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“Uh oh fart. Uh oh fart.”  This week we are back in the decade we love, Christmas is over and as we start 2026 we take a road trip with Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman.  Rain Man has been on our list for a long time, so join us as we delve further into this award winning classic. We have plenty more episodes planned for this year so make sure you are subscribed on your podcasting app of choice so you never miss an episode. Please share with anyone who is a fan of these films and the 80’s in general.  You can get in touch with us on the links below.  Cheersy Follow 80s Adventure on facebook    facebook.com/80sadventure    Check out the website    80sadventure.com    Email 80s Adventure    [email protected]    Support 80s Adventure on Patreon    patreon.com/80sadventure    Buy the boys a beer ko-fi.com/80sadventure  

“Christmas is a very busy time for us, Mr. Cratchit. People preparing feasts, giving parties, spending the mortgage money on frivolities. One might say that December is the foreclosure season. Harvest time for the money-lenders.” It’s nearly Christmas and from both of us we would like to say thank you to everyone for your support throughout the years and 2026 will be another fun year in the land of 80’s Adventure. This last episode before the end of the year has us venturing to Victorian London with the Muppets and the legendary Sir Michael Caine.  So, grab a Baileys and sit by the tree as we break down this take on the greatest story ever told. Please share with anyone who is a fan of these films and the 80’s in general.  You can get in touch with us on the links below.    Cheersy Follow 80s Adventure on facebook    facebook.com/80sadventure    Check out the website    80sadventure.com    Email 80s Adventure    [email protected]    Support 80s Adventure on Patreon    patreon.com/80sadventure    Buy the boys a beer ko-fi.com/80sadventure  

“Would it please the court if I gave you your Christmas card? I don't think I'll see you again. Unless I get arrested, which is highly unlikely because it's Christmas Eve and I'm going to bed uncharacteristically early.”   Ho- Ho - Ho!   Another decade breach this week for Christmas and this week we venture to New York in the 90s for Miracle on 34th Street.   This remake of the 1947 film is fondly remembered by both of us and we hope that it has aged well.  Join us to hear our thoughts and ramblings as we keep the festive train going with this one.   Please share with anyone who is a fan of these films and the 80’s in general.  You can get in touch with us on the links below.    Cheersy Follow 80s Adventure on facebook    facebook.com/80sadventure    Check out the website    80sadventure.com    Email 80s Adventure    [email protected]    Support 80s Adventure on Patreon    patreon.com/80sadventure    Buy the boys a beer ko-fi.com/80sadventure  

"Get outta here, you nosey little pervert, or I'm gonna slap you silly!"   After nearly a year away we are delighted to be back with a whole bunch of new episodes starting with this Christmas gem. Yes, it’s the 90’s but 80’s Christmas films are hard to come by and besides, if you can’t decade breach at Christmas when can you?  So, join us as we get lost in New York with Kevin McCallister and try to avoid the Sticky Bandits. We want to thank you for sticking with us even as we took a year off but there is plenty more to come we assure you, so with that in mind just sit back and enjoy this festive episode of Darren and Matt’s 80’s Adventure. Please share with anyone who is a fan of these films and the 80’s in general.  You can get in touch with us on the links below.    Cheersy!  Follow 80s Adventure on facebook    facebook.com/80sadventure    Check out the website    80sadventure.com    Email 80s Adventure    [email protected]    Support 80s Adventure on Patreon    patreon.com/80sadventure    Buy the boys a beer ko-fi.com/80sadventure  

“The problem is, Jessie... I don't believe in Santa Claus anymore.”  Ho-Ho-Ho.  This week we are looking at a film we have debated doing every Christmas and that film is 1986’s Prancer.  Starring the wonderful Sam Elliott, this Christmas adventure follows a young girl who finds a wounded reindeer and believes it is the infamous Prancer. So what did we think of this film? Did it ignite the festive joy in us or leave us feeling as cold as a reindeer's nose?  Grab an apple cider and join us in another Christmas episode of Darren and Matt’s 80’s Adventure to find out.  As always, thank you for listening.  Please share with anyone who is a fan of these films and the 80’s in general.  You can get in touch with us on the links below.    Cheersy!    Follow 80s Adventure on facebook    facebook.com/80sadventure    Check out the website    80sadventure.com    Email 80s Adventure    [email protected]    Support 80s Adventure on Patreon    patreon.com/80sadventure    Buy the boys a beer ko-fi.com/80sadventure  

“You're the wrong guy in the wrong place at the wrong time.”  This episode we catch up with John McClane as he goes to pick his wife up from the airport at Christmas and well, you know the drill.  With a slight decade breach we head to 1990 for Die Hard 2.  It’s a tough task to live up to the original and in this episode we see if it can be done.  So, grab one of Al’s Twinkies and join us as the countdown to Christmas begins.    As always, thank you for listening.  Please share with anyone who is a fan of these films and the 80’s in general.  You can get in touch with us on the links below.    Cheersy!    Follow 80s Adventure on facebook    facebook.com/80sadventure    Check out the website    80sadventure.com    Email 80s Adventure    [email protected]    Support 80s Adventure on Patreon    patreon.com/80sadventure    Buy the boys a beer ko-fi.com/80sadventure  

“Fine. I'm gone. It's done. And you can go back to doing whatever you want to do, with whoever you want to do it, and whatever orifice you want to do it in.”  This episode we go to a film that neither of us had ever seen as we head to Chicago in 1986 for About Last Night… starring Rob Lowe and Demi Moore who look just as good today as they did nearly 40 years ago.  So, why not head down to Mothers Bar and see what we think about this film based on a David Mamet play from the 70’s.  As always, thank you for listening.  Please share with anyone who is a fan of these films and the 80’s in general.  You can get in touch with us on the links below.  Cheersy!    Follow 80s Adventure on facebook    facebook.com/80sadventure    Check out the website    80sadventure.com    Email 80s Adventure    [email protected]    Support 80s Adventure on Patreon    patreon.com/80sadventure    Buy the boys a beer ko-fi.com/80sadventure  

“They look like big, good, strong hands, don't they? I always thought that's what they were.”  This episode we journey through the mythical land of Fantasia and beyond with Bastian, Atreyu and a whole collection of quirky and wonderful characters.  This gem from 1984 still captures the hearts and imaginations of children and adults alike today, so why not take a listen and see what we have to say about this film in its 40th year.  So, go up to the attic, open up your podcasting player of choice and join us as we delve into… The NeverEnding Story Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah.  As always, thank you for listening.  Please share with anyone who is a fan of these films and the 80’s in general.  You can get in touch with us on the links below.  Cheersy!  Follow 80s Adventure on facebook    facebook.com/80sadventure    Check out the website    80sadventure.com    Email 80s Adventure    [email protected]    Support 80s Adventure on Patreon    patreon.com/80sadventure    Buy the boys a beer ko-fi.com/80sadventure  

“There's something out there. That... that witch in the cellar is only part of it. It lives... out in those woods, in the dark... something... something that's come back from the dead.”  Happy Halloween!  This episode we are getting “groovy” with Ash in Evil Dead 2.  This bonkers Sam Rami film from 1987 has an amazing cult following but will it have two more by the end of the episode?  So let's all sit back and celebrate the spookiest night of the year with this madcap film and a well earned beverage of your choice. As always, thank you for listening.  Please share with anyone who is a fan of these films and the 80’s in general.  You can get in touch with us on the links below.    Cheersy!  Follow 80s Adventure on facebook    facebook.com/80sadventure    Check out the website    80sadventure.com    Email 80s Adventure    [email protected]    Support 80s Adventure on Patreon    patreon.com/80sadventure    Buy the boys a beer ko-fi.com/80sadventure  

“I... I swallowed my chewing tobacco.”    As we approach halloween we decided to take a look at 1986’s Critters.  This film with numerous Gremlins comparisons terrorised one of us when watching it on video back in the day but is it as scary now or just plain goofy.    Clocking in at under 90 minutes how much damage can these little terrors from outer space do?  Take a listen to hear what we thought.    As always, thank you for listening.  Please share with anyone who is a fan of these films and the 80’s in general.  You can get in touch with us on the links below.  Cheersy!    Follow 80s Adventure on facebook    facebook.com/80sadventure    Check out the website    80sadventure.com    Email 80s Adventure    [email protected]    Support 80s Adventure on Patreon    patreon.com/80sadventure    Buy the boys a beer ko-fi.com/80sadventure  

“Why don't we go lay on the bed and I'll fill you in?”  This film was suggested to us by a long time listener and we have finally got round to it after our sequels tour.  So, this episode we get to both watch an 80’s film that neither of us have seen before with 1985’s Fletch.  This Chevy Chase film has its fair share of fans but will it make two new ones?  Have a listen and find out.    As always, thank you for listening.  Please share with anyone who is a fan of these films and the 80’s in general.  You can get in touch with us on the links below.    Cheersy!    Follow 80s Adventure on facebook    facebook.com/80sadventure    Check out the website    80sadventure.com    Email 80s Adventure    [email protected]    Support 80s Adventure on Patreon    patreon.com/80sadventure    Buy the boys a beer ko-fi.com/80sadventure  

"No, I know; you did send me back to the future. But I'm back - I'm back from the future."    This episode we return to a set of films that we hold dear, the Back to the Future Trilogy.  Once again we find ourselves in Hill Valley in a multitude of time periods with good old Marty and Doc.    The first instalment was a very high score from both of us and you can find that in the back catalogue under episode 88.    Will this film be as beloved as the first in our opinions or should it be ditched in a back alley like Jennifer was?  Put down Wild Gunman, grab a Pepsi Perfect and find out.   As always, thank you for listening.  Please share with anyone who is a fan of these films and the 80’s in general.  You can get in touch with us on the links below.   Cheersy!   Follow 80s Adventure on facebook    facebook.com/80sadventure    Check out the website    80sadventure.com    Email 80s Adventure    [email protected]    Support 80s Adventure on Patreon    patreon.com/80sadventure    Buy the boys a beer ko-fi.com/80sadventure  

"I'm surprised you haven't heard of me, I got a bad reputation, like sometimes I just go nuts like now ha ha!"  This week we take a jaunt to 1989 to see what trouble Riggs and Murtaugh are going to get themselves into.  As a bonus, in this smash sequel they are joined by the ever brilliant Joe Pesci who lets us know what they do to you at the drive through, okay?  So get yourself a cold drink as the heat intensifies in this blockbuster from the last year of the 80s. As always, thank you for listening.  Please share with anyone who is a fan of these films and the 80’s in general.  You can get in touch with us on the links below. Cheersy! Follow 80s Adventure on facebook    facebook.com/80sadventure    Check out the website    80sadventure.com    Email 80s Adventure    [email protected]    Support 80s Adventure on Patreon    patreon.com/80sadventure    Buy the boys a beer ko-fi.com/80sadventure  

“I've always believed that the mind is the best weapon.”  This episode we go back to the world of Rambo to see what happens next.  Is this as good as the first film and will we enjoy it as much?  To hear our thoughts on First Blood just search for episode 68.  So grab a beer and join us as we travel back to 1985 to have a look at Rambo: First Blood Part 2. As always, thank you for listening.  Please share with anyone who is a fan of these films and the 80’s in general.  You can get in touch with us on the links below. Cheersy!  Follow 80s Adventure on facebook    facebook.com/80sadventure    Check out the website    80sadventure.com    Email 80s Adventure    [email protected]    Support 80s Adventure on Patreon    patreon.com/80sadventure    Buy the boys a beer ko-fi.com/80sadventure  

“You know... When MY father died, I spent a lot of time thinking I hadn't been such a great son. It seemed to me like I could have listened a little more, spent a little more time with him together... I felt so guilty, you know, like he did everything for me and I didn't do anything for him. Then one day I realized... that I did the greatest thing I ever did for him before he died: I was there with him... and I held his hand... and said goodbye.”  This week we go back to visit Daniel and Miyagi as we find out more about the cloud in which Miyagi left home all those years ago.  These films hold a dear place for so many people and we had to go back and see what has become of these characters.  Is this film better than the first one? As always, thank you for listening.  Please share with anyone who is a fan of these films and the 80’s in general.  You can get in touch with us on the links below. Cheersy! Follow 80s Adventure on facebook    facebook.com/80sadventure    Check out the website    80sadventure.com    Email 80s Adventure    [email protected]    Support 80s Adventure on Patreon    patreon.com/80sadventure    Buy the boys a beer ko-fi.com/80sadventure