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Tripp and Andrew Laino have been watching movies together since 1992, and making fun of them together since 1999, when a rainy afternoon of babysitting turned into 8 straight hours of cheesy science fiction, popcorn and jokes. Raised on a strict diet of 80s adventure, action, comedy and drama, the pair have an undying love for the 1980s and all of the weird, wonderful cinema therein. Since 2014, they’ve hosted this podcast - every other week they dissect a movie (or sometimes a TV show), finding plot holes, bad lighting and acting choices and the bizarre cinema quirks of 30-odd years ago (Smoking in hospitals! Rubber suits without neck hinges! Corey Feldman!).
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Signup to Generate a PitchTripp and Andrew Laino have been watching movies together since 1992, and making fun of them together since 1999, when a rainy afternoon of babysitting turned into 8 straight hours of cheesy science fiction, popcorn and jokes.
Dissecting The 80s is hosted by Tripp and Andrew Laino. The show has published 269 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "#316 Link" (16 October 2026, 81 minutes), "#315 Deep Rising" (27 July 2026, 100 minutes), and "(PREVIEW) #314 Razorback (AKA Boar) 1984 Commentary" (24 July 2026, 3 minutes).
Dissecting The 80s publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 62 minutes across 269 episodes.
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Tripp and Andrew Laino hosts Dissecting The 80s, a tv podcast with 269 episodes published.
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Dissecting The 80s
We're back! Sorry about Deep RIsing not posting; you get two for one! For Halloween we're going a bit Ape with 1986's Link! Why doesn't this movie go for it more? Why make a killer ape movie with so little ape carnage...
Dissecting The 80s
Jaws-ly continues with the delightful creature feature: Deep Rising! How did this monster get on this boat? What's up with that water access door? Why isn't Kevin J. Arnold in more stuff? All this and more! Want the...
This July is Jaws-ly, a month of creature features! On Patreon, we've got a syncable commentary track for 1984's Australian wild outback feature: Razorback, aka Boar. All this and more! Want the rest of this episode...
Episode #580
Happy pride! We locked ourselves into The Birdcage, one of the funniest movies of all time. How great are all these performances? How is this son SUCH a villain? All this and more! Want more Dissecting the 80s? Visit...
Episode #579
Sailing for adventure on the big blue wet thing! We hit the high seas with our pals, the Muppets, for one of our favorite Muppet things: Muppet Treasure Island! Why doesn't Tim Curry get the same level of love as...
Episode #578
Continuing the spoof theme from our recent Patreon episode on Airplane, we re-watched an old favorite, National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1! How great is Whoopi in this? How is this such a keystone to our goofy jokes...
Episode #577
A bit of an odd duck from 1990: Dabney Coleman's leading turn in Short Time, the tale of a cop who thinks he's dying and needs to die on duty to earn his life insurance. Is this just Last Holiday? Why has this not been...
Episode #576
Merry Christmas, Patreon! To celebrate 35 years of Home Alone, we did a commentary track! “NewsSting, Ouroboros” Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0...
Episode #336
Tripp and Andrew get into the Christmas spirit with 1989’s Prancer! Sam Elliot makes his triumphant return to the show, and with him, the return of Mom’s Mancrush Minute. Plus, is Abe Vigoda alive? Is this secretly a...
Episode #575
Candy-ed Yams comes to a close with John Candy's RomCom lead: Only the Lonely! How great is Candy at the small emotional moments? What's with the parental oversight of these grown ass adults? What's with Kevin Dunn's...
Episode #574
Candy-ed Yams returns with a goofy comedy pairing SCTV pals John Candy and Eugene Levy: Armed and Dangerous! Why doesn't Meg Ryan get more to do? She's great here! What incredible, easy chemistry from Levy and Candy...
Episode #573
A cult classic turns 40, and we've gotta cover it! We (can and definitely did) get enough of The Stuff! What is the direction Michael Moriarty was given? Who sliced this thing to ribbons? What's the deal with The Stuff...
Episode #572
It's a movie that scarred Tripp for life: Roald Dahl's The Witches! How amazing is Anjelica Huston!? How great are these Henson effects?! Why did Roald Dahl want a bleak-ass ending?! All this and more! We’re going to a...
Episode #571
AoooooOOOOOooooOOOO! Sorta-kinda starting the spooktacular early with Michael J. Fox carrying a limp movie to success: Teen Wolf! What's with the desire to do hand stuff with a wolf man? Why is this so prevalent in...
Episode #570
Coming in a couple of days late, it's a new-to-both-of-us pick from Patreon supporter Michele: The In-Laws! Why on earth were there not half a dozen movies with Adam Arkin and Peter Falk, and a couple of sequels to this...
Episode #569
Mama mia, 300 episodes! Insane to have been doing this for 11 years and 300+ episodes. Thank you all for listening! We had to do a BIG one for this, and what better re-visit than John Hughes' coming-of-age classic? This...
Episode #568
We're back! Celebrating the release of the Legacyquel/Remake The Naked Gun, we're diving in with Frank Drebin's debut film. A truly hilarious movie that is just absolutely packed to the gills with jokes! Why don't they...
Episode #313
We're still on our extended hiatus, but here's another great vault episode for you! We're aiming to return in August, stay tuned! Rounding out the 2016 Spooktacular is Chopping Mall! Why aren’t these killbots equipped...
Episode #349
We're still on our extended hiatus, but here's another great vault episode for you! We're aiming to return in August, stay tuned! This week, Tripp and Andrew get back to torturing themselves with barely watchable dreck...
Episode #305
Sorry folks, Hiatus is continuing for another month! Having a baby is hard, and both of us have real job issues making things more complicated. We're hoping to be back in July! For now, another archive episode: Friday...
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