VHS Rewind!

Mark and Chris discuss The New Kids which first came to theaters on January 11, 1985

This is part of our award winning #Spaderthon!

A brother and sister (Shannon Presby and Lori Loughlin) lose their parents in a tragic accident, and are sent to live with relatives in Florida. They are repeatedly bullied and traumatized by the local yahoo played wickedly by James Spader. What follows is a late night showdown at an empty carnival between good and evil, all in the name of survival. Lori Loughlin delivers a decent performance, as well does Shannon Presby as her very protective brother. However, James Spader’s convincing performance is pure evil, at its best. As far as bully films go, this is one of the best.

Mark and Chris discuss TUFF TURF which originally appeared in theaters on January 11, 1985!  Tuff Turf brings back memories of watching movies on Select TV. This 80’s cult hit is about a young lad who’s life is turned upside down when his upper class father hits financial trouble forcing his family to move out to the ‘hood. James Spader slowly learns how to deal with street life whilst his family adjusts to dealing with people that are of “lower social class”. It’s an Interesting film starring James Spader as the young punk rich kid, Matt Clark as his shell shocked father, Robert Downey Jr. as his high school buddy and Kim Richards (Escape To Witch Mountain) as his soon to be girlfriend. Little House on the Prairie fans should be on the lookout for Olivia Barash who played “Sylvia” in the very dark ‘rape’ episode of LHOTP! The only part of the movie that gave me the douche chills was when his older (more culturally refined yet not as cool) brother pays a visit, there’s an oedipal conflict between the two (the scene where the older brother embraces his mom far too long and hugs her too close for comfort) that would have given Freud a thrill to try and psycho-analyzed. 

Need a spring break, Spring Break, SPRING BREAK? The latest episode of VHS Rewind is now available and will help cure your Spring fever and even help you pass your lonely time at summer camp. In an episode we are controversially calling “Babes, Boobs and Purity Bush”, Christopher Hasler, co-host of VHS Rewind, throws political correctness away and leaves the Me Too movement behind as he celebrates the soundtrack music of the classic teen T&A flicks of the 1980s. It’s a damn shame you simply cannot make these movies anymore. Spend some time with this episode as Christopher reminisces about the soundtracks to his youth and all of the T&A that used to be seen on movie screens. And get ready to send your angry letters when Christopher provides his answer to this question: if you had a choice – Phoebe Cates in her prime or Betsy Russell in her prime? 

Mark and Chris discuss the ‘Sequel to Fast times”, The Wild Life directed by Cameron Crowe and Starring Chris Penn, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Eric Stoltz, Lea Thompson and Rick Moranis

Mark is honored to have Vic Sage from The Diary of an Arcade Employee, Saturday Night Frights, Retro Radio Memories and The Retroist Podcasts

Vic’s amazing podcasts can be found here:

https://www.retroist.com/category/diary-of-an-arcade-employee-podcast/

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