March 1983

'80s All Over

Scott Weinberg and Drew McWeeny

Comedy, Tv & Film

4.6 • 800 Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2018

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

Before we even get into how surprisingly good this month is, let's just say there's a movie here that could be considered one of the most influential movies almost no one has seen, and without telling you what it is, I'll just say that we'll cover a lot of hip-hop films this decade, and it all starts here. Did we mention it's March of 1983already? And that it's a better month than we expected? I mean, we can make the case for at least two all-timers this month, and maybe three, and that's not counting the really solid triples that are also packed in there. John Sayles? Sure. Neil Simon? If we must. Young Sean Penn versus Young Esai Morales? Bring it on. Chuck Bronson makes it sleazy, THE BEYOND makes it weird, and Tom Selleck desperately tries to make up for the worst decision of his career. Stay gold, Pony Boy. It's time for a new '80s ALL OVER.

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0:00.0	There are few decades in film history that have been as scrutinized as the 1980s.
0:18.8	But to really understand the decade and its movies, it's going to take a couple some ones
0:23.2	who were there for it the first time around.
0:25.7	Drew McQueenie and Scott Weinberg are ready to review every major film of the decade
0:30.5	one month at a time.
0:31.9	The look at what worked then, what endures now, and how it felt to be there when it all went
0:36.9	down.
0:39.4	Turn back the calendar with us.
1:21.7	It's the 80s all over. The IBM released DOS 2.0 for the PC, which is sort of like saying English began.
1:28.7	OPEC cut oil prices for the first time in 23 years. Ronald Reagan introduced the Star Wars Strategic Defense Initiative and coined the charming phrase, evil empire, to describe the Soviet Union.
1:36.8	And for the first and only time in their entire publishing history, Time Magazine was forced to recall a cover for a typo when they spell the word control, C-O-N-T-O-L.
1:47.6	That is one hell of a boner as we kick off our discussion of March of 1983.
1:51.3	And speaking of boners, here's my co-host, Scott Weinberg.
1:54.5	Hello, Drew McQueenie. How are you?
1:57.6	I am recording on new equipment.
1:59.1	I'm going to pretend like congratulations, but it has caused a massive delay in this episode recording.
2:04.8	Hasn't you, though.
2:05.9	I had a similar problem a year ago, so I'm certainly not one to complain, but as long as we are up, we are good to go.
2:12.3	It is entirely because you guys continue to support the show that I'm able to upgrade the equipment. And you guys do that every month through the Patreon page, which we cannot thank you enough for. If you are a Patreon subscriber already, then you know about the incredible bonus content that you get. And if you're not, man, you are missing out on half the show. Because I really feel like the bonus episode to become just as interesting,
2:34.7	if not more varied and different. So really, you guys are missing interviews, commentaries, and
2:40.8	mailbags, and all sorts of extra stuff. Bill Hader's been a guest. Paul Shear's been a guest.
2:47.5	Leah Thompson, Barbara Crampton is coming up. Thank you deeply.
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