Dissecting The 80s

We're back!

Join us for the 35th anniversary of Paul Verhoeven's stone-cold classic: RoboCop!

Is this the most realistic dystopian future? How goopy are the proceedings? Can you recognize someone by their pouty duck lips? Is this the most Psych-heavy episode of the show?

Tripp got married! Time ran away from us - we will be back in two weeks with a new episode on Robocop. For now? Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes! One of our favorites only available as part of the Patreon archive!

Find out more at Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s.

Tripp got married! Time ran away from us - we will be back in two weeks with a new episode on Robocop. For now? Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes! One of our favorites only available as part of the Patreon archive!

Find out more at Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s.

Oooh child, you're on the other side!

Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year is the fun horror classic: Poltergeist! How hunky is Craig T. Nelson here? Jo Beth Williams kicks all sorts of ass, and Zelda Rubinstein steals the show.

All this and more!

Looking for episode #218? It’s Stripes, and it’s at Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s, along with more than 25 hours of bonus content at the $5 tier!

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Keywords: Poltergeist, Zelda Rubenstein, They're Here, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

Tripp's getting hitched, so we're throwing a Bachelor Party alongside '80s icon Tom Hanks!

Can we get a spastic Tom Hanks performance in the future? How great is he at being a complete goofball? Why...is there a Donkey show? 

All this and more!

Looking for episode #218? It’s Stripes, and it’s at Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s, along with nearly 25 hours of bonus content at the $5 tier!

“NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution

Keywords: Bachelor Party, Tom Hanks, Wedding, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

Want to hear the rest of this full-length episode? It’s at Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s, along with nearly 20 hours of bonus content at the $5 tier!

All this and more!

“NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution

Keywords: Stripes, Bill Murray, John Candy, Harold Ramis, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

NOTE: Tripp has Covid, so we were unable to record this week's episode, and still haven't managed to be able to do it. To make up for it, here's one of our favorites from the Patreon Archives: Summer Rental!

What happened to the low stakes comedy? Is this the first c-plot about breast enhancement? Is Scully the best Rip Torn character of all time? (Yes!) Is this the worst line dub of all time? (Absolutely.)

All this and more!

Listen!

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We conclude the main feed episodes of Listener Request Month 2022 with a long-asked for episode: The NeverEnding Story!

Did this blow our tiny minds as a youth? Is Falcor a dog or what? How great are these puppets? Why does no one explain this quest to Atreyu? Who names a kid Bastian!?

(PS - Listener Request Month continues next month on Patreon with Stripes! Also, our next episode is Poltergeist! Forgot to say that in the outro oops)

All this and more!

Looking for episode #212? It’s E.T. The Extraterrestrial, and it’s at Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s, along with nearly 20 hours of bonus content at the $5 tier!

“NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution

Keywords: NeverEnding Story, Atreyu, Falcor, Stranger Things, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

Part 2 of Listener Request Month takes us to 1990 for Christian Slater's fantastic performance in Pump Up The Volume!

Shouldn't he just see a therapist? Does this movie need a suicide to make its point? Why does he hate his parents so much? What's up with the way-too-late corrupt school subplot?

All this and more!

Looking for episode #212? It’s E.T. The Extraterrestrial, and it’s at Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s, along with nearly 20 hours of bonus content at the $5 tier!

“NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution

Keywords: Christian Slater, Pump Up The Volume, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

Listener Request Month begins with a forgotten Spielberg comedy: 1941!

We've got ourselves a sketch movie, with basically every working actor in 1979: Does Belushi translate to 2022? What's Dan Aykroyd doing, exactly? How great is Joe Flaherty? How long has Spielberg been holding in that West Side Story remake!?

All this and more!

Looking for episode #212? It’s E.T. The Extraterrestrial, and it’s at Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s, along with nearly 20 hours of bonus content at the $5 tier!

“NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution

Keywords:1941, Stephen Spielberg, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, WWII, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties