October 1980

'80s All Over

Scott Weinberg and Drew McWeeny

Comedy, Tv & Film

4.6 • 800 Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2017

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Can you believe we're almost done with 1980? It's flying by, and after a short holiday break, we are back with a jam-packed episode that covers everything from TERROR TRAIN to Frank Sinatra's final starring role, with a beloved romance starring Christopher Reeve, Paul Simon's most personal film, and David Lynch's mainstream breakthrough as well. Dig in, because this one covers almost 20 films.

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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.
1:13.6	It's the 80s all over. You got to be. The Charlie Andrew
1:17.6	Angelo Dundee wants to stop the fight.
1:19.6	That's it.
1:22.6	They stopped the fight at TKO.
1:25.6	It'll be scored as a technical knockout.
1:29.2	Larry Holmes managed to TKO Muhammad Ali in the 11th round of a title fight.
1:33.4	Thundar the Barbarian premiered on Saturday morning TV.
1:37.4	The very first use of home banking by computer took place in Knoxville, Tennessee, and
1:41.9	John Lennon released his terrific single, just like starting over in the UK.
1:50.2	Forget all of that, though, because there was a crazy and diverse list of films released
1:53.9	in October of 1980.
1:55.9	All right, welcome to 80s all over.
1:57.7	As always, I'm Drew McQueenie, and I'm joined by my co-host, the illustrious Scott
2:02.6	Weinberg. What's up, sir? Hello, Drew. Hello, listeners. Happy New Year to everybody out there.
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