‘86 Flicks: Ferris! Ripley! Rodney! Goose?

If you thought we were done talking about 1976… think again. Dave and Milt kick things off by emptying the mailbag from our "all substitutions" listener episode, reading your comments, handing out a few well-deserved shout-outs, and revealing the song listeners were most eager to kick to the curb: "Misty Blue." That officially closes the book on one of our favorite summer experiments. Then it's off to the movies as the guys head back to July 1986 and count down the biggest box office hits lighting up America's theaters. Along the way they break down budgets, box office grosses, taglines, Rotten Tomatoes scores, Siskel & Ebert reviews, and—because we can't help ourselves—the Seven Degrees of Kevin Bacon connection for every film. As always, the conversation goes well beyond the numbers. Dave and Milt debate which movies have aged like fine wine (and which haven't), make passionate cases for the underrated Running Scared and Ruthless People, revisit Top Gun's massive cultural impact—including Quentin Tarantino's infamous interpretation of the movie—and test each other with a fun 1986 movie tagline trivia game. It's another nostalgia-filled trip back to the summer of '86, packed with laughs, rabbit holes, and enough movie memories to make you want to hit the last Blockbuster on the planet, wherever it is. Topics 00:31 Nicole Kidman Movie Ritual 02:08 Scary Movies and Listener Shoutout 03:32 1976 Survey Feedback 11:47 Wrapping the 1976 Marathon 13:17 July 1986 Movie Countdown Begins 14:54 Number 10 Great Mouse Detective 20:53 Number 9 About Last Night 29:22 Number 8 Ferris Bueller Day Off 37:22 Ferris Bueller Debate 38:19 Ebert Regret Reviews 39:16 Kevin Bacon Detour 40:11 Legal Eagles Trailer 41:20 Legal Eagles Verdict 44:51 Bowfinger Side Argument 46:07 Running Scared Breakdown 47:54 Running Scared Bits 53:51 Tagline Trivia Game 01:00:29 Aliens Deep Dive 01:05:18 Siskel Ebert On Aliens 01:07:54 Top Gun Tease 01:08:27 Top Gun Breakdown 01:11:09 Ratings and Soundtrack 01:13:31 Tarantino Top Gun Theory 01:16:24 Sequel Gap Trivia 01:18:40 Back to School Rewind 01:26:55 Ruthless People Rediscovered 01:33:35 Karate Kid Part II Debate 01:40:03 Wrap Up and Next Pods