1981

Halloween II (1981)

A traumatized Laurie Strode, Jamie Lee Curtis, is admitted to the hospital after surviving the attacks by Michael Myers. But safety is only an illusion! Michael Myers does his best to hunt down and kill the survivor. John Carpenter returns to write this sequel, but this time direction is given by Rick Rosenthal. Find out what Jim and A.Ron think of this sequel to the classic!

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Excalibur (1981)

Excalibur is one of the most ambitious tellings of the legend of King Arthur. It’s chock full of knights, castles, and excellent actors. Today we find out if Sir Patrick Stewart and Sir (?… probably) Liam Neeson, among others, can do enough heavy lifting to hold Excalibur on high or if it will be an…

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An American Werewolf in London (1981)

This podcast was commissioned as a wedding gift from David Faggiani to his little brother Matt, to celebrate their life-long love affair with the 1981 John Landis horror/comedy “American Werewolf in London”. We discuss the awesome practical effects of the movie, the fine line between comedy and absurdity the film walks, the English countryside, and much more.

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Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)

Thanks to Anthony Basich for commissioning this podcast, and quite frankly, changing our entire mind about the Mad Max franchise. We think 1981’s “The Road Warrior”, directed by George Miller and starring Mel Gibson, is awesome, and stands up to any of it’s 80’s action movie brethren in a competition about holding up and entertaining a modern audience. We discuss feral kids, post-apocalyptic sexuality, the economics of a refinery under constant attack, working with animals in the movies, and much more.

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