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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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All Episodes

01:57:24

NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN / RUMBLE FISH

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2023/10/07

This week we blow out the 40 birthday candles on Sean Connery's one-off return as James Bond in NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN and Frances Ford Coppola's second film of the year, the mostly forgotten curio RUMBLE FISH. Please rate, like, and subscribe, and we'll be back next time to celebrate THE BIG 4-0's of Tom Cruise in ALL THE RIGHT MOVES (his second film of 1983, as we trace his trajectory to superstar status) and Christopher Walken (in his second film of 1983 as well) in David

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02:33:36

THE BIG CHILL / PIECES (with KATE)

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2023/09/29

This week on THE BIG 4-0, we welcome our third guest to the podcast, the lovely Ms. Ron, Kate. The three of us discuss how well the generational angst of THE BIG CHILL and the grimy slasher PIECES have aged. Please remember to rate, like, and subscribe, and we'll be back next week to celebrate the BIG 4-0's of Sean Connery's one-and-done return to Bond in NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN, and Francis Ford Coppola's audacious THE OUTSIDERS parallel, RUMBLE FISH.

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02:47:59

BONUS EPISODE: RICOCHET (1991) / SURVIVING THE GAME...

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2023/09/16

Another flaccid week at the 1983 box office, so this week THE BIG 4-0 looks back at two 1990's Ice-T classics, RICOCHET and SURVIVING THE GAME. Peter and Ron also discuss the career of Ice-T and their rap influences. Please remember to rate, like, subscribe, and tweet @finallevel - We genuinely love that guy! We'll be back next week celebrating the BIG 4-0's of THE BIG CHILL and PIECES!

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01:43:21

DEATHSTALKER / REVENGE OF THE NINJA

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2023/09/01

In maybe our most 1983 episode yet, we celebrate the BIG 4-0's of two mostly forgotten trash-action flicks we instantly fell in love with: The bonkers this-is-what-you-get-for-making-Conan-a-hit, sword and sorcery adventure DEATHSTALKER; and the Golan-Globus Hey-it's-the-'80s-and-Ninjas-are-hot?-Well-here's-our-Cannon-Films-take-on-that-shit baller REVENGE OF THE NINJA!! As always, please rate, like, and subscribe! We'll be back next week with a bonus episode devoted to two of

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02:38:24

BONUS EPISODE: THE ROOKIE (1990) / THE LAST BOY SCOUT...

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2023/08/26

It's August 26th, 1983, and unfortunately there just wasn't much at the box office celebrating its BIG 4-0 this weekend. So, Peter and Ron take the opportunity to look back at two of their favorite Buddy action flicks of all-time: Clint Eastwood, Charlie Sheen, and Raul Julia in THE ROOKIE, and Bruce Willis and Damon Waynes in THE LAST BOY SCOUT. We feel these are seminal entries in the genre, and if you don't agree, allow us to explain/convince you why. Please remember to rate, like,

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02:03:31

EASY MONEY / CADDYSHACK (1980)

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2023/08/13

August 19th is the BIG 4-0 of Rodney Dangerfield's EASY MONEY, so this week THE BIG 4-0 becomes DANGERFEST as we also look at his 1980 classic CADDYSHACK, which Peter had never seen before. Come for our awful Rodney/Pesci impersonations, stay for Ron's terrible singing, and you may want to leave for *someone's* shit take on a perfect film - or just because (as sometimes - ok, often - happens on this show) *one of us* *indulged* a bit too much during the episode (also, record use of

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02:01:48

RISKY BUSINESS / CUJO

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2023/08/06

It's August 5th 2023, so we're celebrating the BIG 4-0 of Tom Cruise's breakthrough role in RISKY BUSINESS (feel free to fast-forward through Ron's Tom Cruise rant), as well as an early happy birthday to Stephen King's rabid dog CUJO, who celebrates his BIG 4-0 next week, August 12. Please remember to rate, like, comment and subscribe, and we'll be back in a couple weeks with a Rodney Dangerfield twofer; first celebrating the BIG 4-0 of EASY MONEY, as well as taking a look

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02:55:42

NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION / PRIVATE SCHOOL

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2023/07/28

We're going from our shortest episode ever last week to our longest episode ever this week celebrating the BIG 4-0's of two '80s staples, the Chevy Chase franchise starter NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION and the Phobe Cates teen sex comedy (yep, another one in 1983!) PRIVATE SCHOOL. This episode somehow makes room for a lengthy Bruno Mars discussion, and we sing more than we have in any other episode (!). Please remember to rate, like, and subscribe; and we'll be back next time to

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01:16:00

JAWS 3-D / MR. MOM

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2023/07/23

July 22nd we celebrate THE BIG 4-0's of two of 1983's biggest hits: JAWS 3-D and MR. MOM. Find out how we feel about the much-maligned shark sequel and if our fond memories of Michael Keaton's breakthrough star vehicle have changed since we were kids. As always, please rate, like, and subscribe; and we'll be back next time to wish a Happy BIG 4-0 to NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION and PRIVATE SCHOOL.

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02:38:23

BONUS EPISODE: THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE (1997) / TRUE...

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2023/07/01

This week on THE BIG 4-0, JULY 1st 1983 yielded a dearth of quality films, so Ron and Peter use the gap as an excuse to look back at the 1997 Keanu Reeves/Al Pacino thriller THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE and the 1993 Tony Scott/Quentin Tarantino/all-star cast modern classic TRUE ROMANCE. How do we think these two films have aged over the last 30 or so years? Tune in to find out! And please remember to rate, like, and subscribe(!). Have a happy 4th and we'll see you in a week or so when we

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02:15:18

TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE / PORKY'S II

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2023/06/24

It's June 24, 2023. THE TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE and PORKY'S II were released on this day, 40 years ago. So, you know what that means... We're putting on our party hats and entering another dimension. A dimension not only of sight and sound, but of mind. A journey into a wonderous land of imagination and film criticism. Next stop: THE BIG 4-0.

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02:04:55

TRADING PLACES / OCTOPUSSY

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2023/06/10

It's June 10, 2023, which means its June 10, 1983, here on THE BIG 4-0. This week we're grilling out and cracking a few beers in honor of TRADING PLACES and OCTOPUSSY's BIG 4-0's; and we even get a little chat in about the 1986 Sly Stallone junk-classic COBRA. Come for our deep thoughts on how TRADING PLACES explores race relations and how it's still relevant today but stay for our discussion on Roger Moore as James Bond and which Bond movies we think work best in the 4-0 era.

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01:51:10

THE MAN WITH TWO BRAINS / WARGAMES

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2023/06/03

It's June 3rd, 2023, which means we're wishing a Happy BIG 4-0 to Steve Martin in the under-sung comedy classic THE MAN WITH TWO BRAINS and Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy in the ridiculous, but still-mostly-a-good-time Cold War-paranoia family thriller WARGAMES; both of which opened in theaters today in 1983! We also contemplate a BIG 4-0 after-hours discussion show spin-off (feel free to light the comments section up with title suggestions). Please remember to rate, like, and subscribe,

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01:45:19

RETURN OF THE JEDI / CHAINED HEAT

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2023/05/26

Today, May 25th, is RETURN OF THE JEDI's BIG 4-0! Opening this week in 1983, the third STAR WARS movie went on to become the highest-grossing movie of the year. The same weekend, Linda Blair tried her hand at the women-in-cages genre with CHAINED HEAT. Find out how one of us who never much cared for STAR WARS feels about JEDI 40 years later, and how we think a movie like CHAINED HEAT fairs outside of its 1970s grindhouse heyday. Remember to rate, like, subscribe! We'll be back next week with

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01:51:31

BREATHLESS / BLUE THUNDER

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2023/05/22

This week on THE BIG 4-0 we're wishing a happy 40th to the bizzarro Richard Geere romantic drama BREATHLESS and the bizzarro Roy Scheider helicopter cop actioner BLUE THUNDER. Hear how BREATHLESS links to Quentin Tarantino and how BLUE THUNDER surprised us by being a completely different movie than we expected. As usual, by the end we're kinda flying by the seat of our pants (read: a *tad* inebriated), so much so that Ron even shares his best (worst) Yoda impression (!). Rate, Like,

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01:32:58

THE HUNGER / VALLEY GIRL

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2023/05/05

This week THE HUNGER, Tony Scott's debut film about erotic vampire types starring a young Susan Sarandon, and VALLEY GIRL about (semi)erotic valley girls staring a young Nic Cage, celebrate their BIG 4-0's. Listen to see how we felt about these, er, "classics", 40 years later; and please remember to subscribe, like, rate, tell your friends, shout from the mountain tops, etc. Next week we'll be breaking out the birthday cake and balloons for BLUE THUNDER and BREATHLESS, both

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02:28:07

LONE WOLF McQUADE / THE EVIL DEAD (with ROMERO)

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2023/04/22

This week on THE BIG 4-0 we're taking a look at two 1983 classics; one a bonafide (THE EVIL DEAD), one a surprise (LONE WOLF McQUADE), both awesome! And we welcome our second guest to the podcast; our good buddy Romero, who absolutely kills it and gives us our longest episode yet. Recording this one was a blast! Unfortunately, Romero's audio dropped out, unbeknownst to any of us at the time, with about 20 minutes left in the show, so if the ending seems abrupt, it's the best we could do

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01:31:31

BONUS EPISODE: THE GAUNTLET (1977) / 16 BLOCKS (2006)

THE BIG 4-0 ·

2023/04/08

This week we're doing a theme episode. That theme: Drunken, washed-up, underestimated, expendable cops getting a witness from one destination to another while under siege by crooked cops in their own force. Clint Eastwood has to get Sandra Locke from Las Vegas to a Phoenix courthouse past THE GAUNTLET of the entire Phoenix PD, and Bruce Willis has to get Mos Def through 16 BLOCKS in NYC to testify against Willis' crocked partner (David Morse) and his crew of officers who will end up in

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01:49:06

BAD BOYS (1983) / THE OUTSIDERS

THE BIG 4-0 ·

2023/03/25

THIS WEEK we wish a happy BIG 4-0 to Sean Penn in BAD BOYS and the all-star, Tiger Beat-Heartthrob cast of THE OUTSIDERS. Ron gets on his soap box about the prison system and Peter reveals his love for Matt Dylan and crying during movies... So, yeah, don't forget to rate and subscribe! In two weeks, we'll be back with a bonus, theme episode on THE GAUNTLET (1977) and 16 BLOCKS (2006), and we'll be back celebrating the BIG 4-0's of SCREWBALLS and MONY PYTHON AND THE MEANING OF LIFE

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01:49:05

10 TO MIDNIGHT / LAST MAN STANDING (1996)

THE BIG 4-0 ·

2023/03/17

This week Peter joins us from somewhere in the fourth dimension... Just kidding; he has a weird echo effect on his mic that wasn't present during recording, and we could not fix in editing despite calling in tech-support for help (hence the delay in getting this episode out). BUT because we're talking about the Charles Bronson/Golan-Globus March of 1983 banger 10 TO MIDNIGHT, as well as the wonderful and unfairly over-looked 1996 Bruce Willis/Walter Hill Western-Gangster-Noir-Shoot-Em-Up, LAST MAN

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