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Dissecting The 80s
by Tripp and Andrew Laino
Tripp and Andrew Laino have been watching movies together since 1992, and making fun of them together since 1999, when a rainy afternoon of babysitting turned into 8 straight hours of cheesy science fiction, popcorn and jokes. Raised on a strict diet of 80s adventure, action, comedy and drama, the pair have an undying love for the 1980s and all of the weird, wonderful cinema therein. Since 2014, they’ve hosted this podcast - every other week they dissect a movie (or sometimes a TV show), finding plot holes, bad lighting and acting choices and the bizarre cinema quirks of 30-odd years ago (Smoking in hospitals! Rubber suits without neck hinges! Corey Feldman!).
Episodes
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#316 Link
We're back! Sorry about Deep RIsing not posting; you get two for one! For Halloween we're going a bit Ape with 1986's Link! Why doesn't this movie go for it more? Why make a killer ape movie with so little ape carnage?! All this and more! Want even more Dissecting the 80s? Visit...
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#315 Deep Rising
Jaws-ly continues with the delightful creature feature: Deep Rising! How did this monster get on this boat? What's up with that water access door? Why isn't Kevin J. Arnold in more stuff? All this and more! Want the rest of this episode, and even more Dissecting the 80s? Visit...
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(PREVIEW) #314 Razorback (AKA Boar) 1984 Commentary
This July is Jaws-ly, a month of creature features! On Patreon, we've got a syncable commentary track for 1984's Australian wild outback feature: Razorback, aka Boar. All this and more! Want the rest of this episode, and even more Dissecting the 80s? Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s to unlock...
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#313 The Birdcage
Happy pride! We locked ourselves into The Birdcage, one of the funniest movies of all time. How great are all these performances? How is this son SUCH a villain? All this and more! Want more Dissecting the 80s? Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s to unlock dozens of bonus episodes right away!...
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#312 Muppet Treasure Island
Sailing for adventure on the big blue wet thing! We hit the high seas with our pals, the Muppets, for one of our favorite Muppet things: Muppet Treasure Island! Why doesn't Tim Curry get the same level of love as Michael Caine? Does this need more Muppets? Also, we out ourselves as not loving...
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#310 National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
Continuing the spoof theme from our recent Patreon episode on Airplane, we re-watched an old favorite, National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1! How great is Whoopi in this? How is this such a keystone to our goofy jokes? Wilderness girls! The Movie! All this and more! Want more Dissecting the 80s?…
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#308 Short Time
A bit of an odd duck from 1990: Dabney Coleman's leading turn in Short Time, the tale of a cop who thinks he's dying and needs to die on duty to earn his life insurance. Is this just Last Holiday? Why has this not been remade yet? Why can't this movie pick a lane? All this and more! Want more...
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#307 Home Alone (Clip)
Merry Christmas, Patreon! To celebrate 35 years of Home Alone, we did a commentary track! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Keywords: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern 80s,...
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#34 Prancer
Tripp and Andrew get into the Christmas spirit with 1989’s Prancer! Sam Elliot makes his triumphant return to the show, and with him, the return of Mom’s Mancrush Minute. Plus, is Abe Vigoda alive? Is this secretly a horror movie? … Continue reading →
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#306 Only The Lonely
Candy-ed Yams comes to a close with John Candy's RomCom lead: Only the Lonely! How great is Candy at the small emotional moments? What's with the parental oversight of these grown ass adults? What's with Kevin Dunn's dye job? All this and more! We’re going to a new schedule: the 1st of the month…
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#305 Armed and Dangerous
Candy-ed Yams returns with a goofy comedy pairing SCTV pals John Candy and Eugene Levy: Armed and Dangerous! Why doesn't Meg Ryan get more to do? She's great here! What incredible, easy chemistry from Levy and Candy. Why did everyone involved disown this movie? All this and more! We’re going to a...
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#304 The Stuff
A cult classic turns 40, and we've gotta cover it! We (can and definitely did) get enough of The Stuff! What is the direction Michael Moriarty was given? Who sliced this thing to ribbons? What's the deal with The Stuff? Is it frozen? Cold? Yogurt? Ice Cream?! All this and more! We’re going to a…
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#303 The Witches
It's a movie that scarred Tripp for life: Roald Dahl's The Witches! How amazing is Anjelica Huston!? How great are these Henson effects?! Why did Roald Dahl want a bleak-ass ending?! All this and more! We’re going to a new schedule: the 1st of the month on Patreon for $5 and up members, and the...
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#302 Teen Wolf
AoooooOOOOOooooOOOO! Sorta-kinda starting the spooktacular early with Michael J. Fox carrying a limp movie to success: Teen Wolf! What's with the desire to do hand stuff with a wolf man? Why is this so prevalent in films? Did Gaston's death tank the economy of a poor provincial town? All this and...
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#301 The In-Laws (Clip)
Coming in a couple of days late, it's a new-to-both-of-us pick from Patreon supporter Michele: The In-Laws! Why on earth were there not half a dozen movies with Adam Arkin and Peter Falk, and a couple of sequels to this movie?! Truly off the charts chemistry between these two. Thank you for your...
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#300 The Breakfast Club
Mama mia, 300 episodes! Insane to have been doing this for 11 years and 300+ episodes. Thank you all for listening! We had to do a BIG one for this, and what better re-visit than John Hughes' coming-of-age classic? This is a movie with some *electric* performances, but oof-a-doof some rough...
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#299 The Naked Gun (Clip)
We're back! Celebrating the release of the Legacyquel/Remake The Naked Gun, we're diving in with Frank Drebin's debut film. A truly hilarious movie that is just absolutely packed to the gills with jokes! Why don't they make more comedies filled wall-to-wall and edge-to-edge with jokes? All this…
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#56 Chopping Mall
We're still on our extended hiatus, but here's another great vault episode for you! We're aiming to return in August, stay tuned! Rounding out the 2016 Spooktacular is Chopping Mall! Why aren’t these killbots equipped with cleaning equipment? Who wants to have a sex party in a furniture store?…
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#22 Going Overboard
We're still on our extended hiatus, but here's another great vault episode for you! We're aiming to return in August, stay tuned! This week, Tripp and Andrew get back to torturing themselves with barely watchable dreck: Adam Sandler’s Going Overboard! Not to borrow from Buzzfeed, but this…
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#64 Friday the 13th 4: The Final Chapter
Sorry folks, Hiatus is continuing for another month! Having a baby is hard, and both of us have real job issues making things more complicated. We're hoping to be back in July! For now, another archive episode: Friday the 13th Part 4! Out-of-context quote from this episode: “TED WHERE’S THE...
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#77 Child’s Play
Sorry folks, Hiatus is continuing for another month! Having a baby is hard, and both of us have real job issues making things more complicated. We're hoping to be back in July! For now, another archive episode: Child's Play! Note: Tripp is an idiot and picked the wrong microphone, so the first…
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#298 Say Anything (Clip)
We're on hiatus here on the main feed, but we're still keeping to our Patreon schedule for April and June! Our next flick is Cameron Crowe's coming-of-age classic: Say Anything... Hear us get into a legitimate fight about this movie being #problematic! (It is not. I write the copy, so I determine...
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#72 One Crazy Summer
While we're on hiatus here on the Main Feed, we're still rolling on Patreon, with Hocus Pocus dropping in April and Say Anything... dropping in June. Want to hear the rest? It’s on Patreon, along with more than TWENTY FIVE additional episodes (More than 35 hours of content!) It’s all just $5 per...
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#62 Better Off Dead
While we're on hiatus here on the Main Feed, we're still rolling on Patreon, with Hocus Pocus dropping in April and Say Anything... dropping in June. Want to hear the rest? It’s on Patreon, along with more than TWENTY FIVE additional episodes (More than 35 hours of content!) It’s all just $5 per...
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#18 9 to 5!
While we're on hiatus here on the Main Feed, we're still rolling on Patreon, with Hocus Pocus dropping in April and Say Anything... dropping in June. Want to hear the rest? It’s on Patreon, along with more than TWENTY FIVE additional episodes (More than 35 hours of content!) It’s all just $5 per...
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#2 Golden Girls S4E20, High Anxiety
While we're on hiatus here on the Main Feed, we're still rolling on Patreon, with Hocus Pocus dropping in April and Say Anything... dropping in June. Want to hear the rest? It’s on Patreon, along with more than TWENTY FIVE additional episodes (More than 35 hours of content!) It’s all just $5 per...
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#12 Rocky IV!
While we're on hiatus here on the Main Feed, we're still rolling on Patreon, with Hocus Pocus dropping in April and Say Anything... dropping in June. Want to hear the rest? It’s on Patreon, along with more than TWENTY FIVE additional episodes (More than 35 hours of content!) It’s all just $5 per...
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#297 Hocus Pocus (CLIP)
We're on hiatus here on the main feed, but we're still keeping to our Patreon schedule for April and June! Andrew's pick is Hocus Pocus! Does Tripp still not vibe with this movie? Is Thackery Binx the weirdest name possible? Find out at Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for this episode, plus hours of...
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#10 The Running Man
While we're on hiatus here on the Main Feed, we're still rolling on Patreon, with Hocus Pocus dropping in April and Say Anything... dropping in June. Want to hear the rest? It’s on Patreon, along with more than TWENTY FIVE additional episodes (More than 35 hours of content!) It’s all just $5 per...
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#7 BMX Bandits
While we're on hiatus here on the Main Feed, we're still rolling on Patreon, with Hocus Pocus dropping in April and Say Anything... dropping in June. Want to hear the rest? It’s on Patreon, along with more than TWENTY FIVE additional episodes (More than 35 hours of content!) It’s all just $5 per...
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#296 Vegas Vacation (Clip)
A Note: We do spoil a major part of David Copperfield's Vegas show in this. Vegas! Vegas! Vegas! It's our last episode before the paternity hiatus, and we're discussing a Laino family classic, and a not-great movie that we love deeply: Vegas Vacation! What's the kayfabe of Siegfried and Roy? Why...
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#40 Batman
While we're on hiatus here on the Main Feed, we're still rolling on Patreon, with Hocus Pocus dropping in April and Say Anything... dropping in June. Want to hear the rest? It’s on Patreon, along with more than TWENTY FIVE additional episodes (More than 35 hours of content!) It’s all just $5 per...
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#295 Back to the Future III
All this and more! It's Tripp's Pick for Favorites-bruary 2025: Back to the Future III! For some reason, we did these movies 5 years apart: 2015, 2020 and now 2025! Did this instill Tripp's love of westerns? Mary Steenburgen is CRAZY horny for Doc, Michael J. Fox is channeling Clint Eastwood and…
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#294 Batman Returns
It's our mom's least favorite movie, Batman Returns! Michelle Pfeiffer causes Andrew's awakening, Danny DeVito is a true horror, and Keaton is...barely in the movie! Hear Andrew gush and Tripp appreciate Tim Burton's second Batman flick. All this and more! Looking for #291 A Nightmare Before...
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#293 Pee Wee's Big Adventure
Tim Burton's first film, Pee Wee's Big Adventure turns 40 this year, so what better way to kick off 2025? He's a loner, Dottie, a Rebel, and he's at the heart of this delightfully absurd comedy. How old is PeeWee? Is this our most Sketch-forward movie in year? All this and more! Looking for #287...
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#71 Short Circuit
We'll be back on January 20 with Pee-Wee's Big Adventure! Until then, enjoy this archive episode! Out-of-context quote from this episode: “[Steve Guttenberg] in this movie and Ed Begley, Jr. in She-Devil are the two biggest ‘… what?’ casting decisions.” Steve Gutenberg finally makes it onto the...
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#291 Gremlins
It's a true Christmas classic turning 40, so we had to go visit Bedford! Do these rules make any sense? What miracle saved us from the way too dark script version of this? How great is Dick Miller? All this and more! Looking for #287 Alien? It’s on Patreon, along with more than 25 additional...
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#290 Bloodsport
Our long-delayed Listener Request Month finale is here: Jean-Claude Van Damme's testosterone-fueled, wrestling tinged insanity: Bloodsport! Andrew hates a movie Tripp loved, secret salt, a very confusing tournament schedule/structure, inexplicable plot structure, is Jean-Claude AWOL? All this and...
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#289 Delirious
Happy Thanksgiving, here's your second helping of Candy-ed Yams: Delirious! What is Candy so into this lady? What's the best part about living in a soap opera world? Plus, we discuss all the dum things we'd do with a magic typewriter! All this and more! Looking for #287 Alien? It’s on Patreon,...
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#288 Nothing But Trouble
We kicked off Candy-ed Yams with a completely incomprehensible movie: Nothing But Trouble! What are we even doing here? Why on earth would Dan Aykroyd bite off so much for his first directorial effort? Why is he wearing a dick nose and a sloppy nightmare monster? All this and more! Looking for…
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#286 Wes Craven's New Nightmare
This episode brings us to the end of Freddie month, with a 30th anniversary celebration of Wes Craven's New Nightmare, aka Scream Zero. How did a movie this weird get a greenlight (that's a good thing!), B Roll of real disasters, Andrew hates Tripp's opinions on Heather Langenkamp, Freddie gets...
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#285 A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
We're celebrating the 40th birthday of Horror Icon Freddy Krueger with the original Nightmare on Elm Street! How do we feel about less silly Freddy? Why does he run like that?!!?! Tripp dares criticize Heather Langenkamp and Andrew gets furious. All this and more! Looking for #282 The Gate? It’s…
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#284 Scream for Help
We're rounding out the main part of Listener Request Month with Scream for Help, an oddball horror flick! What's with the movie-of-the-week vibes? What on earth is this John Paul Jones score? Does no one know how a lighter works? All this and more! Looking for #282 The Gate? It’s on Patreon…
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#283 Saturday the 14th
A movie with a perfect episode release date: Saturday the 14th! We kick off Listener Request Month with a strange duck of a movie. Why this title for THIS kind of spoof? What is Tambor doing, exactly? How is a movie THIS short feeling SO long?! All this and more! Looking for #282 The Gate? It’s…
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#49 Ghostbusters II
ORIGINALLY AIRED July 11, 2016 COMING OUT A FEW DAYS EARLY to celebrate the Ghostbusters reboot, Tripp and Andrew strapped on their proton packs and tackled the albatross of the Ghostbusters franchise: Ghostbusters II! How did AN ENTIRE CITY forget what happened in the first … Continue reading →
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#282 The Gate SAMPLE
It's Listener Request Month! We're coming hot out of the gate with the 1987 too-scary-for-kids flick: The Gate! How great are these effects? What the heck is with Terry's whole vibe? Why is this man driving a dog corpse around town? Why does a portal to hell just pop up in this backyard? All this...
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#281 A League of Their Own
Baseball month rounds third and heads for home with the cable classic A League of Their Own! Is this the last '80s-esque Hanks Yell TM on screen? Did Geena Davis throw the game? Tripp reveals a long-held movie grudge, and both brothers pledge to try to kill each other during any competition. All...
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#280 Major League (FIXED)
It's baseball month! Here in the dog days of August, we're jumping in with Major League! What happened to the raunchy sports comedy? Is baseball the most film-ic sport? Why isn't there more Wesley Snipes? What the HELL is up with this romance subplot? All this and more! Looking for #277, Honey, I...
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Listener Request Month 2024!
It's listener request month! You have until August 15th at midnight. Call 856-347-7328 (DISSECT) and leave us your name, where you're calling from and the movie you want to see us cover! Time's running out!
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#279 Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Eddie Murphy slides right back into Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F! Netflix has released on the best Legacy-quels of all time, maybe? Lots of practical effects and stunts, and Eddie is great! However, MORE JUDGE REINHOLD DAMN IT! Get those Listener Request Month calls in! You have until...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Tripp and Andrew Laino have been watching movies together since 1992, and making fun of them together since 1999, when a rainy afternoon of babysitting turned into 8 straight hours of cheesy science fiction, popcorn and jokes. Raised on a strict diet of 80s adventure, action, comedy and drama, the pair have an undying love for the 1980s and all of the weird, wonderful cinema therein. Since 2014, they’ve hosted this podcast - every other week they dissect a movie (or sometimes a TV show), finding plot holes, bad lighting and acting choices and the bizarre cinema quirks of 30-odd years ago (Smoking in hospitals! Rubber suits without neck hinges! Corey Feldman!).
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Tripp and Andrew Laino
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