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
#107 Halloween II
It’s Michael Myers Month on Dissecting the 80s, and we start with Halloween II! Loomis and Doc Brown unite for a fabulous ad; the joys of pot roast day dreams, Laurie Strode in Cheers, A LOT of Loomi…
01:17:25 |
Mon 08 Oct 2018
#106 Harry and the Hendersons
They’re making a bigfoot animated film, so we hung out with the Bigfoot of the 1980s: Harry! *Apologies for the audio issue on Tripp’s half of this episode! It’s the weird pescatarian bigfoot family …
01:13:40 |
Mon 24 Sep 2018
#105 Predator
In celebration of The Predator, we went back to where it all started: the testosterone-soaked 1987 film: Predator! How sweaty is this movie? Why is Shane Black’s character SUCH a twerp? Why is there …
01:25:27 |
Mon 10 Sep 2018
Patreon Teaser: Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
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00:00:50 |
Sat 08 Sep 2018
#104 Mac and Me
It’s our fourth anniversary, so we dove into the classic McDonald’s(TM)/Coca-Cola(TM) commercial: Mac and Me! Why do these aliens have butthole mouths? Why do they walk in this insane way? Why are th…
00:59:44 |
Mon 27 Aug 2018
#103 Innerspace
We’re celebrating the release of Meg Ryan’s THE MEG (a film she is DEFINITELY not in) with Innerspace! Doritos as a measure of economic value, Making a stand on Cool Ranch, What on earth is the tone…
01:16:13 |
Mon 13 Aug 2018
#102 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
KHAAAAAAN! It’s the second part of TWO-LY, and we’re boarding the Enterprise for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan! Andrew is DEEPLY confused, Tripp tries to explain Star Trek, What the hell is a Genes…
01:27:48 |
Mon 30 Jul 2018
#101 Nightmare on Elm Street 2
Kicking off the two-part TWO-LY is Nightmare on Elm Street 2! *We’re really sorry about the sirens you hear sometimes in this episode; we didn’t think they were being picked up! Freddy Krueger is bac…
01:22:05 |
Mon 16 Jul 2018
#100 The Goonies
Holy cow ONE HUNDRED EPISODES, GANG! Martha Plimpton inexplicably washes her face in a barrel, Andrew eats beans and gets us sued by Jonah Hill and Seth Rogen, The Incredible Machine gets a shout out…
01:17:26 |
Mon 02 Jul 2018
100th Episode Red Carpet Clip Show!
Before you head into The Goonies episode, we’ve got a best of recap of our first 100 episodes in this red carpet clip show! Please share this sampler with anyone you think might enjoy the show! Liste…
00:16:23 |
Mon 02 Jul 2018
We’re on Patreon!
We’ve launched a Patreon page! We’re so, so grateful to have folks listening to us on a regular basis, and don’t want anyone to feel left out, but we wanted to offer a little something extra for thos…
00:08:21 |
Sun 01 Jul 2018
#99 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
There was SUPPOSED to be a remake of this movie out this week – so we’re dissecting Dirty Rotten Scoundrels! Just how many ways can we fix this film?, The sadness of Michael Caine never playing James…
01:16:59 |
Mon 18 Jun 2018
#98 The Karate Kid
There’s a Cobra Kai YouTube Red Series, so we dove into The Karate Kid! How awful is Daniel-san? Why isn’t this movie just Miyagi and Elizabeth Shue hijinx? What the heck is wrong with Cobra Kai? Is …
01:39:32 |
Mon 04 Jun 2018
#97 Muppets Take Manhattan
We continue Takes May-nhattan with Muppets Take Manhattan! Why did we never get The Muppets in College? Why are we taking so long to find out where everyone’s side jobs are? Ranking Muppet shenanigan…
01:10:14 |
Mon 21 May 2018
#96 Jason Takes Manhattan: Friday the 13th Part VIII
It’s the start of TAKES MAY-NHATTAN, our month celebrating films that, well, Take Manhattan! It’s a well-cooked Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, but it ought to be …
01:23:48 |
Mon 07 May 2018
#95 The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
It’s Andrew-programs-the-show-in-the-month-of-April (APTSITMOA for short), so we’re doing a musical! The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas has Burt Reynolds and Dolly Parton as the ultimate dream team!…
00:57:08 |
Mon 23 Apr 2018
#94 Overboard
Out-of-context quote from this episode: This is Gaslighting: The Motion Picture! Is there a more 80s plot than wanting to build a miniature golf course? Is Kurt Russell the worst father in this show’…
01:20:11 |
Mon 09 Apr 2018
#93 Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice! Happy 30th anniversary to the delightfully weird Beetlejuice! Michael Keaton in the role of a lifetime (will we see him go Hawaiian!?), the absurdity of artists…
01:07:16 |
Mon 26 Mar 2018
#92 Heathers
It’s the weirdest Dissecting the 80s of all time! Hear Tripp and Andrew dive into Andrew’s LONG-requested favorite: Heathers, a movie Tripp can’t stand! It’s a live dissolution of a 26-year-old relat…
01:11:15 |
Mon 12 Mar 2018
#91 Death Wish IV
Out-of-context quote from this episode: “There’s a pile of mysterious powders at the party with a sign that just says: Snortin’ Drugs, and the “R”s are backwards.” It’s more FOURBRUARY: Crime and Pun…
01:21:02 |
Mon 26 Feb 2018
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