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1980s

For all you proper film enthusiasts who would like to peruse the films of  TruStory FM’s entertainment podcasts by release decade. Get ready for a firehose of film history in these here stacks.

the Most Excellent 80s Movies Podcast

Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

It’s the 100th episode of the podcast where a filmmaker and a comedian and their rambunctious, frequent guests take a deep dark dive into the 80s movies we think we love or might have missed… and this is a favorite of the team: Big Trouble in Little China, a movie selection from 1986.

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the Most Excellent 80s Movies Podcast

Grease 2 (1982)

It’s the podcast where a filmmaker and a comedian and their fabulous guests take a cool cool ride through the 80s movies we think we love or might have missed… and learn a little about reproduction — and ourselves — along the way! This is Grease 2, a movie selection from 1982.

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the Most Excellent 80s Movies Podcast

Mad Max Beyond Thunder Dome

A comedian and a filmmaker enter! One podcast leaves! It’s the podcast where a filmmaker and a comedian and their fabulous guests smash and slam and saxophone our way through the 80s movies we think we love or might have missed…! This is “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome,” a movie selection from 1985.

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the Most Excellent 80s Movies Podcast

Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)

It’s the podcast where a filmmaker and a comedian smash and slam and explode the 80s movies we think we love or might have missed… all to get that sweet sweet guzzuline! This is “Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior,” a movie selection from 1981.

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the Most Excellent 80s Movies Podcast

Stand By Me (1986)

It’s the podcast where a filmmaker and a comedian and their fabulous guests walk and walk and walk to find the dead body of the 80s movies we think we love or might have missed… leeches and all! This is Stand By Me a movie selection from 1986.

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the Most Excellent 80s Movies Podcast

Pet Sematary (1989)

It’s the podcast where a filmmaker and a comedian bury the 80s movies we think we love or might have missed… but they come back… This is Pet Sematary a movie selection from 1989.

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the Most Excellent 80s Movies Podcast

Teen Wolf (1985)

Do you have a furry, but not too scary, rage building up inside you that just LONGS to play the sweatiest BASKETBALL ever? Then this is the pod for you. This is Teen Wolf, a movie selection from 1985, with guest Andy Nelson from The Next Reel Film Podcast and the Marvel Movie Minute.

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the Most Excellent 80s Movies Podcast

Pretty in Pink (1986)

Are you from the literal wrong side of the tracks? Do you shop at Trax? Do you ever wear weird hats? Then this is the pod for you…. richies can listen as well though. This is Pretty in Pink, a movie selection from 1986.

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The Next Reel • Season 12 • Series: Slumber Party Massacre • Slumber Party Massacre II
The Next Reel Film Podcast

Slumber Party Massacre II

We continue delving into feminist(?) takes on 80s slasher films as we walk through the Roger Corman-produced Slumber Party Massacre series. How is Deborah Brock’s sequel ‘Slumber Party Massacre II’ different from its predecessor? It’s certainly doing something new. Does it work? And how does it hold up?

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The Next Reel • Season 12 • Series: Slumber Party Massacre • The Slumber Party Massacre
The Next Reel Film Podcast

The Slumber Party Massacre

We kick off our next series, looking at some 80s slashers directed by women! That’s right, it’s time to tackle the Slumber Party Massacre series. In today’s episode, we’re looking at the first film, Amy Holden Jones’ 1982 film ‘The Slumber Party Massacre.’ How do its origins as a parody lead to it perhaps punching a bit above its weight?

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