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
#219 Bachelor Party
Tripp's getting hitched, so we're throwing a Bachelor Party alongside '80s icon Tom Hanks!
Can we get a spastic Tom Hanks performance in the future? How great is he at being a complete goofball? Why.…
#218 Stripes (Sample)
Want to hear the rest of this full-length episode? It’s at Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s, along with nearly 20 hours of bonus content at the $5 tier!
All this and more!
“NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin Ma…
Summer Rewind: #48 Summer Rental
NOTE: Tripp has Covid, so we were unable to record this week's episode, and still haven't managed to be able to do it. To make up for it, here's one of our favorites from the Patreon Archives: Summer…
#217 The NeverEnding Story
We conclude the main feed episodes of Listener Request Month 2022 with a long-asked for episode: The NeverEnding Story!
Did this blow our tiny minds as a youth? Is Falcor a dog or what? How great are…
#216 Pump Up The Volume
Part 2 of Listener Request Month takes us to 1990 for Christian Slater's fantastic performance in Pump Up The Volume!
Shouldn't he just see a therapist? Does this movie need a suicide to make its poi…
#215 1941
Listener Request Month begins with a forgotten Spielberg comedy: 1941!
We've got ourselves a sketch movie, with basically every working actor in 1979: Does Belushi translate to 2022? What's Dan Aykro…
#214 Watcher in the Woods
It’s the not-at-all sweatily named tradition: Andrew Programs The Show In The Month of April: APTSITMOA.
We're finishing our Davis-Crawford month with the oddball Disney horror flick Watcher in the W…
#213 Mommie Dearest
It's the not-at-all sweatily named tradition: Andrew Programs The Show In The Month of April: APTSITMOA.
We're diving into the camp classic: Mommie Dearest! What on earth are we doing here!? What mov…
#212 E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (Clip)
Out now for $5 patrons, it's our full-length episode on the beloved E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial!
Looking for more? Find this complete episode at Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s, along with nearly 20 hour…
#211 Raising Arizona
It's the second half of our delightful double feature for March comes in like a Raimi and out like a Coen.
How madcap is this movie? What went on in the Raimi/Coen/Hunter/Campbell/Bates/McDorman hou…
Listener Request Month 2022!
Listener Request Month is May (and June on Patreon!)
Get your requests in on the Dissecting the 80s Hotline: 856-347-7328 (856-DISSECT) by leaving your name, where you're calling from, and the movie …
#210 Evil Dead 2
THIS IS MY BOOMSTICK! We're back from our brief '90s sojourn and talking about one of our absolute all-time favorites: Evil Dead 2!
Talking points: The origins of our movie-watching relationship, the…
#209 Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Favorites-bruary comes to a close with one of Tripp's childhood favorites: Terminator 2: Judgment Day!
How great are these special effects? Could Linda Hamilton kick both our asses at once? How dang …
#208 Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
It's Favorites-bruary/Fave-bruary, so we're each picking a favorite for the month!
Andrew's up first with delightfully silly Elvira: Mistress of the Dark. Is she actually a witch? What's this himbo u…
#207 Evilspeak
We're joined (briefly) by an incredibly special guest - The Devil, himself! - to discuss this Clint Howard-led mashup of Satanic Panic and Computers are Evil tropes: Evilspeak!
Why are these bullies …
#206 Ten Little Indians
An episode we started talking about an eternity ago: 1989's Cannon Films version of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None!
Why doesn't Tripp know what a tiger is? Can we do our Donald Pleasance …
#205 The Christmas Star
Ho, ho, ho! Merry Christmas!
It's Ed Asner playing Santa, but this time he's a phony conman hiding in a basement. Why is this plan so elaborate? Who made this insane chair? Are we doing Scrooge or Wh…
#204 Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toymaker
Sliding into the '90s again for a little holiday madness: Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toymaker!
How great is Mickey Rooney in this?! Plus, the delightful creations of Screaming Mad George, perh…
#202 Dragnet (fixed)
This version fixes an error in the final 15 minutes.
It's our final T. Hanks-giving, and we're leaving on a pretty great note: the 1987 man-out-of-time comedy Dragnet!
Key discussions: Treating old s…
#201 Joe Vs. The Volcano
It's our first foray into the newly annexed years (by a scant 86 days): Joe Vs. The Volcano!
The dynamic duo of Hanks and Ryan make their first magic together; it's a dystopian nightmare, Tripp gushe…