Dissecting The 80s
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!).
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 73 minutes
- Episodes
- 255
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
#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 coupl…
#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…
#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 jo…
#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 the…
#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 b…
#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 archi…
#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 archi…
#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 …
#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 w…
#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 w…
#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 w…
#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 w…
#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 w…
#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 th…
#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 w…
#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 w…
#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 …
#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 w…
#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 lov…
#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 apprec…