Episode 76: A Bulwark of Artifice and Awesome

from Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome · host Windy Bowlsby and Melissa Kaercher

This week, dear listeners, we welcome back Cetius the Scotchbringer for an episode about the year 1987! He figures that 1987 was a stellar year for fun movies, and we we completely agree. If you look back at the year 1987 and feel old, we recommend that you drink more Aberlour 16 scotch, because that’s what we did. (And if you’re too young to remember 1987, please wait while I reach for my glass…) Show notes behind the cut! Movies mentioned: Three Men and a Baby Mr. Mom Beverly Hills Cop Beverly Hills Cop 2 Red Sonja Good Morning Vietnam Popeye Fatal Attraction Lethal Weapon Stakeout Witches of Eastwick Moonstruck Raising Arizona Broadcast News The Princess Bride The Lost Boys Predator Evil Dead 2 The Running Man Robocop Mannequin Roxanne Spaceballs Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors Hellraiser Ishtar Masters of the Universe Bad Taste Dirty Dancing Full Metal Jacket Batteries Not Included Wall Street Empire of the Sun The Last Emperor Innerspace The Hidden Withnail & I Adventures in Babysitting Amazon Women on the Moon Prince of Darkness Monster Squad Point Break Centurion People mentioned: Michael Keaton Ted Danson Steve Guttenberg Judge Reinhold Brigitte Nielsen Sandahl Bergman Paul Reiser Chris Rock Robin Williams Michael Douglas Glenn Close Adrian Lyne Mel Gibson Richard Dreyfuss George Miller Michelle Pfeiffer Cher Jack Nicholson Nicolas Cage Holly Hunter Corey Feldman Kiefer Sutherland Arnold Schwarzenegger John McTiernan Richard Dawson Kim Cattrall Meshach Taylor Bill Pullman Peter Jackson Patrick Swayze Jennifer Grey Cynthia Rhodes Stanley Kubrick R. Lee Ermey Vincent D’Onofrio Dennis Quaid Meg Ryan Martin Short Robert Picardo Kyle MacLachlan Michael Nouri Links: Extreme Tasting League http://scotch.xtlpodcast.com/ Horrorshow Hot Dog http://horrorshowhotdog.com/ Neko Atsume http://www.vice.com/read/science-says-its-ok-to-be-addicted-to-the-cat-collection-game-neko-atsume-111 The post Episode 76: A Bulwark of Artifice and Awesome appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

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