Episodes
Episode #93: "Right Next Door to Norm" | House (1986)
Roger Cobb is the greatest American hero... in terms of horror novels. But now he wants to branch out and write a memoir of his time in Vietnam as a way of dealing with his guilt from leaving a fellow …
Episode #92: "God is in His Holy Temple" | Poltergeist II: The Other …
The Freelings narrowly escaped with their lives and the life of their young daughter, Carol Anne, the first time around. After losing their house in an accident that clearly wasn't covered by their homeowner's insurance, strange things are beginning to …
Episode #91: "And The World Seemed Limitless" | The Mosquito Coast (1…
Harrison Ford has called the character of Allie Fox one of his favorite roles he's ever played. This eccentric inventor takes his family away from Western Civilization in order to save them. As he tries to build a new home …
Episode #90: "Bull True" | Stand By Me (1986)
There are movies that come in and out of our lives, but sometimes there are films that can remind us, decades later, what it's like to be a kid discovering certain truths about the world for the first time. Stand …
Episode #89: "Woody Allen's Sister Wives" | Hannah And Her Sisters (1…
For most of my life, I haven't liked Woody Allen. He gets on my nerves. Like a calmer, more neurotic Bobcat Goldthwait. Then I watched Hannah and Her Sisters, which I'll admit I wasn't excited about watching. Now I feel …
Episode #88: "Perhaps We Should Shoot Him" | Ruthless People (1986)
You've got Bette Midler and Danny DeVito with a little Judge Reinhold thrown in for good measure... sorry, His Honor, Judge Reinhold. Are they ruthless enough to live up to the title? I'll tell you what's ruthless... whoever did the …
Episode #87: Comics in 1986 | “Watchmen” (1986)
Watchmen was something rarely seen when it hit the shelves in 1986: superheroes dealing with the struggles and conflicts of real life. It's critical acclaim has earned it a spot on many "best of" lists, including Time magazine's list of …
Episode #86: "Hey, you. Get Your Damn Hands Off Her." | River's Edge …
We discuss many rivers in this episode. Phoenix, Joan... but mostly River's Edge. Did we jive with the flood of 80s teenage angst? Did this movie succeed in making us feel the tension in these kids' lives, or did it …
Episode #85: "A Boy From Nantucket..." | One Crazy Summer (1986)
There once was a boy in Nantucket, True love was something he'd covet, Should he help the girl? He oughta. But he'll have to win the regatta. If I had a nerve, Bobcat Goldthwait struck it.
Episode #84: "Riiiight" | Wildcats (1986)
Molly McGrath knows, lives and breathes football. Unfortunately for her, she's coaching girls track. When she finally gets her shot at coaching a varsity football team, she has to gain the respect of her team and basically everyone around her …
Episode #83: "When You Have No Class" | Back to School (1986)
We have a lot of respect for Rodney Dangerfield as we take a look at one of his best movies. It's August and it's back to school season anyway, so take your kids shopping for pencils, watch Back to School, …
Episode #82: Comics in 1986 | "The Man of Steel" Miniseries (1986)
If you want to understand the basis for the modern take on Superman, you have to start with Richard Donner's 1978 film and John Byrne's 1986 comic book miniseries. The Crisis on Infinite Earths had just ended, the Silver Age …
Episode #81: "He's A Righteous Dude" | Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
There's this great movie... anybody?... with this great group of friends... anybody?... and they ditch school to go into the city... anybody? It's called Ferris Bueller's Day Off. We all agree it's a great movie, but is there ever a …
Episode #80: "Somebody Blink!" | Legend (1986)
We start off by talking a little Comic Con and the amazing Justice League and Wonder Woman trailers, which you can check out here. Then we dive into the high fantasy world of Ridley Scott's Legend. All of this and …
Episode #79: "It's Better to Burn Out Than to Fade Away" | Highlander…
Could the famous line from the Kurgan in the church scene be an apropos summary of the Highlander series? Is it a movie that should have spawned all of the *ahem* "sequels" that it did, or was it better as …
Episode #78: "It's All in the Reflexes" | Big Trouble in Little China…
We've got BIG TROUBLE this time around. Hop aboard the ol' Porkchop Express with us as we review the John Carpenter/Kurt Russell cult classic, Big Trouble in Little China! If we're not back in about an hour... call the president.
Episode #77: "My Dear, Sweet Brother Numsie!" | The Golden Child (198…
It's not the real thing, it's just a fantasy... and that's how we start off this month of fantasy movies! Eddie Murphy at the height of his career takes on the good and evil of Eastern mysticism in The Golden …
Episode #76: 1986 in Comics
Some have called it "The Year Comics Grew Up" and arguably 1986 stands as the most pivotal year for the modern comic book industry. So many of the stories and character changes that occurred then have affected the mythos of …
Episode #75: When in Romex | The Money Pit (1986)
We transformed ourselves into The 30something Home Improvement Podcast... not that you should follow our advice or that we know what we're talking about. We do know all about The Money Pit, though.
Episode #74: THAT's A Knife | Crocodile Dundee (1986)
Come walkabout with us as we review the Australian globetrotting epic Crocodile Dundee!
Episode #73: Vomit Breath | Howard the Duck (1986)
What can one say about Howard? One podcaster left the room. Another threatened to throw up. Come along with us as we question ourselves, humanity, and the fate of time and space.
Episode #72: "Can You Identify Your Quarter?" | Police Academy 3: Bac…
All of your favorite cops are back, along with a crop of new recruits, to save their beloved police academy.
Episode #71: "Two Brothers and A Stranger" | The Color of Money (1986)
Paul Newman, Tom Cruise and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio have nine balls between them... and victory. "Fast Eddie" is back, 25 years after the events of the The Hustler (1961), and has discovered Vince, a ridiculously talented pool protégé. Will Vince …
Episode #70: "What's So Civil About War Anyway?" | Captain America: C…
It's the Marvel superheroes vs Robert E. Lee in Captain America: Civil War!