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Episode 094: Bright Lights, Big City

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Post date November 17, 2022
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Michael J. Fox, in a scene from the movie version of Bright Lights, Big City.

On this episode, we travel back to 1984, and the days when a “young adult” novel included lots of drugs and partying and absolutely no sparkly vampires or dystopian warrior girls. We’re talking about Jay McInerney’s groundbreaking novel, Bright Lights, Big City, and its 1988 film version starring Michael J. Fox and Keifer Sutherland.

Tags Big City, Bright Lights, James Bridges, Jay McInerney, Joyce Chopra, Keifer Sutherland, Michael J. Fox, Phoebe Cates, The 80s Movie Podcast, Tracy Pollan

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Episode 005: Steven Spielberg in the 1980s – The Producer and Writer

Post author By Edward Havens
Post date October 26, 2019
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Fievel Mousekewitz, the main protagonist from the Steven Spielberg-produced movie An American Tail.

A few episodes ago, we covered the 1980s movies of Steven Spielberg as a director. This episode, we’ll touch on the fifteen movies he wrote, co-wrote, produced and/or executive produced over the course of the decade.

Tags Amazing Stories, An American Tail, Arachnophobia, Back to the Future, Back to the Future Part II, Back to the Future Part III, Barry Levinson, Batteries Not Included, Blair Brown, Bob Gale, Chris Columbus, Continental Divide, Dad, Don Bluth, Fandango, Frank Marshall, Gary David Goldberg, Gremlins, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, I Wanna Hold Your Hand, Innerspace, Joe Dante, Joe vs. The Volcano, John belushi, John Patrick Shanley, Kevin Costner, Kevin Reynolds, Kurt Russell, Meg Ryan, Michael Apted, Michael J. Fox, Poltergeist, Richard Benjamin, Richard Donner, Robert Zemeckis, Shelley Long, Steven Spielberg, The 80s Movie Podcast, The Goonies, The Land Before Time, The Money Pit, Tobe Hooper, Tom Hanks, Used Cars, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Young Sherlock Holmes

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Episode 004: My Favorite Year, 1982

Post author By Edward Havens
Post date September 9, 2019
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Mark Lin-Baker and Peter O'Toole in a scene from My Favorite Year.

This episode takes a look at the films that make an impact on a certain teenager during an important year of personal change.

Tags 48 Hours, Alan Bates, Alan J. Pakula, Alan Parker, Amanda Wyss, Amy Heckerling, Anthony Edwards, Barry Levinson, Ben Kingsley, Bill Forsyth, Bill Murray, Blade Runner, Blake Edwards, Bob Geldof, Bob Hoskins, Brian Dennehy, Brimstone and Treacle, Brittania Hospital, Carl Reiner, Christopher Reeve, Clare Grogan, Class of 1984, Costa-Gavras, Craig T. Nelson, Creepshow, Dabney Coleman, Daniel Stern, Das Boot, Dead Kennedys, Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid, Deathtrap, Denholm Elliott, Dennis Potter, Devo, Diane Lane, Diner, Diva, Dominique Pinon, Don Bluth, Dustin Hoffman, Dyan Cannon, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Eating Raoul, Echo and the Bunnymen, Ed Harris, Eddie Murphy, Ellen Barkin, Eric Stoltz, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, First Blood, Fitzcarraldo, Forrest Whitaker, Frances, Frederick Forrest, Gandhi, Gang of Four, Garry Marshall, Gary Numan, George A. Romero, George Harrison, George Miller, Glenn Close, Gregory’s Girl, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Hammett, Harrison Ford, Harry Dean Stanton, Hector Elizondo, Henry Winkler, Invisible Sex, Jack Lemmon, James Garner, James Russo, Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jeremy Irons, Jerzy Skolimowski, Jessica Lange, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Joan Plowright, JoBeth Williams, John Carpenter, John Gordon Sinclair, John Lithgow, Jools Holland, Joseph Bologna, Judge Reinhold, Julie Andrews, Jurgen Prochnow, Kelli Maroney, Kevin Bacon, Kevin Kline, Klaus Nomi, Kurt Russell, Ladies and Gentlemen, Larry Cohen, Laura Dern, Leonard Nimoy, Lindsey Anderson, Lou Adler, Maggie Smith, Malcolm McDowell, Mark Hamill, Mark Lin-Baker, Mary Woronov, Mel Gibson, Meryl Streep, Michael Caine, Michael J. Fox, Michael Keaton, Michael McKean, Michael Palin, Michael Richards, Mickey Rourke, Missing, Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl, Moonlighting, My Favorite Year, Nic Cage, Nick Nolte, Night Shift, Oingo Boingo, OMD, Pamela Reed, Patrick Macnee, Paul Bartel, Paul Newman, Perry King, Peter O'Toole, Phoebe Cates, Pink Floyd: The Wall, Poltergeist, Q: The Winged Serpent, Quest for Fire, Richard Attenborough, Richard Benjamin, Richard Crenna, Richard Hell, Richard Loncraine, Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip, Rick Overton, Ridley Scott, Robbie Coltrane, Robin Williams, Roddy McDowell, Roger Waters, Ron Howard, Rutger Hauer, Saul Rubinek, Sean Penn, Sean Young, Shelley Long, Sidley Lumet, Sidney Lumet, Sissy Spacek, Smithereens, Sophie’s Choice, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Steel Pulse, Stephen King, Steve Guttenberg, Steve Martin< Rachel Ward, Steven Spielberg, Sting, Susan Seidelman, Sydney Pollack, Sylvester Stallone, Taylor Negron, Ted Danson, Teri Garr, The 80s Movie Podcast, The Cramps, The Fabulous Stains, The Go-Gos, The Long Good Friday, The Lost Boys, The Missionary, The Police, The Road Warrior, The Secret of NIMH, The Thing, The Verdict, The World According to Garp, Timothy Daly, Timothy Spall, Tobe Hooper, Tom Savini, Tootsie, Trevor Howard, Tron, UB40, Urgh: A Music War, Victor/Victoria, Wall of Voodoo, Walter Hill, Werner Herzog, William Shatner, Wim Wenders, Wolfgang Petersen, X, XTC, Young Doctors in Love

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