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It's another super-sized episode! Jeff welcomes immortal co-hosts Brad, Dayton, Scott, and Andrew back to 1986 for Highlander. Get ready for a great discussion on sword fights, Queen's epic soundtrack, theories on the Immortals, and why haggis is never a good choice!

What would you do if you were held captive, without reason, for 20 years? Would you want answers? Would you want revenge? Film auteur Spike Lee delivers his neo-noir, action-packed "reimagining" of the 2003 Korean thriller of the same name, Oldboy!
Brad and Jeff discuss the differences between remakes, reboots, Spike Lee films, and Spike Lee Joints. Enjoy their spoiler-free examination of the film!

What do San Francisco and whales have to do with Sci-Fi? Everything, when we're talking about Star Trek IV The Voyage Home! It's our biggest, vulcan episode ever, when Jeff beams aboard Dayton, David, Brad, and Scott for a debate about the time-traveling antics of Kirk, Spock, and the crew of the USS Enterprise heading back to 1986 to save the whales in the past to ensure Earth's future!

When loyalty is tested by obsession, betrayal leads to revenge! Known for his blockbuster films and penchant for flawed heroes, Tony Scott delivered his underrated, romantic thriller Revenge in 1990. Join us as we examine the morality of the characters, the transition of James Harrison's work from novella to film, and Scott's impressive credits.

Crime is a disease. Meet the cure! Jeff and Brad break down one of their favorites; Cobra! From its Beverly Hills Cop origin, to how involved director George P. Cosmatos really was, it's time to call the Cobra!

Best known for his extensive foray into the Fast & Furious universe, filmmaker Justin Lin has a knack for taking known franchises and giving them a fresh take. And before he finished the "Kelvin Timeline" of the recent Star Trek films, he crafted an odd, if not controversial mockumentary called Finishing the Game. Crafting a "what if?" tale around the completion of Bruce Lee's Game of Death, Lin has his fun with a dubious cast of "would be" martial artists.

Jeff is joined by 1986 regulars, Scott and Dayton, to discuss Running Scared; a buddy cop movie that delivers generously on cop tropes, and bad music (No, not you, Michael McDonald). Are Gregory Hines and Billy Crystal two of Chicago's Finest? This episode shines sweet freedom on the answers to this and other questions!

Doves. Guns. Explosions. The face-off between Brad and Jeff gets lively as they discuss legendary action director John Woo. Hot off the success of films like The Killer, and Hard Boiled, Woo left Hong Kong for Hollywood to re-invent the action genre with Hard Target. The Jean-Claude Van Damme vehicle takes a classic short story from literature and infuses it with high kicks, hi-tech hunting, and the cinematic tropes that John Woo made famous!

Blane is pretty cool. Duckie is pretty crazy. Andie is pretty in pink. We hope you have a date for the Prom, because Jeff and Andrew are back and they're joined by 1986 Special Correspondent Jenna Koszo for a debate on Pretty in Pink. Has high school heartache changed over the years? Why is Blane such a bad date? Will the term "Hughesian" catch on?

Pam Grier is...JACKIE BROWN. The third film from Quentin Tarantino remains his only adapted work, as he took Elmore Leonard's novel, Rum Punch, and crafted a star-relaunching crime drama for 70's greats, Pam Grier and Robert Forster. On this episode, Brad and Jeff discuss QT's cinematic style and how it changed the way movies are made. Top 5 favorites, Tarantino's contributions to other films, and a "Brad Pitt" theory are discussed in detail!