With special guest and Dirty Dancing (1987) Mega Fan Michelle Lang, Anna and Derek discuss why this independent film went on to become one of the most beloved movies from the '80s. Probably has something to do with carrying a watermelon and not putting Baby in a corner.

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Anna Keizer and Derek Dehanke are the co-hosts of ‘80s Movie Montage. The idea for the podcast came when they realized just how much they talk – a lot – when watching films from their favorite cinematic era. Their wedding theme was “a light nod to the ‘80s,” so there’s that, too. Both hail from the Midwest but have called Los Angeles home for several years now. Anna is a writer who received her B.A. in Film/Video from Columbia College Chicago and M.A. in Film Studies from Chapman University. Her dark comedy short She Had It Coming was an Official Selection of 25 film festivals with several awards won for it among them. Derek is an attorney who also likes movies. It is a point of pride that most of their podcast episodes are longer than the movies they cover. 

Michelle Henniges Lang is a self-proclaimed '80s movie buff and one of the biggest Dirty Dancing fans ever to roam the earth. Originally from Chicago, she now lives in Southern California. Her love for '80s movies started in childhood when she knew that there could never be a better-made movie than one by John Hughes, John Carpenter, John Landis, or Robert Zemeckis… just to name a few! Michelle graduated with a BA in Film and Television (Directing), and her love for this era of film has persisted, as she now is a Special Education Teacher who enjoys watching and sharing many of these great movies with her students.

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