Risky Business could be described as The Anti-Pretty Woman or The Graduate for the 1980's. On the surface Tom Cruise’s break out film looks like another John Hughes Chicagoland affluent teenage melodram-com, but writer/director Paul Brickman delivered a much darker satire on the loss of innocence and the soul crushing effects of the ideology of capitalism on the youth of the 80s. Joining us the week to talk about the film is Let’s Talk About Sets Co-host Harrison Tweed.

The 1996 drama/comedy that takes place in an unnamed east coast city in the 1950’s. Two Italian brothers are Striving for Perfection. They are the Rae and Ghost of authentic Italian ziti. And their restaurant paradise is their attempt at release a Purple Tape. The problem is the restaurant is underwater with debt, and has no Supreme Clientele. Tonight is the brothers' one shot to make waves with a big blow-out feast. Starring Tony Shalaub, Stanley Tucci, and a young Mark Anthony.

Welcome to Kung Fu Bar Rescue, AKA Roadhouse 1989. This movie is good/bad, smart/stupid, skinny/fat. It’s peaks 80’s with Monster Trucks, Ferrari’s, Big Hair, and Roadhouse kicks. In a parallel time time, Patrick Swayze could have been the action movie hero of the decade. Listen to Gabe and Sami on this classic EPJ episode.

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This week we tackle La Bamba (1987) with the help of comedian and film connoisseur Melissa Rocha. This movie has it all, touching on the migrant worker experience in the central Valley of California, the multicultural origins of rock music, and the love/hate dynamics of sibling rivalry. It’s Chicano classic. Even though Lou Diamond Phillps and Esai Morales aren’t Chicanos, their performance got them honorary degrees from the University of Aztlán.

On this episode we go back to the gritty New York of 1977 where the people were looting stores during the summer blackouts, dodging the Son of Sam’s bullets, and hustling to the rhythms of Disco music while gobbling double slices of pizza and popping Quaaludes under the subways tracks. Let’s revisit Saturday Night Fever, a much darker film than the movie poster and pop-culture nostalgia would have you believe. Today the boys are joined by NYC comedian Abby Feldman.

This week we cover Corrina, Corrina. The story of a recently orphaned girl who is left in the care of her father, a jingle writing ad man who sings terrible, overly caffeinated lullabies. The guy has no parenting skills. He needs a nanny yesterday. Enter Whoopi Goldberg delivering the goods in a stellar performance as Corrina. Joining us this week to chop it up is guest Chanel Ali for the Daddy-Issues podcast.

Join the cast as they review 1990’s career launching, box office behemoth, Pretty Woman. A Disney fairytale set in Hollywood's Skid Row. A call girl with a heart of gold meets a corporate raider with a heart made of paper mache. Who will save who and why? Starring Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, and Hector Elizondo. Special guest host Alex Shannon.

Sure, we’ve seen Paid In Full, Belly, and Juice, but somehow we missed Strapped! The 1993 hood classic. Forrest Whitaker’s directorial debut is an Onyx song come to life. Enjoy the interludes of bald muscular men angrily dancing with the New York skyline as a backdrop. Starring Bokeem Woodbine and Freddo Starr. With cameos by Busta Rhymes, Kool Moe Dee, and Moni Love. This week’s guest is Jim Search, host of Swatches and Boomboxes.

You’ve probably asked yourself “what happened to Tony Manero after the events of Saturday Night Fever?” Follow Tony’s continuing adventure through the “Disco is Dead” neon 80s. Get ready for a non-stop parade of leotards, leg warmers, mesh tank tops, and head bands in Staying Alive (1983), the Sylvester Stallone produced sequel which unfairly received a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. With guest comedian Sarah Kennedy

It’s an ode to the suburbs. It’s a harsh indictment of the suburbs. It’s a spooky critique of the American dream full of earnest product placement and hallmark sentimentality. It’s the story of America’s unresolved history of genocides, and it’s a tale about family. It’s a bi-polar classic directed by Tobe Hooper (and Steven Spielberg). It’s 1982’s Poltergeist. This week we are joined by comedian Zilla Vodnas