Episode 103: CLASS OF 1984 (1982)

Join John, Curtis, and Katie for the back to school/spooky season crossover episode covering 1982's punk-fuelled CLASS OF 1984, starring Timothy Van Perry King, Lisa Langlois, Roddy McDowall, and a young Michael J. Fox. The gang chats about the news of the week and their latest spooky watches before diving into the film. They chat about the film's Canadian filming location, its outlandish plot and representation of punk, young Michael, and more. Tune in next week as the boys take on MONSTER SQUAD! News of the Week New releases Dumb Money It Lives Inside Expend4bles Smile 2: heading to theatres for Halloween 2024. WGA and AMPTP: rumours of contract deal talks heating up; Fran Drescher re-elected to lead union HBO's WINNING TIME canceled Amazon Prime Video rolling out ads Ken Loach’s new (and final?) film THE OLD OAK screening in Gateshead, UK FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S film adaptation coming out soon Markiplier is adapting film version of David Szymanski's Steam game IRON LUNG SPOOKY WATCHES CURTIS: Trollhunter (2010) JOHN: Cabinet of Curiosities (TV Series); Grave Encounters; Grave Encounters 2; 28 Days Haunted (Netflix Series) KATIE: There's Something Wrong with the Children (TV Series) TIME STAMPS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:28 News of the Week 00:09:50 Spooky Watches 00:17:35 CLASS OF 1984 (1982) Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits) 00:41:12 Our Ratings for CLASS OF 1984 00:43:45 Coming Up Next! CREDITS AND PLUGS Intro: "UK 82" by The Exploited Outro: "I Am the Future" by Alice Cooper (CLASS OF 1984 OST) Quinn: @seatstruckreviews Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month' https://curtisrunstedler.ca/ Support Curtis's run for cancer research here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/curtis-first-marathon-42k-for-cancer-research John: johnnycakes.substack.com @johnnycakes on Letterboxd Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.