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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!).

Tv & Film Comedy Improv Film Reviews
Update frequency
every 11 days
Average duration
73 minutes
Episodes
255
Years Active
2017 - 2025
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#274 Drop Dead Fred

#274 Drop Dead Fred

It's the conclusion of I-May-Ginary Friends Month, easily the worst theme month in the history of this podcast!

We're visiting with Drop Dead Fred and asking a lot of questions, like: WHO IS THIS MOV…

01:30:24  |   Mon 27 May 2024
#273 Little Monsters (1989)

#273 Little Monsters (1989)

Boy oh boy, how on earth did I watch this SO much as a kid?

It's a truly wretched Howie Mandel feature, Little Monsters! Why are the monsters so scary? Why is the underworld lit through 3D glasses? H…

01:49:14  |   Mon 13 May 2024
CLIP #272 To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar

CLIP #272 To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar

The conclusion of the not-sweaty-at-all Andrew Programs the Show in the Month of April: APTSITMOA!

We’re watching a ’90s movie about three Drag Queens changing a small town, with a buckwildly long ti…

00:06:45  |   Mon 29 Apr 2024
#271Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead

#271Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead

It’s the not-sweaty-at-all Andrew Programs the Show in the Month of April: APTSITMOA!

We're watching a '90s movie about to be remade: Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead! No, not Tyra Banks and Nico…

01:52:42  |   Mon 15 Apr 2024
#270 Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

#270 Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

It's the not-sweaty-at-all Andrew Programs the Show in the Month of April: APTSITMOA!

We're starting with an underseen slasher in Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker.

Is hiring Jan De Bont for one scene …

01:29:02  |   Mon 01 Apr 2024
#269 Captain Ron

#269 Captain Ron

Russel-Mania 2: Oops no Carpenters ends with Captain Ron, a weird boating movie new to both of us!

 

Would this be better with Kurt as the Family Man role? Why isn't this just Summer Rental? Did Kurt…

01:33:45  |   Mon 25 Mar 2024
#268 Breakdown

#268 Breakdown

Something went awry with the time circuits on this Leap Day and now we can jump to the past – well we always do that, but a DIFFERENT past!

Russel-Mania 2: Oops no Carpenters starts right now with t…
01:41:46  |   Thu 07 Mar 2024
#267 The Poseidon Adventure CLIP

#267 The Poseidon Adventure CLIP

Hey folks - we're going to be a few days late for the normally scheduled episode from today (should be up Thursday!) so we wanted to post this to tide you over a few days.

Something went awry with t…
00:06:52  |   Mon 04 Mar 2024
#266 Goodfellas

#266 Goodfellas

As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster.

One of the all-time great opening lines, and miracle of miracles, Andrew didn't hate one of Tripp's all-time favorite movies! Hear us …

01:58:30  |   Mon 19 Feb 2024
#265 The Addams Family

#265 The Addams Family

Finger snaps! It's the Addams Family for Andrew's Favorites-bruary pick!

How great are Gomez and Morticia? Does Tripp's idea to improve this movie make it better (yes)? How is this movie so Tim Burto…

01:42:02  |   Mon 05 Feb 2024
#264 Silent Night, Deadly Night 4

#264 Silent Night, Deadly Night 4

On this second half of revisiting franchises month, Fourn-uary is accurate, because ooh boy is this gross and porny!

Why is this so disgusting? Has Screaming Mad George gone too far for us? Why is th…

01:31:27  |   Tue 23 Jan 2024
#263 Amityville 1992: It's About Time

#263 Amityville 1992: It's About Time

 

This January we're revisiting some franchises we had a lot of fun with in the past, starting with Amityville 1992: It's About Time (AKA Amityville 6).

How did they end up on household appliances in…

01:54:27  |   Mon 15 Jan 2024
#262 Nickelodeon Christmas-Mentary Sample!

#262 Nickelodeon Christmas-Mentary Sample!

Hey gang! This is our latest Patreon bonus, where we watched Double Dare, Legends of the Hidden Temple, Guts and Are You Afraid of the Dark for commentary!

All this and more!

Want to hear - and see!…

00:08:03  |   Mon 01 Jan 2024
#261 A Christmas Story

#261 A Christmas Story

Merry Christmas! You'll shoot your eye out! It's A Christmas Story, and its turned 40 this year!

What's up with these nightmare Mickey and Minnie parade characters? Why is this poor mother not puttin…

01:44:06  |   Mon 25 Dec 2023
#260 Action Jackson

#260 Action Jackson

We're watching a movie Tripp has been waiting all year for: Action Jackson, celebrating its 35th anniversary!

How amazing is Dee? HOW ON EARTH ARE THERE NOT 30 OF THESE? How great does Carl Weathers …

01:44:28  |   Mon 11 Dec 2023
#259 Uncle Buck

#259 Uncle Buck

Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy a heaping helping of Candy-ed Yams with one of Candy's best: Uncle Buck!

Is this the best Cat in the Hat adaptation? How can you make these pancakes? Is this the best child …

01:29:35  |   Mon 20 Nov 2023
#258 Who’s Harry Crumb?

#258 Who’s Harry Crumb?

It's Candy-ed Yams, our newest theme month!

We're checking out a new-to-us Candy film: Who's Harry Crumb?

Who, exactly, is Harry Crumb? Why is Candy slumming it in this? How great is Shawnee Smith? P…

01:33:40  |   Tue 07 Nov 2023
#257 Halloween

#257 Halloween

Happy Halloween! If you want to hear the rest of our episode on this masterpiece, plus more than 20 bonus episodes, visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s to learn more!   We're celebrating this holida…
00:07:40  |   Tue 31 Oct 2023
#256 The Blob

#256 The Blob

BEWARE OF THE BLOB!

How great is Kevin Dillon's hair and pirate shirt? Look at this murderer's row of character actors! How great are these practical effects? How deaf would they be post explosion? W…

01:28:45  |   Mon 30 Oct 2023
#255 Friday The 13th Part 6: Jason Lives

#255 Friday The 13th Part 6: Jason Lives

KI KI KI MA MA MA!

We're back in Camp Crystal Lake for this Friday the 13th in October with Friday the 13th: Jason Lives!

Why is this guy running around a paintball field with a machete? Why did this…

01:35:02  |   Fri 13 Oct 2023
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