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A bit of an odd duck from 1990: Dabney Coleman's leading turn in Short Time, the tale of a cop who thinks he's dying and needs to die on duty to earn his life insurance.  Is this just Last Holiday? Why has this not been remade yet? Why can't this movie pick a lane? All this and more! Want more Dissecting the 80s? Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s to unlock dozens of bonus episodes right away! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: Dabney Coleman, Terri Gar, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast

Merry Christmas, Patreon! To celebrate 35 years of Home Alone, we did a commentary track! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern 80s, eighties, movie, podcast

Tripp and Andrew get into the Christmas spirit with 1989’s Prancer! Sam Elliot makes his triumphant return to the show, and with him, the return of Mom’s Mancrush Minute. Plus, is Abe Vigoda alive? Is this secretly a horror movie? … Continue reading →

Candy-ed Yams comes to a close with John Candy's RomCom lead: Only the Lonely! How great is Candy at the small emotional moments? What's with the parental oversight of these grown ass adults? What's with Kevin Dunn's dye job?  All this and more! We’re going to a new schedule: the 1st of the month on Patreon for $5 and up members, and the 15th on the main feed. Want to hear the rest of this episode? Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s to learn more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: John Candy, Ally Sheedy, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast

Candy-ed Yams returns with a goofy comedy pairing SCTV pals John Candy and Eugene Levy: Armed and Dangerous! Why doesn't Meg Ryan get more to do? She's great here! What incredible, easy chemistry from Levy and Candy. Why did everyone involved disown this movie? All this and more! We’re going to a new schedule: the 1st of the month on Patreon for $5 and up members, and the 15th on the main feed. Want to hear the rest of this episode? Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s to learn more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: John Candy, Eugene Levy, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast

A cult classic turns 40, and we've gotta cover it! We (can and definitely did) get enough of The Stuff! What is the direction Michael Moriarty was given? Who sliced this thing to ribbons? What's the deal with The Stuff? Is it frozen? Cold? Yogurt? Ice Cream?! All this and more! We’re going to a new schedule: the 1st of the month on Patreon for $5 and up members, and the 15th on the main feed. Want to hear the rest of this episode? Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s to learn more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: The Stuff, Garrett Morris, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast

It's a movie that scarred Tripp for life: Roald Dahl's The Witches! How amazing is Anjelica Huston!? How great are these Henson effects?! Why did Roald Dahl want a bleak-ass ending?! All this and more! We’re going to a new schedule: the 1st of the month on Patreon for $5 and up members, and the 15th on the main feed. Want to hear the rest of this episode? Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s to learn more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: The Witches, Anjelica Huston, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast

AoooooOOOOOooooOOOO! Sorta-kinda starting the spooktacular early with Michael J. Fox carrying a limp movie to success: Teen Wolf! What's with the desire to do hand stuff with a wolf man? Why is this so prevalent in films? Did Gaston's death tank the economy of a poor provincial town? All this and more! Thank you for your support and bearing with our offseason. As we said on this episode, we’re going to a new schedule: the 1st of the month here on Patreon for $5 and up members, and the 15th on the main feed. Want to hear the other episode this month? Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s to learn more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: Teen Wolf, Michael J. Fox, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast

Coming in a couple of days late, it's a new-to-both-of-us pick from Patreon supporter Michele: The In-Laws! Why on earth were there not half a dozen movies with Adam Arkin and Peter Falk, and a couple of sequels to this movie?! Truly off the charts chemistry between these two.  Thank you for your support and bearing with our offseason. As we said on this episode, we’re going to a new schedule: the 1st of the month here on Patreon for $5 and up members, and the 15th on the main feed. Want to hear the rest of this episode? Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s to learn more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: The In-Laws, Peter Falk, Adam Arkin, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast

Mama mia, 300 episodes! Insane to have been doing this for 11 years and 300+ episodes. Thank you all for listening! We had to do a BIG one for this, and what better re-visit than John Hughes' coming-of-age classic? This is a movie with some *electric* performances, but oof-a-doof some rough moments.  Thank you for your support and bearing with our offseason. As we said on this episode, we’re going to a new schedule: the 1st of the month on Patreon for $5 and up members, and the 15th hereon the main feed. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s to learn more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: The Breakfast Club, Molly Ringwald, Brat Pack, Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast

We're back! Celebrating the release of the Legacyquel/Remake The Naked Gun, we're diving in with Frank Drebin's debut film. A truly hilarious movie that is just absolutely packed to the gills with jokes! Why don't they make more comedies filled wall-to-wall and edge-to-edge with jokes? All this and more! Thank you for your support and bearing with our offseason. As we said on this episode, we're going to a new schedule: the 1st of the month here on Patreon for $5 and up members, and the 15th on the main feed. Want to hear the rest of this episode? Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s to learn more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: The Naked Gun, Frank Drebin, Leslie Nielsen, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast

We're still on our extended hiatus, but here's another great vault episode for you!  We're aiming to return in August, stay tuned! Rounding out the 2016 Spooktacular is Chopping Mall! Why aren’t these killbots equipped with cleaning equipment? Who wants to have a sex party in a furniture store? Why are the characters SO stupid? Out-of-context quote of the episode: “Stop, drop … Continue reading →

We're still on our extended hiatus, but here's another great vault episode for you!  We're aiming to return in August, stay tuned! This week, Tripp and Andrew get back to torturing themselves with barely watchable dreck: Adam Sandler’s Going Overboard! Not to borrow from Buzzfeed, but this actually is the movie Adam Sandler doesn’t want you to see! Forget Pixels, this is … Continue reading →

Sorry folks, Hiatus is continuing for another month! Having a baby is hard, and both of us have real job issues making things more complicated. We're hoping to be back in July! For now, another archive episode: Friday the 13th Part 4! Out-of-context quote from this episode: “TED WHERE’S THE CORKSCREW?” FOURBRUARY 2017 continues with Friday the 13th Part 4: The Final Chapter. In this episode: Stranger Things creeps in, Crispin Glover is “dreamy”, Tripp casts Jason as Lenny in “Of Machetes … Continue reading →

Sorry folks, Hiatus is continuing for another month! Having a baby is hard, and both of us have real job issues making things more complicated. We're hoping to be back in July! For now, another archive episode: Child's Play! Note: Tripp is an idiot and picked the wrong microphone, so the first half of this sounds a mess! He’s super sorry – it’s fixed in the second half. We’re having another trip to “child” horror territory with Child’s Play … Continue reading →