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The 80s Movie Podcast

Celebrating both the biggest hits and the most obscure releases of 1980s cinema, focused primarily around exploring the narratives of under‑seen distributors, niche genres, and overlooked classics.

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32:18

St. Elmo’s Fire

The 80s Movie Podcast ·

2021/01/04

This week's episode takes a look back at the spectacular train wreck that was Joel Schumacher's 1985 hit film. St. Elmo's Fire. ----more---- Original 1985 Theatrical One-Sheet for St. Elmo's Fire Demi Moore Joel Schumacher directing Rob Lowe on the set of St. Elmo's Fire

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28:29

Talk Radio

The 80s Movie Podcast ·

2020/12/21

On this episode, we take a look back at the 1988 Oliver Stone drama Talk Radio, the first time the writer and director would direct a screenplay from material created by someone else. That someone else was Eric Bogosian, the writer and star of the off-Broadway play the movie would be adapting. ----more---- The original 1988 Theatrical One-Sheet for Talk Radio Eric Bogosian as radio talk show host Barry Champlain (foreground), and John Pankow and Alec Baldwin (background) Writer/Star Eric

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45:29

David Puttnam at Columbia Pictures: Part 4

The 80s Movie Podcast ·

2020/12/16

We continue our miniseries on British film producer David Puttnam and the films he would make or acquire during his brief run as the head of Columbia Pictures, by taking a look at the movies Puttnam would approve or acquire that were released between July 1989 and March 1990, as well as a summary of several Puttnam-developed films that would never get made or released, Puttnam's life after the studio, and a personal commentary on the state of cinema today, and the continual mistreatment of the

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49:11

David Puttnam at Columbia Pictures: Part 3

The 80s Movie Podcast ·

2020/12/14

We continue our miniseries on British film producer David Puttnam and the films he would make or acquire during his brief run as the head of Columbia Pictures, by taking a look at the movies Puttnam would approve or acquire that were released between July 1988 and March 1989. ----more---- Uma Thurman in a scene from Terry Gilliam's The Adventures of Baron Munchausen ----more---- The titles discussed during this episode include: The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (Terry Gilliam, March 1989) The

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56:11

David Puttnam at Columbia Pictures: Part 2

The 80s Movie Podcast ·

2020/12/07

We continue our miniseries on British film producer David Puttnam and the films he would make or acquire during his brief run as the head of Columbia Pictures, by taking a look at the first batch of 16 movies Puttnam would approve or acquire, released between September 1987 and June 1988. ----more---- Original 1988 Theatrical One-Sheet for Spike Lee's School Daze The titles discussed during this episode include: The Big Easy (Jim McBride, August 1987) The Big Town (Ben Bolt, September 1987) Hope

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32:56

David Puttnam at Columbia Pictures: Part 1

The 80s Movie Podcast ·

2020/11/30

We begin our miniseries on British film producer David Puttnam and the films he would make or acquire during his brief run as the head of Columbia Pictures by taking a look at the man himself, and how he was able to build a career in filmmaking that would lead him to become the last major filmmaker to head a major studio. ----more---- David Puttnam receives the Academy Award for Best Picture for producing Chariots of Fire from Hollywood legend Loretta Young, March 29, 1982 Producer David Puttnam

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32:14

Kiss and The Elder

The 80s Movie Podcast ·

2020/11/23

On this episode, we take a look back at the 1981 Kiss album that was supposed to launch a global entertainment juggernaut, with a movie, a soundtrack album, a tour to support the movie and soundtrack album, a sequel movie, a sequel soundtrack and a sequel tour to support the sequel movie and sequel soundtrack. Music from "The Elder." ----more---- The Cover of "Music from 'The Elder'" Who is that unmasked man? This was supposed to help listeners understand this nonsense better?

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38:53

The Management Company Entertainment Group

The 80s Movie Podcast ·

2020/11/16

Today's episode talks about the Management Company Entertainment Group, or MCEG, who would only release four films over the course of nineteen months, while also producing one of the biggest hits of 1989. ----more---- The movies discussed during this episode: Boris and Natasha (1992, Charles Martin Smith) Breaking the Rules (1992, Neal Israel) Catch Me If You Can (1989, Stephen Sommers) Chains of Gold (1991, Rob Holcolm) The Chocolate War (1988, Keith Gordon) C.H.U.D. 2: Bud the Chud (1990, John

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59:31

Top 80s Movies With Michael Hourigan: Part 3

The 80s Movie Podcast ·

2020/11/13

On this third and final part of a three part series, host Edward Havens continues to discuss favorite 80s movies, the state of streaming services today, religion, books, movie theatres, wrestling and so much more with his brother-in-law, Ph. D. student Michael Hourigan. ----more---- Man Facing Southeast (FilmDallas, 1988) Amongst the movies discussed during this episode: Birdy (1984, Alan Parker) The Breakfast Club (1985, John Hughes) The Chocolate War (1988, Keith Gordon) Ferris Bueller's Day

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01:17:43

Top 80s Movies With Michael Hourigan: Part 2

The 80s Movie Podcast ·

2020/11/11

On this second part of a three part series, host Edward Havens continues to discuss favorite 80s movies, the state of streaming services today, religion, books, movie theatres, wrestling and so much more with his brother-in-law, Ph. D. student Michael Hourigan. ----more---- Amongst the movies discussed during this episode: Blade Runner (1982, Ridley Scott) Blade Runner 2049 (2017, Denis Villeneuve) The Breakfast Club (1985, John Hughes) Bull Durham (1988, Ron Shelton) The Color of Money (1986,

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01:11:18

Top 80s Movies with Michael Hourigan: Part 1

The 80s Movie Podcast ·

2020/11/09

On this first part of a three part series, host Edward Havens discusses favorite 80s movies, the state of streaming services today, religion, books, movie theatres and so much more with his brother-in-law, Ph. D. student Michael Hourigan. ----more---- Amongst the movies discussed during this episodes are: Aloha (2016, Cameron Crowe) Back to the Future (1985, Robert Zemeckis) Back to the Future 2 (1989, Robert Zemeckis) Back to the Future 3 (1990, Robert Zemeckis) The Blues Brothers (1980, John

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23:49

Three O’Clock High

The 80s Movie Podcast ·

2020/10/27

This episode takes a look at creation, production and release of Phil Joanou's underrated 1987 teen comedy Three O'Clock High, produced (and then unproduced) by Steven Spielberg and his Amblin Entertainment. ----more---- Original 1987 Theatrical One-Sheet for Three O'Clock High

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29:14

To Live and Die in L.A.

The 80s Movie Podcast ·

2020/10/19

This episode takes a look at creation, production and release of the classic 1985 action thriller To Live and Die in L.A. ----more----

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54:13

Troma Films in the 1980s

The 80s Movie Podcast ·

2020/10/13

This episode takes a look at the 1980s theatrical releases for New York City-based independent production company and distributor Troma Films, including the 1980s horror-comedy classic The Toxic Avenger. ----more---- The movies discussed during this episode: Class of Nuke Em High (Lloyd Kaufman [as Samuel Weil] and Richard W. Haines, December 1986) Fat Guy Goes Nutzoid! (John Golden, September 1986) The First Turn-On (Michael Herz and Lloyd Kaufman [as Samuel Weil], October 1984) Lust for Freedom

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20:51

Killer Klowns from Outer Space

The 80s Movie Podcast ·

2020/09/28

This episode takes a look at the Chiodo Brothers' 1988 cult horror-comedy classic Killer Klowns from Outer Space, featuring a remembrance from my best friend and former FilmJerk contributor Dick Hollywood on his one day as a Killer Klown during shooting. ----more---- Original 1988 KKFOS Theatrical Poster Bronco (left) and Dick Hollywood (right) as Killer Klowns

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46:26

Musician Filmmakers

The 80s Movie Podcast ·

2020/09/14

In today's episode, we take a look at the debut films of five filmmakers who got their start as musicians. ----more---- Forbidden Zone (Richard Elfman, March 1982) Home of the Brave (Laurie Anderson, April 1986) True Stories (David Byrne, October 1986) Under the Cherry Moon (Prince, July 1986) Yentl (Barbra Streisand, December 1983)

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01:14:53

The DeLaurentiis Entertainment Group

The 80s Movie Podcast ·

2020/09/01

Today's episode talks about the DeLaurentiis Entertainment Group, born from the ashes of Embassy Pictures in the fall of 1985, only to spectacularly flame out after two years, but able to make one true masterpiece and several modern classics in such a short amount of time. ----more---- The movies discussed during this episode: The Bedroom Window (January 1987, Curtis Hanson) Blue Velvet (September 1986, David Lynch) Crimes of the Heart (December 1986, Bruce Beresford) Date with an Angel (November

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24:22

Tapeheads

The 80s Movie Podcast ·

2020/08/17

This episode takes a look at the under-appreciated 1988 comedy Tapeheads, starring John Cusack and Tim Robbins. ----more----

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30:04

The Weintraub Entertainment Group

The 80s Movie Podcast ·

2020/07/29

This episode takes a look at the Weintraub Entertainment Group, which would release only six movies in less than a year before going bankrupt. ----more---- Those films were: The Big Blue (Luc Besson, August 1988) Fresh Horses (David Anspaugh, November 1988) Listen to Me (Douglas Day Stewart, May 1989) She's Out of Control (Stan Dragoti, April 1989) My Stepmother is an Alien (Richard Benjamin, December 1988) Troop Beverly Hills (Jeff Kanew, March 1989)

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01:10:54

The Summer of 1986 - Part Three

The 80s Movie Podcast ·

2020/07/27

This episode is the third and final part of an occasionally personal journey through one of the better summers for films during the 1980s: the summer of 1986. ----more---- This episode covers the following movies first released in August of 1986 (unless otherwise noted): Armed and Dangerous (Mark L. Lester) Black Joy (Anthony Simmons) Born American (Renny Harlin) The Boy Who Could Fly (Nick Castle) Bullies (Paul Lynch) Caravaggio (Derek Jarmin) Choke Canyon (Chuck Ball) The Dirt Bike Kid (Hoite C

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