1980s Now

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Interview: Matt Manjourides Dec 12, 2024

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On this episode, Will chats with Matt Manjourides, producer of The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs and the follow up film to 1987's horror Street Trash .

Matt grew up in 1980s Swampscott, MA - inspired by the action and horror films at the time, he made home movies with friends when not working at the family restaurant in Boston.

After working with legend Lloyd Kaufman at Troma, Matt created production company Not the Funeral Home, reviving horror hosting with The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob on AMC+ and Shudder, producing high-value, low-budget films and raising over half a million dollars for charity.

Watch Joe Bob's Christmas Carnage live on December 13 on Shudder TV or AMC+ TV.

Snow is falling and the bodies are piling up for Joe Bob's Christmas Carnage, when Joe Bob and Darcy host two holiday horror flicks featuring so much bloodshed that Santa will think twice before coming down this chimney.

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Oregon Trail, Mattel Lawsuit and Christmas True Crime Dec 08, 2024

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Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon first discuss current 1980s news. Then, they share the tale of the true crime regarded as the most brazen robbery of the 20th century: The 1985 Christmas Heist.

0:00 - Introduction

8:25 - Oregon Trail the Movie

16:30 - Village People Cop will Sue

24:50 - Mattel Sued Over Porn Link

35:13 - Do They Know It’s Christmas?

46:30 - True Crime: The 1985 Christmas Heist

1:15:15 - Wrap Up and Thank You

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Spock Lives and Rollercoaster Rider Does Too Dec 02, 2024

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Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will and Jon discuss current 1980s news including:

0:00 - Introduction

4:45 - Kirk and Spock are back in a new short

18:30 - Elon Musk calls for Wizard of the Coast to "burn in hell"

29:30 - Live-action Voltron film is ramping up

34:30 - Quick-thinking man survives rollercoaster

46:10 - Ridley Scott regrets not protecting Aliens IP

55:00 - You’ll be able to live like Pac-Man in 2025

1:05:00 - Wrap Up and Thank You

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Goonies Star Wars, Paul v. Tyson, and Indy at IHOP Nov 25, 2024

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Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including:

0:00 - Introduction

2:30 - Netflix is being sued over the Paul-Tyson fight

15:30 - Have the original Ghostbusters retired?

21:00 - IHOP’s new Indiana Jones’ menu is lazy

28:30 - Ralph Macchio/Karate Kid news

33:50 - 1987’s Street Trash has a requel

42:10 - Star War’s latest project is Goonies in space

53:20 - Wrap Up and Thank You

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XXX Wicked, Fear Street 1988, and Tremors Reboot Nov 18, 2024

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Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including:

0:00 - Introduction

01:45 - Wicked movie XXX misprint

10:50 - Danny DeVito praises The Penguin

17:25 - Thriller was originally lame

28:00 - Liam Neeson was originally Obi-Wan

39:50 - Fear Street 1988

44:50 - Tremors may get a reboot

56:30 - Tarantino saw 1984's Dune and that's enough

1:03:00 - Wrap Up and Thank You

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Jessica Rabbit, Alien Abduction and The Running Man Nov 11, 2024

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Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including:

0:00 - Introduction

3:45 - Is the new Running Man set in the 80s? We’ve got a theory.

13:00 - Robert Zemeckis wants to go Back to the Future

23:30 - Jessica Rabbit Is Too Hot for Disney

35:30 - Voyager 1 spacecraft phones home 1980s style

43:55 - Alien Abductee Sues Netflix

58:20 - Wrap Up and Thank You

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Spot the True 1980s Tale Nov 04, 2024

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Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon first discuss current 1980s news. Then producer Marcus challenges the trio to spot the true 1980s tale among three stories.

0:00 - Introduction

4:00 - Lost video clears Sammy Hagar

10:00 - Sean Astin stars in a new horror comedy

18:00 - Eddie Munson’s alive in a new comic

30:00 - The 80s secret in Rihanna’s song

36:30 - Spot the true 1980s tale of tragedy

1:24:15 - Wrap Up and Thank You

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New Karate Kid, No More Freddy and Sleep with Beetlejuice Oct 28, 2024

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Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including:

0:00 - Introduction

2:30 - New Karate Kid: Legends teaser

8:00 - Unique Star Trek figures

16:00 - 80s Costumes for your electric car

21:20 - What is Delorean's new product?

31:00 - Ariana Grande apologizes to Elvira

36:00 - Is Robert Englund done with Freddy?

43:40 - You can now stay at the Deetz’s

52:30 - Wrap Up and Thank You

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Interview: Will Rigby of the dB's Oct 26, 2024

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On this episode, Will chats with Will Rigby, drummer and founding member of The dB's. While The dB's are credited with influencing the sound of others that came later in the decade, the band did not have the commercial success it deserved. Their path to greater exposure was likely hampered by the limited releases of their first two albums. In the 1980s, "Stands for Decibels" and "Repercussion" were only released on vinyl by the UK label Albion. Music lovers would have to find their record in a store that imported EPs or be among the few fortunate enough to hear them on an independent radio station. Fortunately, both of those albums have now been on vinyl for the first time US. Thanks to Propeller Sound Recordings, both remastered discs are available now. Visit thedbs.com to get yours.

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Creepy 80s Tale: The Rendlesham Incident Oct 21, 2024

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Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news. Then, Will shares the true (or is it "true) stories of one of the largest UFO conspiracies of all time.

0:00 - Introduction

4:15 - Top Five 1980s Horror movies

24:00 - The Dungeons and Dragons show coming to your town

29:15 - The huge UFO announcement

42:00 - The Rendlesham Incident

1:39:40 - Wrap Up and Thank You

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