July 2020 – Around the World in 80s Movies Podcast

The Abyss (1989) | James Cameron

July 31, 2020July 30, 2020 qwipster Comment is Closed

Virgil ‘Bud’ Brigman (Ed Harris) is the lead foreman of Deepcore, an underwater oil drilling rig 2,000-feet deep. Deepcore receives word of a downed US Navy nuclear submarine in the area near the Cayman Trough. As Russian subs are close by, foul play is suspected. The crew must escort Bud’s soon-to-be ex-wife Lindsay (Mary Elizabeth […]

DeepStar Six (1989) | Sean S. Cunningham

July 24, 2020July 23, 2020 qwipster Comment is Closed

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The plot of DeepStar Six involves a team of eleven scientists working for the US Navy is constructing a facility stationed six miles beneath the surface of the ocean for the launching of nuclear missiles. They discover they are building atop what appears to be a vast underground cavern. The Navy might scrap the project […]

Leviathan (1989) | George P. Cosmatos

July 17, 2020July 16, 2020 qwipster Comment is Closed

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Scientists on the last few days of their stint in a deep sea mining operation stumble upon a mysterious Russian ship, “Leviathan”, which has sunk and perhaps was ambushed by their own navy. They loot some cargo on board and inadvertently bring back the remnants of a genetic experiment gone awry, which they also set […]

Humanoids from the Deep / Monster (1980) | Barbara Peeters

July 10, 2020July 9, 2020 qwipster Comment is Closed

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In a small coastal fishing village called Noyo in northern California, the residents are set to celebrate their annual salmon festival. The festival has been on the decline of late because the fish population has dwindled, leaving the town suffering Doug McClure plays a fisherman and trusted community leader named Jim Hill (Doug McClure), doing […]

Piranha II: The Spawning (1981) | James Cameron

July 3, 2020July 2, 2020 qwipster Comment is Closed

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The story for Piranha II doesn’t connect to Piranha save for a reference to fish used as bioweapons for a top-secret U.S. Army experiment. Those experiments continued into cross-breeding piranhas with grunions and flying fish to make them dangerous in both air and water. A ship has sunk and a container of their eggs breaks […]