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Dissect the Direct
by Peet Swann
We seek out the gory, the violent and the ridiculous films that we remember from our childhood in the 80s and 90s and pick them apart with fondness and catharsis. buymeacoffee.com/dissectthedirect
Episodes
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Jim Henson's 1986 Labyrinth
Adorable creatures, Bowie's bulge and a spoilt teenager's journey into adulthood. We go through the labyrinth for our 59th episode.
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The Wachowskis's 1999 The Matrix
Weapons, wormholes and womb goo. We put a seminal sci-fi classic under the scalpel for our 58th episode.
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John McTiernan's 1999 The 13th Warrior
Mead, Monsters and Myths. We put a Beowolf adaptation and box office bomb starring Antonio Banderas on the slab for our 57th episode.
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Guy Ritchie's 1998 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
A dodgy poker game, antique shotguns and copious amounts of ganja, yeah? We put the gangster film that launched more than a few careers on the marble slab for our 56th episode.
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Robert Zemeckis 1985 Back to the Future
For our 55th episode we put this beloved sci-fi classic on the slab.
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Paul W.S. Anderson's 1997 Event Horizon
As a small tribute to Sir Sam Neil we chose this hellish science fiction cult classic for our 54th episode. Libera te tutemet ex inferis...
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George A Romero's 1979 Dawn of the Dead
For our 53th episode we take a scalpel to one of cinema's most enduring monsters via George A Romero's horror classic. (The strong female protagonist is called Francine).
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Joel Schumacher's 1987 The Lost Boys
Ruined dates, aggressive dogs and lots of missing children. We take our 52nd episode to Santa Carla and follow the exploits of a couple of pint sized Van Helsings.
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Richard Donner and Steven Spielberg's 1985 The Goonies
Booby traps, lost treasure and crumbling caverns. We put a seminal childhood adventure romp on the marble slab for our 51st episode.
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Steven Speilberg's 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark
Spiders, snakes and booby traps. We put the first Indiana Jones film on the slab for our 50th episode.
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James Cameron's 1986 Aliens
Ellen Ripley and the colonial marines face a nightmare on a distant planet. We put the second film in the Aliens franchise on the slab for our 49th episode.
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Kevin Smith's 1995 Mallrats
We put Kevin Smith's lovable slacker comedy under the scalpel for our 48th episode. Join us for witty nostalgia and a reminder to never leave your child unsupervised on an escalator.
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Joseph Zito's 1984 Missing in Action
For our 47th episode we cut a Chuck Norris film in honour of his recent passing.
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Nelson Shin's 1986 The Transformers: The Movie
Our 46th episode is a nostalgic one as we put the original Transformers feature on marble. Bah-weep-gragnah wheep ni ni bong...
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Stephen Herek's 1992 The Mighty Ducks
Our 45th episode takes a scalpel to the heart warming redemption arcs of a yuppie lawyer and gaggle of ice skate wearing urchins. Quack quack, Mr Ducksworth.
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Joel Schumacher's 1993 Falling Down
Minor irritations provoke bloodthirsty violence in our 44th episode. Keep your briefcase or help us carry the duffel bag...
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Lloyd Kaufman's 1984 The Toxic Avenger
We put the gruesome film that launched the Troma film studio on the slab for our 34th episode.
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Walter Hill's 1979 The Warriors
Gang violence, flamboyant costumes and a race to get home. For our 42nd episode talked about New York in the 1970s via this iconic cult film. Can you dig it?
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Tony Randel and Clive Barker's 1988 Hellraiser 2
Leather, labyrinths, and a face that haunted Blockbusters long before anyone even pressed play. We put this gruesome horror sequel to the knife for our 41st episode.
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Robin Hardy's 1973 The Wicker Man
For our 40th episode we pick apart this seminal British horror. It was filled with piety, nudity and mystery.
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William Friedkin's 1973 The Exorcist
We accidentally broke our 'no high art' rule for our 39th episode. Oh well. Join us for blasphemy, foul language and many other faux pas in our latest edition of Dissect the Direct. The power of Christ compels you...
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Newt Arnold's 1988 Bloodsport
For our 38th episode we pick apart the film that launched Jean-Claude Van Damme’s career, inspired Mortal Kombat, and immortalised one of Hollywood’s most dubious “true stories” — the legend of Frank Dux.
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David Worth's 1989 Kickboxer
On the slab for our 37th episode we put the film that made 'the muscles from Brussels'; Jean-Claude Van Damme, a household name. Assuming that your household contained a spotty teenage boy at the time anyway.
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Russell Mulcahy's 1986 Highlander
Decapitations, immortals and terrible Scottish accents. Geoff joins me in the movie morgue for our 36th episode.
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George Miller's 1981 Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
A gyro-copter, a boomerang and a scarcity of fuel. George Miller's dystopian classic goes under the knife for our 35th episode.
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George Miller's 1979 Mad Max
Road rage and revenge in an almost post-apocalyptic world. We take a scalpel to the film that started a 45 year long franchise and shaped our culture's view of what the end of the world would look like.
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Clive Barker's 1987 Hellraiser
Pleasure and pain. Angels and daemons. We put Clive Barker's phenomenally successful supernatural horror on the slab for our 33rd episode.
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Simon West's 1997 Con Air
We complete the Nicolas Cage trilogy with this gloriously silly popcorn action flick for our 32nd episode.
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John Milius 1982 Conan the Barbarian
We put this ultra-violent sword and sorcery tale of old on the slab for our 31st episode.
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Mike Hodge's 1980 Flash Gordon
For our 30th episode we put the campiest superhero film of all time under the knife. Hawkmen, a villain with a Fu Manchu moustache and booming performance from Brian Blessed.
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Steven Spielberg's 1982 Poltergeist
Supernatural terror in 80s suburbia. We examine this iconic horror classic and the rumours of the curse that plagues its franchise in our 29th episode.
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Ted Kotcheff's 1982 First Blood
Dobermans, booby traps and a shared national trauma. Hollywood's most famous fictional Vietnam war veteran is placed lovingly on the slab for our latest episode.
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Paul Verhoevan's 1990 Total Recall
We drill into this 90s Arnie classic to complete the Verhoevan sci-fi trilogy for our podcast collection.
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Rob Reiner's 1987 The Princess Bride
Heroes. Giants. Villains. We put a quotable comedy adventure on the slab for our 26th episode.
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John Hughes' 1985 Weird Science
We put this silly sci-fi comedy under the scalpel in our 25th episode.
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Stuart Gordon's 1985 Re-Animator
A severed head, a dead cat and a useless security guard. We dissect the Lovecraftian video nasty that drew snorts of derision before it commissioned two sequels and its own Broadway musical.
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Gary Goddard's 1987 Masters of the Universe
Swords, sorcery and silliness. The Go-Go brother of Cannon flew too close to the Mattel sun with waxy wings in this critical and commercial failure that sank their company in the late 1980s.
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John Carpenter's 1988 They Live
We do our part to reclaim this cinematic artefact from the clutches of Neo-Nazis and wide eyed conspiracy nuts in our autopsy of this low budget science fiction horror.
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Robert Zemeckis's 1988 Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Disney and Warner Bros go under the scalpel in our trip down memory lane to Toon Town.
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John McTiernan's 1988 Die Hard
We meant to get this out before Xmas but were busy with other projects. We pick apart the Christmas movie that became the template for most of the action films between 1989 and 1996.
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Joe Dante's 1984 Gremlins
Anarchic Christmas chaos is under the scalpel in this episode. It's always after midnight somewhere.
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Joe Dante's 1989 The Burbs
We take a scalpel to one of Tom Hank's earlier films when he was still best known as a comedy actor. The film deals with issues of paranoia, xenophobia and mundanity in suburbia. Something... Daily Mail... something... Reform UK. Write your own fucking satire.
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David Cronenburg's 1986 The Fly
Join us for our 17th pod where we take a scalpel to the story of a nerd's Pyrrhic attempt to get laid. This episode marks the one year anniversary of our project.
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Ivan Reitman's 1984 Ghostbusters
Our 16th episode picks through the film that launched a beloved franchise that thrives 40 years later. A paean to the paranormal and New York city, Ghostbusters was a childhood favourite for the both of us. Get involved for a reminisce and a giggle.
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Paul Verhoeven's 1997 Starship Troopers
Fascists, bugs and wobbly bits. We dissected Verhoeven's satirical scifi blockbuster in the 15th edition of our podcast. We did our part now you do yours...
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Marco Bramilla's 1993 Demolition Man
Our 14th podcast takes you to a re-imagining of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World which takes place in a futuristic Los Angeles. It's also an action flick with Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes. We've covered our bases.
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Steve Barron's 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Festival season is now over so we jump back into the pod for our 13th episode with the nostalgia inducing original TMNT film. It's weird and hasn't aged well but it's still a lot of fun. Sometimes the jokes write themselves...
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Sam Raimi's 1992 Army of Darkness
The final film of the original Evil Dead trilogy goes under the scalpel and we take a few swings at Braveheart too in the intro. Same timeline, innit.
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Tim Burton's 1989 Batman
We cut open a Pre-Nolan Batman film for your geeky pleasure. Not suitable for little ears though. Soz.
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Wes Craven's 1984 A Nightmare on Elm Street. Part 2.
We reconvene after a hurried plot reassessment to complete our dissection of one of the most iconic horror movies ever made.
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We seek out the gory, the violent and the ridiculous films that we remember from our childhood in the 80s and 90s and pick them apart with fondness and catharsis. buymeacoffee.com/dissectthedirect
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Dissect the Direct is created and hosted by Peet Swann.
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