John Cusack didn't look like a movie star. He wasn't built like an action hero, he rarely got the girl the easy way, and he often seemed just as confused by the world as the rest of us. Which is…
August has always been a strange month. In Florida, it's back-to-school month. Also "back to hurricane" time again. For all of us '80s fans, August is definitely an odd month for movies. Sure, some gigantic movies opened in August during…
Thirty-five years ago this weekend, Point Break arrived in theaters. Yes, I know. It was released in 1991. Technically, it’s not an ’80s movie. But come on. It stars Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves, two actors whose faces were already…
You chose them. Now we all have to listen. Here are just a few of your picks for Weirdest Covers of '80s Songs.
What do Caddyshack, Airplane, Better Off Dead, Back to the Future and Xanadu all have in common? They were summer movies in either 1980 or 1985. But which summer is superior? We battle it out on this week's show. Oh,…
What do Limahl, Dennis DeYoung, Tony Hadley, Erasure and Jon Anderson have in common? Okay, you cheated. They all have new music featured on this week's episode. It's almost two shows in one because we also have three "unlikely covers"…
Is it blasphemy to say this episode of the podcast is on a mission from God? Okay, so we'll just call it our tribute to the movie The Blues Brothers on its 40th anniversary. The classic flick starred Dan Aykroyd…
We honor six forgotten hits from 1984, including tunes by the Romantics, Olivia Newton-John, Ollie & Jerry, KC and more. LISTEN TO THE SHOW HERE If you're interested in sailing on the 2021 voyage of The 80s Cruise, you can…
The new Valley Girl musical remake gets the full Stuck in the '80s review treatment this week. We tell you why we actually ADORED this version, particularly the music and the cameos by three of the original stars. CLICK HERE…