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Episode 095: Less Than Zero

Less Than Zero
Andrew McCarthy and Jami Gertz in a scene from Less Than Zero.

Last week, we took a look back at the 1988 film adaptation of Jay McInerney’s 1984 novel Bright Lights, Big City. This week, we look back at McInerney’s counterpart, Bret Easton Ellis, his 1985 novel Less Than Zero, and its 1987 movie adaptation.

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This Day in 80s Movies History: August 2nd, 1985

Insignifcance
Michael Emil as Albert Einstein and Theresa Russell as Marilyn Monroe, in Nic Roeg's 1985 film Insignifcance.

What do John Hughes, Big Bird, Tom Holland and Nic Roeg all have in common? Today! They all were featured in, or directed, movies that were released on August 2nd, 1985. Let’s take a look back…

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Episode 001: The 80s Movies of John Hughes

The 80s Movies of John Hughes
Lea Thompson, Eric Stoltz and Mary Stuart Masterson in a publicity photo for John Hughes' 1987 film Some Kind of Wonderful.

Welcome to this first official episode of The FilmJerk Podcast, which will cover a wide variety of aspects of 1980s cinema. Sometimes we’ll cover a specific film, or a specific filmmaker’s career during the decade, or one of the many film distributors (completely independent or studio dependent) that popped up and/or flamed out during the decade.

For this episode, we’re going to talk about the 1980s output from writer/producer/director John Hughes, the industry-changing legend who passed away ten years ago this week.

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