G'day! It's the inexplicably hugely popular Crocodile Dundee! What do people see in this dude? Seriously, THREE movies of THIS? Is this a knife? Why so much casual sexual assault? Looking for episode #195? It's Ghostbusters, and it's at Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s, along with nearly 20 hours of bonus content at the $5 tier! Get 20% Off + Free Shipping, with the code MACHO at Manscaped.com. 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/ Keywords: Crocodile Dundee, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties  

Prep the diving boards, we're doing Triple Lindys! How great is Burt Young in this? How many hours did RDJ spend in hair,  makeup and wardrobe?! How great is the Kurt Vonnegut cameo? 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/ Keywords: Back to School, Rodney Dangerfield, Triple Lindy, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

We're revisiting a Tripp childhood favorite in Flight of the Navigator! How freaking cool is this spaceship? Is Joey Cramer on Henry Thomas' level? What's Sarah Jessica Parker got against this flick? Plus, Tripp makes the worst Cliff de Young joke in history! 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/ Keywords: Flight of the Navigator, Pee Wee Herman, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

It's time for a little summer spooky fun: Night of the Creeps! This love letter to B-movies has everything: Aliens, slug monsters, frat boys with ill intentions, a boy who looks suspiciously like Ric Flair, one of five Rusty Griswolds, crutches, flamethrowers and Tom Atkins as a cop desperately trying to find out if cigarettes or whiskey will kill him first! 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/ Keywords: Night of the Creeps, Tom Atkins, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

In honor of Disney Plus' new Turner and Hooch (and Tom Hanks' 65th birthday!) we did a Tom Hanks Movie outside T. Hanksgiving: Turner and Hooch! Can this-era Tom Hanks get it? What on EARTH is the tone of this movie?! WHO IS THIS MOVIE FOR? WHY is the crime so serious in a goofy dog movie?! DID YOU REALLY KILL THE DOG?! 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/ Keywords: Turner and Hooch, Tom Hanks, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

Another 35th anniversary and a PRIDE icon in Bette Middler: It's Ruthless People! What's Judge Reinhold doing these days, and why hasn't he gotten the Tarantino revitalization treatment yet? How great are these performances? Why was this movie not in heavy cable rotation in the late 90s?  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/ Keywords: Ruthless People, Bette Middler, Danny DeVito, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

It's the podcast with The Babe! (What babe?) The Babe with the power! We're celebrating Pride month by having ourselves a little wander through The Labyrinth with David Bowie and his enormous codpiece. Why is Hoggle SO unnerving? Why are Jennifer Connelly's parents such dips? How does Bowie radiate THIS much sexual energy? 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/ Keywords: David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Labyrinth, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

We wrap up Listener Request Month with the Patreon selection: The Quest a.k.a Frog Dreaming!   Is Henry Thomas the James Dean of Australia? What, exactly, is Frog Dreaming, and why does this movie make absolutely no attempt to explain it? How bad are our Australian accents?   (Note: Hoot stars Jimmy Buffet and not Dave Matthews. We sincerely regret the error, as it would have been a better impression.)   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/    

We're wrapping up Listener Request Month 2021 with the goofy stylings of Bette Middler and Shelley Duvall in Outrageous Fortune! What's George Carlin doing here? Why is this dog so shaggy! Why can absolutely no one in our family keep from confusing Shelley Long and Shelley Duvall?  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/ Keywords: Outrageous Fortune, Bette Middler, Shelley Long, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

Listener Request Month rolls on with the Danny DeVito directorial vehicle, The War of the Roses! How much Matilda DNA is in here? How much fun are these two having hating each other? Why have they escalated to murder so calmly?  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/ Keywords: Danny DeVito, The War of the Roses, Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

Listener Request Month has arrived! Kicking us off this year is the 1982 spoof Pandemonium! Why is there a criminally low amount of Paul Reubens? Has Judge Reinhold ever said "no" on set? Why does Carol Kane have laser eyes?! 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/ Keywords: Pandemonium, Pee Wee Herman, Paul Reubens, Carol Kane, Judge Reinhold, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

APTSITMOA (Andrew Programs The Show In The Month of April) continues with the dreadfully boring Ridley Scott flick Legend! Where the HELL IS TIM CURRY? What is going on in this movie? Why does it take SO LONG to get going?! Why is there NO QUEST?! 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/ Keywords: Return to Oz, Fairuza Balk, TickTok, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

It's Andrew Programs The Show In The Month Of April (APTSITMOA), so we're venturing to the land of Oz in the absolutely terrifying Return to Oz! What's going on with the wheelers? Why are all of these character designs SO scary? Why is TickTock fiction's greatest character? 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/ Keywords: Return to Oz, Fairuza Balk, TickTok, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

We wrap up Russell-Mania (Oops, All Carpenters) with a great episode on a masterpiece: The Thing! What is up with that hat? Is this peak Kurt hair/beard? How amazing are these effects? (Completely!) All this and more! Want to hear the rest of this episode? Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s to find out more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: Kurt Russell, John Carpenter, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

We're continuing our new theme month in honor of Kurt Russell’s 70th Birthday: Russell-Mania! (Oops, all Carpenters). We’re celebrating one of our favorite Star/Director combos in cinema, Kurt Russell and John Carpenter. Up this week is Escape from New York - basically a video game! Why isn't there any They Live in this soup? What's Donald Pleasance doing in that sling? Who's the Duke of New York? What's John Carpenter think about pro wrestling? 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/   Keywords: Kurt Russell, John Carpenter, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

It's a brand new theme month in honor of Kurt Russell's 70th Birthday: Russell-Mania! (Oops, all Carpenters). We're celebrating one of our favorite Star/Director combos in cinema, Kurt Russell and John Carpenter. Up first is the wacky, weird and wonderful Big Trouble in Little China, featuring perhaps Kurt's coolest performance, plus Kim Cattrall and the great, undersung Dennis Dunn! 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/   Keywords: Kurt Russell, John Carpenter, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

Favorites-bruary continues with Tripp's Pick: Ferris Bueller's Day Off, which turns 35 this year! Is Ferris an asshole? How are they paying for this day? What is the timeline? Why did they originally have the art museum last?! 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/   Keywords: February, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Matthew Broderick, John Huges, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

It's the start of a new tradition: Favorites-bruary! Each February, we'll each feature one of our favorite movies! Andrew's up first with Little Shop of Horrors, the 1988 musical version of Corman's crazy plant flick. How great is Rick Moranis? Finding the bones of 90s Disney movies. Dissecting Tripp's musical issues.  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/   Keywords: February, Rick Moranis, Little Shop of Horrors, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

Cannon-uary continues with the "good" Cannon movie: Runaway Train! What's Eric Roberts whole deal in this? Does Tripp make more than one Soul Asylum reference? What's up with Jon Voight's character? Why is the warden SO ANGRY? Plus, we do all our Jon Voight impressions as him from Anaconda! 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/   Keywords: Cannonuary, Sylvester Stallone, Brigitte Nielsen, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

It's the triumphant return of Cannon-uary, with Sylvester Stallone's bizarro-world version of Beverly Hills Cop: Cobra! What's with Chekov's matchstick? Why is there almost no plot whatsoever? Who cut this down to 80-some minutes? Plus, gratuitous violence, dummy deaths, and all sorts of nonsense. 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/   Keywords: Cannonuary, Sylvester Stallone, Brigitte Nielsen, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

A little treat for ourselves is the final episode of 2020: One of our all-time favorite movies! Hear this episode in full at Patreon.com/Dissectingthe80s, and unlock move than 13 hours of bonus content! Lorraine is VERY hot for Marty, Doc is a treat, Michael J. Fox's insane schedule, drinking butterscotch schnapps, Tasty Eddie Van Halen Jams (RIP), plus digging into BTTF 3 a bit! 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/ Keywords: Back to the Future, Doc, Marty, Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

 Merry Christmas, gang! We're tackling a truly odd duck of a movie: Santa Claus: The Movie! Why is John Lithgow wearing these enormous teeth? Why does this movie spend 50 minutes doing Santa's life story with absolutely, positively no conflict whatsoever? What's going on with the workshop? Why are all these children flying!? 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/   Keywords: Christmas, Santa Claus, John Lithgow, Dudley Moore, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

It's the best board game adaptation ever: Clue! It's a miracle this movie is fun, Tim Curry is a treasure, Andrew loves Madeline Kahn, so much twisting and turning, Tripp talks too much about Knives Out and Battleship and many fun weapons abound! 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/   Keywords: Clue, Board Game, Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

We've added a new stretch goal (an additional bonus track!) and will be doing an annual Christmas-mentary for all Patreon supporters! Patreons who sign up at the $5 tier unlock more than ELEVEN HOURS of bonus content immediately, with another full-length episode AND a short commentary coming their way in December! Visit Patreon.com/Dissectingthe80s to learn more. Thank you so much for supporting the show! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

Happy T.Hanks-giving, y'all! We hope you're staying safe out there, so here's an episode a few days early! How great is Joe Dante? The difficulties of pronouncing Rick Ducommun, The Luck of the Irish, THE LEGEND DICK MILLER RETURNS (RIP), what is Carrie Fisher doing here? Plus, thoroughly mediocre Jimmy Stewart impressions! All this and more! “Deep and Dirty, NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: Tom Hanks, Thanksgiving, Joe Dante, The Burbs, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

Continuing our NoVampire month is the Kathryn Bigelow-helmed impossible-to-find Near Dark! Why on earth is it SO hard to find this movie? What, exactly, are the rules? Is Bill Paxton the coolest vampire? Why is Homer carrying a gun? Is this all a metaphor for addiction? But seriously, WHAT ARE THE RULES? All this and more! “Deep and Dirty, NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: Vampire, Bill Paxton, Kathryn Bigelow, Lance Henriksen, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

It's the start of a brand new themed month: NOVAMPIRE! We kick things off with the fun cult classic: Fright Night! This episode features: a detour about JK Rowling's terrible turn, Roddy McDowall as Tripp's favorite kind of character, Just a lot of inappropriate behavior from Jerry Dandridge, the revelation that vampires are Omnisexual and a whole lot more! “Deep and Dirty, NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: Vampire, Chris Sarandon, Tom Holland, Roddy McDowall, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

AOOOOO! We've got hot werewolf action on this Spooktacular episode! Gary Busey at his unhinged best, Corey Haim in one of his best performances, some insanely under-developed werewolf costuming, wilding out with Stephen King, bad choices with Wild Turkey and the inaugural episode of the game show sure to be sweeping the nation: HOW MUCH DOES IT COST ON CAMEO?! All this and more! Thank you so much for supporting the show! “Deep and Dirty, Happy Happy Game Show, NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: Silver Bullet, Corey Haim, Gary Busey, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

Spoooooktacular 2020 begins! The VHS cover that made you afraid to sit on the toilet: Ghoulies! Why on EARTH is this movie about Satanism? Who are the Ghoulies and why is there also another set of assistants? Plus, Tripp creates a whole cinematic universe about Drooly Ghoulie! All this and more! Thank you so much for supporting the show! “Deep and Dirty, NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: Ghoulies, Drool, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

1985 was too good of a year, so we're sticking with it for another hoot of a movie: Commando! Arnold eats lobsters, every possible one-liner, enormous weapons, just an insane number of squibs, an absurdly high body count, a leather daddy?, many mustaches and a truly delightful montage. All this and more! Thank you so much for supporting the show! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: Bill and Ted, Ed Solomon, Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

Ziggy Piggy! We're diving into a giant ice cream sundae with Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure! Just how great is George Carlin? How did we choose these historical figures, exactly? Why is this history report set up this way? All this and more! Thank you so much for supporting the show! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: Bill and Ted, Ed Solomon, Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

We're celebrating the 35th anniversary of Weird Science! Is this a sexy Cat in the Hat or a sexy Mary Poppins? Discount store Matthew Broderick, too much casual sexism and homophobia, a big disagreement on characters, delightful genie weirdness, undefined powers and a lot of praise for Kelly LeBrock! 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/   Keywords: Weird Science, Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly LeBrock, John Hughes, Brat Pack, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

In this bonus episode, we're joined by Screenwriter Ed Solomon, who cowrote the entire Bill & Ted Trilogy, Men in Black, The Super Mario Bros. Movie and so much more! He tells us a bevy of great stories, including inner with Dennis Hopper, getting fired and re-hired on Men in Black, his screenwriting credit issues on Super Mario Brothers (and X-Men!), and of course, a Good Guy Keanu story.   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/   Keywords: Ed Solomon, Bill & Ted, Bill & Ted Face The Music, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

It's the final episode of season 6, and we're tackling one of the big ones of the "bad movie canon" - Xanadu! Do we both kind of like this movie? Tripp fires up the Goot Signal, Gene Kelly charms us, there's just, like, an absurd amount of roller skating, several script edits make no sense, they spent a lot of time painting old advertisements, booking MSG for a live podcast and bizarre casting choices. 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/ Keywords: Xanadu, Olivia Newton-John, Gene Kelly, Steve Guttenberg, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

We leapt into the sewers for the 40th anniversary of the delightful creature feature: Alligator! In what was nearly our longest episode ever, we discuss Steven Spielberg's descent into Dad-ness, Robert Forster's thinning hair, Robin Riker's gator knowledge, a truly wonderful puppet, Mr. Gator Goes to Washington, Mr. Six from Six Flags, set destruction and maybe the best wedding in cinema history. 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/ Keywords: Alligator, Robert Forster, Robin Riker, Wedding, Puppet, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

Filmmaker Ted Geoghegan (We Are Still Here, Mohawk, Satanic Panic) joins us to talk about his favorite Friday the 13th film: Part 2!   We talk dream sequence theories, Muffin the dog, Jason's backstory, Ted's pitch for a sequel (which rules so hard), Tom McBride and of course, Ted the character in the film!   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/   Keywords: Ted Geoghegan, Friday the 13th, Jason Voorhees, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

We're headed back to Crystal Lake for a little summertime horror! This is Part 1 where Andrew and I discuss the flick in our normal way, Part 2 (also out today) features an interview with filmmaker Ted Geoghegan - check that out as well!   Why must you re-build a camp so close to where a slate of murders happened?! Why is Jason building a fort? What is the deal with the outfits on these gals? Where does this rank in the Friday the 13th pantheon? 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/     Keywords: Jason Voorhees, Pamela Voorhees, Friday the 13th, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

Cocoon just turned 35, and we've got a BEVY of Ron Howard takes to celebrate! Tripp writes a song, the secret origin story of Back to the Future wrapped up in this cocoon, a compliment for Bryce Dallas Howard (Really!), confusion over what this movie is, a really odd Steve Guttenberg performance, so many weird aliens, Wilford Brimley's hair dye, Don Ameche's Academy Award and so much disappointment. 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/ Keywords: Ron Howard, Wilford Brimley, Don Ameche, Academy Award, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

Oh man, we are so pumped for y'all to hear this one! It's Deadly Friend - a new to us and completely BONKERS Wes Craven movie, ripped to shreds by the studio, who desperately wanted another Nightmare on Elm Street. Kristy Swanson as a robot, weird Dr. Frankenstein vibes, terrible cops, a nightmare father, a good mom, and so much insanity! 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/ Keywords: Deadly Friend, Wes Craven, Kristy Swanson, Robutts, Robots, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

Out now on our Patreon page (Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s), it's our Adventures in Babysitting episode for listener request month! Hear this full-length studio episode + EIGHT more full-length episodes at $5 tier and above. 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/ Keywords: Adventures in Babysitting, Elisabeth Shue, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

Listener request month rolls on with a movie that's a favorite of both of ours: They Live! "This water tastes like broccoli, mannnnn"! Andrew coins a new catchphrase, utterly delightful Roddy Piper-isms, Keith David Rules, a digression on the length of time it must have took to create these sets, Tripp is overjoyed at small details and we're confused by several things! 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/ Keywords: They Live, John Carpenter, Keith David, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

  We kicked off Listener Request Month 2020 with a Patreon pick: Grease 2! We've got a wacky theme park stunt show, the stunt doubles for the original cast get to make a whole movie, Rizzo is inexplicably in her old high school, more cast members who hate each other, so many slow ballads, Cheer Up Charlie and bizarre high school timelines. All this and more!  Support us on Patreon! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: Grease 2, Michelle Pfieffer, Christopher McDonald, Musical, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties  

Turns out we're not the only ones with Olympians-in-movies ideas: someone paid a buncha money to make Gymkata!   This delightfully cheesy (both literally and figuratively) movie stars Olympian Kurt Thomas as Johnathan Cabot, the master of gymnastic karate: GYMKATA! This movie has EVERYTHING: so many dummy falls! Absurd dialog! Over-the-top action! An inexplicable leaf-crunching training montage!   All this and more!  Support us on Patreon! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/  Keywords: Gymkata, Kurt Thomas, Gymnastics, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

NOTE: TRIPP SCREWED UP HIS MIC SETTINGS, AND OBVIOUSLY THE SOUND ISN'T UP TO PAR ON THIS EPISODE. WE'RE SORRY! It's the movie our mom has been begging for for six years, and with a terrible-looking remake about to drop: Valley Girl! How dreamy is Nic Cage in this flick? Is there ANY plot here? Couldn't they figure out a more Romeo-like name for Nic than Randy? Plus, digressions on the ideal food fight foods and the sorely-missing number of adventure films! All this and more! Support us on Patreon! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: Nic Cage, Valley Girl, Food Fights, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

Just in time for the "high holidays", we rode back for the Troma classic: Class of Nuke 'Em High! We discuss our histories with Troma, swap stories of visiting the principals office, and are thoroughly confused throughout! So many Alka-Seltzer tabs, buckwild effects and a shockingly great monster!   All this and more!   Support us on Patreon!   “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Keywords: Troma, Lloyd Kaufman, , Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

80s. Dissecting...the 80s. Coronavirus may have delayed Daniel Craig's latest Bond outing, but it hasn't delayed our second visit to the Bond-iverse. We're breaking down the oddity of Never Say Never Again, the Bond movie outside the canon of the regular films, and Connery's return to the role. Waterskiing, the secret life of Jake the Snake's Snake, why isn't her name Viper? Is Connery too old for this? 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/ Keywords: James Bond, Kim Basinger, Sean Connery, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

We hopped in with legendary disaster artist Irwin Allen for his volcano epic: When Time Ran Out... Why does this bridge sequence run for TWENTY MINUTES? So many gorgeous matte paintings, actors covered in mysterious substances, scenes that run for 65 seconds, soap opera nonsense and so many disjointed scenes!   Plus, Randy Newman's long-lost attempts at theme songs for this film, a digression on Universal Studios circa 1995, and Poseidon Adventure talk!   All this and more! Support us on Patreon!   “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Keywords: When Time Ran Out, Paul Newman, Red Buttons, Jacqueline Bisset, William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Burgess Meredith, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

This podcast right here? Low mileage, just ONE previous owner - hop on in and take it for a listen! We're celebrating a 40th anniversary with our long-time pod-friend Kurt Russell in Used Cars! Is this peak Kurt Russell? How leisure-ey are his leisure suits? Plus, a long digression on a children's safety video that starred Joe Flaherty and was directed by Re-Animator's Stuart Gordon!    All this and more! Support us on Patreon!  “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/  Keywords: Kurt Russell, Cars, Robert Zemeckis, Steven Spielberg, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties