Philadelphia – Around the World in 80s Movies Podcast

Rocky (1976) | John Avildsen

May 27, 2024 qwipster Comment is Closed

The film tells the tale of Rocky Balboa (Sylverster Stallone), a washed-up Philadelphia boxer who just barely scrapes by, fighting in small clubs for meager pay, while supplementing his income as a thuggish debt collector for a local loan shark. He doesn’t have many ambitions; his only real goal is to get to go out […]

Blow Out (1981) | Brian De Palma

September 13, 2022 qwipster Comment is Closed

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John Travolta stars as Jack Terry, a sound effects engineer for cheapie horror exploitation flicks. When a producer deems the victim’s screams and wind effects used in their slasher film as substandard, Jack determines to capture new recordings. While outdoors, his tape captures audio from a nearby car careening off of a bridge and into […]