June 2020 – Around the World in 80s Movies Podcast

Piranha (1978) | Joe Dante

June 26, 2020June 25, 2020 qwipster Comment is Closed

Bradford Dillman stars as Paul Grogan, a reclusive alcoholic living in a cabin out in the woods in an undisclosed part of the United States. He’s visited by a skiptracer named Maggie McKeown (Heather Menzies), who is out to find a couple of backpackers who have disappeared without a trace. Their search leads them to […]

Jaws: The Revenge (1987) | Joseph Sargent

June 19, 2020June 18, 2020 qwipster Comment is Closed

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The Brody family, not led by the widow Ellen Brody (Lorraine Gary), continues to experience shark attacks, starting with when Ellen’s younger son, Sean. While mourning the loss, Ellen visits her other son, Michael (Lance Guest), in the Bahamas, where she meets the rascally Hoagie Newcombe (Michael Caine). Meanwhile, the same shark that got her […]

Jaws 3-D (1983) | Joe Alves

June 12, 2020June 11, 2020 qwipster Comment is Closed

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Jaws 3 sees the sons of Sheriff Brody now in Florida, as eldest son Mike (Dennis Quaid) has laid the foundations for a two-year project to bring an underwater structure in the lagoon at Sea World to life. The younger brother, Sean (John Putch) is also visiting, although he is still suffering from a strong […]

Jaws 2 (1978) | Jeannot Szwarc

June 5, 2020June 4, 2020 qwipster Comment is Closed

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Jaws 2 is set four years after Jaws, in the same island community of Amity. Chief Brody (Roy Scheider) still patrols, though now shaken from his ordeal with the shark. Mayor Vaughn (Murray Hamilton) is catering to a land developer on the construction of new waterfront condominiums that will be very lucrative for a town still struggling […]