Hello Movie Podcast
The 1980s - a decade that saw great social and cultural change, full of important events and innovations. The fashion, the music, the cocaine, the Cold War, the cocaine, and most importantly - the movies. We tasked ourselves with this podcast to go through every movie that reached number 1 in the box office during this insane decade. From films that changed the medium to films that need to be forgotten we give insight and dive deep in between the scenes of all these films! Join us as we journey through this crazed era and say HELLO, Movie!
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Episodes
5 days ago
5 days ago
MY VISION!
The words screamed by Walt after 30 years of deciding wether or not he wanted to work on this damn movie!
Join Byron and Drew as we go through this bumpy road to just get into a rabbit hole!
Also, Lewis Carroll wasn’t a weird drug head? Who knew?! He was maybe a nerd though
Sunday Mar 09, 2025
Sunday Mar 09, 2025
Cinderelly, Cinderelly! We’re back with a new Dump! My Disney Dump! I know it’s been a while but we were finally able to get Jay back from the forest! (See previous Disney Dump please.) So join us as we do a deep dive into how Disney was saved by this timeless classic and learn just WHY Cinderella truly is THE OG Disney Princess!
Tuesday Feb 18, 2025
Tuesday Feb 18, 2025
It's the back-to-back Lily Tomlin extravaganza! Lily's second movie at the top of the box office is...well...it's something
Join us with our incredible shrinking patience as we try to decide what exactly they were trying to achieve with Joel Schumacher's film debut of The Incredible Shrinking Women!
Sunday Jan 26, 2025
Sunday Jan 26, 2025
With 2024 behind us, we all got together to have a retrospect on the films that have passed us by! So listen as we all talk about our favorite and least favorite films of 2024!!!
Thursday Jan 16, 2025
Thursday Jan 16, 2025
New season, who dis?! We are finally back, and the kickoff of 1981 is none other than the female-led comedy Nine to Five!Join all 4 of us as we jump into this wild popular comedy and dissect moments of it. Like what happened to Eddie, the mail room guy?! Or how Andy hates the mechanism that is binding Mr. Hart!Does this Dolly Parton movie debut have enough power (of women) to get a recommendation from us? Well, join us as we keep on traveling through the 1980s and find out!
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
For our season finale, we conclude 1980 with the buddy comedy Stir Crazy! Directed by the legendary Sidney Poitier, the film stars Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor as two down-on-their-luck New yorkers who head west for a change of pace, only to find themselves wrongfully sent to prison! Will their incompetent lawyer get them out on appeal, or will the be forced to enact their escape plan? Listen to find out!
Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
When Ming the Merciless, Emperor of the Planet Mongo sets his diabolical sights on Earth, there is only one man who can save every one of us - FLASH! After decades as a popular comic strip, and a handful of adaptations as a TV series and film serial, Flash Gordon finally gets a proper big screen debut. We'll briefly go over the history of the franchise and talk about all of the delightful elements - from the villainous performance of Max von Sydow to the soundtrack written and performed by Queen - that went into making this fun-filled space adventure.
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
Robert Redford's directorial debut didn't reach #1 at the box office, although it garnered six Oscar nominations, of which it won four, including Best Picture and Best Director. The film - an adaptation of the novel by Judith Guest - chronicles the tribulations of a shattered family as they each attempt to cope in the aftermath of a tragedy. Join us as we discuss this subtle, overlooked yet poignant story of loss and healing.*Content warning - this story contains discussion of and reference to suicide and suicidal ideation which may be upsetting to some people, listener discretion is advised.*
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
Drop and give us twenty, because we're headed to boot camp with Goldie Hawn in this week's film, Private Benjamin. Hawn's comedic talents shine in her role as the fish out of water who is tricked into joining the Army by an unscrupulous recruiter. Will she learn to adapt to her new environment and overcome, or will she return to her old dream of landing a husband and settling down as a housewife? Listen to find out!
Tuesday Sep 17, 2024
Tuesday Sep 17, 2024
The great Walter Matthau's talents are utterly wasted in this comedy spy thriller that lacks comedy, thrills, and come to think of it doesn't really have much spying in it either. Take a trip around the globe with us as we lead the CIA on a wild goose chase and discuss Hopscotch, a movie that makes us question who is selecting films for The Criterion Collection.