S4E23: Red Dawn Region 6v11 (All the Right /Stripes)

Two films about young men trying to figure out what they want — just with very different levels of seriousness. In one corner: Stripes, Ivan Reitman’s 1981 military comedy that turned Bill Murray into a movie star, and gave John Candy his breakout film role. In the other corner: All the Right Moves, the 1983 Tom Cruise drama about a Rust Belt high school football player and his coach who want the same escape from the same dying town and keep getting in each other’s way. (Editor’s note, this is the worst depiction of football in the many dozens of football movies I have seen.)Which one is MORE 80s? Vote below! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit the80sest.substack.com