1988 – Around the World in 80s Movies Podcast

Hairspray (1988) | John Waters

November 12, 2018April 18, 2019 qwipster Comment is Closed

John Waters writes and directs this most accessible of his films, his only one to be rated PG, with HAIRSPRAY, the film that made Ricki Lake a prominent star to be. Set in 1962, HAIRSPRAY explores race and class in a mostly divided Baltimore, where teens of different races weren’t allowed to dance on the […]

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) | Robert Englund

October 20, 2018April 18, 2019 qwipster Comment is Closed

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Future action movie maestro Renny Harlin came to Hollywood from Finland to take over the NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET franchise for one entry with THE DREAM MASTER, in which Freddy Krueger gets resurrected in order to get revenge on those who put him in his grave, and to hopefully take a few more teenage souls […]

The Land Before Time (1988) | Don Bluth

January 13, 2018April 16, 2019 qwipster Comment is Closed

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Don Bluth collaborates with executive producer Steven Spielberg again, this time also joining forces with George Lucas for THE LAND BEFORE TIME, the film that would kick off a series of ten additional straight-to-video animated features for kids. Dinosaurs were all the rage, and Bluth and co. rode the wave to box office success with […]

Scrooged (1988) | Richard Donner

December 24, 2017April 16, 2019 qwipster Comment is Closed

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I look back at a film that some people herald as a great Christmas film. I’ve always had issues, but wanted to give it another shot. Do I come around? Bill Murray stars as Frank Cross in this modern take on the Charles Dickens’ class, “A Christmas Carol”. Richard Donner directs.