Dissecting The 80s

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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!).

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#274 Drop Dead Fred

May 27 2024 90 mins

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 MOVIE FOR?! WHY ARE IMAGINARY FRIENDS SUCH ASSHOLES? Why is Carrie Fisher so chill about this enormous tragedy that happens!? What's Phoebe Cates arc supposed to be?! All this and more! Lo

#273 Little Monsters (1989)

May 13 2024 109 mins

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? How bad are the Savage bros? All this and more! Looking for #272, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar? It's on Patreon, along with TWENTY FOUR additional episodes (More than

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

Apr 29 2024 6 mins

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 title: To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar. Wanna hear the rest of this episode, plus TWENTY FOUR additional episodes (More than 35 hours of content!)? It’s all on Patr

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

Apr 15 2024 112 mins

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 Nicole Ritchie, it's Christina Applegate and scream queen Danielle Harris! What are the rules of this movie? How is she not getting caught? What's up with her brother's flip flopping? Is

#270 Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

Apr 01 2024 89 mins

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 the greatest idea for production value ever conceived? How buckwild is this performance from Susan Tyrell?! All this and more! Looking for episode 267? It’s The Poseidon Adventure and

#269 Captain Ron

Mar 25 2024 93 mins

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 forget he wasn't playing Snake Plissken? (Does Plissken have two consecutive Ss because his first name is snake?) All this and more! Looking for episode 267? It’s The Poseidon Adventur

#268 Breakdown

Mar 07 2024 101 mins

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 the underseen gem: Breakdown! Kurt gets caught up in a scheme! Things get sweaty! You don't know who to trust! Plus, a cavalcade of character actors! All this and more! Looking for epis

#267 The Poseidon Adventure CLIP

Mar 04 2024 6 mins

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 the time circuits on this fine Leap Day and we've jumped to the past - well we always do that, but a DIFFERENT past! It's the disaster-piece: The Poseidon Adventure! How great are these s

#266 Goodfellas

Feb 19 2024 118 mins

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 gush over the long takes, incredible performances and top-tier filmmaking! All this and more! Looking for episode #262? It’s our Nickelodeon Spectacular, and it’s on Patreon. Visit

#265 The Addams Family

Feb 05 2024 102 mins

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 Burton-ey?! All this and more! Looking for episode #262? It’s our Nickelodeon Spectacular, and it’s on Patreon. Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content! “NewsStin