About this podcast
Welcome to the 80s Cinema Club where Harry and Alfie, two enthusiastic film lovers, delve deep into the endless catalogue of 80s films to review the classic and the cult, the weird and the wonderful and of course, everything in-between! Come along with us as we give you our thoughts on one of cinemas most influential decades.
Episodes
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- Child's Play · 37 minHappy New Year! Even if it's a bit late... Come join us as we discuss the ins and outs of voodoo magic, electroshock therapy, gas explosions - and a doll? This week we're…
- Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) · 40 min · Season 2 Episode 5We are back in 1980s LA with our favourite cop duo Riggs and Murtaugh! This time they are going up against South African Diplomats who are using their diplomatic immunity to…
- A Christmas Story (1983) · 43 min · Season 2 Episode 4All Ralphie wants for Christmas is an Air Rifle, but everyone keeps saying he's going to shoot his eye out! It's his job to try change their minds. But does he? On this weeks…
- Tron (1982) · 25 min · Season 2 Episode 3The first film in an IP spanning decades! But does it still hold up today? Or does once groundbreaking technology make this film quite difficult to watch? Find out with us as we…
- The Running Man (1987) · 33 min · Season 2 Episode 2An adaptation of a Steven King Novel. We've done plenty of these before! This week it's The Running Man with Arnold Schwarzenegger at the helm. Releasing this now feel quite well…
- Star Wars (1977) · 45 min · Season 2 Episode 1We're back!!!! An no better way to kick off our return than with one of the most influential sci-fi films of all time. Grab some power converters and strap into your X-Wing as…
- Episode 68 - Beverly Hills Cop 2 (1987) · 33 minThis week we return to Beverly Hills to catch up with our old friend Axel Foley. In his second trip to California he is investigating the alphabet crimes which took a personal…
- Episode 67 - Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) · 38 minAre you ready for another teen film? Well you better be as this week we are reviewing Fast Times at Ridgemont High. This is another classic 80s teen comedy with iconic scenes as…
- Episode 66 - Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) · 37 minAn absolute classic. The adventure film of all adventure films. This is Raiders of the Lost Ark, the start of a legendary character named Indiana Jones. If you've never seen this…
- Episode 65 - Risky Business (1983) · 40 minWhen a teenagers parents go away for the weekend, a series of events leads to their son turning their house into a brothel. You would be right to think that took a drastic leap…
- Episode 64 - Christine (1983) · 27 minA killer car. Enough said really about this weeks review of John Carpenter's Christine. Expect some, but not as much as you wanted of a killer car, in a killer car film.
- Episode 63 - The NeverEnding Story (1984) · 32 minToday we review a film about a book, which is about thoughts and imagination which potentially are happening in real life or in a child's head. It's hard to tell. Anyway, this is…
- Episode 62 - Lethal Weapon (1987) · 37 minThis week we are taking a stroll down the streets of LA and meeting up with Sgt Riggs and Sgt Murtaugh to solve a mysterious murder linked with a larger criminal enterprise. This…
- Episode 61 - Beetlejuice (1988) · 34 minWhat do you think happens when you die? In this film it's different for everyone. For Barbara and Adam, their death meant trying to scare away a family who moved into their home…
- Episode 60 - E.T (1982) · 46 minToday we have a visitor from another world who just wants to phone home. Yes, that's right, we are reviewing E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial! Get your bicycle baskets ready as we…
- Cinema Club Special: Pixels (2015) · 40 minYou may be thinking this isn't an 80s film... And you would be right! Welcome to our first Cinema Club Special where we review basically whatever we want! For our first special…
- Episode 59 - The Karate Kid (1984) · 52 minWhat's that? It can't be? Oh wait! It is! We are back! After way too many weeks away we are finally back and for our first episode we are reviewing The Karate Kid! So get ready…
- Episode 58 - Pretty In Pink (1986) · 37 minIt's time for another teen film! This week we are taking a look at Pretty In Pink which is another film written by John Hughes. In this weeks episode you can expect many…
- Episode 57 - Short Circuit (1986) · 46 minWhen a robot is struck by lightning it gains the ability to think for itself and ends up going on a big adventure trying to escape its creators. From this weeks episode on Short…
- Episode 56 - Dead Poets Society (1989) · 37 minThis film really took us by surprise at how amazing it is! The message it sends is timeless and we've never had such a deep conversation on the podcast before. In this weeks…
