweatiest? How lovely is Shelley Winters? Plus, a cavalcade of character actors! All this and more! Looking for the rest of the episode? It's on Patreon! Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster. One of the all-time great opening lines, and miracle of miracles, Andrew didn't hate one of Tripp's all-time favorite movies! Hear us gush over the long takes, incredible performances and top-tier filmmaking! All this and more! Looking for episode #262? It’s our Nickelodeon Spectacular, and it’s on Patreon. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Finger snaps! It's the Addams Family for Andrew's Favorites-bruary pick! How great are Gomez and Morticia? Does Tripp's idea to improve this movie make it better (yes)? How is this movie so Tim Burton-ey?! All this and more! Looking for episode #262? It’s our Nickelodeon Spectacular, and it’s on Patreon. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

On this second half of revisiting franchises month, Fourn-uary is accurate, because ooh boy is this gross and porny! Why is this so disgusting? Has Screaming Mad George gone too far for us? Why is this so Hellraiser-ey? Why is this called Silent Night, Deadly Night if there's no Christmas? All this and more! Looking for episode #262? It’s our Nickelodeon Spectacular, and it’s on Patreon. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  This January we're revisiting some franchises we had a lot of fun with in the past, starting with Amityville 1992: It's About Time (AKA Amityville 6). How did they end up on household appliances in this franchise? WHY IS THERE ALWAYS INCEST? Is this leg wound Hall of Fame gross? All this and more! Looking for episode #262? It’s our Nickelodeon Spectacular, and it’s on Patreon. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Hey gang! This is our latest Patreon bonus, where we watched Double Dare, Legends of the Hidden Temple, Guts and Are You Afraid of the Dark for commentary! All this and more! Want to hear - and see! - the rest? It’s on Patreon. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Merry Christmas! You'll shoot your eye out! It's A Christmas Story, and its turned 40 this year! What's up with these nightmare Mickey and Minnie parade characters? Why is this poor mother not putting the dang pot of food on the dang table? Why is this little brother so gross? How on earth did this end being the entirety of TBS' Holiday programming? Say hi on the socials and let us know what your Red Rider BB Gun gift was! All this and more! Looking for episode #262? It’s our Nickelodeon Spectacular, and it’s on Patreon. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

We're watching a movie Tripp has been waiting all year for: Action Jackson, celebrating its 35th anniversary! How amazing is Dee? HOW ON EARTH ARE THERE NOT 30 OF THESE? How great does Carl Weathers look!? Is this movie a masterpiece?! All this and more! Looking for episode #257? It’s Halloween, and it’s on Patreon. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy a heaping helping of Candy-ed Yams with one of Candy's best: Uncle Buck! Is this the best Cat in the Hat adaptation? How can you make these pancakes? Is this the best child actor duo of all time? How did Big Sis disappear so hard?! All this and more! Looking for episode #257? It’s Halloween, and it’s on Patreon. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

It's Candy-ed Yams, our newest theme month! We're checking out a new-to-us Candy film: Who's Harry Crumb? Who, exactly, is Harry Crumb? Why is Candy slumming it in this? How great is Shawnee Smith? Plus, Tripp goes cartoon wolf over Annie Potts. All this and more! Looking for episode #257? It’s Halloween, and it’s on Patreon. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Happy Halloween! If you want to hear the rest of our episode on this masterpiece, plus more than 20 bonus episodes, visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s to learn more!   We're celebrating this holiday with one of our absolute favorites: John Carpenter's masterpiece Halloween! Tripp nominates this to the American film canon, we look for the non-union leaves, why is Tommy carrying this giant ass pumpkin? How great is Dean Cundey?   All this and more!   “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

BEWARE OF THE BLOB! How great is Kevin Dillon's hair and pirate shirt? Look at this murderer's row of character actors! How great are these practical effects? How deaf would they be post explosion? What's Del Close doing here?! All this and more! Looking for episode #257? It’s Halloween, and it’s on Patreon. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

KI KI KI MA MA MA! We're back in Camp Crystal Lake for this Friday the 13th in October with Friday the 13th: Jason Lives! Why is this guy running around a paintball field with a machete? Why did this girl bring a hamster to camp? Why is this such a short camp? How does this rank in the Friday pantheon? All this and more! Looking for episode #253? It’s The Golden Girls At Walt Disney World, and it’s on Patreon. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The 2023 Spooktacular has arrived! We're jumping off with the sole directorial effort of special effects King Stan Winston! Is this a secret xenomorph? Are these kids actually bad guys? How many cigarettes does Lance Henriksen smoke each day? All this and more! Looking for episode #253? It’s The Golden Girls At Walt Disney World, and it’s on Patreon. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Summer is winding to a close, so we're ending on one of the heavy hitters of the summer movie genre: Vacation! Happy 40th birthday! This movie is way darker than the other vacations! Is Cousin Eddie a creep? What's up with the looking at porn with your cousin business? Did Aunt Edna deserve it? How much does Clark suck? All this and more! Looking for episode #253? It’s The Golden Girls At Walt Disney World, and it’s on Patreon. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

To celebrate #SharkWeek 2015, Tripp and Andrew get back in the water with Jaws 3-D! Is this the worst fake shark ever put on film? Would you rather watch a Dennis Quaid film or Randy Quaid film? Is this Shark … Continue reading →

Note! Visit Dissecting The 80s on YouTube for a synced version of this commentary. https://youtu.be/_RgJ3BXLW14  Why is there SO MUCH CHARLTON HESTON! How great are the Monkees? Why aren't there more chaotic specials from Disney? All this and more! Want to see the whole track, plus a video version? Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s to hear the rest! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

NOTE FOR TANGENT HATERS: Toy Talk Tangent lasts until 21:24 For this episode (and likely ONLY this episode), we're Heroes in a Half Shell! How much turtle power is in here? How amazing are these costumes? Why is the production design on this cut-rate kids movie so damn good?! All this and more! Looking for episode #248? It’s My Blue Heaven, and it’s on Patreon. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Re-released to celebrate our TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH EPISODE! This is our poor audio quality first-ever episode! Tripp and Andrew dissect the 80s dance-a-palooza known as “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,” that surprisingly, doesn’t include ANY Cyndi Lauper renditions! Don’t forget to rate and subscribe wherever you get the show! Download!

To celebrate our milestone 250th episode, we went back to where it began: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun! Should we do 100 Military Bullets jokes? What's with Helen Hunt's Hats? Why does every 80s movie do gymnastics instead of dancing?! All this and more! Looking for episode #248? It’s My Blue Heaven, and it’s on Patreon. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/  

Our last episode before the big #250 is a real DIFFERENT OPINIONS episode! Hear Tripp try to convince Andrew about how truly masterful this wonderful comedy is...to no avail! All this and more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Looking for episode #248? It’s My Blue Heaven, and it’s on Patreon. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!

It's the finale of Listener Request Month from our Patreon feed!  Steve Martin and podcast fave Rick Moranis team up for a very odd duck of a mob comedy! All this and more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Want to hear the rest? It’s on Patreon. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!

Indiana Junes concludes with the franchise's yuckiest sequel: Temple of Doom! What is up with this child re-dubbing? Is Willie the worst character in cinema history? How charming is lil' Ke Huy Quan?! Plus, Andrew's notes on great dinner presentation! All this and more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Looking for episode #243? It’s Andrew’s Grab Bag TV Spectacular, and it’s on Patreon. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!

It's Indiana Junes! We're celebrating Indy's swan song with Raiders of the Lost Ark, a perfect movie, according to Tripp. How perfect is this movie? Is Indy cooler than Snake Plissken? How goofy is this idol? All this and more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Looking for episode #243? It's Andrew's Grab Bag TV Spectacular, and it's on Patreon. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!