Release Year Archive

1988

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

the Most Excellent 80s Movies Podcast

Scrooged (1988)

On this holiday episode of the Most Excellent 80s Movies Podcast, Krissy and Nathan rewatch the 1988 Christmas comedy Scrooged starring Bill Murray. While they expected big laughs from this irreverent take on A Christmas Carol directed by Richard Donner, neither found it as funny or charming as remembered.

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the Most Excellent 80s Movies Podcast

Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)

Join hosts Krissy Lenz and Nathan Blackwell and special guest Nate McWhortor as they journey down the rabbit hole of 1988’s groundbreaking live-action/animated smash hit Who Framed Roger Rabbit. In this fun and insightful episode, we look at:

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Beetlejuice (1988)

It’s the podcast where a filmmaker and a comedian enthusiastically haunt of the 80s movies we think we love or might have missed. This is Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, a movie selection from 1988.

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the Most Excellent 80s Movies Podcast

Bloodsport (1988)

It’s the podcast where a filmmaker and a comedian kick and punch and kick our way through the 80s movies we think we love or might have missed. This is Bloodsport, an action movie selection from 1988.

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Movies We LIke • Rachel Lewis • Working Girl
Movies We Like

Writer/Producer Rachel Lewis on Working Girl

Writer/producer Rachel Lewis joins us to talk about one of her favorite movies, Mike Nichols’ 1988 film ‘Working Girl,’ written by Kevin Wade. We also talk about her career as well as the goals of the current writers strike. Tune in for a great conversation!

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Coming to America (1988) 

It’s the podcast where a filmmaker, a comedian, and their fabulous guests come to visit the 80s movies we think we love or might have missed! This is Coming to America from 1989!

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Heathers (1988)

It’s the podcast where a filmmaker and a comedian rewatch the 80s movies we think we love or might have missed to find out if they are, indeed, so VERY…

This is Heathers, a movie selection from 1989.

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The Next Reel • Season 11 • Series: Coming of Age Debuts • Salaam Bombay! Dir: Mira Nair, 1988
The Next Reel Film Podcast

Salaam Bombay!

We kick off our series on Coming of Age Debuts with Mira Nair’s first narrative feature. It’s ‘Salaam Bombay!’ from 1988. It’s a realistic look at life on the streets for a kid in the slums of Bombay. What do we think of the film? Tune in to find out!

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The Next Reel • Season 11 • Series: John Heard • D: Penny Marshall • 1988
The Next Reel Film Podcast

Big

We started our John Heard series with some films in which he played the lead. Now we’re looking at some in which he plays smaller but still important parts. In this episode, we’re looking at Penny Marshall’s 1988 film ‘Big’ in which John Heard plays a corporate workplace bully to Hanks’ character. What do we think of the film? Tune in to find out!

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