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30something Movie Podcast

John W. Reid

One movie each week. 30 years in the making.

tv & film film history

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01:58:19

Episode #333: "I Love Being A Turtle!" | TMNT (1990)

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2020/12/23

Ever wanted to see Leonard, Donatello, Michaelangelo and Raphael beat the crap out of a bunch of evil ninjas? Well, until I can fully finance that Kung-Fu Renaissance screenplay I've been working on, you'll have to settle for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Judith Hoag, Elias Koteas, and a bunch of mutants star in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

01:47:50

Episode #332: "Talk Hard" | Pump Up The Volume (1990)

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2020/12/16

Mark Hunter moved away from everything he knew into a dysfunctional high school in the middle of nowhere. What else is a kid to do but start a pirate radio station and rile up the other teenagers? Christian Slater and Samantha Mathis star in Pump Up The Volume.

01:12:39

Episode #331: "Stark Raving Sane" | Rosencrantz &...

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2020/12/09

Something's rotten in the state of Denmark... but Rosencrantz and Guildenstern can't quite put their finger on what it is. Tim Roth, Gary Oldman, and Richard Dreyfuss star in Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead.

01:24:52

Episode #330: "I am not complete" | Edward...

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2020/12/03

Edward is an unfinished boy left to fend for himself when his "father" died. When the outside world finds him and makes him their Avon spokesmodel, he has to learn what it means to be a real boy, just without the pesky donkey ears and whales. Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, and Dianne Wiest start in Edward Scissorhands.

01:29:02

Episode #329: "Pizza Power" | Coming Out of Their...

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2020/11/26

In the fall of 1990, Ninja Turtle mania was at a fever pitch. The cartoon and merchandising had exploded. The movie was a success. What else is there left to do but to create a musical concert experience for the throngs of children who were demanding to see their favorite amphibian ninjas rocking out on-stage in sparkly jean jackets! This is the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Coming Out of Their Shells tour. The promo ad: The full concert video:

01:25:52

Episode #328: "Golf clap?" | Men At Work (1990)

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2020/11/18

Carl and James are two garbage men pining for a life of surf and sun, but when they discover a dead body on their route, it drags them into a corporate cover-up, a little Weekend-At-Bernie's action, and some good-natured pranking that escalate from exploding bags of poop to exploding cars. Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez star in Men At Work.

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Empire Strikes Back - Patreon Exclusive Preview

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2020/11/14

Check out a preview of our Patreon exclusive episode on the 40th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back. It was a three and a half hour marathon show, so this is just a taste to try to entice you. We would be honored if you would join us at patreon.com/30podcast and support the show at any level so you can gain access to the bonus episodes!

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Episode #327: "Well done, mate" | Rescuers Down Under...

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2020/11/11

In the late 80s, Disney was reeling from a lackluster box office. It wasn't until 1989 and The Little Mermaid that they started to regain their footing. One film, released in that buffer zone between the gloom of the 80s and the boom of the 90s was Rescuers Down Under. The first animated movie to use the Computer Animated Production System, it was groundbreaking in many ways but ultimately tends to forgotten by all but the most diehard Disney fans. Join us as we travel with Bernard and Bianca to the

01:24:02

Episode #326: "Let's Experiment" | Quigley Down Under...

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2020/11/04

Matthew Quigley answered a wanted ad to take a job in Australia that needed a sharpshooter. Unfortunately, he finds out too late that his targets would be native aborigines. His new employer, the ruthless Elliot Marston, tries to kill Quigley and Crazy Cora. Quigley just doesn't plan on going down that easy. Tom Selleck, Laura San Giacomo, and Alan Rickman star in Quigley Down Under. Quigley Down Under trailer (1990)

01:58:49

Episode #325: "I'm your number one fan" | Misery (1990)

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2020/11/01

Paul has just finished his latest novel but ends up in a car accident that leaves him incapacitated and bedridden. His "rescuer" Annie also happens to be a huge fan of his book series. Unfortunately, this fan doesn't agree with the fate of her favorite character and takes matters, and a sledgehammer, into her own hands. James Caan and Kathy Bates star in Misery.

01:01:24

Episode #324: "Broke into the Wrong Rec Room" |...

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2020/10/21

Valentine and Earl are looking to get out of Perfection as fast as they can. They probably should have left one day earlier, though, when giant underground eel creatures start killing residents. With a little ingenuity and some residual boulders, they might just make it out alive. Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, and Finn Carter star in Tremors.

01:29:02

Episode #323: "Of course you can trust me" | Internal...

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2020/10/17

For our second "Patreon Listener's Choice" episode, our newest Co-Executive Producer (the title bestowed upon our Patreon supporters) Jason Colvin chose Internal Affairs. Richard Gere plays Dennis Peck, a smooth but sociopathic dirty cop to Andy Garcia's fresh young Internal Affairs agent, Raymond Avilla. Can Raymond uncover Peck's dirty secrets before he's manipulated into doubting everyone and everything around him? Richard Gere, Andy Garcia, and Laurie Metcalf star in Internal Affairs. Also don't

01:38:47

Episode #322: "Step by Step, Rung by Rung" | Jacob's...

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2020/10/14

Jacob Singer was intensely affected by his time in Vietnam, but until he begins to have vivid hallucinations he doesn't realize just how much. Is he on an extended drug trip or halfway between heaven and hell? Tim Robbins, Elizabeth Peña, and Danny Aiello star in Jacob's Ladder.

01:13:39

Episode #321: "Call the mud guy" | Mr. Destiny (1990)

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2020/10/10

Larry feels like there could have been more to his life than just building model cars in an unfinished house in the suburbs. His job is fine, but not great. The boss's wife seems more appealing than his own. Then one night, after getting fired from his job and having his car break down, he meets Michael and is given the chance to see what life would have been like if he had just hit that final pitch in the high school baseball championship game 20 years ago... Jim Belushi, Linda Hamilton, and Jon

01:14:38

Episode #320: "You'll Float Too!" | Stephen King's IT...

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2020/10/07

It's the classic tale of boy meets girl, girl has abusive father, boy has weight issues, other boy has mommy issues, other boy stutters and has dead brother issues... and so on. Then there's a killer shapeshifting alien clown. You know... the usual. Harry Anderson, John Ritter, Annette O'Toole, and Tim Curry star in Stephen King's IT.

01:31:13

Episode #319: "Cruelty to Children" | The Witches (1990)

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2020/10/01

When Luke's parents die in an accident, he travels with an elderly mentor and is pursued by an evil black-clad villain with a penchant for cutting off appendages. I just realized this movie is a copy of Star Wars! Not really... but it is the film adaptation of the Roald Dahl classic The Witches. Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling, Jasen Fisher, and Rowan Atkinson star in The Witches. Trailer: https://youtu.be/7mmbKELT2VU?t=12

01:04:29

Episode #318: "Houston, we have a problem" | Problem...

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2020/09/23

Ben Healy is a nice guy. It's hard to imagine how he ended up that way with the father who raised him or why he ever married Flo... basically everyone else around him are horrible people. When Ben and Flo adopt Junior, they think a gap has been filled in their lives. Instead, that gap becomes more like a portal sucking them all into a world of pain and misery as Junior causes one disaster after another. John Ritter, Amy Yasbeck, Michael Richards, and Gilbert Gottfried star in Problem Child. Trailer:

01:36:36

Episode #317: "Bless me bagpipes" | DuckTales:...

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2020/09/16

Scrooge McDuck has searched for the treasure of Collie Baba for years and it's finally within his grasp. A dusty old lamp is in with the treasure and Scrooge doesn't see much value in it, so he gives it to Webby to keep. Along with Huey, Dewey, and Louie, she quickly discovers that the lamp may be the real treasure since it contains a magical genie ready to grant three wishes to each person. They may want to wish they had never found it, though, when the evil sorcerer Merlock comes looking for it.

01:27:42

Episode #316: "I made my family disappear" | Home...

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2020/09/09

Kevin just had one of the worst nights of his life as his entire family — and I mean ENTIRE family — ganged up on him and blamed him for pretty much everything. His worst night turns into a kid's dream and a parent's worst nightmare as his family leaves for their Paris vacation and forgets Kevin at home! Now he's got to contend with an elderly neighbor that may or may not be a serial killer, two morons who are the worst criminals ever, and aftershave. Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, and

01:41:21

Episode #315: "Ha, ha, ha... QUIET." | Kindergarten...

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2020/09/02

Undercover cop John Kimble is used to dealing with the dregs of the criminal underworld. They steal, they're obsessed with death, and he's always striving to keep them under control. Now he's dealing with the same issues... from a group of five year olds. Kimble has to go undercover as the most unlikely of kindergarten teachers to save the life of a mother and son while trying to stop one of the worst criminals he's faced. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Ann Miller, and Pamela Reed star in

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