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In this gritty, neon-soaked, leather-wearin’, motor oil-stinkin’, rockabilly-singin’, pole-dancin’, pickaxe-swingin’ installment, Paul, Javi, and the tough-talkin’ Producer Brad travel to another place, another time to bear witness to a “rock’n’roll fable”. It’s Streets of Fire, one of the oddest mainstream summer movies of the eighties; a feature-length music video that is equal parts western, Road Warrior dystopia, Blade Runner quasi future noir, and Berlin sex club fashion show! It’s Diane Lane, Michael Paré, Rick Moranis, and Willem Dafoe at his palest and most consumptive in Walter Hill’s confounding valentine to toxic masculinity! So rev your engines, fire up your neon, and crank up that eighties soundtrack - because these streets are not gonna burn themselves!
Show Notes:
**This episode has been updated to correct for missing audio. Please redownload if your version has dead air in the first 5 minutes. Thanks!**
US Theatrical Release Date: June 1, 1984
Streets of Fire AFI Catalog Entry
Walter Hill Treated Screenplays Like Literature and Inspired a Generation of Filmmakers
How Did This Get Made: A Conversation With 'Streets Of Fire' Co-Writer Larry Gross - SlashFilm
40th Anniversary Interview with Michael Pare
Roger Ebert's Streets of Fire review
New York Times' Streets of Fire review
Theme music by Mike McGuill
Additional voicework by Russell Bentley
Summer of '84 voiced by Colby Elliott
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It’s Memorial Day weekend and the Multiplex Overthruster crew roars back to the movies for the Summer of ’84 with their old pal Indiana Jones! On his second outing, Indy stares down the many perils of the Temple of Doom… only it’s more like the “Temple of Holy Crap This Movie is Terrifying!” Look, over the years, Javi has followed Paul and the archaeological Producer Brad on many adventures, but into the Great Unknown Mystery… oh the hell with it, the Great Unknown Mystery here is how did all of the goodness of “Raiders of the Lost Ark” metastasize into this haltingly entertaining but mostly really weird and uncharacteristically dark story of child torture, monkey brains, a lava pit of wildly varying temperature, bloodless but nevertheless childhood-scarring heart ripping, and eyeball soup. It’s Indiana Jones as you have never seen him before… in an immaculate white dinner jacket, then strikingly shirtless and, uh, hypnotized into slapping his nine-year-old sidekick? Could Paul be right in his theory that the true hero of this film is Short Round and that we were robbed of an entire saga of Short Round Adventures? (Spoilers, he is right.) So dim your glowing stones, chill your monkey brains, and take a nice warm seat near the lava pit, because the Summer of ’84 is about to begin - in the bowels of The Temple of Doom!
Show Notes:
US Theatrical Release Date: May 23, 1984
Weekend Domestic Box Office May 25, 1984
Indian Jones and the Temple of Doom Box Office
AFI Catalog Entry
'INDIANA JONES' STIRS RATINGS DEBATE - The New York Times
How ‘The Temple of Doom’ Changed the MPAA Ratings System
Corliss, RIchard. (1984, May 21). Keeping the Customer Satisfied. Time
Theme music by Mike McGuill
Additional voicework by Russell Bentley
Summer of '84 voiced by Colby Elliott
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While “When did Michael Douglas Get So Young” may not have been the sole burning question of our rewatch of Romancing The Stone, it certainly was among the many prompted by Paul, Javi, and the always Trustworthy Producer Brad’s journey into the wilds of this 1980’s gem. Though Paul may - occasionally, pointedly - disagree, Javi brilliantly lays out the many arguments for why this film remains an underrated hidden classic. Whether they are settling their differences or finding common ground, Paul and Javi - and yes, Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas, we guess - have one of their most spirited debates as they ponder the veritable mudslide of latino stereotypes on display and many other topics of interest while marveling, as if anew, by the explosive chemistry between Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner… and Danny Devito and Zack Norman and some crocodiles… and Alfonso Arau and “Pepe”… and Holland Taylor and pretty much anything with a pulse. It’s a union of Hollywood Titans - Zemeckis, Douglas, Turner, Devito, and Thomas - yes, Thomas - as they rock to some of the most eighties saxophone riffs ever: it’s Romancing the Stone!
Show Notes:
Romancing the Stone US Theatrical Release Date: March 30, 1984
Weekend Domestic Box Office March 30, 1984
Romancing the Stone Box Office
AFI Catalog Entry: Romancing the Stone
Roger Ebert's Review
New York Times' Review
Theme music by Mike McGuill
Additional voicework by Russell Bentley
Summer of '84 voiced by Colby Elliott
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Imagine a dystopian America where authority is malignant, the profit motive rules all, everyone is on the grift, all goods and services have been devalued to the least of their utility and value, and the infrastructure has crumbled into a depressing echo of its former self… this morning’s New York Times? No! It’s Alex Cox’s punk rock masterpiece Repo Man! Made in that special time before John Hughes and the Brat Pack got their hooks in him, Emilio Estevez embodies youth in revolt as he teams up with Harry Dean Stanton at his scuzziest, most viciously nicotine-stained best to get into some tense situations. Step into the 1980s Ronnie Reagan did NOT want you to know about: where aliens are real, televangelists occasionally moonlight as government agents, television holds a hypnotic sway over your parents, and, most importantly, the threat of the Rodriguez Brothers looms around every corner! Politically biting, socially trenchant, and as fucking hilarious as a can of generic beer and poke to the eye with a lit cigarette, Repo Man may just be the angriest and most prophetic mainstream film of its time - and even more surprisingly, it’s one of Paul’s formative favorites! So join Javi and the ever-so-rebellious Producer Brad as they wonder just what Paul’s youth was really
Show Notes:
Theatrical Release Date: March 2, 1984
Weekend Box Office for March 2-4, 1984
AFI Catalog Entry
Roger Ebert's Review
NYT Review
Theme music by Mike McGuill
Additional voicework by Russell Bentley
Summer of '84 voiced by Colby Elliott
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What happens when a hard-ridin’, gravel scratchin’, manly-man motocross champ accidentally finds himself in the middle of a time travel experiment run by a private corporation unaware that they set up their equipment too close to a public rally race? What if our hero finds himself stranded in the old west with no way home? What if our protagonist never realizes he has traveled through time for most of his own story? Join them varmints Paul and Javi, guided through time and space by the Doc Brown-like Producer Brad, as they witness the occasionally incredible, but mostly credible, and - if the film’s title is to be believed - sole adventure of Lyle Swann! Thrill as our hero - played with clueless gusto by the always-delightful Fred Ward as he faces down a cast of hey-it’s-that-guy” character actors, as well as the most formidable adversary a 1980s action hero could possibly face… an intelligent, empowered female character (played by the intelligent and empowered Belinda Bauer!). It’s Timerider: THE adventure of Lyle Swann, and an episode of Multiplex Overthruster that will take you on an unforgettable journey through a forgotten film!
Show Notes:
US Theatrical Release Date: January 21, 1983
US Home Video Release Date: May, 1983
AFI Catalog Entry
NYT Review
Fred Ward obituary
Richard Masur interview
Theme music by Mike McGuill
Additional voicework by Russell Bentley
Summer of '84 voiced by Colby Elliott
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Every once in a while, a loophole in time, space, and copyright law opens and spits out an object straight out of bizarro world. The summer of ’83 gave us an “official” James Bond film starring the well past-his-prime Roger Moore, and the fall of ’83 answered with NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN - an apostate remake of THUNDERBALL directed by the man who gave us THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK and starring none other than Roger Moore’s also well past-his-prime predecessor Sean Connery! What could possibly go wrong? Uh… a lot. Thrill to spine-tingling scenes of an aging superspy taking herbal treatments at a health spa! Marvel at the cringy romantic subplot with a way-too-youthful Kim Basinger! Gasp at the gravity defying athleticism of Sean Connery’s toupee! Of course, it’s not all bad news… turns out our old man Bond still has plenty of fuel left in the tank, and he is joined by the amazingly unhinged femme fatale Fatima Blush as played by the scenery-devouring Barbara Carrera, the Swedish sensation Max Von Sydow as the kitty-stroking supervillain Ernst Stavro Blofeld, and Bernie Casey as the Felix Leiter we all wish had gotten his own spinoff! It’s James Bond as you have never seen him before! Actually, it’s pretty much exactly as you have seen him before - but Paul, Javi, and their spymaster, Producer Brad love this franchise for all of its flaws, so dim the lights and chill the Geritol, because the Multiplex Overthruster crew will never… ever… say never again!
Show Notes:
Theatrical release date: October 7, 1983
Janet Maslin NYT review
Roger Ebert's review
Theme music by Mike McGuill
Additional voicework by Russell Bentley
Summer of '84 voiced by Colby Elliott
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The envelope, please! That’s right, it’s time, once again for the MULTI AWARDS. Join Paul, Javi, and the august Producer Brad as they render final judgment on the summer of ‘83! Was “Flashdance” a better film than “Yor: The Hunter from the Future?” Was “Octopussy” the most misogynistic movie title of all time, or just of the James Bond series? Are Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd one actor or two? Is being ground zero for the “Nicolas Cage freakout” enough to enshrine a movie in the hall of classics? Can Paul limit himself to only three adjectives per sentence? Will Javi stop evoking The Frank Factor already? Can Producer Brad keep the running time under five hours? It’s Multiplex Overthruster’s finest hour… well, if you listen to this podcast you know it’s going to be more than an hour, but… uh, metaphorically speaking! Whether you can’t get enough of awards season or are sick of the same old awards shows, this episode is for you - an awards show like none other!
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The Summer of ’83 concussively concludes with a gloriously metal swords and sorcery adventure helmed by the 1st AD of The Beastmaster, and penned by the writer of Vampire Hookers and Rainbow Brite. Deathstalker, our morally messed up but oddly philosophical anti-hero, is sent on a quest by weird witch Toralva to unite the sword of justice, amulet of life, and chalice of magic in order to “become the power” before the evil Lord Munkar does. Join Javi, Paul and, intrepidly, Producer Brad on this wild ride into wanton violence and chaos that features a creepy meat puppet, a chatty cave ogre, random mud wrestling, a cannibalistic pig man, a gladiator tournament, some very problematic shape-shifting, John Wick’s worst nightmare cuisine, a truly epic score, and an unexpectedly bold (and timely) anti-autocracy political statement — all of which somehow spawned three sequels and a very fun 2025 remake executive produced by none other than Slash. (Really.)
Show Notes:
1983 Box Office
September 2, 1983 Weekend Box Office
Deathstalker box office
Hollywood Reporter interview with Slash discussing 2025 Deathstalker reboot.
Kickstarter campaign to fund the 2025 Deathstalker reboot.
Screen Rant article on Deathstalker comic book from Vault Comics and Slash.
Boris Vallejo movie posters here and here.
Theme music by Mike McGuill
Additional voicework by Russell Bentley
Summer of '84 voiced by Colby Elliott
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What do you get when you mix the manic comic genius of Michael Keaton, the inimitable dramatic and comedic chops of the great Teri Garr, the legendary deadpan wit of Martin Mull, the wacky unpredictability of Christopher Lloyd, and the ever-reliable smarm of Jeffrey Tambor? Franlky, we wish you got more than Mr. Mom, a movie regarded by many as a modern classic but which left the already very domesticated Paul, Javi, and the always paternal Producer Brad scratching their heads wondering if men in the 80s were simply too brain damaged to drive a grocery store cart. There’s a few bright spots, of course, the not-so-hidden connection to Rocky III, the cute kids, and, of course, woobies. But is it enough? Honestly, we decided to watch this instead of Deathstalker because we thought we owed it to you - our listeners - to get out of the sword and sorcery space and talk about a mainstream movie… and in this episode, you get to hear your three hosts realize the depth of their error with hilarious consequences! CURSE YOU LORD MUNKAR! Yeah, come back next week, we’re watching Deathstalker.
Show Notes:
1983 Box Office
September 2 1983 Weekend Box Office
July 22, 1983 Weekend Box Office
Mr. Mom Box Office Results
Mr. Mom AFI Catalog Entry
Cole Haddon 2023 interview with producer Lauren Shuler Donner.
Theme music by Mike McGuill
Additional voicework by Russell Bentley
Summer of '84 voiced by Colby Elliott
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Okay you hosers, so welcome to our podcast. So today we’re gonna chug a couple cold ones, put on our tuques and watch as comedy titans Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas take their beloved characters from television and comedy albums to the big screen in The Adventures of Bob and Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew! While it would have been perfectly acceptable for them to do their small screen schtick on the big screen and call it a movie, this ambitious duo instead decided to cast themselves as Rosenkrantz and Guildenstern in a brewski-themed remake of… Hamlet? Join Paul, Javier, and the ever sober Producer Brad as they brave the dark corridors of the haunted Elsinore Brewery, where the cyber-ghost of a murdered patriarch cries out for justice from a haunted coin-op video game console as the evil Brewmeister Smith - played by Ingmar Bergman regular Max Von Sydow in prosthetic buck teeth - plots to take over the world using mind-control beer and hockey-playing stormtroopers! Can our hapless duo stop this evil plot? All we can say is that any movie that features a climactic duel between Ming The Merciless and Gold Leader from Star Wars is a beauty way to go, eh!
Show Notes:
1983 Box Office
August 26, 1983 Weekend Box Office
Strange Brew Movie Box Office Results
Strange Brew AFI Catalog Entry
Rick Moranis' Second City Bio
Dave Thomas' Second City Bio
CBC Oral History of Kids in the Hall's "Headcrusher"
Globe and Mail "Best Canadian Comedies"
Theme music by Mike McGuill
Additional voicework by Russell Bentley
Summer of '84 voiced by Colby Elliott
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Cavemen. Dinosaurs. Lasers. Robots. A mysterious medallion. A talking box. Choice meats! And oh that theme song. This barely begins to dip into the brain-bending fountain of wonders that is YOR, THE HUNTER FROM THE FUTURE. Javi, Paul and - intrepidly - Producer Brad have ventured to Yor’s World and returned forever changed by this Italian adaptation of an Argentinian graphic novel that was distilled from a four-hour television mini-series, and is criminally unavailable on any streaming service or for digital rental or purchase. But they would not be denied (thank you Internet Archive), even though it required Javi to heed the film’s counsel (“We will need a lot more hemp before we’re through.”), while Paul Plot was sent into a fugue state. Because while we’re all well-versed in spaghetti Westerns, this is a spaghetti fantasy that takes a stunning turn into spaghetti sci-fi, and somehow blurs the lines between bad and great, and stupid and genius — rendering this week’s episode an absolute fever dream. There is simply no way you can prepare yourself… for YOR!!!
Show Notes:
Yor, the Hunter from the Future (1983) [Internet Archive]
Yor's World (Theme Song) on iTunes and Apple Music
1983 Box Office - The Numbers
1983 Box Office - Box Office Mojo
August 19, 1983 Weekend Box Office
Yor Movie Box Office Results
NYT/Janet Maslin Yor review
Archived Antonio Margheriti bio
Archived interview with Edoardo Margheriti, Antonio's son.
Fanbasepress article speculating on Antonio Margheriti connection to 2001: A Space Odyssey
Theme music by Mike McGuill
Additional voicework by Russell Bentley
Summer of '84 voiced by Colby Elliott
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Behold the birth of the cinematic icon that is Nicolas Cage. Bask in the glory of his historic first on-screen freak-out. Witness his wondrous weirdness expertly unleashed by director Martha Coolidge, who made the most of a tiny budget, tight schedule, and tepid script to deliver a (sub-)cultural landmark by way of the Sherman Oaks Galleria. This week, Javi, Paul - and for sure, like totally, Producer Brad - pop their pastel polo collars as they venture valiantly into the strange suburban vortex of vapidity that is VALLEY GIRL. Demure Julie (Deborah Foreman) falls for pseudo-punk Randy (Cage) from the scary side of the Hollywood Hills, but when her high school social circle disdainly disapproves, she’s torn between lofty love and crushing conformity. Will peer pressure prune her passion? Or will she stop the world and melt with Randy a million miles away on Electric Avenue? Whether you’re in the mood for the valley or not, our hosts have got the vibe, even if their brains are bad news from that creepy clown doll. Have a nice flight!
Show Notes:
1983 Box Office
Valley Girl Weekend Box Office, April 29, 1993
Valley Girl Box Office, August 12, 1983
Valley Girl Box Office Results
AFI Catalog entry for Valley Girl
Roger Ebert review of Valley Girl
AFI Movie Club segment on Valley Girl with DP Frederick Elmes
NYT 2020 article on Valley Girl quoting Martha Coolidge exploiting nudity requirement loopholes.
Indie Wire article with quotes from Nicholas Cage praising Martha Coolidge.
Theme music by Mike McGuill
Additional voicework by Russell Bentley
Summer of '84 voiced by Colby Elliott
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Put on your Ray-Bans, rev up the Porsche, and crank up the Tangerine Dream! It’s time for the movie that made Tom Cruise a star, which somehow Javi and Paul had never seen! Listen as they, with the help of ever-patient Producer Brad, get past their preconceived notions and are rewarded with a teen sex comedy that has more in common with Blue Velvet than Porky’s. Suburban high school senior Joel (Cruise), afflicted with anxiety about getting into Princeton and left home alone by his materialistic parents, is prodded by devil-on-his-shoulder pal Miles (Curtis Armstrong) down the path to some Risky Business in the form of call girl Lana (Rebecca De Mornay), who turns Joel’s home into a brothel. Is it a swooning love letter to capitalism, or subversive indictment of it, or both? Javi and Paul marvel and muse at this unexpectedly layered, nuanced, and finely crafted film rife with symbolism, sex positivity, delightful dream sequences, awesome needle drops, surprisingly positive trans representation, a crystal egg, and a young Joe Pantoliano as Guido the Killer Pimp. There is no substitute!
Show Notes:
1983 Box Office
August 5-7, 1983, Weekend Box Office
Risky Business Box Office Results
Hollywood Reporter excerpts from Curtis Armstrong's 2017 memoir, Revenge of the Nerd.
Top 100 Stars in Leading roles at the Domestic Box Office
Theme music by Mike McGuill
Additional voicework by Russell Bentley
Summer of '84 voiced by Colby Elliott
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What is Krull? Who is Krull? Where is Krull? Why is Krull? These are all time-honored questions asked by no one - except those of us who have experienced the fantasy sci-fi would-be saga that is Krull. Join Paul, Javi, and the stalwart Producer Brad as they journey through space (they think) and time (maybe?) to experience the (it thinks) epic battle between a princess, her prince, and their rag-tag misfit army of actors who would go on to do far better work (Liam Neeson? What are you doing here?) against an intergalactic dictator (we guess) and his army of poorly-armed, partially-ambulatory stormtroopers (kinda). Thrill to the modest swordplay, marvel at the adequate production design, and let your spirit rise to the strains of one of James Horner’s minor soundtracks! It’s a deep (ish) dive into one of the lost (not really) classics (now we’re being generous) of the summer of ’83, so buckle your swash and get ready, because once you go Krull, you come back… uh, null?
Show Notes:
1983 Box Office
July 29,1983 Weekend Box Office
Krull Box Office Results
Theme music by Mike McGuill
Additional voicework by Russell Bentley
Summer of '84 voiced by Colby Elliott
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Does it get any more ’80s than Flashdance? Luminous Jennifer Beals is a welder by day who dances at a bar by night, but must conquer imposter syndrome to achieve her ballerina dreams. It’s sort of a music video-esque Disney musical crossed with an inspirational sports drama (a la Rocky or Rudy), yet somehow Javi and Paul had never seen it, much to Producer Brad’s amusement. Join them in a world made of steel, made of stone (aka Pittsburgh) as they bask in the glory of Giorgio Morodor’s memorable music, wrestle with the film’s male-gaze-fantasy-meets-aspirational-female-empowerment dichotomy, and get pleasantly sucker-punched by this surprisingly sweet fairy tale about having faith in oneself (and dancing like you’ve never danced before). And did we mention it’s from the future director of Fatal Attraction, future screenwriter of Basic Instinct (and Showgirls), and action impresario Jerry Bruckheimer? (And is that Cynthia Rhodes playing her same character from Staying Alive?) Break out your leg warmers, Diet Pepsi and torn sweatshirt — it’s time to take your passion and make it happen!
Show Notes:
1983 Box Office
April 15, 1983 Weekend Box Office
July 22, 1983 Weekend Box Office
Flashdance Box Office Results
As mentioned by Paul, Angela Trimbur Dance classes!
AFI Catalog on Flashdance
USA Today Article Commemorating the 35th Anniversary of Flashdance
NYT Article on the dismissal of class action lawsuit over Polish jokes in Flashdance.
Theme music by Mike McGuill
Additional voicework by Russell Bentley
Summer of '84 voiced by Colby Elliott
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John Travolta returns as sweaty strutting disco stud Tony Manero in this misguided sequel to Saturday Night Fever co-written and directed by… Sylvester Stallone? Tony makes a brazen leap from Brooklyn to Bizarro World Broadway (and from the ’70s to the ’80s) but soon finds himself not in a love triangle, but a love pentagon as he vies for the lead role in a dizzyingly demented Dante-meets-disco dance revue provocatively titled Satan’s Alley (not to be confused with Tropic Thunder’s monks-in-forbidden-love fake film). Javi, Paul and - divinely - Producer Brad embark on their most chaotic episode yet as they are relentlessly pummeled with headbands, leotards, lens flares, slow-mo, possible vampires, and the very apotheosis of The Frank Factor as director Stallone tries to turn this film into a career catapult for his brother to outshine the Bee Gees (who apparently didn’t appreciate this). In the immortal words of the film, “It’s a journey through hell that ends in an ascent to heaven. You might think it’s simple, but if it’s gonna work you gotta bust your asses!” And we did, so you don’t have to. Let’s strut!
Show Notes:
As Paul mentioned, Dennon and Sayhber, the choreographers for Staying Alive, offer classes. Here's the link to their site where you can sign up for dance classes.
We can't believe we forgot to discuss the trailer for Satan's Alley, the fake movie from the movie Tropic Thunder! You can watch the trailer here.
1983 Box Office
July 15, 1983 Weekend Box Office
Staying Alive Box Office Results
Theme music by Mike McGuill
Additional voicework by Russell Bentley
Summer of '84 voiced by Colby Elliott
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You’ll believe a man can sigh as Supergeeks Javi, Paul and - indestructibly - Producer Brad discover the third time’s not the charm with Superman III, though it does offer one unforgettable high-concept scene (and a truly funny setup and payoff). Our hosts boldly bend format this episode by picking three scenes each to examine (one of which may or may not involve bowling vandalism via Super-sneeze) as they struggle to maintain their sanity against the artificial Kryptonite of this threequel’s seemingly never-ending inanities. In stark contrast to the wonders that Rocky III rewarded us with by adding iconic adversary Mr. T (as recounted in our very first episode!), here we get Superman vs. Supercomputer (that’s an Atari) as programming prodigy Richard Pryor is extorted into villainy by evil tycoon Robert Vaughn. Despite their combined talents (and a psychic nutritionist stand-in for Miss Teschmacher), they are no Lex Luthor, just as director Richard Lester is no Richard Donner (and composer Ken Thorne is no John Williams). Still, while Margot Kidder’s Lois Lane is conspicuously sidelined for most of the film, we’re treated to Annette O’Toole’s lovely Lana Lang, and Christopher Reeve gets to play a creepy, scuzzy new character (Man of Heel?). You will not believe a man can ski off a skyscraper and survive, but you will enjoy this episode full of love for Superman and our hosts’ entertaining exasperation at this misguided misfire.
1983 Box Office
July 8, 1983 Weekend Box Office
Superman III Box Office Results
Richard Pryor's 1981 appearance on The Tonight Show displaying his Superman fandom.
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When Paul, Javi, and the audacious Producer Brad see a great movie, the result is a podcast full of mirthful entertainment… but when it’s a movie that crashes and burns, the result is UNMITIGATED SNARK GREATNESS. What happens when Burt Reynolds and Hal Needham, the star and director of the hit films “Smokey and the Bandit” and “Cannonball Run”, reunite for a putative romantic comedy about a deviant NASCAR driver and a church lady turned fried chicken chain ad exec? Our horrified hosts weave a wonderment of wordplay, yet still somehow manage to run out words for “atrocity.” Loni Anderson, Jim Nabors, Ned Beatty, Parker Stevenson and Bubba Smith were all somehow forced to do time in this carceral excruciation of a film - and the Multiplex Overthruster crew has nothing but elucidating empathy as they perform a much-needed autopsy of one of the low points of the Summer of ’83: “Stroker Ace”! Trust us, this episode is worth it for its odes to Cassandra Peterson’s captivating cameo and how an AVOD ad break can offer an unexpected oasis of comfort — plus don’t miss a startling post-credit bonus revelation!
1983 Box Office
July 1, 1983 Weekend Box Office
Superman III Box Office Results
Theme music by Mike McGuill
Additional voicework by Russell Bentley
Summer of '84 voiced by Colby Elliott
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What happens when screen legends Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche play obscenely wealthy commodities brokers who wager on an insidious, impromptu nature-vs.-nurture experiment that subjects an unwitting Eddie Murphy and Dan Ackroyd to radical reversals of fortune? You get an ’80s screwball comedy update of The Prince and the Pauper that also showcases the great Jamie Lee Curtis and Denholm Elliott, along with a host of amusing cameos by the likes of Al Franken, Bo Diddley, and Giancarlo Esposito, all set to an Elmer Bernstein score built on the shoulders of Mozart. And it’s a Christmas movie! (Kind of.) Join Javi, Paul and - inscrutably - Producer Brad as they learn more than they ever wanted to about pork belly and concentrated frozen orange juice futures trading, navigate the film’s alarmingly casual racism and homophobia (not to mention a painful bit involving a gorilla), and behold the biggest smoked salmon ever to grace the silver screen.
For a better understanding of commodities, short selling, and The Eddie Murphy Rule, check out this great episode of Planet Money.
1983 Box Office
June 24, 1983 Weekend Box Office
Trading Places Box Office Results
Theme music by Mike McGuill
Additional voicework by Russell Bentley
Summer of '84 voiced by Colby Elliott
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What happens when you put the director of Saturday Night Fever together with the star of All That Jazz? Sadly, it’s Blue Thunder. No it’s not Tropic Thunder, and it’s not Thunder From Down Under. It’s Blue Thunder. What is Blue Thunder? A depressed meteorological phenomenon? Nope, it’s a weaponized high tech surveillance helicopter that could be out there right now, surveilling you with weaponized high tech or something. It could have been a paranoid thriller from the 70s - a timely warning about the danger of blurring the line between the police and the military… but mostly it’s about the heights of exasperation that ensue when one of our hosts can’t tell the difference between a Trans Am and a Camaro, and another reveals himself to be “Team Airwolf” at an inopportune time. Join Paul, Javi, and the increasingly high tech and weaponized Producer Brad as their attempts to make sense of Blue Thunder become a far more entertaining experience than actually watching Blue Thunder! So strap in, throttle up, and prepare for some high tech snarkilicious goodness from your weaponized, high tech pals at Multiplex Overthruster!
1983 Box Office
June 17, 1983 Weekend Box Office
Blue Thunder Box Office Results
Theme music by Mike McGuill
Additional voicework by Russell Bentley
Summer of '84 voiced by Colby Elliott
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