Tweet By: Dayton Ward The 1980s seems to be one of those “Love it or Hate it” decades. The clothes, the hairstyles, the music, the TV shows, and even the movies all have a very distinctive vibe that just screams “EIGHTIES!!,” right? I mean…neon and pastels, acid-washed jeans, leg warmers, mullets, trimmed beard stubble, Culture Club? Yikes. Sometimes, it’s hard…
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Peter’s Retro Movie Review: Uncommon Valor (1983)
Tweet by Peter Nielsen Vietnam, 1972. Soldiers are running through water-soaked fields desperately trying to escape the enemy-fire ripping them apart. Helicopters swoop in as saving angels, but they too get caught in the crossfire. Those few that make it onboard try in vain to reach their comrades, but as the enemy-fire grows too intense the helicopters have to abort.…
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5 Movies To Watch On A Forgotten Flix(less) Wednesday
Tweet By Maggie Kruger Ah Wednesday. You used to be the best day of the week: Humpday! You were almost the weekend and, more importantly, the Forgotten Flix Podcast day! But now… there’s no podcast. And we have to wait till fracking Thursday? Where’s the fun in that?! Truly, what a difference a day makes. Some people (naming no names, but…
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Peter’s Retro Movie Review: Near Dark (1987)
Tweet by Peter Nielsen ”Howdy! I’m gonna separate your head from your shoulders. Hope you don’t mind none.” Caleb Colton is on the prowl, looking for someone to seduce for the night. He spots Mae and is instantly taken in by her beauty and feels almost compelled to talk to her. It’s like he’s drawn to her! They go for…
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056 – TFFP: Flash Gordon (1980)
Tweet In this episode of The Forgotten Flix Podcast, we’re talking about that savior of the universe himself, Flash (AH-HAH!) Gordon (1980)! Directed by: Mike Hodges Screenplay by: Lorenzo Semple Jr. and Michael Allin Starring: Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Topol, Timothy Dalton, Max von Sydow, Ornella Muti, and Brian Blessed Background Info (from Wikipedia): Flash Gordon is a 1980 British-American science fiction film, based on the comic strip of the same name created by Alex Raymond.…
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Peter’s Retro Movie Reviews: Black Moon Rising (1986)
Tweet by Peter Nielsen Sam Quint is a thief! A professional thief, no less! A thief for hire! The movie opens with him breaking into the Lucky Dollar Corporation. He’s hired by the FBI to steal a data-tape from this company, a tape that contains incriminating evidence, which is needed as proof in an upcoming trial. But things go slightly…
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047 – TFFP: Gremlins (1984)
Tweet In this episode of The Forgotten Flix Podcast, we learn why you should NEVER feed Joel after midnight and why Jason NEVER takes a bath ’cause we’re talking that yuletide, 80s creature feature classic, Gremlins (1984)! Directed by: Joe Dante Screenplay by: Chris Columbus Starring: Zach Galligan, Pheobe Cates, Dick Miller, Hoyt Axton, and the voice of Howie Mandell. Synopsis (courtesy of Wikipedia): Gremlins is…
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Ep. 039 – TFFP: Night of the Creeps (1986)
Tweet In this episode of The Forgotten Flix Podcast, we’ve got good news and bad news… the good news is… we’re talking Night of the Creeps (1986)! The bad news is… well, unless you’ve got an alien-brain slug doing the undulating dance of the undead between your ears, there is no bad news! Director: Fred Dekker Starring: Tom Atkins, Jason…
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Ep. 036 – TFFP: The Monster Squad (1987)
Tweet In this episode of The Forgotten Flix Podcast, it’s the premiere episode of our first OCTOBER SPOOKY FLIX FEST! We’re kicking things off with a fan favorite and winner of our listener’s poll, The Monster Squad (1987)! Directed by Fred Dekker (Night of the Creeps, Robocop 3) and starring Andre Gower, Robby Kiger, Brent Chalem, Ryan Lambert, Duncan Regehr, Tom…
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Ep. 035 – TFFP: The Goonies (1985)
Tweet In this episode of The Forgotten Flix Podcast, we’re searching for One Eyed Willie with The Goonies (1985)! Directed by Richard Donner (Lethal Weapon series, Superman (1978), The Omen) and produced by Steven Spielberg (he made a couple of no-budget flicks no one’s ever heard of) and starring Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Corey Feldman, Richard Davi, Ann Ramsey, Joe Pantoliano,…
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Ep. 032 – TFFP: Romancing the Stone (1984)
Tweet In this episode of The Forgotten Flix Podcast, we’re Romancing the Stone (1984) with Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner! In this action/adventure/romance directed by Robert (Back to the Future) Zemeckis, turner plays Joan Wilder, a romance novelist who takes off for Colombia to save her kidnapped sister. The antiquities smugglers who have Joan’s sister (one of them played by…
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