The 80s Movie Podcast
Your ticket to the movies!
Since 2019, film historian and former critic Edward A. Havens III has carefully curated a unique cinematic journey through 1980s films, covering a wide variety of aspects of cinema of the day, from distributors barely remembered and films long forgotten, to the biggest actors and filmmakers of the decade.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 137
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
The Summer of 1986 - Part Two
This episode is the second part of a three-part, occasionally personal, journey through one of the better summers for films during the 1980s: the summer of 1986.
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This episode covers the …
The Summer of 1986 - Part One
This episode is the first part of a three-part, occasionally personal, journey through one of the better summers for films during the 1980s: the summer of 1986.
This episode covers the following movi…
Orion Pictures: Part 5
This episode completes a mini-series of episodes on Orion Pictures, perhaps the best independent distributor not just of the 1980s but of all time.
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This episode covers the following Orio…
May 23rd, 1980
Today's episode takes a look at the films playing in theatres on May 23rd, 1980, a very special weekend for movies, with not one but two inarguable classics being released the same week. The movies d…
Orion Pictures: Part 4
This episode continues a mini-series of episodes on Orion Pictures, perhaps the best independent distributor not just of the 1980s but of all time. This episode covers the following Orion movies rele…
Orion Pictures: Part 3
This episode continues a mini-series of episodes on Orion Pictures, perhaps the best independent distributor not just of the 1980s but of all time.
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This episode covers the following Orio…
Orion Pictures: Part 2
This episode continues a mini-series of episodes on Orion Pictures, perhaps the best independent distributor not just of the 1980s but of all time. This episode covers the following Orion movies rele…
Orion Pictures: Part 1
This episode starts a mini-series of episodes on Orion Pictures, perhaps the best independent distributor not just of the 1980s but of all time. This episode will cover the first five years of their …
Hemdale Films
This episode takes a look at Hemdale Films, an outfit that started in 1967 and is better known as the production company behind The Terminator, Platoon and The Last Emperor, whose turn to theatrical …
IRS Records
This episode, we're doing something a little different, taking a look at the history of the record company International Record Syndicate, or IRS Records, one of the best record labels of the 80s. Ye…
Associated Film Distribution
The FilmJerk Podcast is a regular podcast, covering a wide variety of aspects of 1980s cinema.
This episode takes a look at the history of Associated Film Distribution, a short-lived theatrical distr…
Don Simpson
The FilmJerk Podcast is a regular podcast, covering a wide variety of aspects of 1980s cinema.
This episode takes a short look at the life and career of Don Simpson, one of the most successful produc…
Steven Spielberg in the 1980s: The Producer and Writer
The FilmJerk Podcast is a regular podcast, covering a wide variety of aspects of 1980s cinema. This episode takes a look at the 1980s films written and/or produced by Steven Spielberg.
My Favorite Year, 1982
The FilmJerk Podcast is a regular podcast, covering a wide variety of aspects of 1980s cinema. This episode takes a look at the films that make an impact on a certain teenager during an important yea…
Steven Spielberg in the 1980s - The Director
The FilmJerk Podcast is a regular podcast, covering a wide variety of aspects of 1980s cinema. This episode takes a look at the 1980s films directed by Steven Spielberg.
Jensen/Farley Pictures
The FilmJerk Podcast is a regular podcast, covering a wide variety of aspects of 1980s cinema. This episode takes a look at the films of 1980s distributor Jensen/Farley Pictures, who primarily specia…
John Hughes
This week's episode takes a look at the 1980s films of writer, producer and director John Hughes, who passed away ten years ago this week.