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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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01:44:17

BONUS EPISODE: MAGNUM FORCE (1973) / THE ENFORCER (1976)

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2024/04/20

This week on THE BIG 4-0, there are no new 1984 films of note, so Peter and Ron look back at the first two DIRTY HARRY sequels, after reviewing the third DIRTY HARRY film, SUDDEN IMPACT last December: 1973's MAGNUM FORCE and 1976's THE ENFORCER. Please remember to Rate, Like, and Subscribe, and we'll be back next week to celebrate THE BIG 4-0's of John Hughes' SIXTEEN CANDLES, as well as the beach-sex comedy HARDBODIES and its kin, 1983's SPRING BREAK, which we somehow missed

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02:01:18

FRIDAY THE 13th: THE FINAL CHAPTER / BONUS: FRIDAY...

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2024/04/13

It's a Friday the 13th in the mid-1980s, so chances are there is a FRIDAY THE 13th film opening in theaters (ironically, this is also our 13th episode of the season - hope it's not cursed!). This week Ron and Peter celebrate THE BIG 4-0 of FRIDAY THE 13th PART IV, very accurately subtitled THE FINAL CHAPTER. We also close the loop on the first four FRIDAY'S by review FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2, and since we reviewed the first HALLOWEEN film back when we did the first FRIDAY and said we'd

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01:34:21

ROMANCING THE STONE / WHERE THE BOYS ARE '84

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2024/04/01

Celebrating their BIG 4-0's on March 30th and April 6th, 1984, respectively, are the Michael Douglas/Kathleen Turner/Danny DeVito/Robert Zemeckis breakout hit ROMANCING THE STONE, and yet another teen-sex-spring break-beach comedy, WHERE THE BOYS ARE '84 (so titled because it is a remake of a 1960 film of the same name). Will this be one of the few good and memorable entries in its genre, or another forgettable waste of time?? Please remember to Rate, Like, and Subscribe; and we'll be

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01:36:50

POLICE ACADEMY / THIS IS SPINAL TAP!

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2024/03/23

It's March 23, 1984. POLICE ACADEMY is celebrating its BIG 4-0, so naturally Ron and Peter are taking look back at this surprise '80s cultural phenomenon. We're also were finally able to wish THIS IS SPINAL TAP! a belated BG 4-0 from a couple weeks ago. Please remember to Rate, Like, and subscribe; and we'll be back next week to blow out 40 candles for ROMANCING THE STONE and WHERE THE BOYS ARE ('84).

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02:24:45

GRAND CANYON (1991) / THE PAPER (1994)

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2024/03/16

It's March 16th, 1984. No great movies at the '84 box office celebrating their BIG 4-0's today, so Peter and Ron take a look back at two underrated, early-1990s ensemble dramas from big directors: Lawrance Kasdan's turn-of-the-decade Los Angeles race/class relations exploration GRAND CANYON, starring Danny Glover, Kevin Kline, and Steve Marting among others; and Ron Howard's chaotic day-in-the-life-of-newspaper expose, THE PAPER, starring Michael Keaton, Glenn Close, Robert

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01:55:25

SPLASH / CHILDREN OF THE CORN

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2024/03/09

It's March 9th, 1984. Birthed on this day are Ron Howard's SPLASH, the Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah breakthrough fish out of water comedy, and a just-pre-TERMINATOR Linda Hamilton in the Stephen King adaptation CHILDREN OF THE CORN. Join us as we celebrate their BIG 4-0's!! Please remember to Rate, Like, and Subscribe, and we'll be back next week with a bonus episode looking at two films from big directors with all-star casts, Ron Howard's THE PAPER (1994) and Lawrence Kasdan's

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01:46:51

AGAINST ALL ODDS / REPO MAN / FREEJACK (1992)

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2024/03/02

THREE new releases celebrate their BIG 4-0's this week, as March 2nd, 1984, saw the release of AGAINST ALL ODDS, REPO MAN, and the comedy classic THIS IS SPINAL TAP. But SPINAL TAP is not available on any streamer at the moment and, surprisingly, neither Ron nor Peter own it on any physical media. At press time, the DVD has been purchased and delivered and we will remedy the situation on a future episode. But, since we are looking at the Emilo Estevez, sci-fi cult hit REPO MAN this week, we

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02:01:42

BLAME IT ON RIO / FOOTLOOSE / RIP CARL WEATHERS

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2024/02/17

THIS WEEK it's a bitter-sweet BIG 4-0 as Ron and Peter celebrate 40 trips around the sun for the cultural classic FOOTLOOSE and the legitimately insane BLAME IT ON RIO, but we also bid a fond farewell to one of our favorite 80s icons, Carl Weathers. As always, please remember to Rate, Like, and Subscribe, and next week we'll be back with a trifecta of BIG 40's: AGAINST ALL ODDS, REPO MAN, and THIS IS SPINAL TAP!!!

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01:51:43

UNFAITHFULLY YOURS / ANNIE HALL (1977)

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2024/02/10

This week on THE BIG 4-0, Ron and Peter wish a happy birthday to the surprisingly fun Duddly Moore/Natasia Kinski/Armand Asante/Albert Brooks farce, UNFAITHFULLY YOURS (a movie neither of us had ever heard anything about until this pod) and, inspired by BROADWAY DANNY ROSE a few weeks ago, we also look back at Woody Allen's seminal ANNIE HALL, a first-time watch for Ron. And as a bonus, at the top of the episode we discuss several recent - and not so recent - films we each watched over the last

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01:44:00

RECKLESS / THE FIRST TURN-ON! (1983)

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2024/02/04

Only one new film to wish a Happy BIG 4-0 this week - the Aiden Quinn/Daryl Hannah teen drama RECKLESS - so we also dip back into 1983 for a belated Happy BIG 4-0 to the Troma camper-sex farce THE BIG TURN-ON!, which we somehow missed last year. As always, please Rate, Like, and Subscribe; and we'll be back next week to wish a Happy BIG 4-0 to Dudley Moore, Natasia Kinski, Armand Asante, and Albert Brooks in UNFAITHFULLY YOURS, as well as a look back at Woody Allen's ANNIE HALL - a

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01:18:25

THE LONELY GUY / BROADWAY DANNY ROSE

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2024/01/27

Today we're blowing out 40 BIG candles for Steve Martin's absurdist romcom THE LONELY GUY and Woody Allen's talent manager farce BROADWAY DANNY ROSE; both of which were released on January 27, 1984. We'd also like to dedicate this episode to Peter's long-time friend (and BIG 4-0 fan) who passed away unexpectedly a few days prior to recording. Please remember to Rate, Like, and Subscribe; and we'll be back next week to wish Aiden Quinn and Daryl Hannah's teen drama

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01:35:45

BONUS EPISODE: ENTER THE NINJA (1981) / DEATHSTALKER...

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2024/01/20

It's January 13th, and there are no movies worthy of celebrating their BIG 4-0's at the 1984 box office, so even though it's only our second episode of the new year/season, we're already doing a bonus episode. Last September we celebrated the BIG 4-0's of DEATHSTALKER and REVENGE OF THE NINJA, the sequel to 1981's ENTER THE NINJA. So, this week we're taking a look at that first NINJA film and DEATHSTALKER's sequel, 1987's DEATHSTALKER II. Please remember to Rate,

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01:23:55

ANGEL / HOT DOG... THE MOVIE

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2024/01/13

Happy New Year, Everybody!Happy Season Two of THE BIG 4-0!! And Happy BIG 4-0 to our first two films of 1984: The "high school student by day/hooker at night" thriller ANGEL, and the ski-resort-set sex comedy HOT DOG... THE MOVIE; both of which opened on January 13, 1984. It's a new year, but the same Ron and Peter (for better or worse...); and the same request that you guys all please remember to Like, Comment, and Subscribe! Maybe we'll get some theme music in the new

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01:37:16

BEST OF 1983

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2023/12/23

We've come to the close of 2023, which means we've also reached the end of 1983 here on THE BIG 4-0; as well as the end of our first full season. Ron and Peter count down their TOP TEN films of 1983 and reminisce on the good, the bad, and the ugly of the year. Thank you so much to everyone for listening and supporting our fledgling little podcast this year. Please remember to rate, like, and subscribe; and we'll be back in the new year to kick off the BIG 4-0 of 1984! FOLLOW US ON

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02:15:12

SCARFACE / SUDDEN IMPACT (with CASEY)

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2023/12/09

Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas, 1983! And a very happy BIG 4-0 to the iconic gangster classic, Brian DePalma/Oliver Stone/Al Pacino/Michelle Pfiefer's SCARFACE; and Clint Eastwood in the fourth and MAKE-MY-DAYiest Dirty Harry flick, SUDDEN IMPACT! We invited our buddy Casey (who helped us kick-off our '83 series earlier in the year on our VIDEODROME ep) back to help us close out the year in style! Please remember to rate, like, and subscribe. Next time we'll be back with our final ep of

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03:05:12

TERMS OF ENDEARMENT / DEMOLITION MAN (1993)

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2023/11/23

Happy Thanksgiving to our beloved BIG 4-0 listeners! Today, November 23, 1983 saw the release of James L. Brooks' debut film AND multiple Oscar-winner, TERMS OF ENDEARMENT - a film Ron and Peter had been avoiding all these years due to its tearjerking, cancer subject matter; so we felt we needed a big action-comedy as an emotional palate cleanser to follow, so we decided to tackle the Sylvester Stallone-Wesley Snipes-Sandra Bullock futuristic (though we're getting closer to 2032 every year)

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02:17:28

A CHRISTMAS STORY / SLEEPAWAY CAMP (with Sam, Summer,...

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2023/11/14

We apologize for the sound quality on this episode. We had four special guests on to celebrate THE BIG 4-0 of the family holiday classic A CHRISTMAS STORY - special thanks to a handful of our daughters who all did a great job in their podcast debuts - so we all just shouted into our computers' built-in mics. But we're back to normal volume and sound quality for our kid-free discussion of slasher cult classic SLEEPAWAY CAMP. So, help us wish a happy 40th two very different but beloved films

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02:43:33

BONUS EPISODE: MAJOR LEAGUE (1989) / BASEketball (1998)

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2023/11/05

It's World Series time, and the 1983 movie calendar is offering nothing of worth for the second week in a row, so here at THE BIG 4-0 we decided to do another bonus episode, this one focusing on two baseball comedies, separated by a decade, but similar (and in many ways dissimilar) in spirit and tone: David S. Ward's seminal 1989 comedy MAJOR LEAGUE and South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone staring in David Zucker's (The Naked Gun) 1998 quasi-spoof BASEketball. This was a fun

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02:13:44

BONUS EPISODE: HALLOWEEN (1978) / FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980)

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2023/10/30

It's Halloween time (!!!) and here at THE BIG 4-0 we didn't have any solid 1983 movies worth reviewing this week, so we decided to take advantage of the opportunity to discuss two seminal horror flicks we otherwise wouldn't be able to review within the parameters of this podcast's timeline: The arguable granddaddy of the slasher genre, John Carpenter's HALLOWEEN, and the other arguable granddaddy of the modern slasher, Sean S. Cunningham's FRIDAY THE 13th. As always, please

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02:37:34

ALL THE RIGHT MOVES / THE DEAD ZONE

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2023/10/18

This week we wish a happy big 4-0 to Tom Cruise in his second breakout role AND second big movie of 1983 after RISKY BUSINESS, which we reviewed just a few weeks ago (third if you count THE OUTSIDERS), in the high school football drama ALL THE RIGHT MOVES; and Christopher Walken in THE DEAD ZONE, also in his second film of the year, as well as the second adaptation of a Stephen King novel of the year (after CUJO - find our pod on that!) and director David Cronenberg's second film of the year

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