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by Tripp and Andrew Laino
Tripp and Andrew Laino have been watching movies together since 1992, and making fun of them together since 1999, when a rainy afternoon of babysitting turned into 8 straight hours of cheesy science fiction, popcorn and jokes. Raised on a strict diet of 80s adventure, action, comedy and drama, the pair have an undying love for the 1980s and all of the weird, wonderful cinema therein. Since 2014, they’ve hosted this podcast - every other week they dissect a movie (or sometimes a TV show), finding plot holes, bad lighting and acting choices and the bizarre cinema quirks of 30-odd years ago (Smoking in hospitals! Rubber suits without neck hinges! Corey Feldman!).
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- 2 weeks ago1h 20m
#313 Muppet Treasure Island
Sailing for adventure on the big blue wet thing! We hit the high seas with our pals, the Muppets, for one of our favorite Muppet things: Muppet Treasure Island! Why doesn't Tim Curry get the same level of love as Michael Caine? Does this need more Muppets? Also, we out ourselves as not loving Muppet Christmas Carol! All this and more! Want more Dissecting the 80s? Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s to unlock dozens of bonus episodes right away! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: Muppets, Tim Curry, Kermit, 90s, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast
- Feb 27, 20261h 35m
#310 National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
Continuing the spoof theme from our recent Patreon episode on Airplane, we re-watched an old favorite, National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1! How great is Whoopi in this? How is this such a keystone to our goofy jokes? Wilderness girls! The Movie! All this and more! Want more Dissecting the 80s? Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s to unlock dozens of bonus episodes right away! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: Emilio Estevez, Samuel L. Jackson, Spoof, 90s, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast
- Jan 30, 20261h 38m
#308 Short Time
A bit of an odd duck from 1990: Dabney Coleman's leading turn in Short Time, the tale of a cop who thinks he's dying and needs to die on duty to earn his life insurance. Is this just Last Holiday? Why has this not been remade yet? Why can't this movie pick a lane? All this and more! Want more Dissecting the 80s? Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s to unlock dozens of bonus episodes right away! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: Dabney Coleman, Terri Gar, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast
- Dec 26, 20253 min
#307 Home Alone (Clip)
Merry Christmas, Patreon! To celebrate 35 years of Home Alone, we did a commentary track! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern 80s, eighties, movie, podcast
- Dec 25, 20251h 24m
#34 Prancer
Tripp and Andrew get into the Christmas spirit with 1989’s Prancer! Sam Elliot makes his triumphant return to the show, and with him, the return of Mom’s Mancrush Minute. Plus, is Abe Vigoda alive? Is this secretly a horror movie? … Continue reading →
- Nov 24, 20251h 20m
#306 Only The Lonely
Candy-ed Yams comes to a close with John Candy's RomCom lead: Only the Lonely! How great is Candy at the small emotional moments? What's with the parental oversight of these grown ass adults? What's with Kevin Dunn's dye job? All this and more! We’re going to a new schedule: the 1st of the month on Patreon for $5 and up members, and the 15th on the main feed. Want to hear the rest of this episode? Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s to learn more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: John Candy, Ally Sheedy, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast
- Nov 3, 20258 min
#305 Armed and Dangerous
Candy-ed Yams returns with a goofy comedy pairing SCTV pals John Candy and Eugene Levy: Armed and Dangerous! Why doesn't Meg Ryan get more to do? She's great here! What incredible, easy chemistry from Levy and Candy. Why did everyone involved disown this movie? All this and more! We’re going to a new schedule: the 1st of the month on Patreon for $5 and up members, and the 15th on the main feed. Want to hear the rest of this episode? Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s to learn more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: John Candy, Eugene Levy, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast
- Oct 17, 20251h 32m
#304 The Stuff
A cult classic turns 40, and we've gotta cover it! We (can and definitely did) get enough of The Stuff! What is the direction Michael Moriarty was given? Who sliced this thing to ribbons? What's the deal with The Stuff? Is it frozen? Cold? Yogurt? Ice Cream?! All this and more! We’re going to a new schedule: the 1st of the month on Patreon for $5 and up members, and the 15th on the main feed. Want to hear the rest of this episode? Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s to learn more! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: The Stuff, Garrett Morris, 80s, eighties, movie, podcast
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Tripp and Andrew Laino have been watching movies together since 1992, and making fun of them together since 1999, when a rainy afternoon of babysitting turned into 8 straight hours of cheesy science fiction, popcorn and jokes. Raised on a strict diet of 80s adventure, action, comedy and drama, the pair have an undying love for the 1980s and all of the weird, wonderful cinema therein. Since 2014, they’ve hosted this podcast - every other week they dissect a movie (or sometimes a TV show), finding plot holes, bad lighting and acting choices and the bizarre cinema quirks of 30-odd years ago (Smoking in hospitals! Rubber suits without neck hinges! Corey Feldman!).
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