Boston SciFi Podcast - Must See Scifi Films: '80s Edition

from Boston SciFi Presents · host Garen Daly, Executive Producer

What do ALIENS, John Carpenter's THE THING, STAR WARS EPISODE V: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, BILL & TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE, and E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL have in common? They're all examples of great 1980s scifi movies and how the decade helped define the genre as we know it today. On this episode, Boston SciFi Director Garen Daly is joined by Assistant Director Melissa Starker and Boston SciFi volunteer/Boston Hassle film contributor Alexis Den Boggende to discuss how these science fiction classics hold up. They also touch on other titles including BLADE RUNNER, BRAZIL and BUCKAROO BANZAI: ACROSS THE EIGHTH DIMENSION.You can find us on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, I Heart Radio, Google Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts from. You can also find us on our YouTube Channel, BostonSciFi.Thank you. Please comment, like and share. And if you have an idea for a podcast, please share it with us. Many of our podcasts include movie trailers and clips from movies. These may sometimes be sounds, not dialog.

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