Movie Main Offender

In this episode we look at the 1986 supernatural action-comedy cult-classic, Big Trouble in Little China. After arriving in San Franscisco Jack Burton becomes embroiled in a battle between two Chinatown factions, the Wing Kong and the Chang Sing. Following the theft of his truck and the kidnapping of a friend, Jack delves deeper into the mysterious criminal underworld, headed by the illusive David Lo Pan. There’s monsters, magic and mayhem in store.With the help of part-time Tour bus operator and part-time sorcerer Egg Shen and restaurant owner Wang Chi, will Jack overcome ancient evil?Let’s shake the six-demon bag to see who is the movies main offender!

In this episode we look at the frat-tastic comedy, Animal House. Its 1962 and a pair of Faber College freshmen look to join the most prestigious fraternity on campus – but they end up becoming initiated in the least!In the Delta fraternity they discover 'Being bad is more fun than being good'.With the prospect of disruption to the college and the homecoming parade, Dean Vernon Wormer announces that Delta is on double secret probation. With the assistance from the ass-paddling Omega fraternity, he sets them up to fail. Will toga parties, road trips, and sex-fuelled drunken debauchery prevail for another semester? Or will Delta’s student charter be revoked and their frat-house demolished? As one Delta recommended 'Don’t get mad, get even!'

In this episode we look at the 1993 Sci-fi romp, Demolition Man. Rogue cop John Spartan will stop at nothing to halt the crimes of long-time criminal Simon Phoenix. Just as he thinks he has the edge over his nemesis, he is falsely convicted over the loss of human lives, along his accuser, Phoenix. In a revolutionary form of imprisonment, the pair are cryogenically frozen, which has sweeping impacts on crime in Los Angeles. 32 years later, Phoenix is unfrozen for parole, with cryo-prison founder Dr Cocteau intending to use him to quell an uprising of the lower class, known as the ‘Scraps’. Desensitized from serious crime, the modern police force lacks the hardline skills to deal with the threat of Phoenix, who has escaped his parole. The San Angeles police department are instructed to bring him back by any means, so they unfreeze Spartan, the Demolition Man, to help bring Phoenix to justice. Let’s ditch the three shells and work out who is the movies main offender!

In this episode, we look at the 1989 comedy, Weekend at Bernie’s. On a scorching Sunday in New York, Larry Wilson and Richard Parker are forced to work, when suddenly they catch a break.They stumble across an enormous accounting error, which they take straight to their boss Bernie Lomax. There is more to the error than Richard and Larry are aware, as Bernie has secretly been swindling money from the company in conjunction with the mob. Looking to remove the problem created by the two young employees, Bernie invites them to his beach house to be taken out! The only problem is Bernie winds up dead before they get there. The ensuing weekend sees the Richard and Larry attempt to enjoy themselves, but their host is already toast!Let’s do a post-mortem to determine who is the Weekend at Bernie's main offender!

In this episode we look at the 1985 time travel classic, Back To The Future. Doctor Emmet Brown becomes the first person to invent time travel, and high schooler Marty McFly becomes the first human to experience it. He accidentally travels back in time to 1955 without any fuel to return, alters the course of time, and risks erasing his own existence. As he tries to make amends and travel back to the future, we ask the question - who is the movies main offender?

In this episode we look at the 1984 supernatural comedy, Ghostbusters. Following the termination of their academic funding, a trio of parapsychologists embark on a new industry stemming from their interest in the paranormal. New York becomes terrorized by an escalating plague spooks, spectres and ghosts. But there’s only one question…Who are you going call?Let’s take a look at the flash points to determine who is the movies main offender!

In this episode we look at the 1993 coming of age classic, Dazed and Confused. On the final day of school in 1976, students begin their journey into the next phase of their lives. Faced with the brutal challenges of high school initiations and overzealous seniors, the freshman venture into unknown.The seniors meanwhile are determined to have the best time they can while they are stuck in this place. Are our characters ‘cool’? How much trouble can they get into in one night? Let’s take a look at the flash points to determine who is the Dazed and Confused Main Offender!

In this episode we look at the 1985 classic, the Goonies. An ensemble of young teenagers in the neighbourhood, known as the Goonies, are implicated with the local crime family, the Fratelli’s.With the threat of demolition to their homes in place of a golf course, the Goonies are desperate to find a way to save them. Following the discovery of an old map, the Goonies and the Fratelli’s become caught up in a game of cat and mouse, in pursuit of the hidden treasure. Let’s take a look at the flash points to determine who is the Goonies Main Offender!