1987: The Golden Age of Deregulation

by Adam ThasEven though we weren’t aware of it at the time for many of us kids of the 80s, 1987 marked the end of a major part of our childhood. However, every story has a beginning. This one began with Reagan.Before Ronald Reagan, there were regulations...

Off the Shelf (1987 Week Edition): Black Widow (Blu-ray)

by Patrick BromleyShe mates and she kills.Once upon a time, there were mid-budget movies made for adults. In the 1970s, that was the mainstream. By the 1980s, things began to fracture off a bit — there were blockbusters and cheap genre fare on opposite...

Riske Business: Songs I Love from 1987 Movies

by Adam RiskeYour pre-game playlist for next Saturday’s F This Movie Fest 6 has arrived!Title: “Shakedown”Artist: Bob SegerFrom: Beverly Hills Cop IIBeverly Hills Cop II Music Consultant: “Bob, thanks for coming in. Sit down. Sit down.”Bob Seger: “Sure....

No Apologies: Spaceballs

by Rob DiCristinoMy first Mel Brooks film is still my favorite.Let’s just get this out of the way up front: 1987’s Spaceballs is not Mel Brooks’ best film. Not by a long shot. It’s nowhere close. Hell, it’s not even the best Star Wars parody out there....

Off the Shelf (1987 Week Edition): Malone (Blu-ray)

by Patrick BromleyHe didn’t start the fight…but he’ll sure as hell finish it.Though Burt Reynolds will most likely be best remembered as an icon of the 1970s, a decade during which he was one of the biggest box office draws in the country and made several...

F This Movie! 372 - Everybody Rank Chump Tonight

Patrick and Doug get you ready for F This Movie Fest 6, count down their favorite movies of 1987 and explore Kevin Costner's fixation with pee.Download this episode here. (40.3 MB)Subscribe to F This Movie! in iTunes.Listen to F This Movie! on...

Reserved Seating (1987 Edition): The Future of Movies

by Rob DiCristino and Adam RiskeRob and Adam are off this week, so we’re running a classic episode that originally aired in February 1987. Enjoy!Announcer: Live from the Beverly Hills Howard Johnson Hotel in Chaparral B, it’s RESERVED SEATING!!!!(Long...