Best Johnhughes Podcasts (2023)

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Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review

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The Quick and the Dead (1995) 1:01:06

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What do "The Quick and the Dead" and NBA Jam have in common? Is loose clothing appropriate for quick-draw competitions? How many flashbacks is too many? Commissioner Edwin instructed the Shat Crew to drink a few beers and have fun with this episode, and we were happy to oblige. Technically, Big D drank decaf coffee, but Gene made up for it with a f…

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The Blood of Heroes (1989) 1:03:42

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If you made a mashup of Shat The Movies films, "The Blood of Heroes" might be the result. It has a dose of "Mad Max," a pinch of "Blade Runner," two tablespoons of "Robot Jox" and just a hint of "The Sandlot." Definitely an acquired taste. Rutger Hauer returns to a dark, wet dystopia in this 1989 sci-fi cult classic that spawned the real-life game …

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Young Guns II (1990) 1:01:22

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Of all the '80s movies that needed a sequel, "Young Guns" wasn't one of them. But when you quadruple the budget, beef up the cast and toss in Christian Slater, the Shat Crew (and commissioner Kelly B.) certainly will saddle up. This 1990 Western is more "The Ballad of Brushy Bill Roberts" than an accurate retelling of the events following the Linco…

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Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) 1:09:45

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If you aren't a Kathleen Turner fan, haven't experienced a young Nicolas Cage or want to see what would happen if Francis Ford Coppola directed a time-travel fantasy rom-com, "Peggy Sue Got Married" is the movie for you. Both Shat The Movies hosts went into this 1986 film with low expectations, and each found something to appreciate. Dick Ebert app…

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Bowfinger (1999) 1:00:06

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Who doesn't love a movie about making a movie? Who doesn't love Eddie Murphy? Who doesn't love Steve Martin? By the end of our "Bowfinger" podcast, you'll find out exactly who. Along the way, you'll hear Big D downplay the tragedy of Anne Heche's death. Gene will explain his fascination with Gogglebox. And you'll discover this 1999 comedy's connect…

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Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review

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Cat's Eye (1985) 1:06:45

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This year's Shat The Movies Spooktacular brings you three movies in one: It's the 1985 horror anthology "Cat's Eye." What do all the stories have in common? A cat, Drew Barrymore and a heavy dependence on Stephen King's name recognition. In this episode, Gene questions why anyone would own a cat. Big D makes the case for rabbits being the ultimate …

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Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review

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The Godfather (1972) 1:09:54

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Shat The Movies has dabbled in films from the 1970s, but we've never reached back this far. More than 50 years ago, a Francis Ford Coppola epic changed the way America viewed organized crime and set a new standard for storytelling. This is "The Godfather." And who better to commission this film about family than an Italian-American listener from Ne…

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Sneakers (1992) 1:10:31

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"Sneakers" is to Dick Ebert as "Hackers" is to Gene Lyons. This 1992 thriller doesn't have flashy graphics, funky fashions or a techno soundtrack—but it does have Ben Kingsley, Sidney Poitier, Dan Aykroyd and Robert Redford. In loafers. With its playful tone, low barrier to entry and established cast, this gateway thriller appeals to the familiar t…

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Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review

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The Warriors (1979) 1:02:29

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"The Warriors" is a movie that many people quote but few truly appreciate, at least not as much as listeners Carlos The Mailman and Natasha The Mail Lady. And for them, Big D faced his childhood fears and ventured back to 1979 New York. In this episode, Dick Ebert ranks "The Warriors" diverse gangs, highlights their fashion arms race and argues Cyr…

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Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review

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The History of The World, Part I (1981) 56:04

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Does Big D hate "Spaceballs" or does he hate Mel Brooks? Shat The Movies Fantasy Football champion John decided to settle the question once-and-for-all by commissioning the 1981 ensemble comedy epic "The History of The World, Part I." Spanning from prehistoric man to the French Revolution, this movie features Brooks in FIVE different roles (althoug…

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Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review

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The Long Good Friday (1981) 1:10:26

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On a transatlantic odyssey to discover the magic of Bob Hoskins, the Shat Crew instead finds itself wondering "is this Ireland?" and "did all the English look alike in the 1970s?" Come get lost with us in "The Long Good Friday." In this episode, Gene laments the loss of '70s pub culture and criticizes the film's wasted deaths with no emotional impa…

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Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review

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Major Payne (1995) 1:00:05

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Dick Ebert wonders why Damon Wayans wasn't in more movies after filming "Major Payne." Gene Lyons wonders why Damon Wayans was in any more movies after filming "Major Payne." This 1995 comedy featuring the musical stylings of 2 Live Crew and star power of Michael Ironside and Bam Bam Bigelow had us asking what was wrong with Major Payne's romantic …

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Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review

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Hellraiser (1987) 1:04:36

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"Hellraiser" spawned an 11-film franchise that neither Dick Ebert nor Gene Lyons had ever seen because they were too afraid of Pinhead. This week, commissioner Jason B. changed all that. Join the Shat Crew as we discuss dysfunctional '80s couples, sexual deviance and Clive Barker's thrifty but amateurish abilities as a director. While Gene asks whe…

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Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review

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No Way Out (1987) 1:00:19

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If you enjoy spy movies with no spying, romantic comedies with no laughs and Sean Young movies with no sex appeal, you'll love 1987's "No Way Out." This Kevin Costner thriller spends 45 minutes developing a love affair that goes nowhere, features a computer that can do anything, implicates '80s home decor as the real killer and might just be the pr…

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Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review

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Apocalypse Now (1979) 1:07:36

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When the daughter of a Vietnam veteran asks you to review "Apocalypse Now," you answer the call. Both Gene and Dick agree this movie is epic, but the topic of Marlon Brando's weight sparks an all-out war. This 1979 adaptation of "Heart of Darkness" is both miracle and masterpiece, expertly depicting drug use (Big D verified) and the convoluted cros…

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Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review

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Bad Boys (1983) 56:24

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Shat The Movies is proud to present the film that scared Dick Ebert straight and drove Gene Lyons to realize he wouldn't last a week in prison: 1983's "Bad Boys." Sean Penn's breakthrough feature film introduced '80s filmgoers to a young Ally Sheedy, a gigantic Clancy Brown and the most dangerous correctional facility in America. It also presented …

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Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review

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Police Academy (1984) 1:01:47

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We know what you're thinking: "How did it take you 348 episodes to get to Police Academy?" The truth is we just needed one brave citizen to step up against that crime and commission this 1984 comedy giant. Shat The Movie legend Adam R. answered the call. With the six film sequels and the animated series that followed this movie," it's easy to assum…

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Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review

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Hackers (1995) 1:07:42

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Are you into phreaking for phone sex? Do Rollerblades turn you on? Does the name Captain Midnight mean anything to you? Have you been to Chuck Woolery's Wienerbarn of Science? If so, "Hackers" is the movie for you. This 1995 box-office bust gave us prime Angelina Jolie, Johnny Lee Miller and Matthew Lillard (plus a sub-prime Fisher Stevens) wearing…

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Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review

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Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) 1:03:57

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In this sci-fi/fantasy sequel, Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert) has become an elderly man after losing his immortality. Living in a bleak future where the world is protected from solar radiation by a massive shield, MacLeod regains his youth when he kills two assassins from his home planet. This results in an ongoing battle with the villainous …

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Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review

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Allan Quatermain and The Lost City of Gold (1986) 55:04

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In our first back-to-back reviews of a film and its sequel, Shat The Movies presents "Allan Quatermain and The Lost City of Gold," the 1986 flop that answers the question: "what if leftover French fries were a movie?" In the second half of listener MoonlitTear's double commission, Gene Lyons boldly declares the movie series that kicked off with "Ki…

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Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review

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King Solomon's Mines (1985) 1:00:01

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"Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny" just hit theaters, the fifth installment in the legendary Harrison Ford series. But a lesser-known archeological adventure didn't enjoy the same success. This week, it's Richard Chamberlain in "King Solomon's Mines." Is it a "Temple of Doom" knock-off? A parody? An homage? We're not sure, but "King Solomon's …

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Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review

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Speed (1994) 1:06:11

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We all remember the big explosions and daring stunts in "Speed," but some of the biggest risks had nothing to do with the on-screen mayhem. Hiring Ted "Theodore" Logan as an action star? Casting Jeff Daniels as a grizzled police vet? Letting Dennis Hopper anywhere near explosives? Mega-commissioner Jackson M. thought it just wasn't right for us to …

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Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review

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Airplane! (1980) 59:27

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"Airplane!" ranks sixth on Bravo's 100 Funniest Movies and has more laughs per minute than any other film, but none of that matters. The real question is: Did Gene Lyons like it? In this episode commissioned by listener Kiki, the Shat Crew covers a long-overdue '80s comedy classic that mixes heavy parody, genius non-verbal jokes and delightfully of…

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Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review

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Beowulf (1999) 57:16

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Remember when we covered "Mortal Kombat: Annihilation" and wondered why Christopher Lambert had be replaced as Raiden? This week, we got our answer: Shat The Movies' favorite Frenchman was busy filming "Beowulf." On paper, this 1999 sci-fi adaptation of the Old English epic poem sounds like a disaster. In fact, movie commissioner Emmet in Orange ha…

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Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review

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The Wraith (1986) 1:03:02

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Charlie Sheen scored some hits in the 1980s: "Red Dawn," "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," "Young Guns," "Platoon" and "Major League." But only one movie featured him as a resurrected racer with a killer Dodge M4S Turbo Interceptor. It's "The Wraith!" Independent films in the '80s were wild, and "The Wraith" is no exception. Antifreeze-chugging punks, ma…

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The Quick and the Dead (1995) 1:01:06

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The Blood of Heroes (1989) 1:03:42

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Young Guns II (1990) 1:01:22

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Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) 1:09:45

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Bowfinger (1999) 1:00:06

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Cat's Eye (1985) 1:06:45

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The Godfather (1972) 1:09:54

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Sneakers (1992) 1:10:31

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The Warriors (1979) 1:02:29

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The History of The World, Part I (1981) 56:04

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The Long Good Friday (1981) 1:10:26

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Major Payne (1995) 1:00:05

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Hellraiser (1987) 1:04:36

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No Way Out (1987) 1:00:19

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Apocalypse Now (1979) 1:07:36

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Bad Boys (1983) 56:24

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Police Academy (1984) 1:01:47

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Hackers (1995) 1:07:42

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Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) 1:03:57

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Allan Quatermain and The Lost City of Gold (1986) 55:04

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King Solomon's Mines (1985) 1:00:01

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Speed (1994) 1:06:11

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