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Dissecting The 80s

Tripp and Andrew Laino

Tripp and Andrew Laino have been watching movies together since 1992, and making fun of them together since 1999, when a rainy afternoon of babysitting turned into 8 hours of cheesy science fiction and jokes. Raised on a strict diet of 80s movies, the pair have an undying love for the decade and all of the weird, wonderful cinema therein, despite barely being there for it. Every other week (since 2014) they dissect a movie and the bizarre cinema quirks of 30-odd years ago.

tv & film film reviews

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01:20:39

#189 Labyrinth

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2021/06/14

It's the podcast with The Babe! (What babe?) The Babe with the power! We're celebrating Pride month by having ourselves a little wander through The Labyrinth with David Bowie and his enormous codpiece. Why is Hoggle SO unnerving? Why are Jennifer Connelly's parents such dips? How does Bowie radiate THIS much sexual energy? All this and more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords:

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#188 The Quest (Clip)

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2021/06/13

We wrap up Listener Request Month with the Patreon selection: The Quest a.k.a Frog Dreaming! Is Henry Thomas the James Dean of Australia? What, exactly, is Frog Dreaming, and why does this movie make absolutely no attempt to explain it? How bad are our Australian accents? (Note: Hoot stars Jimmy Buffet and not Dave Matthews. We sincerely regret the error, as it would have been a better impression.) All this and more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed

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01:20:03

#187 Outrageous Fortune

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2021/05/31

We're wrapping up Listener Request Month 2021 with the goofy stylings of Bette Middler and Shelley Duvall in Outrageous Fortune! What's George Carlin doing here? Why is this dog so shaggy! Why can absolutely no one in our family keep from confusing Shelley Long and Shelley Duvall? All this and more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: Outrageous Fortune, Bette Middler,

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01:58:54

#186 The War of The Roses

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2021/05/17

Listener Request Month rolls on with the Danny DeVito directorial vehicle, The War of the Roses! How much Matilda DNA is in here? How much fun are these two having hating each other? Why have they escalated to murder so calmly? All this and more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: Danny DeVito, The War of the Roses, Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas, Movie, Retro, 80s,

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01:29:31

#185 Pandemonium

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2021/05/03

Listener Request Month has arrived! Kicking us off this year is the 1982 spoof Pandemonium! Why is there a criminally low amount of Paul Reubens? Has Judge Reinhold ever said "no" on set? Why does Carol Kane have laser eyes?! All this and more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: Pandemonium, Pee Wee Herman, Paul Reubens, Carol Kane, Judge Reinhold, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast,

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01:53:39

#184 Legend

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2021/04/19

APTSITMOA (Andrew Programs The Show In The Month of April) continues with the dreadfully boring Ridley Scott flick Legend! Where the HELL IS TIM CURRY? What is going on in this movie? Why does it take SO LONG to get going?! Why is there NO QUEST?! All this and more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: Return to Oz, Fairuza Balk, TickTok, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast,

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01:32:45

#183 Return to Oz

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2021/04/05

It's Andrew Programs The Show In The Month Of April (APTSITMOA), so we're venturing to the land of Oz in the absolutely terrifying Return to Oz! What's going on with the wheelers? Why are all of these character designs SO scary? Why is TickTock fiction's greatest character? All this and more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: Return to Oz, Fairuza Balk, TickTok, Movie,

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03:32

#182 The Thing (Sample)

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2021/03/31

We wrap up Russell-Mania (Oops, All Carpenters) with a great episode on a masterpiece: The Thing! What is up with that hat? Is this peak Kurt hair/beard? How amazing are these effects? (Completely!) All this and more! Want to hear the rest of this episode? Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s to find out more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: Kurt Russell, John Carpenter,

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01:43:24

#181 Escape From New York

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2021/03/22

We're continuing our new theme month in honor of Kurt Russell’s 70th Birthday: Russell-Mania! (Oops, all Carpenters). We’re celebrating one of our favorite Star/Director combos in cinema, Kurt Russell and John Carpenter. Up this week is Escape from New York - basically a video game! Why isn't there any They Live in this soup? What's Donald Pleasance doing in that sling? Who's the Duke of New York? What's John Carpenter think about pro wrestling? All this and more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin

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01:40:27

#180 Big Trouble In Little China

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2021/03/08

It's a brand new theme month in honor of Kurt Russell's 70th Birthday: Russell-Mania! (Oops, all Carpenters). We're celebrating one of our favorite Star/Director combos in cinema, Kurt Russell and John Carpenter. Up first is the wacky, weird and wonderful Big Trouble in Little China, featuring perhaps Kurt's coolest performance, plus Kim Cattrall and the great, undersung Dennis Dunn! All this and more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By

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01:54:09

#179 Ferris Bueller's Day Off

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2021/02/22

Favorites-bruary continues with Tripp's Pick: Ferris Bueller's Day Off, which turns 35 this year! Is Ferris an asshole? How are they paying for this day? What is the timeline? Why did they originally have the art museum last?! All this and more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: February, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Matthew Broderick, John Huges, Movie, Retro, 80s,

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01:43:47

#178 Little Shop of Horrors

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2021/02/08

It's the start of a new tradition: Favorites-bruary! Each February, we'll each feature one of our favorite movies! Andrew's up first with Little Shop of Horrors, the 1988 musical version of Corman's crazy plant flick. How great is Rick Moranis? Finding the bones of 90s Disney movies. Dissecting Tripp's musical issues. All this and more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By

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01:48:24

#177 Runaway Train

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2021/01/25

Cannon-uary continues with the "good" Cannon movie: Runaway Train! What's Eric Roberts whole deal in this? Does Tripp make more than one Soul Asylum reference? What's up with Jon Voight's character? Why is the warden SO ANGRY? Plus, we do all our Jon Voight impressions as him from Anaconda! All this and more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: Cannonuary, Sylvester

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01:36:00

#176 Cobra

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2021/01/11

It's the triumphant return of Cannon-uary, with Sylvester Stallone's bizarro-world version of Beverly Hills Cop: Cobra! What's with Chekov's matchstick? Why is there almost no plot whatsoever? Who cut this down to 80-some minutes? Plus, gratuitous violence, dummy deaths, and all sorts of nonsense. All this and more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: Cannonuary,

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03:59

#175 Back to the Future (Clip)

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2020/12/31

A little treat for ourselves is the final episode of 2020: One of our all-time favorite movies! Hear this episode in full at Patreon.com/Dissectingthe80s, and unlock move than 13 hours of bonus content! Lorraine is VERY hot for Marty, Doc is a treat, Michael J. Fox's insane schedule, drinking butterscotch schnapps, Tasty Eddie Van Halen Jams (RIP), plus digging into BTTF 3 a bit! All this and more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons:

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01:48:25

#174 Santa Claus: The Movie

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2020/12/25

Merry Christmas, gang! We're tackling a truly odd duck of a movie: Santa Claus: The Movie! Why is John Lithgow wearing these enormous teeth? Why does this movie spend 50 minutes doing Santa's life story with absolutely, positively no conflict whatsoever? What's going on with the workshop? Why are all these children flying!? All this and more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution

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01:23:21

#173 Clue

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2020/12/14

It's the best board game adaptation ever: Clue! It's a miracle this movie is fun, Tim Curry is a treasure, Andrew loves Madeline Kahn, so much twisting and turning, Tripp talks too much about Knives Out and Battleship and many fun weapons abound! All this and more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: Clue, Board Game, Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Movie, Retro, 80s,

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07:49

Patreon Update!

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2020/11/27

We've added a new stretch goal (an additional bonus track!) and will be doing an annual Christmas-mentary for all Patreon supporters! Patreons who sign up at the $5 tier unlock more than ELEVEN HOURS of bonus content immediately, with another full-length episode AND a short commentary coming their way in December! Visit Patreon.com/Dissectingthe80s to learn more. Thank you so much for supporting the show! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By

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01:36:10

#172 The Burbs

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2020/11/26

Happy T.Hanks-giving, y'all! We hope you're staying safe out there, so here's an episode a few days early! How great is Joe Dante? The difficulties of pronouncing Rick Ducommun, The Luck of the Irish, THE LEGEND DICK MILLER RETURNS (RIP), what is Carrie Fisher doing here? Plus, thoroughly mediocre Jimmy Stewart impressions! All this and more! “Deep and Dirty, NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution

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01:25:50

#171 Near Dark

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2020/11/16

Continuing our NoVampire month is the Kathryn Bigelow-helmed impossible-to-find Near Dark! Why on earth is it SO hard to find this movie? What, exactly, are the rules? Is Bill Paxton the coolest vampire? Why is Homer carrying a gun? Is this all a metaphor for addiction? But seriously, WHAT ARE THE RULES? All this and more! “Deep and Dirty, NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords:

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