The Brat Pack
Brat Pack Movies at 40: The History, the True Members, and the Ultimate 1980s Teen Film – The 80s Movie Podcast 136
Look back at 40 years of The Brat Pack, the unofficial group of young actors whose films fundamentally defined 1980s teen culture. Host Edward Havens explores the origins of the […]
Brats (2024): Andrew McCarthy Revisits the Rise and Fallout of the Brat Pack – The 80s Movie Podcast 130
In this episode of The 80s Movie Podcast, host Edward Havens examines Brats (2024), Andrew McCarthy’s documentary about the lasting impact of the “Brat Pack” label. The film revisits the […]
Less Than Zero (1987): Robert Downey Jr., Bret Easton Ellis, and the Cost of Excess – The 80s Movie Podcast 095
In this episode of The 80s Movie Podcast, host Edward Havens revisits Less Than Zero (1987), the drama inspired by Bret Easton Ellis’s controversial debut novel. The film follows a […]
The 1980s Films of John Hughes: How One Writer-Director Reinvented the American Teen Movie – The 80s Movie Podcast 001
The 80s Movie Podcast (formerly The FilmJerk Podcast) launches with its first episode, a deep dive into the work of John Hughes, the writer, director, and producer who built the […]