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THE BIG 4-0

This is a podcast called THE BIG 4-0 with Ron and Peter. Every week we take a look at a seminal - or maybe not so seminal - movie that came out this week, 40 years ago. Some we love, some we hate, some we"ve never seen before, some we haven"t seen in over 30 years, and some we wish we"d never seen. We discuss the film, its critical and commercial reception, and how that (and our) perception has perhaps shifted over the years. We also touch on any noteworthy current films and movie news in each

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01:47:08

THE COMPANY OF WOLVES / CAT'S EYE / LADYHAWKE

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2025/04/19

It's a triplet birthday celebration of some very 1985 films turning THE BIG 4-0 this week, each with some serious behind-the-camera names: Neil Jordan's THE COMANY OF WOLVES, Stephen King's CAT'S EYE, and Richard Donner's LADYHAWKE. Please remember to Rate, Like, and Subscribe; and we'll be back next week to celebrate THE BIG 4-0's of JUST ONE OF THE GUYS and Burt Reynolds in STICK.

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01:19:10

POLICE ACADEMY 2: THEIR FIRST ASSIGNMENT /...

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2025/04/05

What it do, BIG 4-0 Heads?! This week we're blowing out 40 candles for two big, recognizable 80's titles: the second in the insanely long-running POLICE ACADEMY franchise: POLICE ACADEMY 2: THEIR FIRST ASSIGNMENT. And the second movie to feature Madonna already this year, DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSUAN. Please remeber to Rate, Like, and Subscribe; and we'll be back next week with WOLVES and HAWKES and CATS. Oh my!

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02:20:29

THE SECRET OF THE SWORD / HE-MAN AND SHE-RA: A...

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2025/03/24

This week, Ron geeks-out celebrating THE BIG 4-0 of his childhood hero He-Man's big screen debut - in which The Most Powerful Man In Universe discovers he has a long-lost twin sister. It's He-Man and She-Ra in THE SECRET OF THE SWORD. And for good measure, we're also wishing a happy BIG 4-0 to their CHRISTMAS SPECIAL as well. We also discuss ANORA (again), LONGLEGS, and EXIT WOUNDS. But mostly its a deep dive into one of the greatest cartoons, toy lines, and superheroes (and villain)

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01:33:09

FRIDAY THE 13th: A NEW BEGINNING / THE LAST DRAGON

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2025/03/19

This week, Jason is back... again... on the pod. Ron and Peter slice and dice the BIG 4-0 birthday cake for FRIDAY THE 13th: A NEW BEGINNING, and sho' nuff we're also throwing a party for Bruce Leroy in THE LAST DRAGON. Please remember to Rate, Like, Subscribe, and kiss our Converse; and we'll be back next week with the most powerful man in the universe... and his sister, as we wish a happy BIG 4-0 to a childhood (and in Ron's case a borderline creepy adulthood) favorite, THE SECRET OF THE

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01:19:13

VARIETY / MALIBU EXPRESS (also, RIP GENE HACKMAN, and...

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2025/03/08

This week on THE BIG 4-0, Ron and Peter discover one of the best and one of the worst movies of the year. Find out which is which of these two films - VARIETY and MALIBU EXPRESS - that most of our listeners have likely never heard of (we know we said we were doing MASK but you know what, fuck streaming, as we discuss). We also bid a sad farewell to one of our favorites, Gene Hackman (a story that has only gotten sadder since we recorded this episode just a few days ago), and briefly discuss our

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01:06:01

THE SURE THING / MISSING IN ACTION 2

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2025/03/06

This week Ron and Peter blow out 40 big ones for John Cusack in THE SURE THING and Chuck Norris in MISSING IN ACTION 2. We are posting this episode a few days late because Peter fell ill and because we forgot February only has 28 days. Please Remember to Rate, Like, and Subscribe; and we'll be back next week to talk VARIETY and MALIBU EXPRESS. We know most of you probably haven't heard of these films, but trust us when we say you'll want to tune in and help us wish them a happy BIG

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01:56:03

BONUS: THE FIRST POWER (1990) / FALLEN (1998)

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2025/02/23

Another slow week in 1985, so instead of celebrating any BIG 4-0's this week, Ron and Peter take a look back at two supernatural police thrillers from the 1990's with strikingly similar storylines: Lou Diamond Phillips in THE FIRST POWER and Denzel Washington leading an all-star cast in FALLEN. As always, please remember to Rate, Like, and Subscribe; and we'll be back in 1985 next week to wish a Happy BIG 4-0 to John Cusack in THE SURE THING and Chuck Norris in MISSING IN ACTION 2!

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02:07:34

THE BREAKFAST CLUB (with SAM!) / VISION QUEST / LOST...

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2025/02/16

This week Ron and Peter celebrate the BIG 4-0's of John Hughes' seminal THE BREAKFAST CLUB - with Peter's daughter Sam returning to the show to help us out), Matthew Modine in VISION QUEST, and Albert Brooks and Julie Hagerty are LOST IN AMERICA. But the big news is WE GOT OPENING MUSIC!!! (The tune, by the way, is called THE BREAKFAST CLUB BREAKOUT - how appropriate!) Now we just have to get our mic issues under control and we'll be a real podcast... in Season 3! Better late than

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01:46:18

WITNESS / MISCHIEF

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2025/02/05

February 8th, 1985 saw the box office births of Harrison Ford in Peter Weir's WITNESS and Kelly Preston in the teen-sex comedy MISCHIEF; and we are here on February 8th, 2025 to celebrate their BIG 4-0s! Please remember to Rate, Like, and Subscribe; be back next week to celebrate a triplet birthday party when we blow out the candles for THE BREAKFAST CLUB, VISION QUEST, and LOST IN AMERICA.

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02:26:54

BONUS: FROM DUSK TILL DAWN (1996) / PACKERS PLAYOFF...

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2025/01/25

Apologies, 4-0 HEADS, but we went waaaay off the rails with this one (though we're told these are your favorite episodes, you sick puppies). A bevy of topics are discussed around our near-Big 3-0 discussion of Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's January of 1996 gonzo collaboration/genre hybrid FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, including the results of the Packers' playoff bid, drugs and alcohol, male objectification, gay porn, and potential music options if we ever get our asses in gear and try

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01:19:06

GHOULIES / ESCAPE FROM THE BRONX / BONUS: CARRY-ON...

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2025/01/18

This week, Ron and Peter wish a happy BIG 4-0 to the first of several post-GREMLINS murderous-little-creatures flicks, GHOULIES; and the sequel to 1982's 1990: THE BRONX WARRIORS (which Ron also briefly reviews), ESCAPE FROM THE BROX (aka BRONX WARRIORS 2 and ESCAPE 2000 - though I'm not sure it's ever confirmed in the film that it takes place ten years after the original). We also review a current holiday-movie-season leftover, Netflix's CARRY-ON, which has been compared to DIE HARD

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01:53:20

AVENGING ANGEL / BLOOD SIMPLE

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2025/01/11

Happy New Year, BIG 4-0 Heads! This week, Ron and Petter kick off 1985 and Season 3 of THE BIG 4-0 with what might just be our most "loose" episode yet as we are in, let's just say festive spirits, celebrating the BIG 4-0's of the released-almost-one-year-to-the-day sequel to last year's ANGEL, AVENGING ANGEL, and the Coen Brothers' first film BLOOD SIMPLE. Please remember to Rate, Like, and Subscribe; and we'll be back next week - perhaps more coherently - to wish GHOULIES and ESCAPE FROM THE BRONX

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01:23:27

THE BEST FILMS OF 1984

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2024/12/23

Merry Christmas, Big 4-0 Babies! Our last episode of the year - as per tradition - Ron and Peter each count down their ten favorite films of 1984. Our holiday gift to all of you is two episodes in as many days... You're welcome! Please remember to Rate, Like, and Subscribe; and we'll be back in two weeks or so to kick off Season 3 of THE BIG 4-0 and 1985!! From Ron and Peter, thanks for a great year everybody!

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01:51:26

BREAKIN' 2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO / JOHNNY DANGEROUSLY /...

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2024/12/22

In our penultimate episode of the season, Ron and Peter boogaloo out of 1984 with the sequel to BREAKIN', which was released earlier THIS YEAR(!), and Michael Keaton, Joe Piscopo, and Danny DeVito in the 134th throwback to prohibition era films from 1984, JOHNNY DANGEROUSLY. We also take a look at Sylvester Stallone and an all-star cast playing in a similar milieu in 1991's OSCAR. Before all that though, Ron's TERRIFIER 2 and pizza odyssey, and his shithead dog Lorenzo makes a cameo throughout

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01:37:25

STARMAN / RUNAWAY

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2024/12/16

40 years since Jeff Bridges played E.T. and Magnum PI took down killer robots and the lead singer of KISS?? GTFO! Ron and Peter discuss! Also, Ron watched a bunch of movies, including some classic Hitchcock and both WINNIE THE POOH: BLOOD AND HONEY movies. And we continue our discussion about the current Thanksgiving box office juggernauts. Party time!

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01:57:11

DUNE / THE COTTON CLUB

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2024/12/07

This week we celebrate The Big 4-0's of David Lynch's DUNE and Francis Ford Coppola's THE COTTON CLUB. We also bid a-deux to Ron and Peter's hometown legend and 1/3 of the ZAZ Team, Jim Abrahams, who we got word passed away a few hours before we recorded this episode. RIP. Please remember to Rate, Like, and Subscribe, and we'll be back next week to wish a happy 40th birthday to Jeff Bridges in STARMAN and Tom Selleck in RUNAWAY!

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02:01:44

BEVERLY HILLS COP / CITY HEAT

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2024/11/28

Happy Thanksgiving, BIG 4-0 Heads! Consider this early release your Black Friday special from your very thankful-for-all-of-you-listening BIG 4-0 hosts Ron and Peter as we celebrate the BIG 4-0 of the massively successful (highest grossing movie of 1984 worldwide - in a year with GHOSTBUSTERS, INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM, and GREMLINS!) Eddie Murphy breakout BEVERLY HILLS COP, and the would-be coup of teaming two of the biggest stars in the world coming out of the '70s, Clint Eastwood and

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02:05:15

SUPERGIRL / 2010: THE YEAR WE MAKE CONTACT / BONUS:...

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2024/11/23

This week Ron and Peter celebrate the 40th birthdays of two franchise films - of sorts: The SUPERMAN spin-off SUPERGIRL, and an early party for the belated sequel to Stanley Kubrick's seminal 2001: A SPACE ODYSEY, 2010: THE YEAR WE MAKE CONTACT, which was actually released a couple weeks from now, in December of 1984. And Peter reviews TERRIFIER 3 while Ron tries to wrap his head around the unlikely love for this gore-porn franchise. As always, please remember to Rate, Like, and Subscribe; and we'll

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01:38:23

MISSING IN ACTION / NIGHT OF THE COMET

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2024/11/16

Welcome back, 4-0 Heads! This week we celebrate the BIG 4-0's of Chuck Norris and his beginnings of a long and beautiful (?) relationship with the Cannon Group in the you-asked-for-it Rambo knock-off MISSING IN ACTION. We also look at the B-movie riff NIGHT OF THE COMET. Please remember to Rate, Like, and Subscribe, and we'll be back next week to blow out 4-0 big ones for SUIPERGIRL and 2010: THE YEAR WE MAKE CONTACT!

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01:35:27

A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET / SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT...

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2024/11/03

This week Ron and Peter welcome their long-lost friend Steve to the podcast to wish a Happy BIG 4-0 to two legendary (albeit for different reasons) '80s horror films, both opening on November 9th, 1984: Wes Crven's classic A NIGHTMAREE ON ELM STREET, which introduced the world to iconic slasher Freddy Krueger, and the controversial Christmas-themed slasher SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT. As always, please remember to Rate, Like, and Subscribe (otherwise, PUNISH!), and we'll be back next week to blow out

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