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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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01:44:47

#170 Fright Night

Dissecting The 80s ·

2020/11/02

It's the start of a brand new themed month: NOVAMPIRE! We kick things off with the fun cult classic: Fright Night! This episode features: a detour about JK Rowling's terrible turn, Roddy McDowall as Tripp's favorite kind of character, Just a lot of inappropriate behavior from Jerry Dandridge, the revelation that vampires are Omnisexual and a whole lot more! “Deep and Dirty, NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution

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01:52:41

#169 Silver Bullet

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2020/10/19

AOOOOO! We've got hot werewolf action on this Spooktacular episode! Gary Busey at his unhinged best, Corey Haim in one of his best performances, some insanely under-developed werewolf costuming, wilding out with Stephen King, bad choices with Wild Turkey and the inaugural episode of the game show sure to be sweeping the nation: HOW MUCH DOES IT COST ON CAMEO?! All this and more! Thank you so much for supporting the show! “Deep and Dirty, Happy Happy Game Show, NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod

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01:22:44

#168 Ghoulies

Dissecting The 80s ·

2020/10/05

Spoooooktacular 2020 begins! The VHS cover that made you afraid to sit on the toilet: Ghoulies! Why on EARTH is this movie about Satanism? Who are the Ghoulies and why is there also another set of assistants? Plus, Tripp creates a whole cinematic universe about Drooly Ghoulie! All this and more! Thank you so much for supporting the show! “Deep and Dirty, NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution

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01:46:38

#167 Commando

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2020/09/21

1985 was too good of a year, so we're sticking with it for another hoot of a movie: Commando! Arnold eats lobsters, every possible one-liner, enormous weapons, just an insane number of squibs, an absurdly high body count, a leather daddy?, many mustaches and a truly delightful montage. All this and more! Thank you so much for supporting the show! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution

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03:32

#166 Bill And Ted's Excellent Adventure (Sample)

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2020/09/15

Ziggy Piggy! We're diving into a giant ice cream sundae with Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure! Just how great is George Carlin? How did we choose these historical figures, exactly? Why is this history report set up this way? All this and more! Thank you so much for supporting the show! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: Bill and Ted, Ed Solomon, Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter,

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01:39:16

#165 Weird Science

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2020/09/07

We're celebrating the 35th anniversary of Weird Science! Is this a sexy Cat in the Hat or a sexy Mary Poppins? Discount store Matthew Broderick, too much casual sexism and homophobia, a big disagreement on characters, delightful genie weirdness, undefined powers and a lot of praise for Kelly LeBrock! 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: Weird

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27:54

Writer Ed Solomon Talks Bill & Ted, Men in Black and...

Dissecting The 80s ·

2020/08/28

In this bonus episode, we're joined by Screenwriter Ed Solomon, who cowrote the entire Bill & Ted Trilogy, Men in Black, The Super Mario Bros. Movie and so much more! He tells us a bevy of great stories, including inner with Dennis Hopper, getting fired and re-hired on Men in Black, his screenwriting credit issues on Super Mario Brothers (and X-Men!), and of course, a Good Guy Keanu story. All this and more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative

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01:24:55

#164 Xanadu

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2020/08/24

It's the final episode of season 6, and we're tackling one of the big ones of the "bad movie canon" - Xanadu! Do we both kind of like this movie? Tripp fires up the Goot Signal, Gene Kelly charms us, there's just, like, an absurd amount of roller skating, several script edits make no sense, they spent a lot of time painting old advertisements, booking MSG for a live podcast and bizarre casting choices. All this and more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under

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01:44:02

#163 Alligator

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2020/08/10

We leapt into the sewers for the 40th anniversary of the delightful creature feature: Alligator! In what was nearly our longest episode ever, we discuss Steven Spielberg's descent into Dad-ness, Robert Forster's thinning hair, Robin Riker's gator knowledge, a truly wonderful puppet, Mr. Gator Goes to Washington, Mr. Six from Six Flags, set destruction and maybe the best wedding in cinema history. All this and more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under

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01:22:39

Filmmaker Ted Geoghegan talks Friday the 13th Part 2

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2020/07/27

Filmmaker Ted Geoghegan (We Are Still Here, Mohawk, Satanic Panic) joins us to talk about his favorite Friday the 13th film: Part 2! We talk dream sequence theories, Muffin the dog, Jason's backstory, Ted's pitch for a sequel (which rules so hard), Tom McBride and of course, Ted the character in the film! 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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01:11:53

#162 Friday the 13th Part II

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2020/07/27

We're headed back to Crystal Lake for a little summertime horror! This is Part 1 where Andrew and I discuss the flick in our normal way, Part 2 (also out today) features an interview with filmmaker Ted Geoghegan - check that out as well! Why must you re-build a camp so close to where a slate of murders happened?! Why is Jason building a fort? What is the deal with the outfits on these gals? Where does this rank in the Friday the 13th pantheon? All this and more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros”

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01:21:31

#161 Cocoon

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2020/07/13

Cocoon just turned 35, and we've got a BEVY of Ron Howard takes to celebrate! Tripp writes a song, the secret origin story of Back to the Future wrapped up in this cocoon, a compliment for Bryce Dallas Howard (Really!), confusion over what this movie is, a really odd Steve Guttenberg performance, so many weird aliens, Wilford Brimley's hair dye, Don Ameche's Academy Award and so much disappointment. All this and more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed

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01:33:42

#160 Deadly Friend

Dissecting The 80s ·

2020/06/29

Oh man, we are so pumped for y'all to hear this one! It's Deadly Friend - a new to us and completely BONKERS Wes Craven movie, ripped to shreds by the studio, who desperately wanted another Nightmare on Elm Street. Kristy Swanson as a robot, weird Dr. Frankenstein vibes, terrible cops, a nightmare father, a good mom, and so much insanity! All this and more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution

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#159 Adventures in Babysitting (Sample)

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2020/06/26

Out now on our Patreon page (Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s), it's our Adventures in Babysitting episode for listener request month! Hear this full-length studio episode + EIGHT more full-length episodes at $5 tier and above. 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: Adventures in Babysitting, Elisabeth Shue, Movie, Retro, 80s, Podcast, Eighties

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01:20:36

#158 They Live

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2020/06/15

Listener request month rolls on with a movie that's a favorite of both of ours: They Live! "This water tastes like broccoli, mannnnn"! Andrew coins a new catchphrase, utterly delightful Roddy Piper-isms, Keith David Rules, a digression on the length of time it must have took to create these sets, Tripp is overjoyed at small details and we're confused by several things! All this and more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution

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01:37:46

#157 Grease 2

Dissecting The 80s ·

2020/06/01

We kicked off Listener Request Month 2020 with a Patreon pick: Grease 2! We've got a wacky theme park stunt show, the stunt doubles for the original cast get to make a whole movie, Rizzo is inexplicably in her old high school, more cast members who hate each other, so many slow ballads, Cheer Up Charlie and bizarre high school timelines. All this and more! Support us on Patreon! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution

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01:13:54

#156 Gymkata

Dissecting The 80s ·

2020/05/18

Turns out we're not the only ones with Olympians-in-movies ideas: someone paid a buncha money to make Gymkata! This delightfully cheesy (both literally and figuratively) movie stars Olympian Kurt Thomas as Johnathan Cabot, the master of gymnastic karate: GYMKATA! This movie has EVERYTHING: so many dummy falls! Absurd dialog! Over-the-top action! An inexplicable leaf-crunching training montage! All this and more! Support us on Patreon! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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01:22:44

#155 Valley Girl

Dissecting The 80s ·

2020/05/04

NOTE: TRIPP SCREWED UP HIS MIC SETTINGS, AND OBVIOUSLY THE SOUND ISN'T UP TO PAR ON THIS EPISODE. WE'RE SORRY! It's the movie our mom has been begging for for six years, and with a terrible-looking remake about to drop: Valley Girl! How dreamy is Nic Cage in this flick? Is there ANY plot here? Couldn't they figure out a more Romeo-like name for Nic than Randy? Plus, digressions on the ideal food fight foods and the sorely-missing number of adventure films! All this and more! Support us

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01:01:39

#154 Class of Nuke 'Em High

Dissecting The 80s ·

2020/04/20

Just in time for the "high holidays", we rode back for the Troma classic: Class of Nuke 'Em High! We discuss our histories with Troma, swap stories of visiting the principals office, and are thoroughly confused throughout! So many Alka-Seltzer tabs, buckwild effects and a shockingly great monster! All this and more! Support us on Patreon! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution

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01:17:44

#153 Never Say Never Again

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2020/04/06

80s. Dissecting...the 80s. Coronavirus may have delayed Daniel Craig's latest Bond outing, but it hasn't delayed our second visit to the Bond-iverse. We're breaking down the oddity of Never Say Never Again, the Bond movie outside the canon of the regular films, and Connery's return to the role. Waterskiing, the secret life of Jake the Snake's Snake, why isn't her name Viper? Is Connery too old for this? All this and more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under

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