Episode 93 - 1981 Was A Year In Film

Of all the years in film, 1981 was one. It's our look back at a curiously influential year in cinema that rarely gets the acknowledgement we feel it deserves. Lost arks were raided, chariots were on fire, and ponds were golden. Superman kneeled before Zod while cannonballs ran. James Bond had disco music, Arthur was a bit tipsy, and Bill Murray got his stripes. Time Bandits was (and always will be) Time Bandits. And that's just in the Top Ten! 1981 was also an astonishingly good year for many of the classic genre films you know and love. But don't take our word for it until you listen to this podcast! | 0:00 - Intros | 08:37 - Late Night (2019) | 13:54 - Men In Black: International (2019) | 23:12 - Black Mirror: Striking Vipers (S05E01, 2019) | 28:55 - Sparks - Number One In Heaven | 35:21 - Movies of 1981 | Clips | Scratching The Itch - Sex Cult Girl | John Carpenter - Main Title - Escape from New York (Original Film Soundtrack) | Scorpions - Still Loving You | Kool & the Gang - Fresh / clip from Bridesmaids / B-Side - Change the Beat | Lesley Barber - Late Night “Molly’s Theme” - Late Night (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Danny Elfman & Chris Bacon - Logos - Men In Black: International (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Three Men And A Little Lady Trailer (1990) | Sparks - The Number One Song In Heaven | Sparks - Tryouts For The Human Race | Sparks - Dick Around | Sparks - Eaten By The Monster Of Love | Clip from Bolt (2008) | Mentos Jingle / Outkast - So Fresh and So Clean / Devo - Fresh | George Harrison - Dream Away | Sheena Easton - For Your Eyes Only | Bill Conti - Melina’s Revenge - For Your Eyes Only (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Vangelis - Chariots of Fire | Clip from Stripes (1981) | Christopher Cross - Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do) | John Williams - Main Title March (Superman The Movie) | Mel Brooks - The Inquisition - (from History of the World, Part I) | Joey Scarbury - Theme from “Greatest American Hero” (Believe It or Not)