Darren and Matt's 80s Adventure
Darren and Matt are taking an excellent adventure through the 80's. Join them weekly as they break down some of the greatest (and some of the worst) films of the best decade in recent history.
Episodes
117 episodes
Prancer (1989)
“The problem is, Jessie... I don't believe in Santa Claus anymore.” Ho-Ho-Ho. This week we are looking at a film we have debated doing every Christmas and that film is 1986’s Prancer. Starring the wonderful Sam...
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Episode 117
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1:12:22
Die Hard 2 (1990)
“You're the wrong guy in the wrong place at the wrong time.” This episode we catch up with John McClane as he goes to pick his wife up from the airport at Christmas and well, you know the drill. With a slight decade breach w...
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Episode 116
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1:06:02
About Last Night... (1986)
“Fine. I'm gone. It's done. And you can go back to doing whatever you want to do, with whoever you want to do it, and whatever orifice you want to do it in.” This episode we go to a film that neither of us had ever seen as we head...
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Episode 115
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1:14:44
The NeverEnding Story (1984)
“They look like big, good, strong hands, don't they? I always thought that's what they were.” This episode we journey through the mythical land of Fantasia and beyond with Bastian, Atreyu and a whole collection of quirky and wonde...
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Episode 114
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1:31:17
Evil Dead 2 (1987)
“There's something out there. That... that witch in the cellar is only part of it. It lives... out in those woods, in the dark... something... something that's come back from the dead.” Happy Halloween! This episode ...
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Episode 113
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1:20:09
Critters (1986)
“I... I swallowed my chewing tobacco.” As we approach halloween we decided to take a look at 1986’s Critters. This film with numerous Gremlins comparisons terrorised one of us when watching it on video back in the day ...
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Episode 112
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1:07:04
Fletch (1985)
“Why don't we go lay on the bed and I'll fill you in?” This film was suggested to us by a long time listener and we have finally got round to it after our sequels tour. So, this episode we get to both watch an 80’s f...
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Episode 111
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1:06:40
Back to the Future Part 2 (1989)
"No, I know; you did send me back to the future. But I'm back - I'm back from the future." This episode we return to a set of films that we hold dear, the Back to the Future Trilogy. Once again we find ourselves in Hil...
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Episode 110
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1:11:32
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
"I'm surprised you haven't heard of me, I got a bad reputation, like sometimes I just go nuts like now ha ha!" This week we take a jaunt to 1989 to see what trouble Riggs and Murtaugh are going to get themselves into. As a b...
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Episode 109
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1:08:47
Rambo: First Blood Part 2 (1985)
“I've always believed that the mind is the best weapon.” This episode we go back to the world of Rambo to see what happens next. Is this as good as the first film and will we enjoy it as much? To hear our thoughts on F...
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Episode 108
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1:16:11
The Karate Kid Part 2 (1986)
“You know... When MY father died, I spent a lot of time thinking I hadn't been such a great son. It seemed to me like I could have listened a little more, spent a little more time with him together... I felt so guilty, you know, like he did eve...
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Episode 107
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1:19:36
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
“This is it, Jennifer: your big break in TV.” This week we return to Elm Street for the third installment of the long running horror franchise and watch Freddy spout one-liners as he kills some more unfortunate victims. ...
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Episode 106
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1:07:18
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
“You dolt! Do you think my son would be that stupid? That he would bring my diary all the way back here?” This week we spend time with our old friend Indiana Jones and this time his father is along for the ride too. Th...
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Episode 105
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1:19:58
Return of the Jedi (1983)
“You underestimate the power of the Dark Side. If you will not fight, then you will meet your destiny.” Not since episode 33 have we been to a galaxy far, far away so it was about time we caught up with Luke, Leia, Han and ...
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Episode 104
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1:03:41
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)
“I propose you take your nose out of MY business, go back to the mayor's office, and put it where it usually is.” This week we visit our old friends from the Police Academy in the first of many sequels that will follow. It w...
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Episode 103
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1:09:06
Ghostbusters 2 (1989)
“Your Honor, ladies and gentleman of the audience, I don't think it's fair to call my clients frauds. Sure, the blackout was a big problem for everybody. I was trapped in an elevator for two hours and I had to make the whole time. But I don't b...
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Episode 102
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1:06:12
Beverly Hills Cop 2 (1987)
“Hey, Ace. I would very much like you to meet Judy. She can suck a golf ball through twenty feet of garden hose. Ain't that right?” This week's episode marks some changes as we hit episode 101! Minor tweaks have taken place ...
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Episode 101
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1:13:31
The Secret of My Success (1987)
“Please God, help me get out of this. I swear I'll go all over the world telling people not to screw the boss's wife.” This week the boys celebrate 100 episodes by going back to where it all started with 1987’s The Secret o...
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Episode 100
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1:26:25
A View to a Kill (1985)
“Well my dear, I take it you spend quite a lot of time in the saddle” This week the boys journey to 1985 to tackle their first James Bond film in nearly 100 episodes! They tackle this 80s example of excess, questionable plan...
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Episode 99
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1:23:14
Staying Alive (1983)
“In case you don't know this, I used to be pretty incredible myself when I lived in Brooklyn.” This week the boys take a look at the 1983 follow up to Saturday Night fever with Staying Alive. This is a film...
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Episode 98
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1:26:58
Predator (1987)
"RUN, GO! GET TO THE CHOPPER!" This week the boys venture to 1987 to watch a classic Arnie film, Predator. A film that has spawned many sequels but this is the only one to star Schwarzenegger as he takes one of the classic s...
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Episode 97
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1:18:03
The Outsiders (1983)
"Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold." In the first film of 2024 for the boys they are venturing to 1983 to take a look at The Outsiders. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola and based on the book by S. E. Hinton this film features a ...
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Episode 96
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1:32:17
Home Alone (1990)
“Keep the change, ya filthy animal!” Merry Christmas! This week the boys decade breach again ever so slightly in order to have a look at the wonderful Home Alone. We all know this as a Christmas classic and three guess...
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Episode 95
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1:10:35