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The 80s Movie Podcast

Not just the movies Hollywood remembers, but also the ones it forgot, and why every movie still matters. The 80s Movie Podcast is your ultimate throwback ride through the most iconic decade in film. From explosive blockbusters and cult classics to hidden gems you forgot you loved, each episode dives deep into the stories, stars, soundtracks, and behind-the-scenes magic that defined the era. Expect bold opinions, nostalgic deep dives, and plenty of laughs as we revisit the movies that shaped a

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18:21

Losin' It (1983): Tom Cruise and the Lost History of...

The 80s Movie Podcast ·

2026/09/14

Some movies teach their stars lessons that stay with them for the rest of their careers.This week on The 80s Movie Podcast, host Edward Havens looks at Losin' It, the 1983 teen comedy that began as Tijuanaand starred a young Tom Cruise alongside Jackie Earle Haley and Shelley Long. Four teenagers head across the border in 1965, expecting an unforgettable adventure. Instead, they stumble into a chaotic night of bad decisions, romance, and trouble. But the real story begins with the movie audiences

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17:32

Rude Boy (1980): The Clash, British Punk, and a...

The 80s Movie Podcast ·

2026/08/20

This week on The 80s Movie Podcast, host Edward Havens travels across the Atlantic to revisit a forgotten British film that captured The Clash at a pivotal moment.Rude Boy arrived in 1980 as punk was colliding with a changing Britain. However, the film is more than a document of one of the era’s greatest bands. We follow Ray Gange, a young Londoner who drifts into the band’s orbit and becomes their roadie. Along the way, filmmakers David Mingay and Jack Hazan capture a world shaped by music,

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13:58

Hearts and Armour (1984): Love, Magic, and Medieval...

The 80s Movie Podcast ·

2026/06/04

In this episode of The 80s Movie Podcast, host Edward Havens explores Hearts and Armour (1983), an Italian fantasy adventure inspired by Orlando Furioso. The film follows star-crossed lovers caught between Christian and Saracen armies during a sprawling medieval conflict. However, prophecy, magic, and divided loyalties threaten every chance at happiness.Along the way, we examine the film's production design, elaborate costumes, and ambitious fantasy world. In addition, we discuss performances from

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12:48

Oliver Reed & Cannon Films’ Forgotten Shelved Horror...

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2026/05/13

This week on The 80s Movie Podcast, host Edward Havens launches a new semi-regular series, Produced and Abandoned, spotlighting films that were completed but largely discarded by their distributors. First up: the bizarre and nearly forgotten 1980 horror-comedy Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype, a very loose retelling of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," starring Oliver Reed in a dual role, and written and directed by Charles B. Griffith, the legendary screenwriter behind The Little Shop of Horrors. Produced by

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2:52

Host Update — Why The 80s Movie Podcast Was Paused 8...

The 80s Movie Podcast ·

2026/05/01

Edward Havens, host of The 80s Movie Podcast, issues a brief apology and explains why the show paused for the past eight months. This 2m52s host update thanks listeners and provides a candid explanation of the hiatus. Thank you for sticking with the neon-lit rewind. Your support matters.

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13:59

The Brotherhood of Justice

The 80s Movie Podcast ·

2025/08/17

This week, we present our first remote recording, as your intrepid host talks about his fortieth high school reunion, memorializes an old friend who recently passed away, and a long forgotten Keanu Reeves television movie that shot at your host's high school weeks after he graduated high school and moved to Los Angeles to break into the industry.

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19:13

The Brat Pack at 40, and the best Brat Pack movie

The 80s Movie Podcast ·

2025/07/29

This week, we look back at 40 years of The Brat Pack, from the naming of the group, to who is and is not a Brat Packer, and which Brat Pack movie was the best Brat Pack movie. (It's not The Breakfast Club or The Outsiders.)

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10:15

The 1980s Films of Susan Seidelman: Making Mr. Right

The 80s Movie Podcast ·

2025/05/12

On this episode, we continue our look back at the 1980s movies of iconoclastic director Susan Seidelman as we pull the curtain back on the film she felt was an appropriate follow-up to her breakthrough film Desperately Seeking Susan, the sci-fi romantic comedy Making Mr. Right, starring John Malkovich and Ann Magnuson.

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54:23

Top Five Fantasy Films of the 1980s with author Todd...

The 80s Movie Podcast ·

2025/04/30

On this episode, we speak with modern day renaissance man Todd Downing about his five favorite fantasy films of the 1980s.

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14:32

Collision Course

The 80s Movie Podcast ·

2025/01/30

On this episode, our first episode of our seventh season and first in more than six months, our host apologizes for baiting and switching episodes, explains the long delay, and talks about the only movie ever made to star comedian and talk show host Jay Leno.

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15:00

The 1980s Films of Susan Seidelman: Desperately...

The 80s Movie Podcast ·

2024/07/11

On this episode, we’re going to continue with our series on the 1980s movies of director Susan Seidelman, talking about her biggest hit film, 1985’s Desperately Seeking Susan.

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12:23

Brats

The 80s Movie Podcast ·

2024/06/21

We pause our retrospective on the 1980s movies of director Susan Seidelman to examine Andrew McCarthy new Hulu documentary about the Brat Pack and how a single article in 1985 may or may not have affect his career and the careers of many of his co-stars and friends.

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16:32

The 1980s Films of Susan Seidelman: Smithereens

The 80s Movie Podcast ·

2024/06/12

On this episode, we’re going to start a miniseries on the 1980s films from director Susan Seidelman.Like last year, with Martha Coolidge, I want to highlight at least one female filmmaker each year from the decade that made a significant impact on filmmaking and culture as a whole, and Ms. Seidelman definitely fits that description.

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20:30

Crimewave

The 80s Movie Podcast ·

2024/05/27

On this episode, we’re going to tackle a movie from the early 1980s that, if made today with the same pedigree, would cause movie geeks and cinephiles to lose their freaking minds over. But because this was made early in their careers, most people are only tangentially aware of its existence, let alone have actually seen it.We’re talking about the 1986 Sam Raimi/Coen Brothers collaboration, Crimewave.

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23:43

Smokey and the Bandit Part 3

The 80s Movie Podcast ·

2024/05/13

Our first episode returning from paternity leave takes us back to 1983, and one of two sequel bombs Universal made with Jackie Gleason that year, Smokey and the Bandit Part 3.----more---- TRANSCRIPT From Los Angeles, California, the Entertainment Capital of the World, it’s The 80s Movies Podcast. I am your host, Edward Havens. Thank you for listening today. On this episode, we’ll be covering one of the oddest Part 3 movies to ever be made. Smokey and the Bandit 3. But before we do, I owe

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24:37

Threads

The 80s Movie Podcast ·

2024/01/12

Welcome to the first episode of our sixth season, the first of three episodes to begin the new year before our two month hiatus.This episode, we do our first ever Listener Freebie, letting Lee Thompson, one of our biggest supporters in the United Kingdom, pick the movie we cover this episode. Lee chose the 1984 British television drama Threads, and we are proud to talk about this hidden gem.

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34:24

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

The 80s Movie Podcast ·

2023/12/29

For our final episode of 2023, the podcast takes a look back at the history of one of the best and most popular films of the decade, 1988's Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

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16:41

Deep in the Heart (aka Handgun)

The 80s Movie Podcast ·

2023/12/01

On this week's episode, we talk about a movie that was buried by one of the major American distributors back in 1984, due to its similarity to a Clint Eastwood movie they were making at the time, and how it's finally going to get a second chance with viewers forty years later. Tony Garnett's Deep in the Heart.

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13:28

Chattanooga Choo Choo

The 80s Movie Podcast ·

2023/11/26

This week, we go back to the 1984 summer movie season, with one of the most forgotten movies of the decade, for good reason: Chattanooga Choo Choo, starring Barbara Eden, George Kennedy, Melissa Sue Anderson, Christopher McDonald, Joe Namath, and Joe Namath's 1969 Super Bowl III championship ring.

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24:43

UFOria

The 80s Movie Podcast ·

2023/11/10

On this week's episode, we talk about a rarity amongst 80s movies, one that is an oldie, a goodie, an obscurity, and one of the best reviewed movies of all the years it was released. John Binder's 1980 debut, UFOria. Or is it 1984? Or 1985? 1986? Listen in and find out.

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