A new podcast series and weekly LIVE show asking "Was 1985 the best year for movies?" Back to the Future, Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, The Goonies, The Breakfast Club and so many more... Join hosts and historians Brandon Mindel @bcdelorean & J Ryan @latenightplayset as they watch and discuss the production, release and lasting effects these films have had on our culture. Plus YOU in the LIVE chat. Thank you for being with us!
Brandon and J Ryan, along with guest Chris Bergoch (Writer & Producer of The Florida Project, Tangerine, Red Rocket & Starlet) are making the call to Transylvania 6-5000. Will they find Frankenstein? or maybe the answer to where are all the theatrical release comedies went? (Shout out to The Napa Boys, David Wain and Nirvanna the Band) Find out in this very nerdy episode of A Blockbuster Year:1985! Who you gonna call? ... Transylvania 6-5000 of course!! Thoughts about the movie? Comments about the show? Suggestions for future films? Drop them below or join the LIVE chat!
Brandon, J Ryan and guest Yoko McCann ( @YokoMcCann ) let the cat out of the bag this week talking Stephen King's Cat's Eye (along with ever other actor in the world apparently!)This anthology movie was written by Stephen King specifically for Drew Barrymore and was based on two previously published short stories from his 1978 collection "Night Shift" and 1 original tale that lead to the film holding a Guinness World Record for a short period of time!Meowvelous!Thoughts about the movie?Comments about the show?Suggestions for future films? Drop them below or join LIVE on the show.
In space, no one can tell you ripped off Alien Brandon and J Ryan are joined by Steve3 ( @DL-44Network @GenerationX-WingPodcast ) to discuss the forgotten classic "Creature" also known as "The Titan Find" a definative rip off of Ridley Scott's Alien (79) and precursor to Aliens (86), Prometheus (2012) and the rest of the Scott Alien franchiseFind "Creature" online or on Tubi https://tubitv.com/movies/100046828/c... Brandon highly recommends tracking down the Vinegar Syndrome Bluray release to see both cuts of the film!Director William Malone BTS footage: • TITAN FIND (CREATURE) RARE Behind the sce... ABY: 1985 LIVE every Wednesdays 6pm PSTThoughts on the movie?Comments about the show?Suggestions for future guests/films?
Its been just over 40 episodes and Brand and J Ryan just wanted to touch base and do a "State of the Show" episode. They will be going over the top films so far, and the stinkers...Back to regular movie coverage next week!ABY: 1985 LIVE every Wednesdays 6pm PSTThoughts on the movie?Comments about the show?Suggestions for future guests/films?
In 1984 Godzilla returned to Japan after almost 10 years and in 1985 Godzilla returned again in America with 30 minutes less footage, Steve Martin and an apparent sponsorship from Dr. PepperJoin Brandon, J Ryan and our Kaiju/ Godzilla experts Jacob Walsh & Jay Key from @yhsonmonsterisland Not only are they massive fans of the movies, they collect the toys, sell the toys and are even making their own toys now! (follow Okashii Station on instagram)Tonight we are stomping around Tokyo (and the pentagon) and talking all things Godzilla past and future!Get you Kaiju Collectibles here: https://www.tokutoytown.com/ Find Jacob and Jay's new collectible shop here - Okashii Station: https://www.okashiistation.com/ ABY: 1985 LIVE every Wednesdays 6pm PSTThoughts on the movie?Comments about the show?Suggestions for future guests/films?
Brandon and J spent the weekend in Astoria, Oregon for the Short Circuit 40th Anniversary along with many friendsJ was moderating guest panels and Brandon was visiting filming locations and antique malls, classic J Ryan and Brandon...No specific movie this week, just an event Re-cap covering Short Circuit 40th, The Goonies 41st, Kindergarten Cop 36th, and Free Willy 33rdDave Knights Robert Davi Impression: / 1jtqefqubc ABY: 1985 LIVE every Wednesdays 6pm PSTThoughts on the movie?Comments about the show?Suggestions for future guests/films?
Join Brandon, J Ryan and special guest Danny Botkin (Time Machine Builder) as they talk about the sequel to a Robert Zemeckis film, "Romancing The Stone" The 1984 stepping STONE to the #1 box office film of 1985... "Back To The Future"Yes, we are talking about "The Jewel of the Nile" which contractually brings back our 3 main stars, Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito making a film that is the prime example of the phrase "perhaps the real treasure is the friends we make along the way"Find Danny Botkin's work here: http://www.timemachinecar.com/ Read about Dianne Thomas here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/29/mo... ABY: 1985 LIVE every Wednesdays 6pm PSTThoughts on the movie?Comments about the show?Suggestions for future guests/films?
Brandon and J Ryan are lighting the fire with special guest @SCOTTONTAPE to talk the film that gave the world the "Brat Pack" moniker, St. Elmo's Fire We are 39 episodes and 4 months post Podcast University grads and some of us are thriving and some of us have one ear pierced and still love sitting on roofs.Read the New York Magazine Brat Pack article here: https://nymag.com/movies/features/49902/ Scott On Tape St. Elmo's Fire Locations: • INSIDE The Real St. Elmo’s Fire Bar | St. ... Meet Ally Sheedy at Short Circuit 40th in Astoria: https://www.shortcircuit40.com/ ABY: 1985 LIVE every Wednesdays 6pm PSTThoughts on the movie?Comments about the show?Suggestions for future guests/film?
Join Brandon, J Ryan and special guest Russell Treloar (@russell.trelaor) as they discuss Indiana Jones... I mean, Indiana Clones... or rather a film that is clearly inspired by the success of Indiana Jones. This week we are talking about Legendary Cannon Films very own "King Solomon's Mines" starring Richard Chamberlain, Sharron Stone and Indiana Jones alumni John Rhys-Davies!If Adventure had a Cousin... It would be Allan QuartermainFind Russell's Art here: https://www.russelltreloar.ca/ ABY: 1985 LIVE every Wednesdays 6pm PSTThoughts on the movie?Comments about the show?Suggestions for future guests/film?
Brandon and J Ryan are joined by Richard Bates, owner of the actual Short Circuit House in Astoria, Oregon to talk all things Police Academy and Guttenberg.Richard is also organizing the Short Circuit 40th Anniversary weekend June 5-7th in Astoria (filming location of Short Circuit, The Goonies, Kindergarten Cop, Free Willy, TMNT 3 and more!) Steve Guttenberg and Ally Sheedy (and Johnny 5) will be there, along with many other great guests from Short Circuit, The Goonies, Free Willy and Flight of the Navigator! Find tickets, guest lists, events and the schedule at the link below. https://www.shortcircuit40.com/ ABY: 1985 LIVE every Wednesdays 6pm PSTThoughts on the movie?Comments about the show?Suggestions for future guests/film?
Brandon and J Ryan are taking a mandatory vacation along with guest Jaime Lipsky (Mythbusters Production Manager) down to beautiful Citrus Grove, Florida. Join us at 415 Beach Road to talk about one of our favourite people, John Candy. A Canadian icon, a kind man and hilarious and heart warming actor. BYOL**Bring Your Own LobsterJibe Ho!Hats Off Entertainment - John Candy • John Candy Content Almost Cult Classics - Summer Rental • Summer Rental (1985) | (Almost) Cult Classics Summer Rental Filming Locations - World of Micah • Summer Rental (1985) FILMING LOCATIONS | J... Brandon at Mythbusters: Behind The Myths Slow-Mo • 2013 Behind the Myths Tour - Abbotsford, B... St. Pete Karren Austin Interview https://stpetecatalyst.com/vintage-st... Siskel interview with John Candy (1986) https://www.chicagotribune.com/1986/0... ABY: 1985 LIVE every Wednesdays 6pm PSTThoughts on the movie?Comments about the show?Suggestions for future guests/film?
Brandon and J Ryan get WEIRD with guest @80sLife AKA Kurt Crucial talking about the Showtime TV special "Weird Al Yankovic - The Compleat Al" The amazing and almost true life story of a rock and roll legend.We are covering all things "Weird" and all things "AL" and if you don't watch/listen to this episode it can lead to meteorological disturbances, and volcanic eruptions, causing the earth to fall out of its planetary orbit and plunge directly into the sun.Watch The Compleat Al here: https://archive.org/details/the-compl... The Compleat Al Filming Locations: • The Compleat Al Filming Locations - The We... UHF Filming Locations: • UHF Filming Locations - 35th Anniversary -... Weird Al Historical Locations: • Weird Al Yankovic Childhood Home & Bathroo... ABY: 1985 LIVE every Wednesdays 6pm PSTThoughts on the movie?Comments about the show?Suggestions for future guests/film?
Tonight we are joined by our old friend Jaime Lipsky Garcia.How did these two meet? What was it like to produce the Mythbusters TV series or deal with the infamous cannonball incident? Where did she meet her husband? How overcoming tragedy led to a higher calling.. Why horses? Plus our purple-headed producer Arielle and YOU in the chat all night long.We THINK we solved the buffering issue. Have a comment for Jaime or a question about Mythbusters? Jump on LIVE.Thank you for being with us! ❤️#latenightplayset #talkshowpodcast
Two men enter, then another man enters also, One man leaves... along with the other two men, but with lots of information related to "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" and the other films in the Mad Max franchiseJoin Brandon, J Ryan and guest Tanner Zipchen AKA Tanner Z for all you Canadian Movie Theatre lovers, as they discuss Thunderdomes, Wastelands, Madness and Airplanes!1985 French TV Behind The Scenes: • Making of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome Siskel & Ebert - Red Sonja/BTTF/Silverado/Mad Max 3: • Siskel & Ebert (1985) - Red Sonja | Back t... ABY: 1985 LIVE every Wednesdays 6pm PSTThoughts on the movie?Comments about the show?Suggestions for future guests/films?
Brandon, J Ryan and special guest Mike Chisholm of @thelettermanpodcast have been promoted to Department of Filmographic Discussion to unlock the mysteries behind Terry Gilliam's classic reto-futuristic film "BRAZIL"The appropriate paperwork has been filled out and stamped for approval for lengthy discussion of film and with permission to divert into unlimited tangents. The Department of Filmographic Discussion has limited this episode to no longer than 7 hours in length.Interested in a deeper dive into the Special Effects and chaotic release of Brazil?Check out these videos below:Corridor Crew with Adam Savage on Brazil: • VFX Artists React to Bad and Great CGi 175... The Battle of Brazil • The Battle of Brazil The Making of Brazil • Brazil - Documentary: "What is Brazil?" ABY: 1985 LIVE every Wednesdays 6pm PSTThoughts on the movie?Comments about the show?Suggestions for future guests/films?
Brandon and J Ryan VS. The Nostalgic Latino in the fight of the century!We are talking Rocky, Robots, Wyoming and Vancouver playing Russia and montages, montages and more montages!!Watch the Making of Rocky VS. Drago: The Directors Cut • The Making of ROCKY VS. DRAGO by Sylvester... See SICO The Robot as Carly Simon's New Boyfriend • Carly Simon - My New Boyfriend (Official H... Paul Sun-Hyung Lee talks about Carl Weathers • Remembering Carl Weathers: An Unforgettabl... ABY: 1985 LIVE every Wednesdays 6pm PSTThoughts on the movie?Comments about the show?Suggestions for future guests/films?
Brandon and J were together in Anaheim, California for Adam The Woo's Celebration of Life at the Garden Amp along with many other friends, family and fans, including returning guests @RobbyRetro and @worldofmicah (the reigning longest episode champion) Unveiled at the celebration was the replica Teen Wolf Wolfmobile made in tribute to Adam. Teen Wolf was one of Adam's favourite movies, and he had seen the incomplete version of the BC DeLorean Wolfmobile when he came to visit up in Canada. The Wolfmobile replica was finished in 5 weeks by @DrivenbyStonesTV and people loved seeing it, as well as seeing Robby Retro ride the waves on top.Adam's Celebration of Life: • Adam The Woo Celebration of Life in Garden... Stones Speed Shop Wolfmobile Build: • We Built This Teen Wolf “Wolfmobile” in 5 ... Adam visiting BC DeLorean: • Back To The Future & Retro 80’s Overload A... 80s Life Teen Wolf Video: • Teen Wolf Locations With The Wolf Mobile (... World of Micah's Teen Wolf Video: • Driving The Wolfmobile from TEEN WOLF arou... Robby Retro's Teen Wolf Video: • Having A Wild Time Celebrating Adam The Wo...
Join Brandon, J Ryan and special guest Bob Kronbauer AKA BC Bob as they travel to the Forest Moon of Endor to battle marauders, sith witches and hopefully realize the real "Power Crystal" was actually the furry friends they made along the way...Watch BC Bob's "Know You Know BC" TV show: https://chekplus.ca/m/exhTzDtq/now-yo... Get BC Bob's Almanac: https://bcbob.ca/ Follow BC Bob: / bobkronbauer http://tiktok.com/bobkronbauerbc ABY: 1985 LIVE every Wednesdays 6pm PSTThoughts on the movie?Comments about the show?Suggestions for future guests/films? Ask Get answers, explore topics, and more
Join The Brain, The Criminal and The Princess AKA Brandon, J Ryan and special guest Arielle Zadok for a mandatory Wednesday night detention. We've messed with the bull, now we get the horns...We are discussing the John Hughes 80's Classic "The Breakfast Club" and asking ourselves and each other, "who am I?"ABY: 1985 LIVE every Wednesdays 6pm PSTThoughts on the movie?Comments about the show?Suggestions for future guests/films?
Join Brandon, J Ryan and special guest Arnold Babar, I mean... Dr. Rosenpenis, uh, actually... Harry S. Truman, no wait... @RobbyRetro We are going to investigate and find the truth of 1985 cinema in Chevy Chase's classic film "Fletch" Its Back-To-Back Chevy Chase episodes! Last week we covered "Spies Like Us"ABY: 1985 LIVE every Wednesdays 6pm PSTAdam The Woo - Megacon 2023 - Meeting Chevy Chase • MegaCon 2023 In Orlando Was Awesome - Meet... Robby Retro - Megacon 2023 • MEGACON 2023!! HANGING WITH CHRISTIE BRINK... World of Micah - Megacon 2023 • MEGACON ORLANDO 2023 | SCREAM Reunion, Che... Tampa Jay - Megacon 2023 • Meeting Chevy Chase & Henry Winkler At Meg... Fletch Filming Locations - 80sLife • Fletch Filming Locations - 1985 - With Ada... Thoughts on the movie?Comments about the show?Suggestions for future guests/films?
