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Dec. 12, 2017

Episode #165: "At Least Nobody Was Hurt" | Ernest Goes To Camp (1987)

In a movie that's campy in more ways than one, Ernest P. Worrell tries to help a group of misfit boys turn their lives around and save Camp Kikakee from the evil developer Sherman Krader who just wants the land …

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Dec. 6, 2017

Episode #164: "I Dig It" | Justice League (2017)

Justice League was a step in the right direction for the DCEU. John, Jeff, Pat, Bo, and special guest Will talk about why this is one of the best DCEU movies to date! 1. Intro [0:00] 2. Justice League background …

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Nov. 30, 2017

Episode #163: "Teenage Wasteland" | Can't Buy Me Love (1987)

The 80s was full of movies showcasing the plight of the modern teenager... and John Hughes was the master. Unfortunately, John Hughes didn't make this one. What do you get when you cross a story about a boy wanting to …

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Nov. 22, 2017

Episode #162: "Oh Baby" | Baby Boom (1987)

J.C. Wiatt can't have a baby because she's got a 12:30 lunch meeting. Or at least, that's what she thought before a relative died and left her with a toddler to raise in the midst of her busy corporate life. …

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Nov. 16, 2017

Episode #161: "All in the Family" | The Secret of My Success (1987)

We came to a startling realization that Michael J. Fox features in more than one role where a relative wants to give new meaning to the term "family get-together." Regardless, the secret of The Secret of My Success is that …

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Nov. 8, 2017

Episode #160: "Greed... is Good" | Wall Street (1987)

Gordon Gekko (which I always thought would be a great name for the Geico gecko) is a ruthless Wall Street player who makes multi-million dollar deals before most of us have had breakfast. Bud Fox is a young and restless …

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Nov. 1, 2017

Episode #159: "Finger Lickin' Good" | Near Dark (1987)

Take the cast of ALIENS and put them in Oklahoma... and make them vampires. Then you've got Kathryn Bigelow's feature film directing debut: NEAR DARK. (I wonder what Paul Reiser would've looked like as a vampire...) 1. Intro [0:00] 2. …

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Oct. 25, 2017

Episode #158: “Chill the Maggots; Sex the Roaches” | Hellraiser (1987)

It’s the epic love story for the ages: Girl meets boy. Girl marries boy. Girl is bored with husband and has affair with husband’s brother. Brother-in-law gets bored with the limits of earthly pleasure and pain and gets ripped apart …

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Oct. 18, 2017

Episode #157: "Party Like It's 1999" | Prince of Darkness (1987)

You see what I did there? It's called PRINCE of Darkness and the visions from the future take place in 1999, so it's like the song "1999 (Party Like It's 1999)" by Prince. Right? Shut up. Anyway, apparently Jesus was …

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Oct. 11, 2017

Episode #156: "If It Bleeds..." | Predator (1987)

Arnold and his friends go on a tropical vacation and find that all is not what it seems in this light-hearted family-friendly romp through the jungle. It's PREDATOR! (Rated R for some slight non-family-friendly elements) 1. Intro [0:00] 2. Predator …

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Oct. 9, 2017

Episode #155: "Cannon Fodder" | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (198…

When the United States and North Korea threaten nuclear war... oops, sorry... jump back 30 years. When the United States and the Soviet Union threaten nuclear war, it takes a mind-wiped Lois Lane and some random school kid's letter for …

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Oct. 4, 2017

Episode #154: "I'm Possessed!" | Innerspace (1987)

Have you ever had one of those days where you had a plan in mind, but everything went wrong? Let's say, for example, you planned to be miniaturized and injected into a lab rabbit so you could study it from …

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Oct. 1, 2017

Episode #153: "Nostalgia+Robots" | *batteries not included (1987)

When real estate developers strike and the Goonies aren't around to save you, who can the residents of a dilapidated old apartment building/diner turn to...? The Fix-its, of course! 1. Intro [0:00] 2. Superman Extended Edition release [8:14] 3. Spaceball...

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Sept. 28, 2017

Episode #152: Favorite Movie Music of All Time 3!

Pat, Jeff and John decided to put each other through the torment of having to narrow down their favorite movie composers, scores, individual songs, etc. to a series of "top 5" lists. Here's part 3! 1. Intro [0:00] 2. Favorite …

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Sept. 24, 2017

Episode #151: Favorite Movie Music of All Time - Part Deux!

Pat, Jeff and John decided to put each other through the torment of having to narrow down their favorite movie composers, scores, individual songs, etc. to a series of "top 5" lists. Here's part 2! (And feel free to weigh …

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Sept. 20, 2017

Episode #150: Favorite Movie Music of All Time

Pat, Jeff and John decided to put each other through the torment of having to narrow down their favorite movie composers, scores, individual songs, etc. to a series of "top 5" lists. They made it out alive... mostly. We hope …

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Sept. 12, 2017

Episode #149: "Spaceballs: The Podcast" | Spaceballs (1987)

Planet Spaceball is running out of air, but King Roland of Druidia has plenty of fresh air — and the Spaceballs want it. They kidnap Princess Vespa and will force Roland to give up the super secret unbreakable code to …

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Aug. 30, 2017

Episode #148: "Ministers of Death" | Full Metal Jacket (1987)

A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue. 1. Intro/Solar Eclipses [0:00] 2. What Fall 2017 movies are we …

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Aug. 23, 2017

Episode #147: "Just Play It Loud!" | Good Morning Vietnam (1987)

In 1965, an unorthodox and irreverent DJ named Adrian Cronauer begins to shake up things when he is assigned to the U.S. Armed Services radio station in Vietnam. 1. Intro, Movie background info, trailer [0:00] 2. Good Morning Vietnam discussion …

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Aug. 16, 2017

Episode #146: "Cadillac of the Skies" | Empire of the Sun (1987)

When a young Bruce Wayne gets separated from his parents, he must learn to do whatever it takes in order to survive in a Japanese internment camp, whether it's stealing supplies for his friend Basie, protecting the weaker residents of …

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Aug. 9, 2017

Episode #145: "They Love Everybody But You" | Hamburger Hill (1987)

Most Vietnam War movies deal with the psychological torment of war and how soldiers left as idealistic young men, but came back scarred physically and mentally... and having to face a nation that was not proud of their sacrifices. Hamburger …

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Aug. 7, 2017

Episode #144: "So.Many.Trailers." | San Diego Comic Con & D23 Expo

Last month saw the release of a ridiculous amount of amazing new trailers at San Diego Comic Con... and some pretty exciting news coming out of Disney's D23 Expo. It's like an eating contest of movie trailers and we'll spend …

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Aug. 3, 2017

Episode #143: "All Good Podcasts..." | Star Trek: The Next Generation…

Space... the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise... first airing in 1987 and running 7 seasons, The Next Generation was the definitive Star Trek for 80s kids. Join us as we get all dressed up for …

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July 26, 2017

Episode #142: "The Best of Both Podcasts" | Star Trek: The Next Gener…

Space... the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise... first airing in 1987 and running 7 seasons, The Next Generation was the definitive Star Trek for 80s kids. Join us as we proceed at full impulse and …

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