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Peter’s Retro Reviews: Mother Lode (1982)

• May 13, 2019
• Tagged as: 80's movies, adventure, British Colombia, Charlton Heston, double cross, Forgotten Flix, gold, gold mine, greed, John Marley, Kim Basinger, mine, Mother Lode, movie reviews, Nick Mancuso, old prospector, Peter's Retro Reviews, plane crash, retro, retro. movie, thriller, wilderness

by Peter Nielsen “The Lure of gold can make a man do anything! Anything!” During the opening credits of this movie, we see someone being dug out of, what appears to be, a collapsed mine…

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RMG 180: Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

• May 8, 2019
• Tagged as: 80's movies, Audrey II, blood, dark comedy, dentist, eclipse, Ellen Greene, florist, Frank Oz, geek, horror, killer plant, Levi Stubbs, Little Shop of Horrors, mean green mother from outer space, movie, movie discussion, movie podcast, movie talk, Mushnik's Flower Shop, musical, podcast, retro, Retro Movie Geek, Rick Moranis, romance, Skid Row, Steve Martin, Talking about the movies YOU grew up with, Vincent Gardenia

In this episode, the Retro Movie Geek crew are joined by Gamma (find more from Gamma here), and they’re geeking out over Little Shop of Horrors (1986) and different types of musicals the cast and set…

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RMG 176: The Beast of War (1988)

• April 10, 2019
• Tagged as: 80's movies, Afghanistan, brutal, commander, desert, drama, Erick Avari, geek, George Dzundza, Jason Patric, Kevin Reynolds, movie, movie discussion, movie podcast, movie talk, mujahideen, podcast, retro, Retro Movie Geek, ruthless, soldiers, Soviet-Afghan War, Stephen Baldwin, Steven Bauer, Talking about the movies YOU grew up with, tank, The Beast, The Beast of War, war

In this episode, the Retro Movie Geek crew are geeking out over The Beast of War (1988) and the horror, and complexity, of war geography Baldwin comparisons being R&B or not and much, much more!

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RMG 174: To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)

• March 27, 2019
• Tagged as: 80's movies, action, car chase, counterfeiting, crime, Darlanne Fluegel, Debra Feuer, drama, fake money, geek, John Pankow, John Turturro, Los Angeles, movie, movie discussion, movie podcast, movie talk, podcast, retro, Retro Movie Geek, Secret Service agent, Talking about the movies YOU grew up with, To Live And Die In L.A., Willem Dafoe, William Friedkin, William Petersen

In this episode, the Retro Movie Geek crew are joined, once again, by Karl Huddleston (you can hear more from Karl here), and they’re geeking out over To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) and the seedy underbelly…

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RMG 172: Deathtrap (1982)

• March 13, 2019
• Tagged as: 80's movies, Broadway, Christopher Reeve, comedy, Deathtrap, Dyan Cannon, geek, Ira Levin, kiss, Long Island, Michael Caine, movie, movie discussion, movie podcast, movie talk, murder, mystery, playwright, podcast, retro, Retro Movie Geek, script, Sidney Lumet, stage play, student, Talking about the movies YOU grew up with, the trap is set

In this episode, the Retro Movie Geek crew are joined by Gamma (find more from Gamma here), and they’re geeking out over Deathtrap (1982) and mysteries controversy concerning the plot the cast twists and turns and much, much…

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RMG 169: The Hidden (1987)

• February 20, 2019
• Tagged as: 80's movies, action, alien, body snatching, Claudia Christian, extraterrestrial, FBI, Ferrari, geek, Jack Sholder, Kyle MacLachlan, LAPD, Los Angeles, Michael Nouri, Mick Strawn, movie, movie discussion, movie podcast, movie talk, parasite, podcast, production designer, retro, Retro Movie Geek, rock music, sci-fi, Talking about the movies YOU grew up with, The Hidden, thriller, violence

In this episode, the Retro Movie Geek crew are joined, once again, by production designer/art director/special effects guy, Mick Strawn, and are geeking out over The Hidden (1987) and Ferrari problems jumping through neon Swedish mechanics…

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RMG 168: Hawk the Slayer (1980)

• February 13, 2019
• Tagged as: 80's movies, adventure, Bernard Bresslaw, brothers, Dungeons and Dragons, fantasy, geek, good vs evil, Hawk the Slayer, Jack Palance, John Terry, magical sword, movie, movie discussion, movie podcast, movie talk, Patricia Quinn, patricide, podcast, retro, Retro Movie Geek, sword and sorcery, Talking about the movies YOU grew up with, Terry Marcel

In this episode, the Retro Movie Geek crew are joined by Maggie Kruger (you can find more from Maggie here), and they’re geeking out over Hawk the Slayer (1980) and not talking about the actual movie Jack Palance…

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RMG 164: The New Kids (1985)

• January 16, 2019
• Tagged as: 80's movies, action, amusement park, bullying, Eric Stoltz, fighting for survival, Florida, gang, geek, James Spader, John Philbin, Lori Loughlin, movie, movie discussion, movie podcast, movie talk, orphans, podcast, retro, Retro Movie Geek, revenge, Sean S. Cunningham, Shannon Presby, showdown, small town, Talking about the movies YOU grew up with, The New Kids, thriller, Tom Atkins, violence

In this episode, the Retro Movie Geek crew are joined by Vince, and they’re geeking out over The New Kids (1985) and military training sadistic gangmembers realistic fight scenes boy bands and much, much more!

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RMG 163: Blue Thunder (1983)

• January 9, 2019
• Tagged as: 80's movies, action, Blue Thunder, Candy Clark, Daniel Stern, experimental, geek, He's Out There, helicopter, high tech, John Badham, LAPD, Looking For Spoons, Los Angeles, Malcolm McDowell, movie, movie discussion, movie podcast, movie talk, pilot, podcast, police, retro, Retro Movie Geek, Roy Scheider, surveillance, Talking about the movies YOU grew up with, Warren Oates

In this episode, the Retro Movie Geek crew are joined by Jason Grooms (find more from Jason here: “Looking For Spoons“), and are geeking out over Blue Thunder (1983) and plotholes Seaquest DSV new outdated high-tech naked…

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RMG 161: Victor Victoria (1982)

• December 26, 2018
• Tagged as: 80's movies, Alex Karras, Blake Edwards, cabaret, comedy, cross dressing, female impersonator, geek, gender disguise, James Gardner, John Rhys-Davies, Julie Andrews, Leslie Ann Warren, movie, movie discussion, movie podcast, movie talk, musical, night club, Paris, podcast, retro, Retro Movie Geek, Robert Preston, singer, Talking about the movies YOU grew up with, the 30's, Victor Victoria

In this episode, the Retro Movie Geek crew are joined by Gamma (find more from Gamma here), and they’re geeking out over Victor Victoria (1982) and female impersonators the Mandela effect Blazing Saddles likenessesses good comedy & a…