214 episodes

Tripp and Andrew Laino have been watching movies together since 1992, and making fun of them together since 1999, when a rainy afternoon of babysitting turned into 8 straight hours of cheesy science fiction, popcorn and jokes. Raised on a strict diet of 80s adventure, action, comedy and drama, the pair have an undying love for the 1980s and all of the weird, wonderful cinema therein. Since 2014, they've hosted this podcast - every other week they dissect a movie (or sometimes a TV show), finding plot holes, bad lighting and acting choices and the bizarre cinema quirks of 30-odd years ago (Smoking in hospitals! Rubber suits without neck hinges! Corey Feldman!).

Dissecting The 80s Tripp and Andrew Laino

    • TV & Film
    • 4.8 • 51 Ratings

Tripp and Andrew Laino have been watching movies together since 1992, and making fun of them together since 1999, when a rainy afternoon of babysitting turned into 8 straight hours of cheesy science fiction, popcorn and jokes. Raised on a strict diet of 80s adventure, action, comedy and drama, the pair have an undying love for the 1980s and all of the weird, wonderful cinema therein. Since 2014, they've hosted this podcast - every other week they dissect a movie (or sometimes a TV show), finding plot holes, bad lighting and acting choices and the bizarre cinema quirks of 30-odd years ago (Smoking in hospitals! Rubber suits without neck hinges! Corey Feldman!).

    #273 Little Monsters (1989)

    #273 Little Monsters (1989)

    Boy oh boy, how on earth did I watch this SO much as a kid?
    It's a truly wretched Howie Mandel feature, Little Monsters! Why are the monsters so scary? Why is the underworld lit through 3D glasses? How bad are the Savage bros?
    All this and more!


    Looking for #272, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar? It's on Patreon, along with TWENTY FOUR additional episodes (More than 35 hours of content!)? It’s all just $5 per month! AND you can listen on your favorite podcast app, including Spotify.
     
    Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!


     
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    • 1 hr 49 min
    CLIP #272 To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar

    CLIP #272 To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar

    The conclusion of the not-sweaty-at-all Andrew Programs the Show in the Month of April: APTSITMOA!
    We’re watching a ’90s movie about three Drag Queens changing a small town, with a buckwildly long title: To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar.

    Wanna hear the rest of this episode, plus TWENTY FOUR additional episodes (More than 35 hours of content!)? It’s all on Patreon for just $5 per month! ANDS you can listen on your favorite podcast app, including Spotify.
     
    Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!


     
    “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0


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    • 6 min
    #271Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead

    #271Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead

    It’s the not-sweaty-at-all Andrew Programs the Show in the Month of April: APTSITMOA!
    We're watching a '90s movie about to be remade: Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead! No, not Tyra Banks and Nicole Ritchie, it's Christina Applegate and scream queen Danielle Harris!
    What are the rules of this movie? How is she not getting caught? What's up with her brother's flip flopping? Is this the best gravestone gag of all time?
    All this and more!

    Looking for episode 267? It’s The Poseidon Adventure and it’s on Patreon!
     
    Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!


     
    “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0


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    • 1 hr 52 min
    #270 Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

    #270 Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

    It's the not-sweaty-at-all Andrew Programs the Show in the Month of April: APTSITMOA!
    We're starting with an underseen slasher in Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker.
    Is hiring Jan De Bont for one scene the greatest idea for production value ever conceived? How buckwild is this performance from Susan Tyrell?! All this and more!

    Looking for episode 267? It’s The Poseidon Adventure and it’s on Patreon!
     
    Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!


     
    “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0


    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    • 1 hr 29 min
    #269 Captain Ron

    #269 Captain Ron

    Russel-Mania 2: Oops no Carpenters ends with Captain Ron, a weird boating movie new to both of us!
     
    Would this be better with Kurt as the Family Man role? Why isn't this just Summer Rental? Did Kurt forget he wasn't playing Snake Plissken? (Does Plissken have two consecutive Ss because his first name is snake?) All this and more!




     



    Looking for episode 267? It’s The Poseidon Adventure and it’s on Patreon!
     
    Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!


     
    “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0


    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    • 1 hr 33 min
    #268 Breakdown

    #268 Breakdown

    Something went awry with the time circuits on this Leap Day and now we can jump to the past – well we always do that, but a DIFFERENT past!

    Russel-Mania 2: Oops no Carpenters starts right now with the underseen gem: Breakdown! Kurt gets caught up in a scheme! Things get sweaty! You don't know who to trust! Plus, a cavalcade of character actors!


    All this and more!


    Looking for episode 267? It’s The Poseidon Adventure and it's on Patreon! Visit Patreon.com/DissectingThe80s for hours of bonus content!


    “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0


    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    • 1 hr 41 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
51 Ratings

51 Ratings

❤️paul ,

You can be both a star and a character actor

Example Marjorie Main, of course Hollywood is very different now but I still think you can definitely be both, hard disagree with the other point of view

KLHR1 ,

Love them!

Charming and hilaaaaaaaarious. Love re-visiting my favorite movies with these two.

Jacinth Darkstar ,

Two Brothers - Too Fun!

I have enjoyed the Dissecting the 80s podcast for years, and feel deep seeded shame that I have not left it a positive review until now. I have enjoyed every episode since the beginning, even though I wasn't there for it, I have dug deep into their back catalog. I also adore their differing perspectives, the amount of analysis and research they put into each film, and the long, meandering comedic roads they travel down for extended journeys until they realize they probably should continue their review. It is rare to find a podcast that exclusively explores films from my childhood (as a late era Gen-Xer) that also is willing to peer through a modern lens and call out any outdated stereotypes and tropes while not pulling punches (which I greatly appreciate as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community). Tripp, Andrew, keep up the fantastic work, never change, and you will have this listener for as long as you make podcasts.

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