Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including: 0:00 - Introduction 03:45 - "Monster House" has throwback 80s vibes 12:45 - "Woman of the Hour" is based on real serial killer 20:00 - Weird Al is going on tour again 25:00 - Atari 2600 hot sauces 34:20 - New retro point-and-click horror game 41:15 - Friday the 13th actor: Conventions cost too much 57:15 - Wrap Up and Thank You Become a patron at www.patreon.com/1980snow Email us at wi...
Sep 30, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 262
Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including: 0:00 - Introduction 4:00 - Salem’s Lot has a trailer and release date 13:45 - Slasher movie from monster's perspective 22:00 - Heather Locklear’s 1982 date with Tom Cruise 26:50 - The original ending to Risky Business 33:15 - The Top Gun stunt that nearly killed Tom Cruise 39:00 - Jane’s Addiction tour cancelled 48:00 - Three other 80s bands with short-lived reunions 57:15 - Wrap Up an...
Sep 23, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 261
Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including: 0:00 - Introduction 4:00 - Is The Goonies getting a sequel? (Probably not.) 14:35 - Indy’s Fedora Sold at Auction 21:35 - What’s that song in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice? 35:45 - James Earl Jones has dies, but Darth Vader will live on 46:50 - Disney sued for bringing Tarkin actor back to life 55:00 - The Gen Xer who used AI music to steal millions 1:08:00 - Wrap Up and Thank You Become a p...
Sep 16, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 260
Recorded live from RetroCon, we review "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice." We chat spoiler free at first and warn you when we're about to share spoilers. The exciting discussion more than makes up for the less-than-stellar audio. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snow Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow . Become a patron at www.patreon.com/1980snow Email us at will@1980snow.com or kat@1980snow.com ....
Sep 13, 2024•53 min•Ep. 259
Recorded before a live audience at RetroCon 2024, we discuss the mysterious true tale of how pieces of Garfield phones washed ashore for over 30 years. We also explore how Tyco came to manufacture the unusual phone. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snow Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow . Become a patron at www.patreon.com/1980snow Email us at will@1980snow.com or kat@1980snow.com ....
Sep 09, 2024•42 min•Ep. 258
Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including: 0:00 - Introduction 3:20 - Announcements *See us at Retrocon on September 7 at 10:45am. Click here. * Check out our friends on Dead on Thursdays. 9:20 - Steve Jobs' Apple 1 is for sale 21:30 - Coming-of-Age video game set in the 1980s 30:00 - Check out Mr. Throwback Thursday. 30:50 - New Batman popcorn bucket 38:40 - Beetlejuice sequel is not a cash grab 46:15 - Denny’s Beetlejuice men...
Sep 02, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 257
Will speaks Catherine Mary Stewart, star of "The Last Starfighter" and "Night of the Comet," both of which turn 40 this year. Catherine has starred in a number of other iconic 1980s films, including Mischief, Dudes and Weekend at Bernies. Additionally, she also starred on TV shows and miniseries. She originated the role of Kayla Brady on "Days of Our Lives" and starred as the younger version of a Joan Collins' character on "Sins." She also guested on a number of our favorites, including "Mr. Mer...
Aug 30, 2024•33 min•Ep. 256
Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including: 0:00 - Introduction 6:00 - Beetlejuice is still rude 18:50 - New hair metal documentary from Paramount+ 24:55 - Frankie Freako looks like 80s movie 35:05 - Trailer for Terminator Zero 41:00 - James Cameron: Terminator 1 is obsolete 55:40 - Wrap Up and Thank You Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snow Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow ....
Aug 26, 2024•59 min•Ep. 255
Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including: 00:00 - Introduction 05:00 - The 1980s Easter eggs in Deadpool and Wolverine 13:50 - 1989’s Like a Prayer gets a Deadpool remake 21:00 - Two new 80s-style arcade games based 27:00 - New animated Ghostbusters series 35:35 - The truth about B-Girl Raygun at the Olympics 59:00 - Wrap Up and Thank You Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snow Follow us on Facebook...
Aug 19, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 254
Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including: 0:00 - Introduction 6:00 - Bruce Campbell Takes Issue with Die Hard 16:30 - Toxic Avenger is unreleasable 26:22 - Stranger Things is coming Broadway 36:50 - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice popcorn bucket 48:15 - Twisted Sister will guilt you into listening to new music 54:25 - JJ Abrams next project has 80s movie vibes 1:00:00 - Wrap Up and Thank You Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://w...
Aug 13, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 253
Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including: 0:00 - Introduction 5:30 - Cocaine Sharks the new murder hornets? 14:42 - Terry Gilliam rejected a Time Bandits sequel 25:50 - Breaking is the New Olympic Sport 37:55 - Get "Danger Peak" by Michael Thomas Perone. 39: 00 - 1991’s Deadpool is in a 1984 comic 56:00 - McDonald’s 1984 Olympic Blunder 1:05:30 - Wrap-Up and Thank You Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@...
Aug 05, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 252
Will and Jon discuss the recent events that have delayed the show, but assure us the show will record live on July 31 at 7pm Eastern on YouTube and Facebook. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snow Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow . Become a patron at www.patreon.com/1980snow Email us at will@1980snow.com or kat@1980snow.com . Get your tickets for RetroCon here....
Jul 29, 2024•12 min•Ep. 251
Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including: 0:00 - Introduction 4:00 - Time Bandits TV Show Trailer 18:40 - Mr. Miyagi Mystery in Cobra Kai 27:25 - Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Easter Eggs and More 1:15:15 - Wrap-Up and Thank You Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snow Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow . Become a patron at www.patreon.com/1980snow Email us at will@1980snow.com or k...
Jul 15, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 250
Lance Guest made his big screen debut in Halloween II, the sequel to John Carpenter’s iconic horror film. It was his appearance in that movie that helped him land his starring role in “The Last Starfighter,” one of our all-time favorite films. Released July 13, 1984, that film turns 40 this month. Listen to our chat with the star of the iconic film. Also check out our interview with screenwriter Jonathan Betuel from June. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snow Follow...
Jul 13, 2024•42 min•Ep. 249
Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including: 0:00 - Introduction 3:10 - Lance Guest Interview and Retrocon 7:00 - More 80s-nostalgia coming to Dungeons and Dragons 16:00 - Glass blocks are back 28:00 - Beverly Hills TV show we never got 40:45 - The Last Starfighter game we never got 58:30 - Wrap-Up and Thank You Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snow Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/198...
Jul 08, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 248
Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including: 0:00 - Introduction 05:00 - The Fall Guy reaches milestone 10:00 - Caligula returns to theaters 20:00 - New Robert Zemeckis movie 34:30 - New AI lawsuit 46:50 - Lyrics have gotten worse since the 80s 59:30 - Is Best Defense the worst movie of 1984? 01:20:25 - Wrap-Up and Thank You Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snow Follow us on Facebook: https://www.fac...
Jul 01, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 247
Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including: 0:00 - Introduction 3:45 - Announcement *Come see us at RetroCon 6:15 - Is Bon Jovi selling forgeries? 16:10 - The 80s Musical that just won a Tony 25:05 - The 80s Musical that was just cancelled 40:50 - The 80s Musical that is headed to Broadway 46:25 - Rocket-firing Boba Fett sets record 01:09:20 - Wrap-Up and Thank You Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980s...
Jun 24, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 246
Steven Vass is the author of "Let the Music Play: How R&B Fell in Love with 80s Synths." It's the overlooked story of how R&B, disco and funk were transformed by the explosion of music tech in the era of ghetto blasters and Ronald Reagan. It traces how pioneers like Stevie Wonder and Herbie Hancock inspired a new generation of black musicians and producers to reinvent music with a whole new set of rules. 00:00 - Introduction 07:10 - Interview: Steven Vass Subscribe to our YouTube channel...
Jun 21, 2024•46 min•Ep. 245
Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon question whether a parody film could be successful today. But first they discuss current 1980s news including: 00:00 - Introduction 3:50 - Announcements * Listen to our chat with Steven Vass about "Let the Music Play: How R&B Fell in Love with 80s Synths." Get the book here. * Get The dB's iconic 1981 debut album "Stands for Decibels" here. 10:00 - Andrew McCarthy was a "dick" to Jon Cryer 17:30 - Gen Z wants their mom...
Jun 17, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 244
Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including: 03:55 - Cyndi Lauper announces final tour 17:41 - The true story of greatest horror movie? 31:41 - Steve Miller has reacted to Eminem’s interpolation 43:00 - Jon Bon Jovi can’t listen to this song 52:23 - Comic Book store has new smell policy 01:04:00 - Wrap-Up and Thank You Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snow Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook....
Jun 10, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 243
Beginning in 2015, fans of 1984's "The Last Starfighter" were thrilled when a potential sequel was teased. That excitement was buoyed when “Rogue One” scribe Gary Whitta announced he was working with Jon on the project—and ultimately released concept art for the film in 2021. Sadly, however, those hopes were dashed in September 2022, when Whitta responded to a fan on Twitter, writing, “To be honest there's a decent chance it never happens.” And since then, there have been no updates. On this epi...
Jun 07, 2024•46 min•Ep. 242
Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including: 02:30 - Announcement *Listen to Will talk about "The Road Warrior" on Movies That Made Us Gay 04:25 - Live action "He-Man" has been cast (again) 14:00 - George Lucas compares himself to Michelangelo 27:55 - Richard Dreyfuss upsets audience at "Jaws" 36:25 - Walton Goggins talks about opening scene of "Fallout" 44:00 - "Furiosa" fizzles and the future of theater 01:08:30 - Wrap-Up and T...
Jun 03, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 241
Will speaks with Jack Hues, co-founder and frontman of Wang Chung. The band is currently on performing with other 1980s acts as part of the Abducted by the 80s tour. Visit abductedbythe80s.com for ticket information. Visit August Day Recordings to learn more about their orchestral mashups of hit 80s tracks. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snow Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow . Become a patron at www.patreon.com/1980snow Email us at will@198...
Jun 01, 2024•40 min•Ep. 240
Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including: 09:30 - What Wang Chung didn’t know 18:55 - The Jason Universe 32:00 - 9 to 5 documentary 42:40 - Brat Pack documentary 53:15 - Deathstalker reboot 1:04:40 - Wrap-Up and Thank You Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snow Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1980snow . Become a patron at www.patreon.com/1980snow Email us at will@1980snow.com or kat@...
May 27, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 239
Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including: 4:00 - Mike Tyson’s peers fear for Tyson in his upcoming fight 17:11 - Whoopi Goldberg explains how ghosts work 25:22 - Road House sequel is in the works 36:12 - A Terminator anime is in our near future 46:10 - The future of the Mad Max franchise 50:10 - Wrap-Up and Thank You Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snow Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook...
May 20, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 238
Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including: 01:55 - Gedde Watanabe is not offended by Sixteen Candles 08:55 - Country legend releases AI-generated song 21:50 - Michael J. Fox: Being famous was harder in the 1980s 26:10 - Gen Z doesn’t want to work to get a job 40:20 - The source of that 80s mystery song has been found 01:04:20 - Wrap-Up Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@1980snow Follow us on Facebook: ht...
May 13, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 237
Recorded before a live Facebook (and YouTube) audience, Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including: 08:00 - Sony buys "Clue" TV and film rights 20:30 - The painful origin of Rocky's injury in "Rocky II" 28:30 - 1980s favorite returns to Dr. Who 37:00 - Creator of "The Naked Gun" doesn't approve of reboot 46:44 - Jell-O introduces two new flavors 55:10 - Plus, the strange flavors Jell-O has (wisely) discontinued 01:00:55 - Fruity Pebbles introduces a new take on their cereal 01:03:00 ...
Apr 29, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 236
First, Will and Jon discuss current 1980s news including: 1981's Wizardy is getting a digital makeover 1984's Transformers coming to theaters Transformers One debuts in September Transformers/G.I. Joe mash-up film has been green lit Then, we respond to viral Millennial TikTok videos that invoke the good name of our generation. Introduction - 00:00 Announcement - 5:25 1980s News - 08:00 Gen X vs. Millennials - 36:25 Wrap-Up & Your Feedback - 01:15:35 Follow us on Facebook: https://www.faceboo...
Apr 22, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 235
Will, Kat and Jon discuss current 1980s news including the new Knight Rider Pinball DLC, and update on the live-action "Thundercats," and The Hollywood Reporter ranked all the "Ghostbusters" in the most egregious way. Then, Will shares the true tale of how George Bosque stole nearly $2 million in 1980 and the crazy thing he did with it. Introduction - 00:00 Announcements - 2:30 *Listen to Will on Forever 80s Podcast 1980s News - 05:00 80s True Crime: George Bosque - 35:00 Wrap-Up & Your Feed...
Apr 15, 2024•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 234
First, Kat explains why she became a ninja. Then, Will chats with Lucinda Dickey, star of "Breakin'," "Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo" and "Ninja III: The Domination," all of which premiered in 1984. Introduction - 0:00 Interview with Lucinda Dickey - 9:20 Become a patron at www.patreon.com/1980snow . For more episodes of 1980s Now and information about the show visit www.1980snow.com Email us at will@1980snow.com or kat@1980snow.com ....
Apr 12, 2024•55 min•Ep. 233
