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The 80s Movie Podcast

On the air since August 2019 · the80smoviepodcast.com

86Films
143Episodes
85Hours of talk
37 yrsAvg. film age

LATELY

Recently covered

All episodes
Eating RaoulOct 26, 2026Eating Raoul (1982) - Paul Bartel’s Cult Film
Losin' ItSep 14, 2026Losin' It (1983): Tom Cruise and the Lost History of Tijuana
Rude BoyAug 20, 2026Rude Boy (1980): The Clash, British Punk, and a Changing Britain
Hearts and ArmourJun 4, 2026Hearts and Armour (1984): Love, Magic, and Medieval Mayhem in a Lost Tanya Roberts Cult Fantasy
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. HypeMay 13, 2026Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype (1980): Inside Cannon Films’ Forgotten Shelved Horror-Comedy
The Brotherhood of JusticeAug 17, 2025The Brotherhood of Justice (1986): Young Keanu Reeves, Kiefer Sutherland and a True Story Vigilante Movie

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Milestones

First filmUrgh! A Music WarMar 30, 2020
25th filmThe King of ComedyMay 5, 2021
50th filmBright Lights, Big CityNov 18, 2022
LatestEating RaoulOct 26, 2026

WHO'S IN IT

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BY THE NUMBERS

How the films rate on TMDB

Median 6.8 out of 10 · 63 films with 50+ votes
2.0 to 2.5: 0 films22.5 to 3.0: 0 films3.0 to 3.5: 0 films33.5 to 4.0: 0 films4.0 to 4.5: 2 films244.5 to 5.0: 0 films5.0 to 5.5: 4 films455.5 to 6.0: 6 films66.0 to 6.5: 14 films1466.5 to 7.0: 15 films157.0 to 7.5: 11 films1177.5 to 8.0: 8 films88.0 to 8.5: 3 films388.5 to 9.0: 0 films9.0 to 9.5: 0 films92.0 to 2.5: 0 films22.5 to 3.0: 0 films3.0 to 3.5: 0 films33.5 to 4.0: 0 films4.0 to 4.5: 2 films244.5 to 5.0: 0 films5.0 to 5.5: 4 films455.5 to 6.0: 6 films66.0 to 6.5: 14 films1466.5 to 7.0: 15 films157.0 to 7.5: 11 films1177.5 to 8.0: 8 films88.0 to 8.5: 3 films388.5 to 9.0: 0 films9.0 to 9.5: 0 films9

Highest rated on TMDB

The Empire Strikes Back★ 8.4 / 10 · 1980
Michael Jackson's Thriller★ 8.3 / 10 · 1983
The Shining★ 8.2 / 10 · 1980

Lowest rated on TMDB

Smokey and the Bandit Part 3★ 4.4 / 10 · 1983
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2★ 4.4 / 10 · 1987
Losin' It★ 5.0 / 10 · 1983

Box office

A hit grossed 2.5× its budget. A flop grossed less than its budget.
$3.0BWorldwide gross
$660MCombined budgets
45% hits36% flops · 19% in between

Biggest hits

The Empire Strikes Back$538M on a $18M budget
Top Gun$357M on a $15M budget
Who Framed Roger Rabbit$352M on a $51M budget

Biggest flops

Crimewave$0.0M on a $3.0M budget
O.C. and Stiggs$0.0M on a $7.0M budget
Plain Clothes$0.3M on a $7.5M budget

THE MIX

89% of the films are American and 10 are from the United Kingdom. 2 aren't in English, mostly Italian. 1 was a new release when covered.

Genres

Comedy39
Drama39
Action17
Crime17
Thriller17
Romance16
Science Fiction14

Release decades

1970s: 1 film1'70s1980s: 84 films84'80s2020s: 1 film1'20s

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