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PODCAST

80s Cinema Club

Harry Peaden and Alfie Mearman

Welcome to the 80s Cinema Club Podcast where 2 unqualified college students along with occasional guests delve into the world of 80s film. Reviewing the classic and the cult, the weird and the wonderful and of course, everything in-between. Come along with us as we give you our thoughts on one of cinemas most influential decades.

tv & film film reviews

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00:41:22

Episode 29 - A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

80s Cinema Club ·

2023/10/02

In our first scary movie of October we take a look at Wes Cravens A Nightmare on Elm Street. Get ready to follow Nancy up the porridge filled stairs as we talk about bottomless baths, how much blood is in Johnny Depp's body and the insanely short amount of time it takes a 15 year old girl to trap her house home alone style.

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00:53:44

Episode 28 - Escape from New York (1981)

80s Cinema Club ·

2023/09/24

A future over run with crime. So much crime in fact that the entire island of Manhattan has to be made into a prison. It is into this prison that Airforce One crashes and the president is captured and taken hostage. Join us, as we follow Snake on a solo rescue operation to find the most important man in America,. as this week we review Escape from New York. Expect our longest episode yet, lots of talk on Dick Warlock and a massive slag.

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00:45:09

Episode 27 - The Terminator (1984)

80s Cinema Club ·

2023/09/17

This week on the 80s Cinema Club we find ourselves in 1984 where an almost unstoppable covert killing machine is hunting down Sarah Connor. She believes herself to be an ordinary person but she is actually the mother of the saviour of humanity, she just didn't know it yet. Listen to our review of the Terminator as we discuss magically shrinking clothes, stop motion murder robots and the shift patterns of bin men!

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00:33:08

Episode 26 - Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

80s Cinema Club ·

2023/09/10

When Axel Foleys best friend is killed he must leave Detroit and travel to Beverly Hills to find the killers and avenge his friend. A long the way he meets up with an old friend and has some fun with police officers that act as basically just comic relief. Join us this week as we review Beverly Hills Cop!

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00:42:30

Episode 25 - Honey I Shrunk the Kids (1989)

80s Cinema Club ·

2023/09/03

In a suburban home a struggling scientist is trying to make a shrink ray. He cannot get it to work until ,by chance, his children solve the exact problem which was stopping it from functioning but in the process shrinking themself down to a quarter of an inch tall. Follow our review of these kids journey through an oversized back garden (yard) as this week we are looking at 'Honey I Shrunk the Kids'. Expect unqualified medical conversations, a brief mention of Disney's Frozen and of

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00:46:55

Episode 24 - The Lost Boys (1987)

80s Cinema Club ·

2023/08/27

Come on down to Santa Carla and join us for a stroll on the boardwalk as we review The Lost Boys! This week we take a look at a film that redefined the vampire and how we think of them today. Get ready for comic books, lots of garlic and a new guest on this weeks amazing episode!

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00:42:33

Episode 23 - Predator (1987)

80s Cinema Club ·

2023/08/20

Get ready for some alien fuelled fun, as this week we review the original Predator! Follow us and the big man Arnold deep into the jungle where we discuss the philosophical meaning of an arm wrestle, classic one liners and misuse of some very big guns.

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00:36:40

Episode 22 - Prince of Darkness (1987)

80s Cinema Club ·

2023/08/13

When a priest dies, a satanic secret is revealed and a group of students, teachers and one priest must figure out what to do. Join us as we review John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness! Get ready for an army of bicycle impaling homeless people, some sort of saliva that turns you into a zombie and the anti-god. Hopefully you enjoy this, more than we did the film!

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00:28:39

Episode 21 - Back to the Future Part III (1990)

80s Cinema Club ·

2023/08/06

This week we review the final film in one of the greatest and most iconic movie trilogy's cinema has ever produced, as we review Back to the Future Part Three! Join us on a trip to the old west as we talk steam trains, horse prices and even MORE complicated time travel nonsense that we can't wrap our heads around.

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00:32:27

Episode 20 - Back to the Future Part II (1989)

80s Cinema Club ·

2023/07/30

We are back with our time travelling friends Doc and Marty as we adventure on into part 2! Join us this week for even more confusing time travel talk, a questionable round of trivia and a whole load more time puns.

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00:33:43

Episode 19 - Back to the Future (1985)

80s Cinema Club ·

2023/07/23

Marty is friends with a mad scientist, Dr Emmett Brown who builds a time machine......out of a DeLorean? it is this time machine that sends Marty back to 1955 where he comes between his parents falling in love. He must solve this problem and get BACK TO THE FUTURE! Join us with our guest as we review this 'timeless' classic and discuss how weird and wonderful the first back to the future is!

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00:46:43

Episode 18 - The Goonies (1985)

80s Cinema Club ·

2023/07/16

Today we set out on a quest with our fellow Goonies to find one-eyed Willy's treasure. In this long awaited episode we discuss the meaning of friendship, amazing gadgets and how many ice cream flavours there can possibly be! Get your friends together and visit your local abandoned restaurant as we review The Goonies!

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00:37:03

Episode 17 - The Outsiders (1983)

80s Cinema Club ·

2023/07/09

This week, we join the greasers and follow Ponyboy on a life changing journey. From the death of close friends to becoming a hero this movie really sends home some important messages and shows us what it is really like to be an 'outsider'.

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00:37:37

Episode 16 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

80s Cinema Club ·

2023/07/02

A cartoon rabbit and a private investigator. One of the most unlikely duos...but somehow it works. Listen to this review of an 80s cartoon comedy and hear our views on creepy animators, iconic character cameos and a set of very, very, very white teeth.

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00:35:45

Episode 15 - Weird Science (1985)

80s Cinema Club ·

2023/06/25

2 boys, 1 computer and the dream to create their own woman. We follow teenagers Wyatt and Gary on their 'weird' adventure in this unique coming of age story. In this review of the 1985 John Hughes film, we discuss the strange antics of Robert Downey Jr, what materials you can supposedly get lingerie in and the secret life of teachers.

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00:35:45

Episode 14 - Big (1988)

80s Cinema Club ·

2023/06/18

Imagine that when you were a child, one day you woke up and aged 20 years in one night, what would you do? Well 13 year old Josh got stuck in this exact situation and went on an adventure of adulthood. Join us as we discuss the highly unregulated hiring process in the 80s, piano dancing and the weird tone of this film that feels like a kids film but really isn't a kids film. Confusing I know!

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00:40:08

Episode 13 - The Thing (1982)

80s Cinema Club ·

2023/06/11

Would you be able to trust your friends if you knew at least one of them had been infected by a deadly shape shifting Alien? Well the characters in John Carpenters 1982 film The Thing had to come to terms with this very question. Can they survive as the alien [picks them off or will it infect them all take over the world. An even more important question for this week is will Harry actually get any Trivia right? Listen and find out?

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00:38:42

Episode 12 - Labyrinth (1986)

80s Cinema Club ·

2023/06/04

For this episode we venture into the Goblin Kings Labyrinth along with our guest to see if we can make sense of the film. Join us as we discuss the difference between fantasy and reality, what 16 year old American girls do in their free time and the meaning behind David Bowies very visible buge.

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00:35:30

Episode 11 - Ghostbusters 2 (1989)

80s Cinema Club ·

2023/05/28

We're back busting ghosts this week as we take a look at Ghostbusters 2, the sequel to the 1984 classic. Join us as Alfie does some impressions, Harry tries to up his trivia game and we discuss non-scripted undressing.

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00:33:30

Episode 10 - Ghostbusters (1984)

80s Cinema Club ·

2023/05/21

Who you gonna call? GHOSTBUSTERS! That's right, this week we are delving into the beloved Ghostbusters. Join us for a discussion on some very interesting special effects, the great use of improvisation and of course there are some ghosts.

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